Dominique Robert, Ph.D.

Canada Research Chair in Fisheries Ecology Institut des Sciences de la Mer, Université du Québec à Rimouski 310, allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC, G5L 3A1

Tel: +1 418 723-1986, ext. 1043 E-mail: [email protected]

Academic Appointment

09/2016 – present Professor and Canada Research Chair in Fisheries Ecology Institut des Sciences de la Mer, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Canada

09/2012 – 08/2016 Research Scientist Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research, Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada

02/2013 – 08/2016 Cross-Appointed Member Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada

02/2013 – 03/2016 Adjunct Professor Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada

09/2009 – 08/2012 Research Fellow Department of Biology, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada

Postdoctoral Fellowship

08/2008 – 08/2009 Postdoctoral fellowship of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Fonds de Recherche Québec - Nature et Technologie (FRQNT)

Kyoto University, Maizuru, Japan Advisors: Prof. Reiji Masuda and Prof. Yoh Yamashita

Higher Education

09/2002 – 02/2008 Ph.D. in Oceanography

Université Laval, Québec City, Canada

Thesis title: Larval growth and year-class strength in Atlantic mackerel from the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Advisors: Prof. Louis Fortier and Dr. Martin Castonguay

09/1999 – 04/2002 B.Sc. (Hons) in Biology

Université Laval, Québec City, Canada Advisor: Prof. Louis Fortier Dominique ROBERT, 2016-12-21

Research Grants

09/2016 – 08/2021 Canada Research Chairs, Tier 2. ‘Canada Research Chair in Fisheries Ecology’. $500k

09/2016 – 08/2021 Canada Foundation for Innovation—John R. Evans Leaders Fund. ‘Infrastructure for the Canada Research Chair in Fisheries Ecology’. $315k

04/2015 – 03/2017 Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador—Fisheries Research Grant. ‘Quantification of mackerel spawning in White and Notre Dame Bays and its implications for stock assessment’. $59k

04/2015 – 03/2017 Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador—Fisheries Research Grant. ‘Satellite tag recovery to yield high resolution data on the movements and behaviours of juvenile Atlantic halibut in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence over an annual cycle’. Submitted by D. Robert (co-PI) and Jonathan Fisher (co-PI). $39k

04/2014 – 03/2016 Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador—Fisheries Technology and New Opportunities Program and Fisheries Research Grant. ‘An assessment of seasonal migrations and habitat use of juvenile Atlantic halibut in NAFO division 4R through satellite tagging’ $110k

07/2013 – 09/2015 Research and Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador— Ignite Grant Program). ‘Understanding habitat use of Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic halibut to improve stock management’. $100k.

09/2014 – 03/2019 National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)—Discovery Grants Program. ‘Plankton effect on forage fish production in the Northwest Atlantic’. $120k

04/2014 – 03/2015 National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)—Regional Opportunities Fund ‘Workshop on the design of a comprehensive tagging program to assist management of the Gulf of St. Lawrence (4RST) Atlantic halibut stock’. $3.85k

09/2012 – 03/2016 Start-up Funds of Memorial University’s Marine Institute (Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research). $100k

04/2011 – 03/2012 Department of Indian and Northern Affairs of Canada, Canadian International Polar Year (IPY) Office. $15k

Scholarships and Fellowships

04/2009 – 03/2010 FRQNT (Québec government) postdoctoral fellowship. Kyoto University, Japan. $30k

08/2008 – 07/2010 Postdoctoral fellowship of the JSPS (Japan government). Kyoto University, Japan. $80k

06/2007 – 08/2007 Richard-Bernard Fund scholarship. Université Laval, Canada. $3k

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09/2006 – 08/2007 FRQNT (Québec Government) doctoral scholarship. Université Laval, Canada. $20k

06/2006 – 08/2006 JSPS/NSERC (Japan-Canada) summer program scholarship. Yokohama, Japan. $9k

09/2004 – 08/2006 NSERC doctoral scholarship. Université Laval, Canada. $42k

09/2002 – 08/2004 NSERC Master’s scholarship. Université Laval, Canada. $34.6k

05/2002 – 08/2002 NSERC undergraduate student research award. Université Laval, Canada. $5.6k

05/2001 – 08/2001 NSERC undergraduate student research award. Université Laval, Canada. $5k

Awards

02/2008: Honor roll of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Université Laval, for excellence of the doctoral thesis. Québec City, Canada.

