Born and raised in Ohio, a state without oceans, Jennifer spent her childhood pining over manatees in the pages of the WWF magazine for children. As an undergraduate, Jennifer volunteered with the conservation vigilante Sea Shepherd International and, aboard the Sirenian, helped patrol the Galapagos Marine Reserve for illegal shark poaching. She was also an intern for the Florida Marine Research Institute studying those pined-over gentle giants: the manatees (the body of Fred Flintstone, the grace of Fred Astaire).

Jennifer comes to the Sea Around Us Project to work on catch reconstructions for small-scale fisheries in the developing world (e.g., seafood security) and aspects of the seafood market in the developed world (e.g., seafood eco-marketing). She also runs the Guilty Planet weblog (a new spur off Shifting Baselines) at SEED magazine’s science blogs and teaches ESCI 204: Topics in Marine Science at Western Washington University. She holds a B.A. and M.S. in Environmental Economics.

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed publications:

Jacquet, J., J. Hocevar, S. Lai, P. Majluf, N. Pelletier, T. Pitcher, E. Sala, R. Sumaila & D. Pauly (in press). Conserving Wild Fish in a Sea of Market-Based Efforts Oryx.

Jacquet, J. (2009). What Can Conservationists Learn from Investor Behavior? Conservation Biology 23(3): 518-519.

Jacquet, J. (2009). Silent Water: A Brief Examination of the Marine Fisheries Crisis. Environment, Development, and Sustainability 11: 255-263.

Jacquet, J., J.J. Alava, P. Ganapathiraju, S. Henderson, & D. Zeller. (2008). In Hot Soup: Sharks Captured in Ecuador’s Waters. Environmental Sciences5(4): 269-283.

Jacquet, J. & D. Pauly. (2008). Funding Priorities: Big Barriers to Small-scale Fisheries. Conservation Biology 22(4): 832-835.

Jacquet, J.L. and D. Pauly. (2008). Trade Secrets: Renaming and Mislabeling of Seafood. Marine Policy 32: 309-318.

Jacquet, J. L. and D. Pauly. (2007). The rise of consumer awareness campaigns in an era of collapsing fisheries. Marine Policy 31: 308-313.

Pimentel, D., T. Petrova, M. Riley, J. Jacquet, V. Ng, J. Honnigman, and E. Valero. (2006). Conservation of Biological Diversity in Agricultural, Forestry, and Marine Systems. In Focus on Ecology Research. Burk, A. R. (Ed.), pp. 151-173.

Book reviews:

Jacquet, J. A Man on the Edge SEED Magazine, November 3, 2009.

Jacquet, J. Finished with Your Fish? The Tyee May 15, 2008.

Jacquet, J. A Song for the Heartless. Science & Spirit Mar/April 2009 (print only).

Jacquet, J. Green Money. Science & Spirit March/Arpril 2009 (print only).

Jacquet, J. Your Inner Fish. Science & Spirit May/June 2008 (print only).

Popular articles:

Pauly, D. & J. Jacquet. Something's Fishy about this Eco-stamp of Approval The Tyee September 14, 2009.

Jacquet, J. Tried the Slimehead? Delicious!> The Tyee October 20, 2008.

Jacquet, J. Holy Mackerel. Science & Spirit March/April 2008 (online and print).

Jacquet, J. The Toothfish that Bit Al Gore, The Tyee, July 20, 2007.

Jacquet, J. Save Our Oceans, Eat Like a Pig, The Tyee, April 17, 2007.

Jacquet, J. Consumers Alone Can't Save Our Fish, The Tyee, February 16, 2007.

Jacquet, J. Freeman Dyson: the future and fisheries. FishBytes 12(6), 2006.

Jacquet, J. To Tanzanian government, the nightmare is the film, not the Nile perch. Sea Around Us Project Newsletter, Issue 36, July/August, 2006.

Jacquet, J. and J. Alder. Golden coast - tarnished sea. Sea Around Us Project Newsletter, Issue 34, March/April, 2006.

Jacquet, J. Galapagos: Beach Patrols Yield Treasure Trove of Turtles, AquaNews,September 2005.

Jacquet, J. Chile: Proposing a Haven for Blue Whales, AquaNews, June 2005.

Pimentel, D. and J. Jacquet. Of Ants and Men: What Future for Farming? The Optimist, 2005.

Jacquet, J. See Food Differently: Fish as Wildlife, AquaNews, January 2005.

Jacquet, J. Journey inside the Great White Shark, AquaNews, January 2005.

Jacquet, J. Trouble in Paradise, AquaNews, September 2004.

Jacquet, J. L. 2004. Sonar Ban Sounded Good. The Skeptic 10(4): 14-15.

Jacquet, J. Whale Waters, Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine, July 2004.

Jacquet, J. Engineering Decisions and Revisions The Cornell Daily Sun, April 21, 2004.

Jacquet, J. Chris Soler, Planet Magazine, Winter 2001.

Jacquet, J. Orcas in Puget Sound. Planet Radio, Fall, 2001.

MEDIA COVERAGE

Consumer campaigns don't save endangered fish: report by Deborah Jones (AFP), November 17, 2009. Domestic farm animals are devouring the world's fish stocks: B.C. study by Larry Pynn for the Vancouver Sun, November 17, 2009. Sustainable shopping won't save the oceans: study by Colleen Kimmett for the Tyee blog, November 17, 2009. Finding Fish Catalyst on SEED Magazine, July 16, 2009. Is vermin the meat of the future? on DISCOVER, July 2009. Should we boycott seafood altogether? by Wendee Holtcamp for the Animal Planet blog June 15, 2009. Marine scientist calls for abstaining from seafood to save oceans by Jeremy Hance for Mongabay.com, June 8, 2009. When Swordfish Conservation Biologists Eat Swordfish editorial by Giovanni Bearzi for Conservation Biology, in press. Shifting Seas Part 5: The Challenge Facing Consumers by Larry Pynn for The Vancouver Sun, November 5, 2008. A slimehead by any other name by Tara Kimura CBCNews.ca, October 29, 2008. Renaming Fish Barbara Budd CBC's As It Happens October 28, 2008 (Part 3: 22:15 onward). CBC's The Point October 23, 2008 (Part 2: 13:40 onward). Imposter Fish by Douglas Fox for Conservation Magazine, October-December 2008. An Interview with Jennifer Jacquet: Small-scale fisheries are "best hope" for sustainability in developing world by Jeremy Hance, Mongabay.com, September 8, 2008. Scientists slam fuel subsidies for fishing fleet by Glen Korstrom for Business Vancouver, September 2008. The global rich are eating the poor’s fish: new report shows tropical fish catch gravely under-estimated by Jeremy Hance for Mongabay.com, July 11, 2008. Overfishing worse than thought by Mark Shrope for Nature News, July 9, 2008. Massive under-reporting of fish catches leads to declining stocks by Steve Connor for The Independent, July 9, 2008. Greenpeace Testimonial January 2008. Good fish, bad fish by Isabelle Groc for Granville Magazine, September 1, 2007.