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2011 Marine Fellows

Scott Baker, Ph.D.

Scott Baker is the associate director of the Marine Mammal Institute and a professor of fisheries and wildlife at Oregon State University in the U.S. Baker’s research includes both molecular and demographic approaches to the basic and applied investigation of evolutionary pattern and process in whales and dolphins, including their abundance, population structure and genetic diversity.
Tim Essington, Ph.D.

Tim Essington in an associate professor at the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences in the U.S. Essington’s research and teaching aims to better understand human impacts on marine food webs and to identify policy instruments that are most effective at minimizing them.
Vreni Häussermann, Ph.D.

Vreni Häussermann is the scientific director of the Huinay Scientific Field Station located in the Comau Fjord in Chilean Patagonia and operated by the Huinay Foundation. As a biologist, she is dedicated to baseline research projects such as species inventories and studies of patterns in biological diversity through space and time.
Andrea Sáenz-Arroyo, Ph.D.

Andrea Sáenz-Arroyo is the director of science at Comunidad y Biodiversidad A.C. (COBI) in Mexico where she designs, applies and evaluates models for sustainable use of marine resources in rural coastal communities of Mexico and for application elsewhere.

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On Sea Otters, We Need to See the Big Picture
- Opinion
- Feb 21, 2012, 10:20 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows, Ocean Science Division
The competing priorities of aiding otter recovery and support for ailing coastal fishing communities appear on a collision course. But sea otters are more than just our cute competition.More
Rashid Sumaila: Declining Fisheries Will Affect Us All Soon Enough (Pew Marine Fellow, 2008)
- Media Coverage
- Jan 31, 2012, 09:30 EST
- Sea Around Us, Pew Marine Fellows
(Vancouver Sun) The sad story of Newfoundland’s cod industry is well known: When the region’s once-thriving cod population collapsed in 1992, 40,000 jobs vanished along with a way of life. Atlantic cod, previously abundant, became an endangered species.More
Tim McClanahan and Colleague Win Solution Search Award (Pew Marine Fellow, 1996)
- Media Coverage
- Jan 02, 2012, 16:30 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows
Tim McClanahan and Ayana Elizabeth Johnson of the Wildlife Conservation Society have won the Solution Search: Turning the Tide for Coastal Fisheries award. Solution Search was designed to help bring recognition to innovative community-based conservation projects.More
Pablo Garcia Borboroglu Writes About the Risks of Oil Development on Marine Ecosystems (Pew Marine Fellow, 2009
- Media Coverage
- Jan 02, 2012, 10:05 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows
(Suplemento Día del Petróleo de Diario Crónic) “The world moves by oil,” wrote Pablo Garcia Borborglu, a researcher at the National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET), in commentary published in the of Suplemento Día del Petróleo de Diario Crónic, an oil industry newspaper in Argentina.More
Fiorenza Micheli Publishes 'High-Frequency Dynamics of Ocean pH: A Multi-Ecosystem Comparison' (Pew Marine Fellow 2009)
- Media Coverage
- Dec 19, 2011, 10:45 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows
Published in the 19 December issue of PLoS One, Fiorenza Micheli, a professor at Stanford University, and 18 co-authors report on the broadest field study of ocean acidification to date.More
'Successful Conservation Projects' Angel Alcala (Pew Marine Fellow 1999)
- Media Coverage
- Dec 19, 2011, 10:45 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows
In the preceding two columns, I mentioned that many successful conservation projects on marine biodiversity have been undertaken by local governments and local communities.More
Scott Baker and Colleague Publish Editorial 'Expanding Human Consumption of Marine Mammals (Pew Marine Fellow, 2011)
- Media Coverage
- Dec 15, 2011, 17:15 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows
In the December 2011 issue of Biological Conservation, Scott Baker, the associate director of the Marine Mammal Institute and a professor of fisheries and wildlife at Oregon State University, and Mark Costello published an editorial in response to a paper in the same issue that reported that the human consumption of marine mammals, including cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walruses) and sirenians (manatees, dugongs), has increased in recent decades.More
Andrew Baker Quoted in Article on the Threat of Coral Bleaching (Pew Marine Fellow, 2008)
- Media Coverage
- Dec 15, 2011, 12:05 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows
An ashy pallor has spread across South Florida’s coral reefs over the past few months, as stressed corals expelled the algae that gives them color.More
Rashid Sumaila and Colleague Compiled Marine Fisheries Employment Database(Pew Marine Fellow, 2008)
- Media Coverage
- Dec 09, 2011, 15:15 EST
- Sea Around Us, Pew Marine Fellows, Ocean Science Division
Marine fisheries contribute to the global economy, from the catching of fish to the provision of support services for the fishing industry. A general lack of data and uncertainty about the level of employment in marine fisheries can lead to underestimation of fishing effort and hence overexploited fisheries, or result in inaccurate projections of economic and societal costs and benefits.More
Fishing Industry Feels Loss of Frank’s Retirement: Peter Shelley (Pew Marine Fellow, 1996)
- Media Coverage
- Dec 03, 2011, 10:45 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows
Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democratic Congressman, has been a steady and uncommonly effective ally to fisherman has retired, according to an article published by the Associated Press on 3 December 2011.More
Rainer Froese Writes Blog Post on CFP Reform Watch (Pew Marine Fellow, 2003)
- Media Coverage
- Dec 01, 2011, 11:55 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows
Much debate has been stirred over the European Commission’s proposal that European Union fish stocks should be restored above levels that can produce Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) by 2015, according to a blog entry posted on 1 December 2011 on CFP Reform Watch.More
Tim McClanahan and Colleagues Urge Leaders to Curb Climate Vulnerability in New Book (Pew Marine Fellow 1996)
- Media Coverage
- Nov 28, 2011, 11:30 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows
In a new scientific paper and book, Tim McClanahan of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and colleagues propose a novel framework for helping millions of people to cope with massive changes in their jobs, lives, and environment driven by the warming climate.More
Rashid Sumaila and Colleagues Publish New Study in Nature Climate Change (Pew Marine Fellow, 2008)
- Media Coverage
- Nov 20, 2011, 10:35 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows
Climate change may exacerbate the poor condition of global marine fisheries already stressed by overfishing, pollution, and habitat degradation, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change. Rashid Sumaila and co-authors drew from observations, experiments, and computer models to show that as climate change alters water temperature and chemical cycling in the oceans, the distribution and abundance of many marine species will be altered as well.More
Researchers Investigate Whether Marine Reserves Promote Coral Recovery: Peter Mumby (Pew Marine Fellow, 2010)
- Media Coverage
- Nov 09, 2011, 10:35 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows
A 9 November article on Mongabay.com reviews a study that challenges whether marine reserves promote coral recovery.More
James Estes Quoted in ScienceNews Article on Top Predators in the Food Web (Pew Marine Fellow, 1999)
- Media Coverage
- Nov 05, 2011, 14:30 EST
- Pew Marine Fellows
The 5 November article in ScienceNews titled, “Lopped Off: Removal of top tredator trickles through the food web,” recounts an event that occurred in July, in which the Ecuadorean navy helped apprehend a fishing vessel within the waters of the Galápagos National Park.More

Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation

2011 Marine Fellows

Scott Baker, Ph.D.

Tim Essington, Ph.D.

Vreni Häussermann, Ph.D.

Andrea Sáenz-Arroyo, Ph.D.

The Latest from the Marine Fellows

On Sea Otters, We Need to See the Big Picture

Rashid Sumaila: Declining Fisheries Will Affect Us All Soon Enough (Pew Marine Fellow, 2008)

Tim McClanahan and Colleague Win Solution Search Award (Pew Marine Fellow, 1996)

Pablo Garcia Borboroglu Writes About the Risks of Oil Development on Marine Ecosystems (Pew Marine Fellow, 2009

Fiorenza Micheli Publishes 'High-Frequency Dynamics of Ocean pH: A Multi-Ecosystem Comparison' (Pew Marine Fellow 2009)

'Successful Conservation Projects' Angel Alcala (Pew Marine Fellow 1999)

Scott Baker and Colleague Publish Editorial 'Expanding Human Consumption of Marine Mammals (Pew Marine Fellow, 2011)

Andrew Baker Quoted in Article on the Threat of Coral Bleaching (Pew Marine Fellow, 2008)

Rashid Sumaila and Colleague Compiled Marine Fisheries Employment Database(Pew Marine Fellow, 2008)

Fishing Industry Feels Loss of Frank’s Retirement: Peter Shelley (Pew Marine Fellow, 1996)

Rainer Froese Writes Blog Post on CFP Reform Watch (Pew Marine Fellow, 2003)

Tim McClanahan and Colleagues Urge Leaders to Curb Climate Vulnerability in New Book (Pew Marine Fellow 1996)

Rashid Sumaila and Colleagues Publish New Study in Nature Climate Change (Pew Marine Fellow, 2008)

Researchers Investigate Whether Marine Reserves Promote Coral Recovery: Peter Mumby (Pew Marine Fellow, 2010)

James Estes Quoted in ScienceNews Article on Top Predators in the Food Web (Pew Marine Fellow, 1999)

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