07/2005: John H.S. Blaxter Award for the best poster during the 29th Annual Larval Fish Conference. Barcelona, Spain. $300

02/2005: Star Teacher Award of the Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Université Laval, for excellence in teaching. Québec City, Canada.

Teaching Experience

01/2010 – 04/2012 Lecturer and Descriptive Physical Oceanography 09/2003 – 12/2003 Biology Department, Université Laval, City, Canada

Teaching descriptive physical oceanography to undergraduate students

09/2002 – 12/2006 Teaching assistant General Oceanography and Descriptive Physical Oceanography

Biology Department, Université Laval, , Canada

Teaching, marking assignments and managing the course’s website

Supervision and Cosupervision of Highly Qualified Personnel

Postdoctoral fellows

18. Hannah M. Murphy, 2013-2016 (Memorial University). Interannual variability in larval growth and recruitment of capelin on the Northeast coast of Newfoundland.

17. Ilhan Yandi, 2014-2015 (Memorial University). Ontogeny of otolith development in larval capelin.

16. Keita W. Suzuki, 2011-2013 (Université Laval, supervised by Louis Fortier). Response of Arctic zooplankton and ichthyoplankton to climate change (Quebec government scholar).

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PhD Theses

15. Daigo Kamada, 2013- (Memorial University). Spatiotemporal variability in feeding success of capelin. (President’s Doctoral Student Investment Fund Award)

14. Stéphane Thanessekos, 2009-2011 (Université Laval, supervised by Louis Fortier). Individual based modelling of Arctic cod larval growth.

MSc Theses

13. Liang Zhu, 2016- (Memorial University, supervised by Jonathan Fisher). Trophic impact of silver hake on St. Pierre Bank and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

12. Violaine Shikon, 2015- (Memorial University). Climate change and spatiotemporal variability in Atlantic mackerel spawning. (NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship)

11. Tulk, Frederick, 2014- (Memorial University, supervised by Noel Cadigan). Co-variation in recruitment signals among Atlantic cod populations around Newfoundland.

10. Carissa Currie, 2013- (Memorial University). Prey availability, feeding success, and recruitment of Atlantic herring off the Northeast coast of Newfoundland.

9. Timothée Govare, 2013- (Memorial University). Importance of protists during the first-feeding stage of capelin.

8. Marianne Falardeau-Côté, 2012-2014. (Université Laval, supervised by Louis Fortier). Impact of invading sandlance on Arctic cod in the southeastern Beaufort Sea.

7. Maxime Geoffroy, 2009-2011. (Université Laval, supervised by Louis Fortier). Dynamics of Arctic cod aggregations in Amundsen Gulf, Beaufort Sea.

6. Ryo Kamata, 2009-2012. (Kyoto University, supervised by Reiji Masuda). Link between larval growth and vulnerability to predation in larval Japanese anchovy.

Honours Theses

5. Marianne Falardeau-Côté, 2010-2011. (Université Laval, supervised by Louis Fortier). Otolith growth in larval Arctic cod.

4. Marie-Claude Perreault, 2010-2011. (Université Laval, supervised by Louis Fortier). Population structure of small mesozooplankton of high Canadian Arctic.

Internships

3. Desta Frey, 2015. (Memorial University). Laboratory rearing of larval capelin.

2. Kieran Lacey, 2015. (Memorial University). Stomach content analysis of larval capelin.

1. Violaine Pemberton-Renaud, 2015. Ichthyoplankton composition in White Bay, Newfoundland. (NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award).

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Publication Record a) Peer-reviewed scientific publications:

[28] Wilson, C.J., Murphy, H.M., Bourne, C., Pepin, P., Robert, D. (submitted) Feeding ecology of larval Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus): linking main prey availability and recruitment in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Journal of Plankton Research.

[27] Le Bris, A., Fisher, J.A.D., Murphy, H.M., Galbraith, P.S., Castonguay, M., Loher, T., Robert, D. (submitted) Migration patterns and putative spawning habitats of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence revealed by geolocation of pop-up satellite archival tags. ICES Journal of Marine Science.

[26] Murphy, H.M, Fisher, J.A.D., Le Bris, A., Desgagnés, M., Castonguay, M., Loher, T., Robert, D. (in review) Depth distributions, temperature associations, and seasonal migrations of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence inferred from pop-up satellite archival tags. Marine and Coastal Fisheries.

