Dr. Sylvie Guénette

Biography

Sylvie Guénette was involved in using ecosystem modelling to determine the causes of decline of the Steller sea lions in Alaska. She was previously working at the Sea Around Us Project, doing ecosystem modelling and rebuilding historical catches. She has also worked on lake sturgeon and yellow perch in Quebec and several other projects related to fisheries fish ecology and natural resource management. Her experience includes manipulation of landings data set and reconstruction of missing fishing effort from auxiliary information sources.

Her interests are in understanding the impact of fishing on ecosystems and the use of marine reserves for conservation and as a fisheries management tool.

Refereed Articles

Guénette, S., Heymans, S. J. J., Christensen, V., and Trites, A. W., 2007. The decline of Steller sea lion and ecosystems of the Gulf of Alaska; insights from ecosystem modelling. In: Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, Edited by J. F. Piatt and S. M. Gende, Juneau, AK, 26-28 October 2004, U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigation Report, Washington D.C. Vol. USGS/BRD/SIR-2007-5047. pp. 150-154.

Heymans, J. J., Guénette, S., and Christensen, V. 2007. Evaluating network analysis indicators of ecosystem status in the Gulf of Alaska. Ecosystems DOI:10.1007/s10021-007-9034-y

Guénette, S., and Alder, J. 2007. Lessons from marine protected areas and integrated management initiatives in Canada. In: Theme Issue: Coastal and Ocean Management in Canada: Moving into the 21st Century, Edited by P. Ricketts and P. Harrison, Coast. Manage., 35(1):51-78.

Guénette, S., Heymans, S. J. J., Christensen, V., and Trites, A. W. 2006. Ecosystem models show combined effects of fishing, predation, competition, and ocean productivity on Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 63:2495-2517.

Guénette, S., and Diallo, I., 2004. Exploration of a preliminary model of the marine ecosystem of Guinea. In: International Symposium on Marine Fisheries, ecosystems, and societies in West Africa: half a century of change,, Edited by P. Chavance, M. Bâ, D. Gascuel, J. M. Vakily, and D. Pauly, Dakar, Senegal, 24-28 June 2002, Office of official publications of the European Commission, Bruxelles, Collection des Rapports de recherche Halieutique ACP-UE. Vol. 15 (1). pp. 329-346.

Christensen, V., Guénette, S., Heymans, J. J., Walters, C. J., Watson, R., Zeller, D., and Pauly, D. 2003. Hundred-year decline of North Atlantic predatory fishes. Fish and Fisheries, 4:1-24

Pauly, D., Christensen, V., Guénette, S., Pitcher, T. J., Sumaila, U. R., Walters, C. J., Watson, R., and Zeller, D. 2002. Towards sustainability in world fisheries. Nature, 418:689-695.

Pitcher, T. J., Watson, R., Forrest, R., Valtýsson, H. þ., and Guénette, S. 2002. Estimating illegal and unreported catches from marine ecosystems: a basis for change. Fish and Fisheries, 3:317-339.

Guénette, S., Pitcher, T. J., and Walters, C. J. 2000. The potential of marine reserves for the management of northern cod in Newfoundland. In: Essential Fish Habitat and Marine Reserves Symposium, Sarasota, Florida, Bulletin of Marine Science, 66:831-852.

Pitcher, T. J., Watson, R., Haggan, N., Guénette, S., Kennish, R., Sumaila, U. R., Cook, D., Wilson, K., and Leung, A. 2000. Marine reserves and the restoration of fisheries and marine ecosystems in the South China Sea. In: Essential Fish Habitat and Marine Reserves Symposium, Sarasota, Florida, Bulletin of Marine Science, 66:543-566.

Sumaila, U. R., Guénette, S., Alder, J., and Chuenpagdee, R. 2000. Addressing ecosystem effects of fishing using marine protected areas. In: Ecosystem Effects of Fishing, ICES/SCOR Symposium, Montpellier, France, Ed. by C. E. Hollingworth, ICES Journal of Marine Science, 57:752-760.

Guénette, S., and Pitcher, T. J. 1999. An age-structured model showing the benefits of marine reserves against overexploitation. Fisheries Research, 39:295-303.

Mackinson, S., Nøttestad, L., Guénette, S., Pitcher, T. J., Misund, O. A., and Fernö, A. 1999. Cross-scale observations on distribution and behavioural dynamics of ocean feeding Norwegian spring spawning herring (Clupea harengus L.). ICES Journal of Marine Science, 56:613-626.

Guénette, S., Lauck, T., and Clark, C. 1998. Marine reserves: from Beverton and Holt to the present. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 8:251-272. Guenette 1998 BetHolt paper RBFB.pdf

Fortin, R., Dumont, P., and Guénette, S. 1996. Determinants of growth and body condition of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 53:1150-1156.

