Easton White: Seafood and Fisheries During a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of society and the environment. Seafood and fisheries are potentially particularly vulnerable to such a shock event given the highly globalized trade of seafood, the seasonal nature of many fisheries, and their dependence on restaurant sales. In addition, data on production, trade, and demand for seafood is often only released many months after when they might be useful to manage an emerging event. In this talk, Gund Fellow Easton White combines novel data sources with more classic indicators to present a holistic picture across the entire seafood production pipeline.

Dr. Easton White is a quantitative marine ecologist working to solve problems in ecology, conservation, sustainability, and ecosystem management. His current projects include designing protected area networks, building tools to optimize species monitoring, studying the impacts of COVID-19 on seafood and fisheries, and modeling coupled socio-ecological systems. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire.

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