2016

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​Dec 22, 2016 - "So you want to change the world?" Nature article features JW Moore and Skeena research.

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Dec 14, 2016 - Jon presents submission to Expert Panel on reform of Canadian Environmental Assessment. 

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Dec 9, 2016 - Moore Lab members each highlight exciting elements of their field work in an engaging "Notes from the Field" series.

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Nov 9, 2016 - New paper on young salmon in the Skeena estuary in Marine Ecology Progress Series! Coverage in the Globe and Mail, CBC, DeSmog, National Observer and Nature.

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Nov 2, 2016 - Article on Skeena estuary research and scientific flaws in PNW LNG approval quotes Jon and features lab research.

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Nov1, 2016 - Informative article features Jon and Skeena Research in Alberta Outdoorsmen - "What Makes Good Science and Who Decides?"

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Nov1, 2016 - Great article features Jon and Skeena research in Fly-Fisherman - "Occupying the Skeena".

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Sep 29, 2016 - "Canada aims to rewrite environmental law". Environmental Policy analysis paper in Science includes quotes from Jon.

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Sep 29, 2016 - Jon featured in DeSmog article about the science of recent PNW LNG approval for Skeena estuary.

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Sep 9, 2016 - Congratulations to Colin Bailey for being awarded a scholarship from the Freshwater Fisheries Society and for making headlines in Kamloops!

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Sep 6, 2016 - Great article about Will Atlas and Heiltsuk Koeye campers tagging fish at the Hakai magazine. 

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Jul 8, 2016 - New paper on First Nations fisheries and salmon biodiversity, led by lab alum Holly Nesbitt, just published in Journal of Applied Ecology! Coverage in ​Van Sun, Globe & Mail . . .

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Jun 29, 2016 - Congratulations to Kara Pitman for passing her PhD candidacy exam!

 

May 27, 2016 - Great to participate in the Invisible Migration celebrations of the salmon smolt migration in the Skeena!

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Apr 28, 2016 - New paper by Dave Scott on flood-control structures and impacts on water quality and fish! Coverage in Vancouver Sun.

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Apr 27, 2016 - Article in National Geographic features our Skeena salmon science. 

 

Apr 18, 2016 - Jon gives talk at First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance meeting. 

 

Apr 1, 2016 - Congratulations to our newest grad student, Michael Arbeider, on receiving an NSERC CGSM award!

 

Feb 25, 2016 - Congratulations to Will Atlas for passing his PhD candidacy exam.

 

Feb 10, 2016 - Rebecca Seifert successfully defended her Masters thesis. Congratulations Rebecca!

 

Jan 22, 2016 - Jon gives talk at Salmon Summit in Prince Rupert regarding Skeena estuary, proposed LNG development, and salmon. Watch a video about the meeting here.

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Jan 6, 2016 - Coverage of Ann-Marie, Moore lab alum, on her recently published PhD research on trash, seagulls, and salmon.

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2015

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Dec 14, 2015 - Luke Warkentin successfully presented his undergraduate honour's thesis. Congratulations Luke!

 

Nov 25, 2015 - Jon Moore featured in VICE News article on the science behind the LNG proposals in the Skeena estuary.

 

Oct 25-27, 2015 -  Jon Moore attends NCEAS workshop in California.

 

Oct 6, 2015 - New paper by Will Atlas published in CJFAS  - "Implications of spatial contraction for density dependence and conservation in a depressed population of anadromous fish". 

 

Sept 28, 2015 - Congratulations Ciara Sharpe on receiving a NSERC IPS scholarship!

 

Sept 1, 2015 -  Welcome new lab manager Megan Vaughan and graduate students Kara Pitman, Ciara Sharpe, and Colin Bailey.

 

Aug 31, 2015 - Congratulations Sam Wilson on receiving a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship!

 

Aug 16-20, 2015 -  Jon, Will, Rebecca, Eduardo, and Charmaine talk at annual American Fisheries Society meeting in Portland, OR.

 

Aug 6, 2015 -  Letter in Science about mismatch scales of environmental decision-making and ecological  connections. Press materials here!

 

July 14, 2015 -  Article by Anne Casselman in BC Business about challenges of environmental assessments features our research.