[25] Tulk, F.J., Cadigan, N.G., Brattey, J., Robert, D. (submitted) Spatial synchronicity in recruitment of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) stocks off Newfoundland and Labrador and the Flemish Cap. Fisheries Research.

[24] Fisher, J.A.D., Robert, D., Le Bris, A. Loher, T. (submitted) Pop-up satellite archival tag (PSAT) temporal data resolution affects interpretations of spawning behaviour and vertical habitat use. Animal Biotelemetry.

[23] Bouchard, C., Mollard, S., Suzuki, K., Robert, D., Fortier, L. (2016) Contrasting the early life histories of sympatric Arctic gadids Boreogadus saida and Arctogadus glacialis in the Canadian Beaufort Sea. Polar Biology 39: 1005-1022.

[22] Suzuki, K.W., Bouchard, C., Robert, D., Fortier, L. (2015). Spatiotemporal occurrence of summer ichthyoplankton in the southeast Beaufort Sea. Polar Biology 38: 1379-1389.

[21] Pepin, P.*, Robert, D.*, Bouchard, C., Dower, J.F., Falardeau, M., Fortier, L., Jenkins, G.P., Leclerc, V., Levesque, K., Llopiz, J.K., Meekan, M.G., Murphy, H.M., Ringuette, M., Sirois, P., Sponaugle, S. (2015) Once upon a larva: Revisiting the relationship between feeding success and growth in fish larvae. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72: 359-373 (Editor’s Choice paper). *Equal contributions.

[20] Murphy, H.M., Bungay, T., Stern, E.W.P., Winger, P.D., Robert, D. (2015) Measurement of warp loads of bongo plankton samplers. Fisheries Research 162: 43-46.

[19] Robert, D., Murphy, H.M., Jenkins, G.P., Fortier, L. (2014) Poor taxonomical knowledge of larval fish diet composition is impeding our ability to assess the existence of a ‘critical period’ driving year-class strength. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 71: 2042-2052.

[18] Falardeau, M., Robert, D., Fortier, L. (2014) Could the planktonic stages of polar cod and Pacific sand lance compete for food in the warming Beaufort Sea? ICES J. Mar. Sci. 71: 1956-1965.

[17] Robert, D., Pepin, P., Dower, J.F., Fortier, L. (2014) Individual growth history of larval Atlantic mackerel is reflected in daily condition indices. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 71: 1001-1009.

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[16] Bouchard, C., Robert, D., Nelson, R.J., Fortier, L. (2013) The otolith nucleus as a tool to discriminate the early life stages of Boreogadus saida and Arctogadus glacialis. Polar Biol. 36: 1537-1542.

[15] Fukunishi, Y., Masuda, R., Robert, D., Yamashita, Y. (2013) Comparison of UV-B tolerance among wild and hatchery-reared juveniles of black sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegeli) and red sea bream (Pagrus major). Env. Biol. Fish. 96: 13-20.

[14] Tremblay, J.-É., Robert, D., Varela, D.E., Lovejoy, C., Darnis, G., Nelson, R.J., Sastri, A.R. (2012) Current state and trends in Canadian Arctic marine ecosystems: I. Primary production. Clim. Change. 115: 161-178.

[13] Darnis, G., Robert, D., Pomerleau, C., Link, H., Archambault, P., Nelson, R.J., Geoffroy, M., Tremblay, J.-É., Lovejoy, C., Ferguson, S.H., Hunt, B.P.V., Fortier, L. (2012) Current state and trends in Canadian Arctic marine ecosystems: II. Heterotrophic food web, pelagic-benthic coupling, and biodiversity. Clim. Change. 115: 179-205.

[12] Thanassekos, S., Robert, D., Fortier, L. (2012) An individual based model of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) early life. II. Length- and growth-dependent mortality. J. Mar. Syst. 93: 39-46.

[11] Forest, A., Stemmann, L., Picheral, M., Burdorf, L., Robert, D., Fortier, L., Babin, M. (2012) Size distribution of particles and zooplankton across the shelf-basin system in Southeast Beaufort Sea: combined results from an Underwater Vision Profiler and vertical net tows. Biogeosciences 9: 1301-1320.

