Speaker: Morgan Kilgour, Delta Stewardship Council Science Program
Abstract: Morgan Kilgour will discuss the challenges in providing ecosystem information to managers so that a more holistic approach to fisheries management can be achieved. Managing fisheries with a myopic view (single stock management) can be ineffective and may lead to distrust of science by stakeholders. Without incorporating multiple factors affecting fish, management of fisheries is unlikely to be successful. Factors may include habitat requirements, interactions with other fish/species, or anthropogenic stressors such as fishing pressure. In particular, Morgan will focus on two examples 1) leading the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council towards implementing a Fishery Ecosystem Plan and 2) working in the State of California and communicating ecosystem information to managers.
About the Speaker: Morgan Kilgour is a Senior Environmental Scientist with the Delta Stewardship Council Science Program in Sacramento, CA. Her primary responsibilities include promoting scientific exploration of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, effectively communicating science needs to scientists and managers, and distilling information for decision makers. She recently moved to California from Tampa, Florida where she was a fishery biologist for the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. There she was the lead staff member for aquaculture, ecosystem management, shrimp, spiny lobster, coral, and sustainable fisheries.
