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Anne R. Kapuscinski is Professor of Fisheries and Conservation Biology, Founding Fellow of the Institute on the Environment, Sea Grant Extension Specialist, and Director of the Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability (ISEES) at the University of Minnesota. Anne holds a Pew Marine Conservation Fellowship and USDA Honor Award for Environmental Protection. She is a frequent scientific advisor to international and intergovernmental organizations, the US government and the state of Minnesota. She presently serves as Chair of the WorldFish Center Science Advisory Committee, on the Board of Directors of the Union of Concerned Scientists, and member of the Seafood Watch Advisory Board. Kapuscinski has co-authored several U.S. National Academy of Science reports on endangered salmon and on genetically engineered organisms. She teaches courses on sustainable aquaculture and biosafety science and policy. Anne received a B.A. (biology) from Swarthmore College and M.S. and Ph.D. (fisheries) from Oregon State University.
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Research Interests
I am interested in improving scientific knowledge to guide conservation of biodiversity while meeting growing societal demand for food. Within this huge challenge, my primary interest is the interface between aquatic biodiversity conservation and aquaculture development. My team currently conducts research on ecological effects of genetically modified fish, introduced species, and hatchery stocked fish in areas ranging from those with relatively low aquatic biodiversity (Lake Superior) to high diversity (Thailand). Several projects use molecular genetic markers to determine the effectiveness of hatchery-fish stocking to help to rebuild endangered and declining fish populations. We also develop policy strategies for sustainable aquaculture. We emphasize the need to address ecological, social and production aspects of sustainability. We have contributed extensively to negotiations of organic certification standards for aquaculture.
I am now keenly interested in adaptation of aquatic wildlife and human society to the irreversible components of climate change: What do wild organisms in marine and freshwater ecosystems need to improve their chances of persisting under new conditions that climate change is bringing to coastal zones and surface waters? To what extent should humans modify or reinforce existing environmental management to conserve marine and freshwater biodiversity in the face of climate change? How should we incorporate climate change adaptation and climate change mitigation into programs on sustainable aquaculture and conservation of genetic diversity of marine and freshwater organisms? As one small step in this direction, Kapuscinski co-leads two multi-investigator teams that are developing plausible scenarios for Minnesota’s environmental future.
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