Quest Webinars

The QUEST Webinar Series covers contemporary research topics in fisheries management and protected species conservation. Featured speakers include QUEST faculty, NOAA fisheries scientists, and other leaders in the field. The webinars are open to the public on a first-come first-serve basis. Registration details for each upcoming webinar can be found in the table below. Where available, recordings and/or presentation materials from previous webinars can also be found below.

2018

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April 4
3–4 pm ET
Rm 3404

Protecting Resources Through Communication and Compliance

Kirsten Leong
Social Scientist
NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

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2017
Date / Time / Location	Topic	Presenter(s)	Resources
April 6 2–3 pm ET Rm 3404	Dynamic Ocean Management: A Tool for Optimizing Ecological and Economic Sustainability	Elliott Hazen Research Ecologist NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center	Play Now Video Logistics Flyer
May 10 2–3 pm ET Rm 3404	Management Strategy Evaluation: Ideas and Application	Curry Cunningham Research Fish Biologist NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center	Play Now Video Logistics Flyer Materials Presentation
June 7 1–2 pm ET Rm 3404	A Fine Kettle of Fish: Valuing Changes to Stock Assessments	Doug Lipton Senior Scientist for Economics NOAA Fisheries	Play Now Video Logistics Flyer
June 21 2–3 pm ET Rm 3404	The Scientist's Guide to Communicating Results: How to Effectively Use Graphs and Other Visuals	Jacqui Fenner Visual Communications Specialist ECS Federal in support of NOAA Fisheries	Play Now Video Logistics Flyer Materials Presentation
October 24 2–3 ET Rm 3404	California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program: Using a Citizen Science Model to Monitor California's Nearshore Fisheries	Dr. Dean Wendt Dean, College of Science and Mathematics California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo Dr. Rick Starr Research Faculty Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Dr. Melissa Monk Research Mathematical Statistician NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center	Play Now Video Logistics Flyer
December 5 2–3 pm ET Rm 3404	The Dream and the Reality: Meeting Decision-Making Time Frames While Incorporating Ecosystem and Economic Models into Management Strategy Evaluation.	Dr. Sarah Gaichas (NOAA Fisheries) Dr. Jonathan Deroba (NOAA Fisheries) Dr. Min-Yang Lee (NOAA Fisheries)	Play Now Video

2016
Date / Time / Location	Topic	Presenter(s)	Resources
February 24 1–2 pm ET	Do Catch Shares End the Race to Fish and Increase Ex–Vessel Prices? Evidence from U.S. Fisheries	Martin D. Smith Professor of Environmental Economics Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment	Play Now Video
March 30 2–3 pm ET	Behavior, Hyperstability, and Population Declines in an Aggregating Marine Fish	Brice Semmens Assistant Professor Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Marine Biology Research Division	Logistics Flyer
April 28 2–3 pm ET	Expanding Social Indicators for Fishing Communities: Climate Change and Business Diversity	Lisa Colburn Social Scientist NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center Mike Jepson Social Scientist NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office	Logistics Flyer
May 25 1–2 pm ET	Efforts to Develop a South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Citizen Science Program	John Carmichael Fishery Stock Assessment Scientist/SEDAR South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Amber Von Harten Outreach Specialist South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Julia Byrd SEDAR Coordinator South Atlantic Fishery Management Council	Play Now Video Materials Presentation Logistics Flyer
November 3 1–2 pm ET	Using Internet Search Volume to Improve Quota Monitoring for the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Recreational Sector	David Carter Economist NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center	Logistics Flyer
December 15 1–2 pm ET	FishStats: A toolbox for combining stock assessment, habitat, ecosystem, and climate research	Jim Thorson Statistical Ecologist NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center	Play Now Video Materials Presentation Logistics Flyer

2015
Date / Time / Location	Topic	Presenter(s)	Resources
January 27 2–3 pm ET	How fishermen balance incentives and why it matters for fisheries management	Dr. Alan Haynie Economist NOAA Fisheries	Materials Presentation Logistics Flyer
May 5 12–1 pm ET	Climate Change Projections from High Resolution Global Models and the Implications for Fisheries Management in the U.S. Northeast Shelf Marine Ecosystem	Dr. Vince Saba Research Fishery Biologist NOAA Fisheries	Logistics Flyer

2014
Date / Time / Location	Topic	Presenter(s)	Resources
February 18 3–4 pm ET	A Perspective on the Steepness Parameter and Its Implications for Fisheries Management	Dr. Marc Mangel Distinguished Research Professor University of California - Santa Cruz	Play Now Video Materials Presentation Logistics Flyer
April 17 2–3 pm ET	Estimating the Cost of Trading Restrictions in Catch Share Programs	Dr. Jim Sanchirico Professor University of California - Davis	Logistics Flyer
May 14 2–3 pm ET	What can ecosystem models add to the stock assessment process?	Dr. Cameron Ainsworth Assistant Professor University of South Florida	Play Now Video Materials Presentation Logistics Flyer
November 20 2–3 pm ET	The Dids, Dos, Don'ts, and Developments of Data–Limited Catch Limits	Dr. Jim Berkson NMFS Liaison to Sea Grant NOAA Fisheries Dr. Jason Cope Research Fishery Biologist NOAA Fisheries	Play Now Video Materials Presentation Logistics Flyer