Vasiliki was born in Komotini, Greece and received her Bachelor Degree from the School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 2001. While she was doing her undergraduate studies, she participated in four scientific projects, two of them funded by the European Union. Research was focused mainly on comparative trammel net selectivity studies in the Algarve (South Portugal), Gulf of Cadiz (Spain), Basque waters (Spain) and Cyclades waters (Greece) (EU 98/014; National Coordinator: Associate Professor K I Stergiou, School of Biology, Aristotle University) and defining patterns and propensities in the Greek fishing effort and catches (EU 00/018; National Coordinator: Dr A Machias, Institute of Marine Biology, Crete and Associate Professor K I Stergiou, School of Biology, Aristotle University).

Vasiliki completed her MSc at the department of Zoology, UBC in May 2005. Under the supervision of Dr Daniel Pauly of the Fisheries Centre, her MSc thesis focused on determining potential interactions between fisheries and the world's seabirds, by estimating and mapping the degree of resource overlap on a global scale. At the Fisheries Centre, she also worked under the Sea Around Us Project, and helped compile a global biological database on the world's sea cucumbers. She is also working on creating and populating a database on imports/exports of fish and fish products for the European Union and the US.

She is currently a PhD student at the Fisheries Centre and the Department of Zoology, UBC, where she continues her research work on seabird conservation issues. Her thesis is focusing on creating predictive models on the at-sea distribution of seabirds in order to investigate: (a) how seabirds interact with fisheries in terms of sharing the same resources as well as bycatch; (b) how change in climate may affect the seabirds distribution; and (c) develop criteria for the establishment of global marine Important Bird Areas for the conservation of seabirds.

PUBLICATIONS

Theses

Karpouzi, V.S. (2005). Modelling and mapping trophic overlap between fisheries and the world's seabirds. MSc Thesis, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada.

Karpouzi, V.S. (2001). Some morphometric parameters related to the biology of various fish species of the Cyclades waters. BSc Thesis, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Peer-reviewed

Karpouzi, V.S., Watson, R. and Pauly, D. (2007). Modelling and mapping resource overlap between seabirds and fisheries on a global scale. Marine Ecology Progress Series 343, 87-99.

Stergiou, K.I. and Karpouzi, V.S. (2005). The trophic position of fishes in Hellenic marine ecosystems. In Papathanassiou, E. and Zenetos, A. (eds.), State of the Hellenic Marine Environment. Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Athens, Greece. pp. 280-284.

Karpouzi, V.S. and Stergiou, K.I. (2003). The relationships between mouth size and shape and body length for 18 species of marine fishes and their trophic implications. Journal of Fish Biology 62, 1353-1365.

Stergiou, K.I. and Karpouzi, V.S. (2003). Length-girth relationships for several marine fishes. Fisheries Research 60, 161-168.

Stergiou, K.I. and Karpouzi, V.S. (2002). Feeding habits and trophic levels of Mediterranean fishes. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 11, 217-254.

Other

Karpouzi, V.S. (submitted). Life history patterns of seabirds. Fisheries Centre Research Report.

Karpouzi, V.S., Watson, R. and Pauly, D. (2006). Modelling and mapping resource overlap between seabirds and fisheries on a global scale. ICES CM 2006/L: 01, 24 pp.

Kaschner, K., Karpouzi, V., Watson, R. and Pauly, D. (2006). Forage fish consumption by marine mammals and seabirds. pp. 33-46. In: Alder, J. and Pauly, D. (eds.), On the multiple uses of forage fish: from ecosystems to markets. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 14 (3). Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia [ISSN: 1198-6727].

Cheung, W., Alder, J., Karpouzi, V., Watson, R., Lam, V., Day, C., Kaschner, K., Wabnitz, C. and Pauly, D. (2005). Patterns of species richness in the high seas. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Technical Series no. 20, 31 pp.

Karpouzi, V.S., Watson, R. and Pauly, D. (2005). Fish and more: A seabird-base is underway. pp. 19-22. In: Stergiou, K.I. and Bobori, D. (eds.), Fish and more. 3rd Mini FishBase Symposium, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Hellas, 31st August 2005. University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, Hellas.

Stergiou, K.I., Moutopoulos, D.K., Karachle, P.K., Karpouzi, V.S. and Erzini, K. (2001). Trammel net catch species composition in Cyclades waters (Aegean Sea, Greece). Rapport de Commission International pour l' Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée 36, 328.

Karpouzi V.S. and K.I. Stergiou (2000). Relationships between mouth size and body length for Pagellus erythrinus and Diplodus vulgaris. Proceedings of the 6th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries, 6 (2), 51-55.

Karpouzi, V.S., Stergiou, K.I. and Moutopoulos, D.K. (2001). Relationships between maximum girth and body length for several marine fishes. Rapport de Commission International pour l' Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée 36, 285.

Kapadagakis, A., Machias, A., Somarakis, S., Tsimenides, N., Laurensen, J., Giannoulaki, M., Maraveya, E., Stergiou, K.I., Karpouzi, V., Moutopoulos, D.K. and Koulouris, M. (2001). Patterns and propensities in Greek fishing effort and catches. Final Report IMBC and Aristotle University, Laboratory of Ichthyology, October 2001, 36 pp. and annex 177 pp.

Palomares, M.L.D., Karpouzi, V.S. and Pauly, D. (2004). Seacukes: A database. The Sea Around Us Project Newsletter 21, 3-4.

Karpouzi, V.S. (2004). Quantitative Ecosystem Indicators. FishBytes 10 (2), 8.

Karpouzi, V.S. (2003). Seabirds: the forgotten apex predators. FishBytes 9 (5), 1-2.

Karpouzi, V.S. (2003). Response to E.L. Bousfield. Letter to the Editor. FishBytes 9 (6), 3.

Kapantagakis, A., Machias, A., Stergiou, K.I., Somarakis, S. and Karpouzi, V.S. (2001). Patterns and propensities in Greek fishing effort and catches. Hellenic Fishing News 243, 138-143.