Summer Martin
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Biography: | |
| Summer is a Ph.D. candidate in Biological Oceanography with general interests in marine ecology, conservation, and sustainable fisheries. Her research applies the concepts of ecosystem-based management to oceanic systems, with the goal of maintaining healthy ecosystems that can provide the benefits that people want and need. Her current lines of investigation include: 1) the use of yellowfin tuna purse-seine fisheries data as an indicator of biodiversity and ecosystem state in the oceanic eastern tropical Pacific (ETP), 2) the economic analysis and mapping of the ETP’s ecosystem services (e.g. fisheries, biodiversity, and carbon sequestration), and 3) the development of quantitative tools for estimating fisheries bycatch of endangered species. She works in close collaboration with NOAA Fisheries scientists and economists in her research. In addition to her work in the ETP, she has conducted biological field research on a range of taxa, from zooplankton to top predators, and in a variety of marine ecosystems, including the Antarctic Peninsula, the Hawaiian Archipelago, and the California Current Ecosystem. She has also worked in Mexico and Costa Rica with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), universities, and local communities on conservation issues related to seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals. As part of her interdisciplinary fellowship with the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps (National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship), Summer co-authored a short report on national security and climate change and presented it to members of Congress, government agencies, and NGOs in Washington, D.C. As a leader of the Scripps Community Outreach Program for Education, Summer takes an active role in communicating science to the public and has coordinated dozens of outreach events over the past three years. Prior to her time at Scripps, she worked as a Senior Associate for a San Francisco financial consulting firm, specializing in revenue management and financial strategy for hospitals. Summer received a B.S. in Management Science and a B.S. in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution from the University of California San Diego. | |
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Publications: | |
| Martin, S. L., Stohs, S. M. and Moore, J. E. 2013. A Bayesian Approach to Improve Prediction and Management of Rare-Event Bycatch. Submitted. | |
| Fleming, A., Kelly, E., Martin, S., Freeman, L., Mark, J. 2012. Climate Change: Multiplying Threats to National Security. White paper (presented to Congressional offices in Washington, D.C. in April 2012) | |
Presentations: | |
| Martin, S. L., Ballance, L. T. and Groves T. Is Fishing really worth more than biodiversity in the open ocean? Oral presentation. A Community on Ecosystem Services: Linking Science, Practice and Decision Making. December 10-14, 2012. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. | |
| Martin, S. L., Ballance, L. T. Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) as an indicator of ecosystem state in the oceanic eastern tropical Pacific. Oral presentation. Mitigating Impacts on Pelagic Ecosystems: Towards Ecosystem-Based Management of Tuna Fisheries. October 15-18, 2012. Montpellier, France. | |
| Martin, S. L., Ballance, L. T. Yellowfin tuna as an indicator of ecosystem state in the eastern tropical Pacific? Poster presentation. Student Conference on Conservation Science New York at the American Museum of Natural History. October 10-12, 2012. New York, New York, USA. | |
| Martin, S. L., Ballance, L. T. and Groves T. Is fishing really worth more than biodiversity? A case study in the oceanic eastern tropical Pacific. Oral presentation. Ecosystem Services Partnership: Linking Science, Policy and Practice. July 30 – August 3, 2012. Portland, Oregon, USA. | |
| Martin, S. L., Ballance, L. T. Yellowfin tuna as an indicator of ecosystem state in the eastern tropical Pacific? Poster presentation. Society for Conservation Biology (North America Congress). Bridging the Gap: Connecting People, Nature & Climate. July 15-18, 2012. Oakland, California, USA. | |
| Martin, S. L., Stohs, S. M. Relating Bayesian predictions of leatherback bycatch to Potential Biological Removal (PBR). Oral presentation. The 32nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. March 11-16, 2012. Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico. | |
| Martin, S. L., Ballance, L. T. Yellowfin tuna as an indicator of ecosystem state in the eastern tropical Pacific? Poster presentation. 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. November 26 – December 2, 2011. Tampa, Florida, USA. | |
| Martin, S. L., Ballance, L. T. Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) as a predictor of ecosystem state in the oceanic eastern tropical Pacific. Oral presentation. World Conference on Marine Biodiversity. September 26-30, 2011. Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. | |
| Martin, S. L., Stohs, S. M. A Bayesian approach to predicting leatherback takes in the California drift gillnet fishery. Oral presentation. 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress. May 14-18, 2011. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. | |
| Martin, S. L., Stohs, S. M. A Bayesian approach to predicting leatherback takes in the California drift gillnet fishery. Oral presentation. The 31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. April 12-15, 2011. San Diego, California, USA. | |
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