Presentations

 

Peer-reviewed oral contributions:

 

Robert, D. et al. (2018) Life in the fast lane: revisiting the fast growth - high survival paradigm during early life of fishes. 42nd Annual Larval Fish Conference. Victoria (Canada), June 24-28.

 

Bouchard, C., Aspirault, A., Robert, D. & Fortier, L. (2018) Investigating the relationships between foraging strategy and feeding success using polar cod larvae. 42nd Annual Larval Fish Conference. Victoria (Canada), June 24-28.

 

Khamassi, S., Guillemette, M. & Robert, D. (2018) Relationship between larval growth and survival of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) derived from juveniles ingested by the Northern gannet. 42nd Annual Larval Fish Conference. Victoria (Canada), June 24-28.

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Robert, D. & Pepin, P. (2018) Using otolith growth autocorrelation to detect critical periods during early life of fish. 6th International Otolith Symposium. Keelung (Taiwan), April 19.

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Zhu, L., Fisher, J.A.D. & Robert, D. (2018) Characterizing diet and growth for a marine fish invading the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. Edmonton (Canada), January 4-7.

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Fisher, J.A.D., Robert, D., Flawd, D. & Le Bris, A. (2017) Dynamics and implications of Canada's increasing reliance on emerging, expanding and established flatfish fisheries. 10th International Flatfish Symposium. Saint-Malo (France), November 11-16.

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Robert, D., Le Bris, A., Fisher, J.A.D., Murphy, H.M., Peter S. Galbraith, Castonguay, M. & Loher, T. (2017) Distribution and habitat use of Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) revealed through satellite tagging. 10th International Flatfish Symposium. Saint-Malo (France), November 11-16.

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Le Bris, A., Robert, D. & Fisher, J.A.D. (2017) Tracking flatfish species using pop-up satellite archival tags: the case study of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus). 10th International Flatfish Symposium. Saint-Malo (France), November 11-16.

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Murphy, H.M., Pepin, P. & Robert, D. (2017) Re-visiting the drivers of capelin recruitment in Newfoundland since 1991. ICES Annual Science Conference. Fort Lauderdale (USA), September 18-21.

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Falardeau, M., Bouchard, C., Robert, D., Fortier, L. (2017) Invasion of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago by Pacific sand lance detected by an ichthyoplankton survey. 41st Annual Larval Fish Conference. Austin (USA), July 12-16.

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Kamada, D., Pepin, P., Robert, D. (2017) Diet characterization and link between feeding success and recent growth of capelin (Mallotus villosus) during early ontogeny. International symposium on the drivers of dynamics of small pelagic fish resources. Victoria (Canada), March 6-11.

 

Kamada, D., Mowbray, F.K., Fisher, J.A.D., Robert, D. (2017) Pre-wintering adult capelin (Mallotus villosus) feeding dynamics off the northeast coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. International symposium on the drivers of dynamics of small pelagic fish resources. Victoria (Canada), March 6-11.

 

Shikon, V., Pepin, P., Castonguay, M., Robert, D. (2017) Larval capelin dynamics in coastal embayments of eastern Newfoundland. International symposium on the drivers of dynamics of small pelagic fish resources. Victoria (Canada), March 6-11.

 

Murphy, H.M., Kamada, D., Pepin, P. & Robert, D. (2016) The importance of larval vital rates to capelin recruitment dynamics. 40th Annual Larval Fish Conference. Solomons (USA), June 19-23.

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Robert, D., Takasuka, A., Sirois, S., Shoji, J., Pepin, P. (2016) Link between year-class strength and larval growth: progress from an international symposium on the growth-survival paradigm in early life stages of fish. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. St. John’s (Canada), January 7-9.

 

Sirois, S., Takasuka, A., Robert, D., Shoji, J., Aoki, I., Fortier, L. & Oozeki, Y. (2015) Publication and citation biases in the growth-survival paradigm. Symposium on growth-survival paradigm in early life stages of fish. Yokohama (Japan), November 9-11.

 

Shoji, J., Takasuka, A., Robert, D., Sirois, P., Aoki, I., Fortier, L., Oozeki, Y. (2015) Complexity in growth-survival mechanisms under variable prey-predator interactions. Symposium on growthsurvival paradigm in early life stages of fish. Yokohama (Japan), November 9-11.

