Scott Wallace - David Suzuki Foundation

Senior Research Scientist

Expertise: Marine conservation, species at risk, sustainable fisheries, marine protected areas, citizen science

Credentials: PhD in resource management from the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre; on several fishery and marine conservation advisory boards

Passions: Marine ecology, coral reefs, any wilderness

Oceans work so hard for us and we’ve given back so little to them. Working in unusual partnerships such as with conservation and fisheries reform gives me hope that we can find a balance. Sustainable economies and sustainable ecosystems can go hand in hand. It’s time to give back to oceans.

Articles by Scott

March 19, 2019

Saving the whales, and the whale watchers

December 23, 2018

Ideology, not ecology, guiding seal-cull decisions

Science and Learning Centre resources

Oceans and fresh water, Biodiversity

October 2015

One Change, Two Wins: How Adding Lights to Trawl Nets Can Help Eulachon and B.C.’s Shrimp Fishery

Scott Wallace

Bycatch is a big problem for fisheries. The Foundation is supporting trials in the shrimp fishery using LED lights to reduce eulochon bycatch. The results are promising and efforts continue to change Canada's policy that doesn't permit lights while fishing.

Oceans and fresh water

June 2015

Canada’s Pacific Groundfish Trawl Habitat Agreement: A Global First in an Ecosystem Approach to Bottom Trawl Impacts

Scott Wallace, Bruce Turris, John Driscoll, Karin Bodtker, Brian Mose, Gordon Munro

This paper describes how a new approach to bottom trawling on the Pacific Coast of Canada is reducing impacts to corals and sponges. It's a global first in taking an ecosystem based approach to fisheries reforms.

Oceans and fresh water, Biodiversity

September 2010

Shark Aggregation in Coastal Waters of British Columbia

Scott Wallace, Rob Williams, Thomas A. Okey, Vincent F. Gallucci

Sharks around the world are under threat. This study finds a previously undocumented high density of pelagic sharks in B.C.'s western Queen Charlotte Sound. The observations help scientists better understand at-sea mortality of returning Pacific salmon and the conservation status of sharks in Canada and beyond.