 

Apr 22, 2015 -  Jon's promoted to Associate Professor (with tenure)!!

 

Apr 20-24, 2015 -  Jon Moore attends Willburforce Fellows workshop in Seattle.

 

Apr 9, 2015 -  PhD Candidate Kyle Chezik completed his proposal defense. Congrats Kyle!

 

Mar 2, 2015 -  Jon featured in Globe and Mail for SFU 50 year campaign! Read the article or interview.

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Feb 12, 2015 -  New article by Jon Moore based on Stevenson lecture 2014 "Bidirectional connectivity and implications for watershed stability and management" accepted in CJFAS.

 

Feb 10, 2015 -  Article co-authored by Jon Moore featured in BBC earth's blog post "Pigs help frogs have babies".

 

Feb 3, 2015 -  New article by Moore lab team, "Emergent stability in a large free-flowing watershed" featured in The Vancouver Sun.

 

Feb 2, 2015 -  New article "Emergent stability in a large free-flowing watershed" by Moore lab team featured as Editor's Choice in Science - read review here.

 

Jan 27, 2015 -  Jon Moore is awarded the prestigious new Wilburforce Fellowship in Conservation Science. Congratulations!! 

 

Jan 16, 2015 -  Charmaine Carr-Harris successfully defended her MSc Thesis. Congrats Charmaine!! 

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2014

 

Dec 23, 2014 -  New article by Jen Gordon, Micheal Arbeider and others titled "When the tides don't turn: floodgates and hypoxic zones in the Lower Fraser River" accepted in Estuaries and Coasts. 

 

Dec 11, 2014 -  David Scott successfully defended his MRM project. Congrats Dave!! 

 

Nov 12, 2014 -  New article by Corinna Favaro and Jon Moore titled "Fish assemblages and barriers in an urban stream network" accepted in Freshwater Biology. 

 

Nov 10, 2014 -  New article titled "Emergent stability in a large free-flowing watershed" by Jon Moore accepted in Ecology

 

Nov 6, 2014 -  Comment by Tallis and Lubchenco with 238 co-signatories  including Jon Moore, called "Working together: A call for inclusive conservation" published in Nature.

 

Nov 2, 2014 -  Moore lab MRM student, Dave Scott wins best talk at EcoEvo retreat. Congrats Dave! 

 

Oct 30, 2014 - Hakai scholar Will Atlas' research featured in article "'Explosion of Discovery’ at Remote B.C. Research Station Bucks Trend of Cuts to Science".  

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Oct 23, 2014 - Jon Moore moderates the Coastal Studies Open House at Simon Fraser University

 

Sept 30, 2014 -  Short communication by McKone, Moore et al. published in Journal of Tropical Ecology - read here. 

 

Sept 3, 2014 -  Mike Beakes successfully defended his PhD. dissertation at SFU. Congrats Mike!!

 

Sept 2, 2014 -  Corey Phillis successfully defended his PhD. dissertation at SFU. Congratulations Corey!!

 

Aug 17, 2014 -  Moore Lab MRM student Dave Scott talks about release of non-native fish species into Coquitlam waterways- watch newscast here.

 

Aug 13, 2014 - Article by Corinna Favaro, Mike Beakes and Jon Moore "Potential loss and rehabilitation of stream longitudinal connectivity: fish populations in urban streams with culverts" accepted in CJFAS.

 

Aug 9, 2014 - Article by Ann-Marie Osterback, "Linking individual size and wild and hatchery ancestry to survival and predation risk of threatened steelhead" accepted in CJFAS. 

 

July 9, 2014 -  Article by Charmaine Carr-Harris and Jon Moore on the Skeena River estuary as a pinch point for juvenile salmon migration featured in the Vancouver Observer.

 

July 2, 2014 -  Article by Sean Anderson, Jon Moore et al. "Portfolio conservation of metapopulations under climate change" accepted in Ecological Applications.

 

May 29, 2014 -  Jon Moore, Charmaine Carr-Harris, Jen Gordon and Sam Wilson attend workshop on cumulative effects in the Skeena River Estuary. 

 

May 23, 2014 -  Ann-Marie Osterback successfuly defends her Ph.D dissertation at UCSC. Congrats Ann-Marie!!