 

Robert, D., Takasuka, A., Shoji, J., Sirois, P., Aoki, I., Fortier, L., Oozeki, Y. (2015) Spatiotemporal variability and measurement bias in selection for fast growth during the larval stage of fish. Symposium on growth-survival paradigm in early life stages of fish. Yokohama (Japan), November 9-11.

 

Takasuka, A., Robert, D., Shoji, J., Sirois, P., Aoki, I., Fortier, L., Oozeki, Y. (2015) Growth– Survival Paradigm in Early Life Stages of Fish: Theory, Advance, Synthesis, and Future: Background and theory. Symposium on growth-survival paradigm in early life stages of fish. Yokohama (Japan), November 9-11.

 

Fisher, J.A.D., Robert, D., Le Bris, A. & Loher, T. (2015) Effects of pop-up satellite archival tags (PSAT) temporal data resolution on interpretations of behavior, habitat use and movement. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Portland (USA), August 17-21.

 

Currie, C.J., Bourne, C.M., Pepin, P., Robert, D. (2015) Larval Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) feeding activity in relation to preferred prey abundance and survival off the coast of Newfoundland. 39th Annual Larval Fish Conference. Vienna (Austria), July 12-17.

 

Currie, C.J., Bourne, C.M., Pepin, P., Robert, D. (2015) Effect of changing feeding environment on the survival of larval Atlantic herring off Newfoundland. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. Ottawa (Canada), January 8-11.

 

Robert, D., Murphy, H.M., Fisher, J.A.D., Le Bris, A., Castonguay, M. & Loher, T. (2015) An academic-industry-government partnership to improve assessment of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. Ottawa (Canada), January 8-11.

 

Kamada, D., Mowbray, F.K., Pepin, P. & Robert, D. (2015) Before overwintering – Feeding of the Newfoundland capelin stock. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. Ottawa (Canada), January 8-11.

 

Suzuki, K., Robert, D., Bouchard, C., Fortier, L. (2014) Contribution of ichthyoplankton surveys to the assessment of variability in spatiotemporal occurrence patterns of fish in an arctic sea. Arctic Change 2014. Ottawa (Canada), December 8-12.

 

Robert, D., Murphy, H.M., Fisher, J.A.D., Castonguay, M., Loher, T. (2014) Distribution and habitat preferences of adult Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) in the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Ninth International Flatfish Symposium. Cle Elum (USA), November 9-14.

 

Robert, D., Pepin, P., Bouchard, C., Dower, J.F., Falardeau, M., Fortier, L., Jenkins, G.P., Leclerc, V., Levesque, K., Llopiz, J.K., Meekan, M.G., Murphy, H.M., Ringuette, M., Sirois, P., Sponaugle, S. (2014) A multi-species analysis of variability in the link between feeding success and growth during the larval stage of fish: implications for the existence of a critical period. Johan Hjort Symposium on recruitment dynamics and stock variability. Bergen (Norway), October 7-9.

 

Takasuka, A., Robert, D., Shoji, J., Sirois, P., Aoki, I., Fortier, L., Oozeki, Y. (2014) Growth–Survival Paradigm in Early Life Stages of Fish: Theory, Advance, Synthesis, and Future. 144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Québec (Canada), August 17-21, 2014.

 

Falardeau, M., Robert, D., Fortier, L. (2014) Are the Larval Stages of Arctic Cod and Pacific Sand Lance Competing for Food in the Beaufort Sea? 144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Québec (Canada), August 17-21, 2014.

 

Bouchard, C., Mollard, S., Robert, D., Suzuki, K., Fortier, L. (2014) Early Life History of the Arctic Gadids Polar Cod (Boreogadus saida) and Ice Cod (Arctogadus glacialis). 144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Québec (Canada), August 17-21, 2014.

 

Murphy, H.M., Robert, D., Fisher, J.A.D., Castonguay, M. (2014) Satellite tagging of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Québec (Canada), August 17-21, 2014.

 

Robert, D., Fisher, J.A.D., Rose, G.A., Pepin, P. (2013) Integrated analyses of Northwest Atlantic pelagic ecosystem structure across a strong thermal front spanning the Grand Bank and Flemish Cap. Annual Science Conference of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Reykjavik (Iceland), September 21-27, 2013.

