Catherine G.J. Michielsens

Fisheries Scientist, PhD

Contact

Catherine Michielsens
Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Helsinki, Finland

Present address:
PacificSalmonCommission, Vancouver, Canada
E-mail: lastname@psc.org

Research Interests

• Bayesian methods for fish stock assessment
• Interdisciplinary research methodologies
• Incorporating stakeholder opinions and behaviour in fisheries assessments and management advice

Ongoing projects

• BIREME: Baltic Salmon Action Plan in the Bothnian Bay rivers: Interdisciplinary modeling of the evolving salmon stocks and socio-economic aspects (Baltic Sea Research Programme, 2003-)
• COMMIT: Creation of Multi-annual Management Plans for Commitment (EU 6^th FP, 2004- )
• EFIMAS: Operational Evaluation tools for fisheries Management Options (EU 6^th FP, 2004- )
• BECAUSE: Critical Interactions between Species and their Implications for a Precautionary Fisheries Management in a variable Environment (EU 6^th FP, 2004-)

Teaching

Three-day Bayesian courses for fisheries scientists at:

• Imperial College (IC), London
• Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute (FGFRI), Helsinki
• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Miami
• Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Lowestoft
• Fisheries Research Services (FRS), Aberdeen
• Nederlands Instituut voor Visserij Onderzoek (RIVO), Ijmuiden
• Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Nanaimo

Peer reviewed papers

• Romakkaniemi, A., Michielsens, C.G.J. and Perä, I. Causes of different survival through the feeding migration of wild and reared salmon used for supplementation. Submitted.
• Kulmala, S., Levontin, P., Lindroos, M., Michielsens, C., Pakarinen, T. and Kuikka, S. International management of the Atlantic salmon fishery in the Baltic Sea. Submitted.
• Xie, Y., Michielsens, C.J., Gray, A.P., Martens, F.J. and Boffey, J.L. Observations of avoidance behaviour of migrating salmon to mobile survey vessels in a riverine environment. Submitted.
• Michielsens, C.G.J., McAllister, M.K., Kuikka, S., Mäntyniemi, S., Romakkaniemi, A., Pakarinen, T., Karlsson, L. and Uusitalo, L. (2008). Combining multiple Bayesian data analyses in a sequential framework for quantitative fisheries stock assessment. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 65: 962-974.
• Kulmala, S., Laukkanen, M. and Michielsens, C. (2008). Reconciling economic and biological modeling of migratory fish stocks: optimal management of the Atlantic salmon fishery in the Baltic Sea. Ecological Economics, 64:716-728.
• Haapasaari, P., Michielsens, C.G.J., Karjalainen, T.P., Reinikainen, K. and Kuikka, S. (2007). Management measures and fishers’ commitment to sustainable exploitation: a case study of Atlantic salmon fisheries in the Baltic Sea. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 64: 825-833. 
• Clarke, S.C., McAllister, M.K., Milner-Gulland, E.J., Kirkwood, G.P., Michielsens, C.G.J., Agnew, D.J., Pikitch, E.K., Nakano, H. and Shivji, M.S. (2006). Global estimates of shark catches using trade records from commercial markets. Ecology Letters, 9: 1115-1126. (reprint)
• Michielsens, C.G.J., Mäntyniemi, S. and Vuorinen, P.J. (2006). Estimation of annual mortality rates caused by Early Mortality Syndromes (EMS) and their impact on salmonid stock-recruit relationships. Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 63: 1968-1981. (preprint)
• Michielsens, C.G.J., McAllister, M.K., Kuikka, S., M., Pakarinen, T., Karlsson, L., Romakkaniemi, A., Perä, I. and Mäntyniemi, S. (2006). Bayesian state-space mark-recapture model to estimate fishing mortality rates within a mixed stock fishery. Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 63:321-334. (preprint)
• Clarke, S., McAllister, M. and Michielsens, C. (2004). Estimates of shark species composition and numbers associated with the shark fin trade based on Hong Kong auction data. The journal of North-West Atlantic fisheries science, 35.
• Michielsens, C.G.J. and McAllister, M.K. (2004). A Bayesian hierarchical analysis of stock-recruit data: quantifying structural and parameter uncertainties. Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 61: 1032-1047. (reprint)
• Michielsens, C.G.J., Philips, M., Lorenzen, K. and Gauthier, R. (2002). Asian carp farming systems: Towards a typology and increased resource use efficiency. Aquaculture research, 33: 403-413. (reprint)

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