I recently gave public talks on global fisheries at the Vancouver

Aquarium, the Victoria Natural History Society,  and at

Cinecenta, University of Victoria.

A NEW SERVICE: TALKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

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Fact: global fisheries are plummeting

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Fact: global aquaculture is increasing

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Fact: global fresh water supplies are shrinking

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Fact: global warming makes it all worse

In the coming decades, it looks like environmental problems will be

inescapable. Smart employers already know this, and have begun to “hire

green”. What do young people need to know to make their way in this

new world?

Talks to Students

My talks are entertaining, illustrated and interactive, tailored to the

individual class and curriculum. They can focus on one topic, or cover

several:

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Careers: How I went from biologist to musician to environmentalist

and back to biologist – and somehow became a writer along the way

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Does science have the answers? When should you believe the

experts? How does science really work and how is it used?

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Fish it or farm it? Are we catching too many fish? Should we be

farming them? What does the future look like? (hint: go to Japan)

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If someone cares about the environment, what should they

do?

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How do you get to be a writer?

My credentials

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Recognized global expert on aquatic biodiversity conservation

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Travelled widely for research and training projects

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Founded and ran an award-winning conservation organization

(World Fisheries Trust)

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Have written widely for a general audience, in columns and articles,

about science, the environment and fisheries

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Have consulted for global fisheries and environmental agencies on

endangered species, biodiversity conservation and sustainable

aquaculture

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Published The End of the River (2008) a book for a general

audience.

Praise for The End of the River

“A brilliant and instructive book, alive with the author’s seditious

intelligence.” —The Globe and Mail

“Brian Harvey is that rare fish, a scientist who can write.” —Dr. Thomas

Lovejoy, founder of the Public TV program “Nature”

“Provides a new way to appreciate the aquatic life we so voraciously

consume.” —J.B. MacKinnon, author of “Dead Man in Paradise” and “The

Hundred Mile Diet”

“Harvey may have created a new literary genre – science travel

writing.” —Quill and Quire.

My experience as a presenter:

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Hard science: 25 years of technical presentations on fisheries,

conservation and aquaculture in North America, South America, Europe

and Asia

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Biodiversity conservation as a global must-do: FAO, World

Bank, UNEP, UNESCO, CIDA, IPGRI, Vancouver Aquarium

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Saving local fisheries: BC Hydro, Pacific Salmon Foundation,

Vancouver Aquarium, Pacific Streamkeepers Association, Victoria

Natural History Society, Gorge Waterway Society, Nile Creek

Conservation Society, Goldstream Salmon Enhancement Society (and

many other community salmon enhancement societies), Pacific Fisheries

Resource Conservation Council, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, University

of Victoria

Media interviews:

Discovery Channel, BCTV, CBC Radio Canada, CBC Radio One “On the

Island” (Victoria) and “Early Edition” (Vancouver), CKNW Radio “Bill

Good Show”, Globe and Mail, Victoria Times Colonist, Vancouver

Province, Powell River Peak, Campbell River Courier, Epoch Times,

Globo (Brazil)

Key conversation-starters:

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Global fisheries

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Water wars

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What’s happening to rivers

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Aquaculture and hatcheries

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Sea lice and salmon farms

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Endangered species

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The role of science in decision-making