 

Robert, D., Bouchard, C., Suzuki, K.W., Lafrance, P. & Fortier, L. (2012) Species identification and comparative trophic ecology of the two Arctic gadoids Boreogadus saida and Arctogadus glacialis. 36th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Osøyro (Norway), July 2-6, 2012.

 

Sirois, S., Takasuka, A., Robert, D., Shoji, J., Aoki, I., Fortier, L. & Oozeki, Y. (2012) Size- or growth-selective mortality during early life history of fishes: publication bias and the need for a new conceptual framework. 36th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Osøyro (Norway), July 2-6, 2012.

 

Robert, D., Falardeau, M., Suzuki, K.W. & Fortier, L. (2011) Investigating trophic interactions between larval Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) and their zooplankton prey in the rapidly-warming Beaufort Sea. 35th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Wilmington (USA), May 2011.

 

Thanassekos, S., Robert, D. & Fortier, L. (2010) Individual based model of Arctic cod Boreogadus saida early life:  testing a length- and growth-dependent mortality rate and validating simulations through controlled sub-sampling. ICES Workshop on understanding and quantifying mortality in pelagic, early life stages of marine organisms: experiments, observations and models (WKMOR), Aberdeen (UK), March 22-24, 2010.

 

Robert, D., Plourde, S., Castonguay, M. & Runge, J.A. (2009) Importance of prey field definition for the assessment of the relationship linking year-class strength to prey availability during the early life stage of marine fish. 33rd Annual Larval Fish Conference, Portland (USA), July 2009.

 

Fukunishi, Y., Masuda, R., Robert, D. & Yamashita, Y. (2009) Comparison of UV-B tolerance among wild and hatchery-reared juveniles in black sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegel) and red sea bream (Pagrus major). 33th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Portland (USA), July 22-27, 2009.

 

Robert, D., Castonguay, M., Plourde, S., Runge, J.A. & Fortier, L. (2008) Copepod nauplius production drives recruitment of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. 5th World Fisheries Congress, Yokohama (Japan), October 2008.

 

Robert, D., Castonguay, M. & Fortier, L. (2007) Effects of intra- and inter-annual variability in the prey field on feeding selectivity of larval Atlantic mackerel. Symposium on Reproductive and Recruitment Processes of Exploited Marine Fish Stocks, Lisbon (Portugal), October 2007.

 

Robert, D., Castonguay, M. & Fortier, L. (2006) Influence of food availability and temperature on growth of larval Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada). 30th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Lake Placid (USA), September 2006.

 

Robert, D., Castonguay, M. & Fortier, L. (2005) Evidence of a selection for fast growers in young stages of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada). 29th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Barcelona (Spain), July 2005.

 

Robert, D., Levesque, K., Gagné, J.A. & Fortier, L. (2004) Environmental forcing of the feeding performance of larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. VI International Congress on the Biology of Fish, Manaus (Brazil), August 2004.

 

Invited oral contributions:

 

Robert, D. (2018) Nouvelles technologies au service de la gestion des pêches: le cas du flétan atlantique dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent. École d'été en océanographie de l'ISMER. Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski (Canada), May 31, 2018.

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Robert, D. (2018) Vers un retour des poissons de fond dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent : opportunités et défis pour la gestion des pêches. Département des sciences fondamentales. Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Saguenay (Canada), January 22, 2018.

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Robert, D. (2017) Vers un retour des poissons de fond dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent : opportunités et défis pour la gestion des pêches. Les conférences du RIVE. Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (Canada), November 22, 2017.

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Robert, D. (2017) Distribution du flétan atlantique dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent: avancées récentes et nouvelles avenues de recherche. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Science Seminar Series. Mont-Joli (Canada), October 25, 2017.

 

Robert, D. (2017) Fisheries regime shift in Atlantic Canada: science needs for optimal resource management with a focus on Atlantic halibut. Fisheries Research Agency, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Yokohama (Japan), October 17, 2017.

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Robert, D. (2017) Retour du flétan atlantique dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent: technologies de pointe pour une meilleure gestion des stocks. Midis des sciences naturelles. Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski (Canada), October 13, 2017.
 

