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Mouy, Xavier, Morgan Black, Kieran Cox, Jessica Qualley, Stan Dosso, and Francis Juanes. “Identification of fish sounds in the wild using a set of portable audio‐video arrays.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2023).

Shaffer, Anne, Justin Gross, Morgan Black, Amelia Kalagher, and Francis Juanes. “Dynamics of juvenile salmon and forage fishes in nearshore kelp forests.” Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (2023).

Mouy, Xavier, Morgan Black, Kieran Cox, Jessica Qualley, Stan Dosso, and Francis Juanes. “Comparison of three portable volumetric arrays to localize and identify fish sounds in the wild.” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 151, no. 4 (2022): A148-A148.

Nikolich, Katrina, William D. Halliday, Matthew K. Pine, Kieran Cox, Morgan Black, Corey Morris, and Francis Juanes. 2021. “The Sources and Prevalence of Anthropogenic Noise in Rockfish Conservation Areas with Implications for Marine Reserve Planning.” Marine Pollution Bulletin 164 (March): 112017.

Mouy, Xavier, Morgan Black, Kieran Cox, Jessica Qualley, Callum Mireault, Stan Dosso, and Francis Juanes. 2020. “FishCam : A Low-Cost Open Source Autonomous Camera for Aquatic Research.” HardwareX 8.

Holmes, K., Cox, K., Cline, A. R., Hatch, M. B., Black, M. J., Salomon, A. K., Lepofsky, D., Smith, N.F., & Dudas, S. (2020). Ancient Ecology: The Quadra Island Clam Gardens. Fisheries, 45(3), 151-156.

Mouy, X., Black, M., Cox, K., Qualley, J., Juanes, F., & Dosso, S. E. (2019). Identifying fish sounds of British Columbia with an autonomous audio and video array. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 146(4), 2854-2855.

Black, M. J. (2018). Fishing Lessons–Artisanal Fisheries and the Future of Our Oceans Kevin M. Bailey. University of Chicago Press, 2018. 224 pages. REVIEW Fisheries, 43(10), 497-497.

Cox, K. D., Black, M. J., Filip, N., Miller, M. R., Mohns, K., Mortimor, J., & Dudas, S. E. (2017). Community assessment techniques and the implications for rarefaction and extrapolation with Hill numbers. Ecology and evolution, 7(24), 11213-11226.

Chalifour, L., Black, M. J., Cox, K., Schroeder, S., & Juanes, F. (2017). Ecology of Salmonids in Estuaries around the World: Adaptations, Habitats and Conservation Colin D. Levings University of British Columbia Press 2016. Vancouver, 388 pp. REVIEW. Fish and Fisheries, 18(4), 790-791.

Conferences and Presentations (*indicates presenting author)

Nikolich, K., Black, M., Cox, K, Qualley, J., Halliday, W, Juanes, F.* Characterizing the anthropogenic soundscapes of fisheries closures to inform the recovery of at-risk fish stocks. Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. July 2019. Netherlands

Black, M.J.*, Dudas, S., Juanes, F. Fish and motile invertebrates of First Nations’ clam gardens. Ecological Society of Australia. November 2018. Brisbane, Australia

Black, M.J.* Invited speaker – VicNHS Marine Night—Fish and motile invertebrates of First Nations’ clam gardens. October 2018. Victoria, B.C.

Black, M.J.* Invited speaker – Floating Ideas Lecture—Ancient First Nation Clam Gardens. Shaw Center for the Salish Sea. April 2018. Sidney, B.C.

Black, M.*, Salomon, A., Juanes, F., Dudas, S. The value of ancient habitat modifications: Macrofaunal communities of First Nations’ clam gardens. Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution. May 2017. Victoria, B.C.

Black, M.*, Dudas, S., Juanes, F. Mo clams, mo fish? Fish and mobile invertebrate communities of First Nation’s clam gardens. Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference. February 2016. Bamfield, B.C.

Dudas, S.E.*, Cox, K.D., Black, M. Shellfish Aquaculture: Past, present, and future. Hakai Research Exchange, Nanaimo, British Columbia, November 2016

Black, M.*, Simms, W. Invited public talks to disseminate findings of honours thesis research on designing artificial roosting structures for bats in British Columbia. 2005-2007. Various venues, British Columbia.

• Jan 2021 – April 2021 – Online course facilitator – Biol 335 – Ichythology. Prof. Tom Reimchen
• Jan 2021 – April 2021 – Online course facilitator – Biol 329 – Vertebrates of B.C. Prof. Tom Reimchen
• Sept 2019 – Dec 2020 – Online course facilitator – Biol 215 – Ecology. Prof. Tom Reimchen
• January – April 2019 – Laboratory Instructor – Biol 335 – Ichthyology. Prof. Tom Reimchen
• September 2018 – April 2019: Co-supervision of undergraduate thesis for Talen Rimmer.
  • Quantifying the effects of ferry wakes on a soft sediment beach in the Southern Georgia Strait
• January – April 2018 – Laboratory Instructor – Biol 335 – Ichthyology. Prof. Tom Reimchen
• September 2017 – April 2018: Co-supervision of undergraduate thesis for Chrissy Schellenberg
  • Effects of ancient First Nations clam garden walls on the abundances and diversity of fish and motile invertebrates
• January – April 2017 – Laboratory Instructor – Biol 335 – Ichthyology. Prof. Tom Reimchen
• January – April 2017 – Co-supervision of directed studies project for Hailey Davies
  • Video analysis of fish abundance and diversity at subtidal shellfish aquaculture sites in Baynes Sound, British Columbia
• September – December 2016 – Laboratory Instructor – Biol 321 – Introduction to Invertebrates. Prof. Louise Page
• January – April 2016: Co-supervision of a directed studies project for Rylan Command.

Experience

Lead Scientific Diver – Feb 2019 – current – University of Victoria Fisheries Ecology and Marine Conservation Lab – Identifying fish sounds of British Columbia with an autonomous audio and video array. Supervised by Prof. Francis Juanes and Dr. Stan Dosso

Lead Scientific Diver – Jan 2018 – June 2019 – University of Victoria Fisheries Ecology and Marine Conservation Lab – Soundscapes in Rockfish Conservation Areas in the Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada. Supervised by Dr. Francis Juanes

Scientific Engagement Coordinator – May 2017 – December 2019 – University of Victoria
Develop and facilitate a place-based eco-cultural science program for Indigenous youth. Funded by NSERC PromoScience, The Horner Foundation, and the Aboriginal Services Plan. Supervised by Prof. John Taylor and project manager Maeve Lydon

Lead Scientist and Scientific Diver – 2016 – Vancouver Island University Center for Shellfish Research, University of Victoria Fisheries Ecology and Marine Conservation Lab – Assessment of anthropogenic structures as fish and invertebrate habitat in Deep Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Supervised by Dr. Francis Juanes and Dr. Sarah Dudas

Vancouver Island University Center for Shellfish Research – 2015 – Research assistant
Working with a diverse group of people as part of the Ecological Interactions Research Program, we conducted extensive intertidal biodiversity surveys on Vancouver Island and the central coast of British Columbia. Supervised by Dr. Sarah Dudas

Post-degree technology diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo BC – completion April 2015
Project – Fish and Invertebrate Health – Determining salt tolerances of Tenacibaculum maritimum, determining more biochemical characteristics and identification techniques, and developing a better understanding of pleomorphism and distribution along B.C. coast. Supervised by Prof. Duane Barker

Bachelor of Science, Biology
Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC – 2000-2005
Undergraduate thesis: Assessing temperature conditions of insulated bat houses in a temperate climate. Supervised by Dr. Wendy Simms