Our team

Researchers

Passionate researchers

The Research Chair on Exploited Aquatic Species brings together the strengths of three professors from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi.

Maxime Boivin

Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Co-Holder of the Chair for Research on Exploited Aquatic Species

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Maxime Boivin

Fields of interest

  • Geography
  • Hydrogeomorphology
  • Geomorphology
  • Imagery and GIS
  • Alluvial plain and river relations
  • River restoration
  • River habitats
  • Dynamics of riparian strip
  • Dynamics of dead wood in rivers
  • Land use and development

 

Training

  • Postdoctorate in hydrogeomorphology at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) – Centre Eau Terre Environnement
  • Ph.D. in environmental sciences (Université du Québec à Rimouski)
  • Ph.D. in geography (École Normale Supérieure de Lyon)
  • B.Sc. in geography (Université du Québec à Montréal)

 

Affiliations

  • Head of the Laboratory for Expertise and Research in Applied Geography (LERGA)
  • Co-director of Axe 1: Réseau Inondations Intersectoriel du Québec (RIISQ)

 

Courses taught

  • 4GEO317 Hydrogeomorphology
  • 4GEO413 Sustainable water management
  • 4GEO232 Climate change through time
  • 4GEO128 Cartography and geographic techniques
  • 4GEO122 Geosystems and environment
  • 4GEO350 Fieldwork in geography and sustainable development
Pascal Sirois

Professor, Department of Fundamental Sciences, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Director of the Chair for Research on Exploited Aquatic Species

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Pascal Sirois

Research interests

  • Recruitment theory in freshwater, estuarine and marine fishes
  • Ecology of young fish life stages
  • Trophodynamics
  • Origin, migration and connectivity of fish populations using otolith chemistry
  • Predictive management of exploited fish stocks and recreational fisheries

 

Training

  • Postdoctoral studies in oceanography (Université Laval)
  • Ph.D. in Biology (Université Laval)
  • M.Sc. in Biological sciences (Université de Montréal)
  • B.Sc. in Biological sciences (Université de Montréal)

Affiliations

  • Head of the Saguenay Fjord Ecosystem Research Laboratory (Écofjord)
  • Co-director of Ressources Aquatiques Québec (RAQ)
  • Member of the Early Life History Section of the American Fisheries Society (AFS)

 

Courses taught

  • 1ZOV222 Vertebrate zoology
  • 1GFH318 Wildlife and habitat management
  • 1MRR822 Management of renewable resources
Olivier Morissette

Professor, Department of Fundamental Sciences, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Co-Holder of the Chair for Research on Exploited Aquatic Species

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Olivier Morissette

Research interests

  • Fish ecology and freshwater fisheries management
  • Aquatic invasive species
  • Otolith chemistry
  • Integrative ecology (genomics and stable isotopes)
  • Environmental DNA biomonitoring

 

Training

  • Ph.D. in Biology (Université Laval)
  • M.Sc. in Renewable resources (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi)
  • B.Sc. in Biology (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi)

 

Affiliations

  • Academic member of the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species (GLPANS)
  • Associate Editor:
    • Envronmental Biology of Fishes
    • Ecological Solutions and Evidence

 

Courses taught

  • 1FVB304 Boreal invertebrate fauna
  • 1BDC303 Biodiversity and conservation
  • 1MRR822 Management of renewable resources
  • 1GNT102 General genetics