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Marie Auger-Methe

@marieaugermethe.bsky.social
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Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia statisticalecology.weebly.com

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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The funding could have “a significant impact if used strategically to target priority areas of Canada’s vast marine ecosystems" said @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social. @marieaugermethe.bsky.social is skeptical the funding will mitigate harm to species from major projects. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Canada commits $1.2 billion to protect oceans while pushing ahead with pipeline
Scientists welcome new money but remain cautious about weakening environmental protections
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Marie Auger-Methe @marieaugermethe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The government wants to fast-track major projects at the expense of environmental protection. But 🇨🇦 can build faster without weakening environmental protections. Write to your MP! Your voice matters! 👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/have...
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Tell your MP: Canada can build faster without weakening science and environmental safeguards
I just wrote to my MP about Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act. Canada can absolutely make major-project reviews faster and more efficient — but speed shouldn’t come at the expense of environm...
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Marie Auger-Methe @marieaugermethe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Interested in eider ducks? Love to analyse spatial data? Apply to do a PhD with Mark Mallory and me! Deadline Oct 23. statisticalecology.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/...
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Marie Auger-Methe @marieaugermethe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Call to 🇨🇦 grad students who love nature 🦭🌲🍄🦀🦫🌿🦅🐞 Speak up for the future! Check out the social media campaign to speak out against the alarming proposed changes to environmental laws in 🇨🇦. www.tiktok.com/@cangrads4na... Info on how to help: csee-scee.ca/new-student-...
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New Student-Led Social Media Campaign | CSEE: Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution
Thank you for following our efforts to speak out against the proposed legislation in the Getting Major Projects Built in Canada discussion paper!Context: The federal government has recently released t...
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A recent survey shows Canadians view nature as core to their personal & national identity. But the federal government suggests it’s in our national interest to weaken environmental protections and risk greater harm to nature. Op-ed by Dr @marieaugermethe.bsky.social vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
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Opinion: Dismantling environmental laws isn't in Canada's national interest
Opinion: A recent survey found that 81 per cent of respondents viewed nature loss as eroding national identity.
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Journal of Statistical Ecology @jstatecol.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Editorial board jse.centre-mersenne.org/page/editori... On Bsky @resaltwegg.bsky.social @mpetienne.bsky.social @oaggimenez.bsky.social @gguillera.bsky.social @vianeylb.bsky.social @marieaugermethe.bsky.social
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
As humans continue to alter and encroach on wildlife habitat, a basic conservation question becomes more urgent: which places do animals truly need in order to survive and thrive? @marieaugermethe.bsky.social oceans.ubc.ca/2026/07/09/w...
Thick-billed murre eating an Arctic cod. Credit: Douglas Noblet
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
“Animals, like humans, can make bad decisions; they may use a habitat that is bad for them. This is especially true because we are altering their environment; a place that was good for them in the past may now be dangerous,” said @marieaugermethe.bsky.social oceans.ubc.ca/2026/07/09/w...
Narwhals. Credit: Marie Auger-Méthé
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Ben Bolker @bbolker.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
new diamond open-access Journal of Statistical Ecology launched 🎉🎉🎉 jse.centre-mersenne.org @fredbarraquand.bsky.social @oaggimenez.bsky.social @marieaugermethe.bsky.social @vianeylb.bsky.social (apologies to any Bsky editors I missed)
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Marie Auger-Methe @marieaugermethe.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The federal government is proposing a sweeping attack on our environmental safety net and we must put a stop to it. share.nwmd.social/s/30pcuJJ8
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Tell the Carney government to scrap their destructive deregulation agenda
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Marie Auger-Methe @marieaugermethe.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
La section Statistiques de la CSEE est lancée ! 📊 Rejoignez la première AGA et le mixer de la section : 📆 13 mai, 17 h–19 h 📍RW432, Ramsay Wright Laboratories 🍕🧃Nourriture et boissons non alcoolisées offertes Inscrivez-vous ici : forms.office.com/r/xMxvKLWFZv
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Marie Auger-Methe @marieaugermethe.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
The CSEE Statistics Section is here! 📊 Come and join our first AGM & mixer: 📆 May 13, 5–7pm 📍RW432, Ramsay Wright Laboratories 🍕🧃Food & non-alcoholic drinks provided RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/xMxvKLWFZv
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
While seals generally avoid areas with polar bears, they could be willing to risk higher predation levels for especially abundant food sources. “We were interested to see how seals manage finding food and not becoming food” says Katie Florko. @marieaugermethe.bsky.social www.msn.com/en-ca/news/c...