[10] Geoffroy, M., Robert, D., Darnis, G., Fortier, L. (2011) Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) aggregation behaviour in the Amundsen Gulf (southeastern Beaufort Sea) in winter. Polar Biol. 34: 1959-1971.

[9] Robert, D., Levesque, K., Gagné, J.A., Fortier, L. (2011) Change in prey selectivity during the larval life of Atlantic cod in the southern Gulf of St Lawrence. J. Plankton Res. 33: 195-200.

[8] Robert, D., Takasuka, A., Nakatsuka, S., Kubota, H., Oozeki, Y., Nishida, H., Fortier, L. (2010) Predation dynamics of mackerel on larval and juvenile anchovy: is capture success linked to prey condition? Fish. Sci. 76: 183-188.

[7] Oshima, M., Robert, D., Kurita, Y., Yoneda, M. et al. (2010) Early growth dynamics and recruitment success in Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus off the Pacific coast of northern Japan. J. Sea Res. 64: 94-101

[6] Kasai, A., Kurikawa, Y., Ueno, M., Robert, D., Yamashita, Y. (2010) Hydrodynamics and primary production in the Yura Estuary, Japan. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 86: 408-414.

[5] Robert, D., Castonguay, M., Fortier, L. (2009) Effects of preferred prey density and temperature on feeding success and recent growth in larval mackerel of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 377: 227-237.

[4] Robert, D., Castonguay, M., Fortier, L. (2008) Effects of intra- and inter-annual variability in prey field on the feeding selectivity of larval Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus). J. Plankton Res. 30: 673-688.

[3] Castonguay, M., Plourde, S., Robert, D., Runge, J.A., Fortier, L. (2008) Copepod production drives recruitment in a marine fish. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 65: 1528-1531.

[2] Duplisea, D.E. and Robert, D. (2008) Prerecruit survival and recruitment of northern Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic cod. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 65: 946-952. 6 Dominique ROBERT, 2016-12-21

[1] Robert, D., Castonguay, M., Fortier, L. (2007) Early growth and recruitment in Atlantic mackerel: discriminating the effects of fast growth and selection for fast growth. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 337: 209-219. b) Book chapters:

[5] Jacobsen, R.B., Hedeholm, R.B., Robert, D., Wheeland, L. (in press) 6.4. Sustainable fisheries. Report on Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic (AACA). Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP). 24 pp.

[4] Wheeland, L., Robert, D. et al. (in press) Commercial Fisheries in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. in Bell, T. and Brown, T. (eds.) ArcticNet Integrated Regional Impact Study for Eastern Canadian Arctic. ArcticNet.

[3] Fortier, L. et al. (2015) Chapter 4 - Arctic Change: Impacts on Marine Ecosystems and Contaminants. in Stern, G. and Gaden, A. (eds.) ArcticNet Integrated Regional Impact Study for Western Canadian Arctic. ArcticNet. pp. 200-254.

[2] Fisher, J.A.D., & Robert, D. (in press). Les poissons du Groenland. In V. Masson-Delmotte, E. Gauthier, D. Gremillet, J.-M. Huctin, and D. Swingedouw (Eds.), Greenland Unveiled (in French). Paris, France: CNRS Éditions.

[1] Fortier, L., Darnis, G., Robert, D., Link, H., Geoffroy, M., Forest, A., Wold, A., Archambault, P., Piepenburg, D., Hop, H., Falk-Petersen, S. (2012) Food Webs. in Barber, D., Tjaden, T., Leitch, D., Barber, L., Chan, W. (eds.) On the edge: From knowledge to action during the fourth International Polar Year Circumpolar Flaw Lead System Study (2007-2008). University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, pp. 79-94. c) Technical and Data reports:

[5] Robert, D., Cadigan, N.G., Fisher, J.A.D. (2014) Planning workshop on the design of a comprehensive tagging program to assist management of the Gulf of St. Lawrence (4RST) Atlantic halibut stock. St. John’s, Canada, 14 pp.

[4] AMAP (2013) AMAP Assessment 2013: Arctic Acidification. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, Norway. viii + 99 pp. (Robert, D. is one of 60 contributing experts)

[3] Robert, D., Grant, C., Gagnon, J. (2011) Data from the environment and marine resources assessment of Imperial Oil/BP Exploration License Areas 446, 449, 451 and 453 (Beaufort Sea), in the summers of 2009, 2010 and 2011. Québec, Canada, 74 pp.

