Gareth Lawson
Senior Scientist | CLF Massachusetts | He/Him
Dr. Gareth Lawson is a Senior Scientist in the CLF Ocean Program. Before CLF, Gareth was a scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where his research program focused on various marine animals in the context of fisheries, ecosystem management, and climate change. Gareth earned his PhD in the MIT–WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography, his MSc from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and his BSc from McGill University. Gareth lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife and three children.
Recent Posts
Jun 12 2024
Far out into the Gulf of Maine, a thriving cradle of marine biodiversity overflows with life. Cashes Ledge is an underwater mountain range that nurtures a multitude of species, many of them vulnerable to human impacts as well as climate change. It’s an irreplaceable habitat, a living laboratory, a refuge in a warming ocean –…
Oct 29 2019
This is part three of a three-part series on the current state of Atlantic cod in New England. Part three explores how a warming ocean is making problems caused by poor management worse. Read part one about the challenge of inaccurate data here and part two on decades of bad management here. The climate crisis…
Jun 15 2018
The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument holds a special place in my heart. This monument, designated by President Obama in 2016, protects crucial marine habitats for incredible species, from whales to corals, along the edge of the New England continental shelf. The monument encompasses four seamounts and three underwater canyons just 130 miles…
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