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
“We were interested to see how #seals manage finding food & not becoming food,” says Dr. Katie Florko. "What we found was really interesting, that seals were entering high-risk areas when there was really plentiful or really diverse #fish." @marieaugermethe.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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To eat or be eaten? The dilemma facing ringed seals in Hudson Bay | CBC News
A new study looks at the predator-prey relationship between the seals and polar bears. The researchers say that relationship should be taken into account when establishing marine protected areas.
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
As key food sources shift, #seals must follow. That can lead them into precarious situations; Dr. Katie Florko and @marieaugermethe.bsky.social found that seals would gamble with longer dives in areas with more #fish, even if there were more #polarbears around. www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/sea...
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Arctic seals risk death for a bite of something new
A new study shows that seals are increasingly willing to risk it all for the right mix of foods in the Arctic.
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CSEE_SCEE @csee-scee.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Avis aux passionné·e·s de statistiques ! 📊 La section Statistiques de la CSEE est lancée ! Rejoignez la première AGA et le mixer de la section : 📆 13 mai, 17 h–19 h 📍RW432, Ramsay Wright Laboratories Nourriture et boissons non alcoolisées offertes Inscrivez-vous ici : forms.office.com/r/xMxvKLWFZv
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CSEE_SCEE @csee-scee.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Calling all statistics nerds! 📊 The CSEE Statistics Section is here! Join the statistic's section first AGM & mixer: 📆 May 13, 5–7pm 📍RW432, Ramsay Wright Laboratories Food & non-alcoholic drinks provided Register here: forms.office.com/r/xMxvKLWFZv
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Ringed #seals will venture into dangerous polar bear territory if the ocean #fish buffet there is delicious enough. nautil.us/these-seals-... @marieaugermethe.bsky.social #KatieFlorko
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These Seals Brave Polar Bear Country to Access an Ocean Buffet
These Seals Brave Polar Bear Country to Access an Ocean Buffet: Conservation plans for climate change must consider both fear and food
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
MAY 5, 2026 - Join us for "Reimagining the Future of Oceans and Fisheries" - our 10 year anniversary Symposium! Featuring luminaries such as Dr. @marieaugermethe.bsky.social @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social, Dr. @amandavincent.bsky.social @simondonner.bsky.social & more! oceans.ubc.ca/iof-10-year-...
MAY 5, 2026 - Join us for "Reimagining the Future of Oceans and Fisheries" - our 10 year anniversary Symposium! Featuring luminaries such as Dr. @marieaugermethe.bsky.social @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social, Dr. @amandavincent.bsky.social @simondonner.bsky.social & more!
https://oceans.ubc.ca/iof-10-year-anniversary-symposium/
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
When many types of #fish are available, #seals stay longer and dive deeper, even in dangerous areas where polar #bears are active. This shows that food variety can outweigh fear. @KatieFlorko @marieaugermethe.bsky.social www.earth.com/news/arctic-... via @earthdotcom.bsky.social
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Arctic seals risk deadly polar bear encounters for better food
A new study shows seals risk polar bears when food variety increases as climate change reshapes Arctic life.
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
RESEARCH: Polar bears as an umbrella species for identifying a dynamic marine protected area in Hudson Bay. Co-authored by Dr. @marieaugermethe.bsky.social. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
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Polar bears as an umbrella species for identifying a dynamic marine protected area in Hudson Bay
Interest in marine protected areas (MPAs) has increased but limited data on biological diversity in Arctic ecosystems present a challenge to identify candidate areas. One exception is polar bears (Urs...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 18/03/2026
“It’s not just melting sea ice: climate change is affecting everything—the predators, the prey and their habitats, effectively reshuffling a complex, intertwined system," said Dr. Katie Florko. @ubcoceans.bsky.social @stat.ubc.ca science.ubc.ca/news/2026-03...
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Seals risk death by polar bear for a varied meal, UBC study finds
A UBC study shows ringed seals will brave polar bear hotspots if fish variety is high—evidence that conservation plans must account for both food and fear.