[2] Robert, D., Lévesque, M., Gagnon, J. (2010) Data from the environment and marine resources assessment of Imperial Oil/BP Exploration License Areas 446, 449 and 451 (Beaufort Sea), in the summers of 2009 and 2010. Québec, Canada, 70 pp.

[1] Robert, D., Lévesque, M., Gagnon, J. (2009) Ajurak 2009: Data from the environment and marine resources assessment of the Ajurak Exploration License Area (EL446), Beaufort Sea, in July 2009. Québec, Canada, 70 pp.

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d) Peer-reviewed oral contributions:

[31] Robert, D., Takasuka, A., Sirois, S., Shoji, J. et al. (2016) Revisiting the link between year‐class strength and larval growth in fishes: progress from an international symposium on the Growth– Survival Paradigm. 40th Annual Larval Fish Conference. Solomons (USA), June 19-23. (Invited keynote presentation)

[30] Murphy, H.M., Kamada, D., Pepin, P. & Robert, D. (2016) The importance of larval vital rates to capelin recruitment dynamics. 40th Annual Larval Fish Conference. Solomons (USA), June 19-23. [30] Fisher, J.A.D., Robert, D., Le Bris, A., Loher, T. (2016) Effects of pop-up satellite archival tag (PSAT) temporal data resolution on interpretations of behaviour, vertical habitat use and movement. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. St. John’s (Canada), January 7-9.

[29] Robert, D., Takasuka, A., Sirois, S., Shoji, J., Pepin, P. (2016) Link between year-class strength and larval growth: progress from an international symposium on the growth-survival paradigm in early life stages of fish. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. St. John’s (Canada), January 7-9.

[28] Sirois, S., Takasuka, A., Robert, D., Shoji, J., Aoki, I., Fortier, L. & Oozeki, Y. (2015) Publication and citation biases in the growth-survival paradigm. Symposium on growth-survival paradigm in early life stages of fish. Yokohama (Japan), November 9-11.

[27] Shoji, J., Takasuka, A., Robert, D., Sirois, P., Aoki, I., Fortier, L., Oozeki, Y. (2015) Complexity in growth-survival mechanisms under variable prey-predator interactions. Symposium on growth- survival paradigm in early life stages of fish. Yokohama (Japan), November 9-11.

[26] Robert, D., Takasuka, A., Shoji, J., Sirois, P., Aoki, I., Fortier, L., Oozeki, Y. (2015) Spatio- temporal variability and measurement bias in selection for fast growth during the larval stage of fish. Symposium on growth-survival paradigm in early life stages of fish. Yokohama (Japan), November 9-11.

[25] Takasuka, A., Robert, D., Shoji, J., Sirois, P., Aoki, I., Fortier, L., Oozeki, Y. (2015) Growth– Survival Paradigm in Early Life Stages of Fish: Theory, Advance, Synthesis, and Future: Background and theory. Symposium on growth-survival paradigm in early life stages of fish. Yokohama (Japan), November 9-11.

[24] Fisher, J.A.D., Robert, D., Le Bris, A. & Loher, T. (2015) Effects of pop-up satellite archival tags (PSAT) temporal data resolution on interpretations of behavior, habitat use and movement. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Portland (USA), August 17-21.

[23] Currie, C.J., Bourne, C.M., Pepin, P., Robert, D. (2015) Larval Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) feeding activity in relation to preferred prey abundance and survival off the coast of Newfoundland. 39th Annual Larval Fish Conference. Vienne (Autriche), July 12-17.

[22] Currie, C.J., Bourne, C.M., Pepin, P., Robert, D. (2015) Effect of changing feeding environment on the survival of larval Atlantic herring off Newfoundland. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. Ottawa (Canada), January 8-11.

[21] Robert, D., Murphy, H.M., Fisher, J.A.D., Le Bris, A., Castonguay, M. & Loher, T. (2015) An academic-industry-government partnership to improve assessment of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. Ottawa (Canada), January 8-11.

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[20] Kamada, D., Mowbray, F.K., Pepin, P. & Robert, D. (2015) Before overwintering – Feeding of the Newfoundland capelin stock. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. Ottawa (Canada), January 8-11.

[19] Suzuki, K., Robert, D., Bouchard, C., Fortier, L. (2014) Contribution of ichthyoplankton surveys to the assessment of variability in spatiotemporal occurrence patterns of fish in an arctic sea. Arctic Change 2014. Ottawa (Canada), December 8-12.

