ESSAS - Ecosystem Studies of Subarctic and Arctic Seas

Benjamin Planque

Benjamin Planque holds a PhD in biological oceanography from the University ‘Pierre et Marie Curie’ (Paris, France, 1996). He has worked as a research scientist at the Center for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS, UK), the French Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer, France) and is now based at the Institute of Marine Research in Tromsø (IMR, Norway). His research is focused on fish ecology, climate impact on marine populations, spatial ecology, foodweb ecology, fish stock assessment, integrated ecosystem assessment, modeling of complex systems, quantitative approaches to evaluate resilience and predictability in marine ecosystems and scenario building.

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For any questions about ESSAS or further information please contact any of the ESSAS Co-chairs

Benjamin Planque
Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
Email: benjamin.planque@imr.no  

Franz Mueter
University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
Email: fmueter@alaska.edu  

Naomi Harada
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Kashiwa, Japan
Email: naomi.harada@aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp