News / October 30, 2026
The lab at PICES 2026
Lab members presented their work at the PICES Annual Meeting in Nanaimo.
Some folks from the lab travelled to Nanaimo to present some of our research at the PICES 2026 Annual Meeting at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre, joining ocean scientists from across the North Pacific.
Emma Atkinson presented some work from her PhD on spot prawn life cycle dynamics.
Kate Mussett presented her research on Pacific salmon in Heiltsuk Territory.
Lindsay Begemann presented her work on the consequences of salmon fishery closures in the Central Coast.
Michelle Fortier presented her research on shifts in pink and chum salmon migration timing in the Central Coast.
Photo credits to Hutton Noth, who also joined up for the conference.
PICES was a great forum to showcase some of our more regional and local work to folks that work across the North Pacific.