[18] Robert, D., Murphy, H.M., Fisher, J.A.D., Castonguay, M., Loher, T. (2014) Distribution and habitat preferences of adult Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) in the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Ninth International Flatfish Symposium. Cle Elum (USA), November 9-14.

[17] Robert, D., Pepin, P., Bouchard, C., Dower, J.F., Falardeau, M., Fortier, L., Jenkins, G.P., Leclerc, V., Levesque, K., Llopiz, J.K., Meekan, M.G., Murphy, H.M., Ringuette, M., Sirois, P., Sponaugle, S. (2014) A multi-species analysis of variability in the link between feeding success and growth during the larval stage of fish: implications for the existence of a critical period. Johan Hjort Symposium on recruitment dynamics and stock variability. Bergen (Norway), October 7-9.

[16] Takasuka, A., Robert, D., Shoji, J., Sirois, P., Aoki, I., Fortier, L., Oozeki, Y. (2014) Growth– Survival Paradigm in Early Life Stages of Fish: Theory, Advance, Synthesis, and Future. 144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Québec (Canada), August 17-21.

[15] Falardeau, M., Robert, D., Fortier, L. (2014) Are the Larval Stages of Arctic Cod and Pacific Sand Lance Competing for Food in the Beaufort Sea? 144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Québec (Canada), August 17-21, 2014.

[14] Bouchard, C., Mollard, S., Robert, D., Suzuki, K., Fortier, L. (2014) Early Life History of the Arctic Gadids Polar Cod (Boreogadus saida) and Ice Cod (Arctogadus glacialis). 144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Québec (Canada), August 17-21.

[13] Murphy, H.M., Robert, D., Fisher, J.A.D., Castonguay, M. (2014) Satellite tagging of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Québec (Canada), August 17-21.

[12] Robert, D., Fisher, J.A.D., Rose, G.A., Pepin, P. (2013) Integrated analyses of Northwest Atlantic pelagic ecosystem structure across a strong thermal front spanning the Grand Bank and Flemish Cap. Annual Science Conference of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Reykjavik (Iceland), September 21-27.

[11] Robert, D., Bouchard, C., Suzuki, K.W., Lafrance, P. & Fortier, L. (2012) Species identification and comparative trophic ecology of the two Arctic gadoids Boreogadus saida and Arctogadus glacialis. 36th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Osøyro (Norway), July 2-6.

[10] Sirois, S., Takasuka, A., Robert, D., Shoji, J., Aoki, I., Fortier, L. & Oozeki, Y. (2012) Size- or growth-selective mortality during early life history of fishes: publication bias and the need for a new conceptual framework. 36th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Osøyro (Norway), July 2-6.

[9] Robert, D., Falardeau, M., Suzuki, K.W. & Fortier, L. (2011) Investigating trophic interactions between larval Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) and their zooplankton prey in the rapidly-warming Beaufort Sea. 35th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Wilmington (USA), May 16-20.

[8] Thanassekos, S., Robert, D. & Fortier, L. (2010) Individual based model of Arctic cod Boreogadus saida early life: testing a length- and growth-dependent mortality rate and validating simulations

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through controlled sub-sampling. ICES Workshop on understanding and quantifying mortality in pelagic, early life stages of marine organisms: experiments, observations and models (WKMOR), Aberdeen (UK), March 22-24.

[7] Robert, D., Plourde, S., Castonguay, M. & Runge, J.A. (2009) Importance of prey field definition for the assessment of the relationship linking year-class strength to prey availability during the early life stage of marine fish. 33rd Annual Larval Fish Conference, Portland (USA), July 22-27.

[6] Fukunishi, Y., Masuda, R., Robert, D. & Yamashita, Y. (2009) Comparison of UV-B tolerance among wild and hatchery-reared juveniles in black sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegel) and red sea bream (Pagrus major). 33th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Portland (USA), July 22-27.

[5] Robert, D., Castonguay, M., Plourde, S., Runge, J.A. & Fortier, L. (2008) Copepod nauplius production drives recruitment of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. 5th World Fisheries Congress, Yokohama (Japan), October 2008.

