2018 TD Walter Bean Lecture in Environment

   

2018 TD Walter Bean Lecture in Environment

Date: 11/21/2018
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Location

HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities
200 University Ave W
Waterloo, ON N2L3G1

Event Description

The TD Walter Bean visiting professorship was founded in 1992 by the late Walter Bean, who was president of Waterloo Trust until its merger with Canada Trust in 1968. The professorship seeks to promote a legacy of community involvement and commitment to youth, education and community, and involves UW's faculties of Engineering, Environment and Science.

The Faculty of Science is proud to welcome professor Steven Cooke as the 2018 TD Walter Bean Visiting Professor. 

On the State of Freshwater Fish and Fisheries: Finding a Future for the Forgotten

Freshwater fish provide diverse ecosystem services. Yet, freshwater fish and fisheries are not often a national or regional governance priority and as a result, freshwater fisheries are undervalued and largely overlooked. Indeed, due to lack of reliable data, freshwater fisheries have never been part of any high profile global fisheries assessment and are notably absent from the Sustainable Development Goals. Using diverse examples from local to global, Cooke will provide a roadmap for elevating the status of freshwater fish and ensuring that moving forward freshwater fish and fisheries are valued and conserved to ensure that ecosystem services are maximized. Cooke is a dynamic speaker known for engaging audiences with his infectious passion for science, evidence-based environmental management, and all things fishy. Cooke is a proud UW alumnus (BES 1997; MSc 1999).

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