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
“Climate change is reshaping the #Arctic,” said lead author Dr. Katie Florko. "It is affecting everything: the predators, the prey and their habitats." oceans.ubc.ca/2026/03/18/s... Photo: Dr. Marie Auger-Methe
“Climate change is reshaping the #Arctic,” said lead author Dr. Katie Florko @kflorko.  "It is affecting everything: the predators, the prey and their habitats." https://oceans.ubc.ca/2026/03/18/seals-risk-death-by-polar-bear-for-a-varied-meal-ubc-study-finds/ Photo: Dr. Marie @AugerMethe
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
LISTEN: Dr. Marie Auger-Methe talks to @CBC's Quirks & Quarks about the state of Canadian #polarbears. www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
LISTEN: Dr. Marie Auger-Methe talks to @cbcquirks about the state of Canadian #polarbears. 
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/jan-31-polar-bears-thrive-9.7068518 

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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
“We know that there will be some winners in #climatechange. We hear a lot about the losers,” said Dr. @marieaugermethe.bsky.social. “For Canadian #polarbears, #bears are not doing well.” www.cbc.ca/news/climate... via @cbcnews.ca @science.ubc.ca
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These polar bears are showing surprising resilience in a warming world | CBC Climate Change News
Studying close to 800 bears over nearly 25 years shows that polar bear populations in the rapidly warming Barents Sea, off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia, are doing better than polar bears i...
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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 29/01/2026
“For Canadian polar bears, this doesn't change anything. Our bears are not doing well.” @marieaugermethe.bsky.social discusses Barents Sea bears, other polar bears, and climate change buff.ly/fOjJtVK
Three polar bear cubs gather around their tranquilized mother. She had a litter of three cubs — an unusual brood size — and the smallest cub only weighed five kilograms. (Jon Aars/Norwegian Polar Institute)
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
“For Canadian polar bears, this doesn't change anything. Our bears are not doing well,” says Dr. @marieaugermethe.bsky.social. “It's clear that their body condition, their survival, their reproduction has been declining with sea ice.” www.cbc.ca/news/climate... via @cbcnews.ca @science.ubc.ca
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These polar bears are showing surprising resilience in a warming world | CBC Climate Change News
Studying close to 800 bears over nearly 25 years shows that polar bear populations in the rapidly warming Barents Sea, off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia, are doing better than polar bears i...
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Marie Auger-Methe @marieaugermethe.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Like to develop spatio-temporal models? Interested in Arctic marine mammals 🦭🐳 and their susceptibility to oil spills? You may be the postdoctoral fellow Dr. Mariane Marcoux and I are looking for! See the details in the job ad: tinyurl.com/spatiostatamm
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Rowenna Gryba, PhD @rowennagryba.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Kind of thrilled my first post on here is this paper :) Thankful for all the time spent talking seals, and reviewing and correcting model outputs! It’s a privilege to get to work with all of these amazing Knowledge holders and researchers :) 🧪 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Indigenous Knowledge as a sole data source in habitat selection functions | PNAS
While Indigenous Knowledge (IK) contains a wealth of information on the behavior and habitat use of species, it is rarely included in the species–h...
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Marie Auger-Methe @marieaugermethe.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Want to link animal health to movement behaviour? Take a look at our new paper, led by Courtney Shuert: tinyurl.com/2s44wuyu
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Putting the health in hidden Markov models: incorporating allostatic load indices into movement ecology analyses
Abstract. Individual animal health assessments are a key consideration for conservation initiatives. Environmental shifts associated with climate change, s
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arxiv.stat.ME @arxiv-stat-me.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Fanny Dupont, Marianne Marcoux, Nigel Hussey, Marie Auger-M\'eth\'e Improved order selection method for hidden Markov models: a case study with movement data arxiv.org/abs/2411.18826
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Andrew Edwards @andrew-edwards.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Want to reduce perceived uncertainty by billions of fish? Try highest density intervals instead of equal-tailed intervals. Can also change perception of stock health. New short paper with @marieaugermethe.bsky.social. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... New R package: github.com/andrew-edwar...
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Using highest density intervals can reduce perceived uncertainty in stock assessments
Sustainably managed fisheries provide conservation and socio-economic benefits. To set catch quotas, decision makers are guided by stock assessments t…
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