[4] Robert, D., Castonguay, M. & Fortier, L. (2007) Effects of intra- and inter-annual variability in the prey field on feeding selectivity of larval Atlantic mackerel. Symposium on Reproductive and Recruitment Processes of Exploited Marine Fish Stocks, Lisbon (Portugal), October 2007.

[3] Robert, D., Castonguay, M. & Fortier, L. (2006) Influence of food availability and temperature on growth of larval Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada). 30th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Lake Placid (USA), September 2006.

[2] Robert, D., Castonguay, M. & Fortier, L. (2005) Evidence of a selection for fast growers in young stages of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada). 29th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Barcelona (Spain), July 2005.

[1] Robert, D., Levesque, K., Gagné, J.A. & Fortier, L. (2004) Environmental forcing of the feeding performance of larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. VI International Congress on the Biology of Fish, Manaus (Brazil), August 2004. d) Invited oral contributions:

[17] Robert, D. et al. (2016) Un programme de marquage satellite pour percer les mystères du flétan atlantique du golfe du Saint-Laurent et optimiser la gestion de la ressource. Québec-Océan Seminar series. Québec (Canada), April 15, 2016.

[16] Robert, D. et al. (2016) Habitat associations, seasonal movements and population structure of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence inferred from pop-up satellite archival tags. Regional Framework Discussion on Stock Substructure of NAFO 3NOPs4VWX5Zc Atlantic Halibut. Halifax (Canada), March 9, 2016.

[15] Fisher, J.A.D., Robert, D. et al. (2016) Pop-up satellite archival tag (PSAT) temporal data resolution affects interpretations of Atlantic halibut spawning behaviour, vertical habitat use and movement. Regional Framework Discussion on Stock Substructure of NAFO 3NOPs4VWX5Zc Atlantic Halibut. Halifax (Canada), March 9, 2016.

[14] Murphy, H.M., Robert, D. et al. (2016) Recovery of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic halibut fishery to a 50 year high: data needs and collaborative research opportunities. Regional Framework Discussion on Stock Substructure of NAFO 3NOPs4VWX5Zc Atlantic Halibut. Halifax (Canada), March 9, 2016.

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[13] Robert, D. (2015) Distribution and habitat preferences of adult Atlantic halibut inferred from satellite tagging. Toyama prefectural fisheries centre. Toyama (Japan), November 24, 2015.

[12] Fisher, J.A.D. & Robert, D. (2015) Regime shifts in marine ecosystems: implications for Atlantic and Pacific fisheries. Fisheries Council of Canada Annual Conference. Vancouver (Canada), October 21, 2015.

[11] Fisher, J.A.D. & Robert, D. (2015) Regime shifts in marine fisheries ecosystems and implications for Newfoundland and Labrador. Advisory committee meeting of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University. St. John’s (Canada), January 23, 2015.

[10] Robert, D. (2014) Evidence of a ‘critical period’ for survival and recruitment during the early larval stage of Atlantic mackerel in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Science Seminar Series. St. John’s (Canada), December 2, 2014.

[9] Robert, D. (March 2014). Succès d'alimentation et survie larvaire chez le maquereau bleu: évidence d'une période critique dans la régulation du recrutement? Department of Fisheries and Oceans Science Seminar Series. Mont-Joli (Canada), March 3, 2014.

[8] Robert, D. (2014) Variability in the link between feeding and growth during the larval stage of fishes: implications for the existence of a critical period. Fisheries Research Agency, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Yokohama (Japan), May 25, 2014.

[7] Robert, D. (2013) Impact of climate change on lower trophic levels of the marine pelagic ecosystem in the western Canadian Arctic. Biology Graduate Student Association Seminar Series. Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s (Canada), September 13, 2013.

[6] Robert, D. & Fortier, L. (2013) Current state and trends in Arctic marine ecosystems: impact of climate change on lower trophic levels. Fisheries Ecosystems Seminar Series, Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland. St. John’s (Canada), March 6, 2013.

[5] Robert, D. (2011) Potential sources of bias in linking larval fish growth to recruitment success. Fisheries Research Agency, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Yokohama (Japan), October 26, 2011.

[4] Robert, D. & Fortier, L. (2011) Impact of ice-cover decrease on Arctic marine secondary production. Experts Workshop on Sea Ice-Associated Biodiversity, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Working Group of the Arctic Council, Vancouver (Canada), March 22, 2011.