 

May 19-23, 2014 -  Mike Beakes, Corey Phillis and Jon Moore attend JASM in Portland, OR.

 

May 15, 2014 -  Article by Charmaine Carr-Harris and Jon Moore on the importance of the Skeena River estuary as habitat for juvenile salmon featured in The Northern View.

 

May 5, 2014 - Salmon swimmers of the Skeena podcast featured in Water nation an article by Alec Ross. Listen to the podcast here. 

 

April 28, 2014 - Proposed industrial development on the Skeena River encroaches on a hotspot for Pacific salmon diversity - read press release here.

 

Apr 15, 2013 - Will Atlas and Jon Moore present at 3rd Annual Coastal Connections Vancouver.

 

Apr 10, 2013 - Jon Moore gives talk entitled "Free-flowing rivers and their diversity, stability, and conservation" at NWFSC Monster Seminar JAM.

 

Mar 17, 2014 - Check out short film on salmon stewardship on the Central Coast of BC and the weir project on the Koeye River, directed and produced by Will Atlas.

 

Mar 2, 2014 - Angela Fortune and Michael Arbeider win runner-up best posters at PEEC. Congrats!

 

Feb 28- Mar 2, 2014 - Dave Scott, Angela Fortune and Michael Arbeider  attend PEEC conference at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

 

Feb 20, 2014 - Post Doc Justin Yeakel accepts Omidyar Fellowship at the Santa Fe Institute starting summer 2014. Congrats Justin!

 

Feb 20, 2014 - Holly Nesbitt successfully defends her MRM Thesis. Congrats Holly!

 

Feb 18, 2014 - New paper by Mike Beakes et al. on wildfire and the effects of shifting stream temperature on salmon, accepted in Ecosphere.

 

Feb 5, 2014 - Moore lab MRM graduate Holly Nesbitt accepts job with Compass Resource Management.  Congrats Holly!

 

Feb 3, 2014 - New paper by Jon Moore et al. accepted in Journal of Animal Ecology on Life-history diversity and population stability in migratory fish.

 

Jan 18, 2014 - Dave Scott, Rebecca Seifert, Michael Arbeider, Justin Yeakel and Corey Phillis present talks at 6th Annual Simon Fraser University IDEAS Symposium.

 

Jan 14, 2014 - New paper by Jon Moore et al. accepted in Limnologica on how anthropogenic land-use signals propagate through stream food webs.

 

Jan 4, 2014 - Jon Moore gives Stevenson Lecture at the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research

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2013

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Dec 9, 2013 - Corinna Favaro successfully defends her MSc Thesis. Congrats Corinna!

 

Dec 5-6, 2013 - Jon Moore helps moderate the Canadian Healthly Oceans Network meeting in Vancouver, coordinated by Coastal Studies at SFU. This meeting featured E2O PIs Cote, Reynolds, and Dulvy as well as government, academic, NGO, and political leaders from across Canada and the world, working towards sustainable oceans.

 

Dec 5, 2013 - Charmaine Carr-Harris (MSc) presents her research on the importance of estuary habitats for Pacific salmon at the Skeena River 2013 season review, in Prince Rupert. This meeting reviews key information to an audience of First Nations, DFO, commerical fishing industry, and NGOs. 

 

Dec 3, 2013 - Jon Moore gives a talk at BC steelhead management meeting  "Resilience and diversity in steelhead" based on collaborative Skeena and Nass River steelhead life-history project.

 

Nov 25, 2013 - Recent research article on infamous snakehead by Masters student David Scott is featured on front page of the Vancouver Metro and Vancouver Sun , as well as a bunch of other media outlets.

 

Nov 22, 2013 - Sea Grant California features article by Moore Lab PhD candidate, Anne-Marie Osterback.

 

Nov 5, 2013 - Corinna Favaro, Jen Gordon and Sam Wilson from the Moore Lab, give presentation entitled "Brothers Creek: the ecosystem of an urban stream" at Har El Synagogue in North Vancouver.

 

Nov 1, 2013 - Jon Moore gives an invited seminar on the diversity and stability in watersheds to the Biology Department at Univeristy of Victoria.

 

Oct 3, 2013 - Jon Moore moderates the Coastal Studies Open House at Simon Fraser University.

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