Gareth Lawson
Senior Scientist | CLF Massachusetts | He/Him
Dr. Gareth Lawson is a Senior Scientist in the CLF Ocean Program. Prior to CLF, Gareth was a scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution where his research program focused on a variety of marine animals in the context of fisheries, ecosystem management, and climate change. Gareth earned his PhD in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography, his MSc from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and his BSc from McGill University. Gareth lives in Brookline, Massachusetts with his wife and three children.
Recent Posts
Oct 29 2019
This is part three of a three-part series on the current state of Atlantic cod in New England. Part three explores how a warming ocean is making problems caused by poor management worse. Read part one about the challenge of inaccurate data here and part two on decades of bad management here. The climate crisis…
Jun 15 2018
The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument holds a special place in my heart. This monument, designated by President Obama in 2016, protects crucial marine habitats for incredible species, from whales to corals, along the edge of the New England continental shelf. The monument encompasses four seamounts and three underwater canyons just 130 miles…
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