From the Invasive Species Council of BC Webinar Series

Presenter: Dr. Farrah Chan, Canadian Government Laboratory Visiting Fellow, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Title: Reducing the risk of aquatic invasive species introductions and spread through vector management

Description: This webinar will provide an overview of the species invasion process and a review of various means (i.e. vectors) by which aquatic invasive species are introduced into new environments. Using ships’ ballast water as a case study, the seminar will demonstrate how risk assessment and vector management strategies may reduce the risk of introducing and spreading aquatic invasive species in Canada’s freshwater and coastal ecosystems.

Bio: Farrah Chan is a post-doctoral visiting fellow with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the Bayfield Institute. She is involved in the assessment of invasion risk associated with ballast water and exterior surfaces of ships in the Arctic, the Great Lakes, and the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Canada. Her research interests include vectors and pathways of species introduction, risk assessment, determinants of invasion success, climate change, and invasions in the Arctic.

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