[3] Robert, D. (2008) Larval growth and recruitment strength in Atlantic mackerel of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Faculty of Agriculture seminar series, Kyoto University, Maizuru (Japan), December 1st, 2008.

[2] Robert, D. (2007) Déterminisme du recrutement chez le maquereau bleu : croissance rapide versus sélection de la croissance rapide au stade larvaire. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Science Seminar Series. Mont-Joli (Canada), November 14th, 2007.

[1] Robert, D. (2006) Relationship between early life growth and recruitment in Atlantic mackerel: assessing the relative impact of growth and selection for fast growth in a field study. Fisheries Research Agency, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Yokohama (Japan), July 7th, 2006.

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Related Experience

2016/04: Chief Scientist of the acoustic-trawl survey of the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research in NAFO Divisions 3NOPs. St. John’s, Canada.

2015/11: Co-convener of an international Symposium on Growth-survival paradigm in early stages of fishes. Yokohama, Japan.

2014/12: Chair of a topical session on commercial and subsistence Arctic fisheries during the international congress Arctic Change. Ottawa, Canada.

2014/08: Co-organizer of the 38th Annual Larval Fish Conference, the largest symposium within the 144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society with 140 participants. Quebec City Convention Centre, Québec, Canada.

2014/03: External Reviewer of southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic mackerel stock assessment. Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Mont-Joli, Canada.

2013/03: Organizer and co-chair of the first interprovincial scientific workshop for the design of a tagging program for Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic halibut stock. Westin Hotel, Montréal, Canada.

09/2009 – 03/2012: Coordinator of the Environment and Marine Resources component of the ArcticNet-Imperial Oil-BP research partnership in the southeastern Beaufort Sea.

08/2010 & 09/2011: Leader of the zooplankton/ichthyoplankton team on the ArcticNet 2010 and 2011 sampling program onboard the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen in the Beaufort Sea.

10/2009 – 03/2010: External reviewer for the Canada/USA Transboundary Resource Assessment Committee (TRAC) for the Northwest Atlantic mackerel stock. Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Canada and Woods Hole Laboratory, USA.

02/2007: External reviewer on the scientific assessment of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic mackerel component. Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, Canada.

06/2006 – 08/2006: Research internship at the National Research Institute of Fisheries Science. Yokohama, Japon. Project title: Study of the effects of predation on larval growth and survival of Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) through the analysis of otoliths found in the stomach of mackerel predators. Advisor: Dr. Akinori Takasuka.

08/2005: Participation to the annual Fisheries and Oceans Canada groundfish survey in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Taxonomy of groundfish species, and morphometric measurements on selected species.

06/2003: Participation to the Fisheries and Oceans Canada mackerel egg biomass survey in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Zooplankton/ichthyoplankton sampling using bongo nets; sorting and preservation of samples.

05/2003 – 07/2006: Student representative on the board of directors of Québec-Océan (strategic cluster of the Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies). Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.

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Editorial and Scientific Review Activities

06/2016 – present: Editor for the ICES Journal of Marine Science

Reviewer of manuscripts for the following journals:

- Canadian Journal of Fisheries - Marine Ecology Progress - ICES Journal of Marine and Aquatic Sciences Series Science - Journal of Plankton Research - Journal of Fish Biology - Fisheries Oceanography - Aquatic Biology - Journal of Marine Systems - Journal of Sea Research - Fisheries Research

Media Reports

2016 Television interview on the status of the Northern cod stock. La semaine verte, ICI Radio- Canada Télévision (French CBC Television), December 2016.

2016 Article titled ‘Satellite Tagging Reveals Northern Gulf Halibut Mysteries’ published in the Navigator magazine. July 2016.

2015 Radio interview highlighting results from satellite tagging of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Broadcasted on Les années lumière, ICI Radio-Canada Première (French CBC Radio One), August 23, 2015.

2015 Newspaper article on the status of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and on satellite tagging work on that stock. Published in La Presse, August 17, 2015.

2015 Featured newspaper article with D. Robert commenting on the status of Canadian Atlantic cod stocks. Published in La Presse, July 28, 2015.

2015 Radio interview on research project assessing the link between climate change and Atlantic mackerel spawning dynamics. Fisheries Broadcast, CBC Radio One, May 28, 2015.

Professional Societies

- American Fisheries Society (AFS) - Oceanography Society - Early Life History section of the AFS (Secretary for the section)

Languages

French: native English: fluent Japanese: spoken

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