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CATHERINE CHAMBERS

University of Alaska at Fairbanks
Years in Grad School: 3
Judges’ Queries and Presenter’s Replies
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Presentation Discussion
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    Philip Loring

    Faculty
    May 21, 2012 | 05:55 p.m.

    Nice piece of work, Cat! I can’t wait to read/hear more about your work. See you at AFS?

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    Catherine Chambers

    Lead Presenter
    May 22, 2012 | 01:30 a.m.

    Thanks Phil. Unfortunately, I’ll still be in Iceland in October during the American Fisheries Society meeting. But you will for sure see me on the conference circuit in 2013!

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    Courtney Carothers

    Faculty: Project Co-PI
    May 23, 2012 | 12:51 p.m.

    Cat this is excellent! Great work!

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    Catherine Chambers

    Lead Presenter
    May 23, 2012 | 07:44 p.m.

    Thank you Courtney!

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    Lee McDavid

    Project Coordinator
    May 23, 2012 | 04:21 p.m.

    Do you have any thoughts about the viability of sustainable fisheries and fishing livelihoods existing together amicably?

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    Catherine Chambers

    Lead Presenter
    May 23, 2012 | 08:03 p.m.

    Hi Lee-

    Your question is of course a major underlying theme of my research and something I hope to work on throughout my career! As I’ve mentioned in my video and poster, I do think that the definition of sustainable fisheries needs to include a social component of fair access to fishing livelihoods and fair labor. I think this is possible but every fishing community, species, and nation have a unique combination of political, social, and environmental aspects to take into consideration.

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    Roy Murray

    Graduate Student
    May 23, 2012 | 11:33 p.m.

    Great video! Were the fishers on the boats concerned about fishery collapse or the sustainability of their work?

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    Catherine Chambers

    Lead Presenter
    May 24, 2012 | 03:21 p.m.

    Thanks, Roy.
    There are a wide range of kinds of fishermen, so your question is something I’m addressing throughout my project. I don’t have a full answer yet! I’d say overall there are many small boat fishermen who are concerned about the sustainability of the fishery resource, but I’m still exploring the details of these conservation ethics.

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    Franz Mueter

    Faculty: Project Co-PI
    May 24, 2012 | 11:13 a.m.

    Nice work!
    Are those Cyclopterus ?? Biggest lumpsuckers I’ve ever seen!

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    Catherine Chambers

    Lead Presenter
    May 24, 2012 | 03:18 p.m.

    Thank you Franz!
    Yes, Cyclopterus lumpus. The one I’m holding in the video was one big momma. The fishermen asked me to hold her up for a picture.

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    Pamela Allen

    Project Associate
    May 24, 2012 | 01:49 p.m.

    Very nice! I’m wondering what you see as some of the next steps you’ll take in further understanding the impacts of such management schemes?

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    Catherine Chambers

    Lead Presenter
    May 24, 2012 | 03:28 p.m.

    Pamela-
    Thank you very much. One thing I would like to do after this particular project is look a little more deeply into the connections between fisheries privatization, fishing livelihoods and well-being. There is a good amount of literature focusing on well-being and happiness in fishing communities, and I think this might be another effective angle to address the questions I’m interested in.

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