DesLandes, J.-C., Guénette, S., Prairie, Y. T., Roy, D., Verdon, R., and Fortin, R. 1995. Changes in fish populations affected by the construction of the La Grande complex (Phase 1), James Bay region, Quebec. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 73:1860-1877.

Guénette, S., Fortin, R., and Rassart, E. 1993. Mitochondrial DNA variation in lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) from the St.Lawrence River and James Bay drainage basins in Quebec, Canada. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 50:659-664.

Guénette, S., Goyette, D., Fortin, R., Leclerc, J., Fournier, N., Roy, G., and Dumont, P. 1992. La périodicité de la croissance chez la femelle de l'esturgeon jaune (Acipenser fulvescens) du fleuve Saint-Laurent est-elle reliée à la périodicité de la reproduction? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 49:1336-1342.

Guénette, S., Rassart, E., and Fortin, R. 1992. Morphological differentiation of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) from the St. Lawrence River and Lake des Deux Montagnes (Quebec, Canada). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 49:1959-1965.

Selected Reports

Guénette, S., Christensen, V., Hoover, C., Lam, M. E., Preikshot, D., and Pauly, D., 2007. A synthesis of research activities at the Fisheries Centre on ecosystem-based fisheries modelling and assessment with emphasis on the Northern and Central coast of BC. Fisheries Centre, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada, FCRR, 15 (1). 32 pp.

Gallaugher, P., Alder, J., Bendell-Young, L., and Guénette, S., 2005. Conveners Report from Changing Currents: Charting a course of action for the future of oceans. Dialogue session February 23-26, 2005. Centre for Coastal Studies, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC Canada, 33 pp.

Guénette, S., and Diallo, I., 2004. Modèles préliminaires de la côte guinéenne pour les années 1985 et 1998. In: Northwest African Marine Ecosystems. Edited by M. L. D. Palomares, J. M. Vakily, and D. Pauly, Fisheries Centre Research Report, UBC, Vancouver, BC. Vol. 12(7) 124-159

Ould Taleb Ould Sidi, M. M., and Guénette, S., 2004. Modèle trophique de la ZEE mauritanienne: comparaison des deux périodes (1987 et 1998). Ed. by M. L. D. Palomares, J. M. Vakily, and D. Pauly, Fisheries Centre Research Report, UBC, sous presse, Vancouver, BC. Vol. 12(7) 12-38

Ainsworth, C., Ferris, B., Leblond, E., and Guénette, S., 2001. The Bay of Biscay, France; 1998 and 1970 models. In: Fisheries impacts on North Atlantic Ecosystems: Models and analyses. pp. 271-313, Ed. by S. Guénette, V. Christensen, T. Pitcher, and D. Pauly, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vol. 9(4) 344 pp.

Guénette, S., Christensen, V., and Pauly, D., eds., 2001. Fisheries impacts on North Atlantic Ecosystems: Models and analyses. Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vol. 9 (4), 344 pp.

Guénette, S., and Morato, T., 2001. The Azores Archipelago, 1997. In: Fisheries impacts on North Atlantic Ecosystems: Models and analyses. pp. 241-270, Ed. by S. Guénette, V. Christensen, and D. Pauly, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vol. 9 (4) 344 pp.

Guénette, S., Chuenpagdee, R., and Jones, R., 2000. Marine protected areas with an emphasis on local communities and indigenous peoples: a review. Fisheries Centre Research Reports, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 8(1). 57 pp.

Guénette, S., Mailhot, Y., McQuinn, I., Lamoureux, P., and Fortin, R., 1994. Paramètres biologiques, exploitation commerciale et modélisation de la population de Perchaude (Perca flavescens) du lac Saint-Pierre. Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Faune, Direction régionale Mauricie-Bois-Francs et Université du Québec à Montréal, Département des Sciences Biologiques, Montréal, Québec, 110 pp.

Fortin, R., Guénette, S., and Dumont, P., 1994. Modélisation et gestion des populations d'esturgeons jaunes (Acipenser fulvescens) dans différents réseaux de lacs et de rivières du Québec. In: Colloque franco-québécois sur l·intégration des technologies modernes à la gestion des poissons dulcicoles et amphihalins, pp. 75-84, Ed. by F. Cotton, S. Asselin, G. Schooner, L. Bernatchez, and P. Bérubé, Québec, Québec, Canada, Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Faune, Service de la faune aquatique.

Edited Reports

Guénette, S., and Christensen, V., (Editors). 2005. Foodweb models and data for studying fisheries and environmental impact on Eastern Pacific ecosystems. Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vol. 13 (1), 237 pp.

Guénette, S., Christensen, V., and Pauly, D., (Editors). 2001. Fisheries impacts on North Atlantic Ecosystems: Models and analyses. Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vol. 9 (4), 344 pp.