Robert, D., Wilson, C.J., Kamada, D., Murphy, H.M., Pepin, P. (2017) Link between prey availability during the larval stage and recruitment strength in small pelagic fish. International symposium on the drivers of dynamics of small pelagic fish resources. Victoria (Canada), March 6-11.

 

Robert, D, Le Bris, A., Fisher, J., Murphy, H., James, T., van den Heuvel, M., Ramsay, L., Galbraith, P., Desgagnés, M., Castonguay, M., & Loher, T. (2017). Distribution, migrations and ecology of 4RST Atlantic halibut inferred from satellite tagging 2013-2016. 4RST Atlantic halibut assessment. Mont-Joli (Canada), February 21, 2017.

 

Robert, D. et al. (2016) Un programme de marquage satellite pour supporter la mise sur pied d’un relevé à la palangre du flétan atlantique dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent. 2e Congrès Pêche Innovation. Gaspé (Canada), December 14, 2016.

 

Fisher, J.A.D., Robert, D. et al. (2016) Conventional and satellite tagging of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. HaliBT Workshop. Halifax (Canada), November 1, 2016.

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Robert, D., Takasuka, A., Sirois, S., Shoji, J. et al. (2016) Revisiting the link between year‐class strength and larval growth in fishes: progress from an international symposium on the Growth–Survival Paradigm. 40th Annual Larval Fish Conference. Solomons (USA), June 19-23. (keynote)

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Robert, D. (2015) Distribution and habitat preferences of adult Atlantic halibut inferred from satellite tagging. Toyama prefectural fisheries centre. Toyama (Japan), November 24, 2015.

 

Fisher, J.A.D. & Robert, D. (2015) Regime shifts in marine ecosystems: implications for Atlantic and Pacific fisheries. Fisheries Council of Canada Annual Conference. Vancouver (Canada), October 21, 2015.

 

Fisher, J.A.D. & Robert, D. (2015) Regime shifts in marine fisheries ecosystems and implications for Newfoundland and Labrador. Advisory committee meeting of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University. St. John’s (Canada), January 23, 2015.

 

Robert, D. (2014) Evidence of a ‘critical period’ for survival and recruitment during the early larval stage of Atlantic mackerel in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Science Seminar Series. St. John’s (Canada), December 2, 2014.

 

Robert, D. (March 2014). Succès d'alimentation et survie larvaire chez le maquereau bleu: évidence d'une période critique dans la régulation du recrutement? Department of Fisheries and Oceans Science Seminar Series. Mont-Joli (Canada), March 3, 2014.

 

Robert, D. (2014) Variability in the link between feeding and growth during the larval stage of fishes: implications for the existence of a critical period. Fisheries Research Agency, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Yokohama (Japan), May 25, 2014.

 

Robert, D. (2013) Impact of climate change on lower trophic levels of the marine pelagic ecosystem in the western Canadian Arctic. Biology Graduate Student Association Seminar Series. Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s (Canada), September 13, 2013.

 

Robert, D. & Fortier, L. (2013) Current state and trends in Arctic marine ecosystems: impact of climate change on lower trophic levels. Fisheries Ecosystems Seminar Series, Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland. St. John’s (Canada), March 6, 2013.

 

Robert, D. (2011) Potential sources of bias in linking larval fish growth to recruitment success. Fisheries Research Agency, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Yokohama (Japan), October 26, 2011.

 

Robert, D. & Fortier, L. (2011) Impact of ice-cover decrease on Arctic marine secondary production. Experts Workshop on Sea Ice-Associated Biodiversity, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Working Group of the Arctic Council, Vancouver (Canada), March 22, 2011.

 

Robert, D. (2008) Larval growth and recruitment strength in Atlantic mackerel of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Faculty of Agriculture seminar series, Kyoto University, Maizuru (Japan), December 1st, 2008.

 

Robert, D. (2007) Déterminisme du recrutement chez le maquereau bleu : croissance rapide versus sélection de la croissance rapide au stade larvaire. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Science Seminar Series. Mont-Joli (Canada), November 14th, 2007.

 

Robert, D. (2006) Relationship between early life growth and recruitment in Atlantic mackerel: assessing the relative impact of growth and selection for fast growth in a field study. Fisheries Research Agency, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Yokohama (Japan), July 7th, 2006.