Carly S. Lovas
ocean, climate, society.
With 3.3 billion people reliant on fisheries, humanity’s relationship with the sea has shaped our history, our successes and failures, and will shape our future. Driven by climate change, fisheries are expected to respond, testing our abilities to adapt to these changes. Understanding shifts in fisheries, exploring new and creative management possibilities, and assessing how these changes will impact those most reliant on the industry are imperative to ensuring the future of sustainable fisheries and coastal communities.
Current Position
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Integrated Systems Ecology
Quantitative Research Associate
2022-Present
Education
Columbia University in the City of New York
Columbia Climate School
Master of Arts in Climate and Society
2021-2022
College of Charleston
School of Science and Mathematics
Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology
2015-2019
Research
All of my peer reviewed publications are available via Google Scholar or ORCiD. My CV is available for download here. Additional non-peer reviewed articles and science communications are found below.
Research Interests
Climate change impacts in the Arctic and North Atlantic ocean
- How are physical changes in the Arctic driving ecosystem changes locally and globally?
Integrated systems ecology and quantitative ecology
- Implementing quantitative models to understand species distribution shifts for commercial fisheries
Coastal adaptation and resilience
- How can fishing communities brace for and adapt to changes in available resources?
Intersectional climate justice in coastal and fishing communities
- Supporting women and BIPOC fishers and scientists
Experience & Expertise
Knowledge areas & Interests
Marine Biology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Climate Change
Data Analysis & Visualization
Social Impact Assessment
Strategic Science & Climate Communication
Previous Experience
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
Graduate Research Assistant
Climate change and fisheries
New York, New York
2021-2022
National Park Service
Contract Research Technician
Natural Resource Management
Glen Jean, West Virginia
July 2019 - October 2019
Grice Marine Laboratory
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Invertebrates
Charleston, South Carolina
2016 - October 2016
Science Communication
Presentations & Publications
- Parks and Recreation: Climate Week
- Women in Climate & Fisheries
- Climate Resilience Literacy Handbook
- Climate Change as an Issue of Mobility and Equity
- Corals: A Story of Death and Rebirth
- Feeding the Future
- There’s Plenty of Fish in the Sea – And the Algae are Choking Them
- This is Not the Apocalypse – Flipping the Narrative
- Chaetopterus: The Floating Butt
- Evolution and Moths: Survival of the Fittest
- The Not-So-Secret Life of Sea Urchins
- The Ocean Decade: A New Space Race
- The Wild and Frisky World of the Slipper Shell Snail
- You, Your Butthole, and the Animal Kingdom
Positions
Talk Dharti To Me
Co-founder, Executive Editor
Remote; Maharashtra, India
2020-2022
CritterFacts
Content Contributor
Remote; USA
2020-2021
Cape Pogue Wildlife Refuge
Engagement Ranger
Chappaquiddick, Massachusetts
2016, 2018
South Carolina Aquarium
Exhibit Guide
Charleston, South Carolina
2015-2019
Hi there and thanks for visiting my site! I’m passionate about the intersections of climate science, marine science, and social resilience. During my masters, a fellow student said to me “I can’t stop climate change but I can help people brace for change,” and that has been my approach to my work. I, as an individual, cannot stop climate change in its tracks but my work can be part of a larger collective movement towards a just and sustainable future.
When not working, I can be found elbow-deep in my two planted aquariums, felting, dancing, biking, and/or trying to master the gluten-free puff pastry (the biggest challenge of all).