About the speaker:
Nick Dulvy is the Co-Chair of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Shark Specialist Group and a professor of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Dulvy grew up in Northern Ireland where he became an avid fisherman. He received his Bachelor of Science in Zoology from University of Birmingham in 1992, and his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of East Anglia in 1998. He spent several years working for the UK Government Fisheries Agency (CEFAS) before taking a position at Simon Fraser University in 2008. His research focuses on life histories, extinction risk, the ecosystem impacts of fishing and the ecological and socioeconomic impacts of climate change. His work has received international recognition for its influence on global biodiversity conservation, food security, and poverty alleviation.
