Chris Free
@cfree14.bsky.social
Fisheries scientist interested in climate change and ecosystem-based management who runs too much and plays trombone too little | he/him
The California Dungeness crab season is delayed yet again due to elevated levels of the domoic acid neurotoxin. The fishery has been heavily squeezed by climate change since 2015. wildlife.ca.gov/News/Archive...
October 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The California Dungeness crab season is delayed yet again due to elevated levels of the domoic acid neurotoxin. The fishery has been heavily squeezed by climate change since 2015. wildlife.ca.gov/News/Archive...
My PhD student, Yutian Fang, just had her first chapter published! She shows that marine mammal & seabird bycatch has precipitously decreased in the California set gillnet fishery, but at high costs to fisheries participation and revenues. Read on for the evidence and more efficient solutions! (1/X)
Estimates and potential drivers of protected species bycatch in the California set gillnet fishery
The identification of efficient management strategies that reduce protected species bycatch while also minimizing impacts on fishing livelihoods is a …
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October 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
My PhD student, Yutian Fang, just had her first chapter published! She shows that marine mammal & seabird bycatch has precipitously decreased in the California set gillnet fishery, but at high costs to fisheries participation and revenues. Read on for the evidence and more efficient solutions! (1/X)
Our new paper examines impact of historical warming on 521 freshwater fish populations. Warm water species benefitted while cool water species suffered. However, overfishing has a larger impact, indicating that fisheries mgmt can offset many negative climate impacts: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Our new paper examines impact of historical warming on 521 freshwater fish populations. Warm water species benefitted while cool water species suffered. However, overfishing has a larger impact, indicating that fisheries mgmt can offset many negative climate impacts: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I'm thrilled to share our new Fish & Fisheries paper synthesizing U.S. fisheries quota allocation policies and best practices for advancing their equity and fairness goals under climate change: t.co/JqjYR32qHc
June 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm thrilled to share our new Fish & Fisheries paper synthesizing U.S. fisheries quota allocation policies and best practices for advancing their equity and fairness goals under climate change: t.co/JqjYR32qHc