Publications - SEAN GODWIN

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20.: Balstad, L.J., Godwin, S.C., Krkosek, M., Lewis, M.A., Baskett, M.L. In revision. Threshold-based disease treatment approach modulates economic, conservation and evolutionary trade-offs in sea louse-salmon aquaculture system.

19.: Muñoz, N.J., Price, M.H.H., Godwin, S.C., Obrist, D.S., Dennert, A.M., Pendray, J.E., Hertz, E., Reynolds, J.D. In revision. Spatial asynchrony stabilizes Pacific salmon abundance from local to global scales.

Peer-reviewed Publications

18.: Krkosek, M.^†, Bateman, A.W.^†, Bass, A.L., Bugg, W.S., Connors, B.M., Deeg, C.M., Di Cicco, E., Godwin, S., Grimm, J., Krichel, L., Mordecai, G., Morton, A., Peacock, S., Shea, D., Riddell, B.^‡, Miller, K.M.^‡ 2024. Pathogens from salmon aquaculture in relation to conservation of wild Pacific salmon in Canada. Science Advances. 10(42). PDF HTML
^†Joint first authors ‡Joint senior author

17.: Godwin, S.C.^†, Bateman, A.W.^†, Mordecai, G.^†, Jones, S., Hutchings, J.A. 2023. Is scientific inquiry still incompatible with government information control? A quarter century later. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 80(10): 1679–1695. PDF HTML Media: The Narwhal, Evidence for Democracy Hakai Magazine
^†Joint first authors *Editor's Choice

16.: Garzke, J., Forster, I., Godwin, S.C., Johnson, B.T., Krkosek, M., Mahara, N., Pakhomov, E.A., Rogers, L.A., Hunt, B.P.V. 2022. Dynamic coastal pelagic habitat drives rapid changes in growth and condition of juvenile sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) during early marine migration. FACETS. 7:1328–1347. PDF HTML

15.: Godwin, S.C., Bateman, A.W., Kuparinen, A., Johnson, R., Powell, R., Speck, K., Hutchings, J.A. 2022. Salmon lice in the Pacific Ocean show evidence of evolved resistance to parasiticide treatment. Scientific Reports. 12:4775. PDF HTML Media: The Narwhal, CTV News, The Tyee

14.: Medcalf, K.E., Hutchings, J.A., Fast, M.D., Kuparinen, A., Godwin, S.C. 2021. Water temperature and ectoparasitic sea lice alter the liver and heart of juvenile Atlantic salmon. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 660:161-169. PDF HTML

13.: Taylor, V.J., Barnes, P.J., Godwin, S.C., Bethune, G.C. 2021. Assessment of HER2 using the 2018 ASCO/CAP guideline update for invasive breast cancer: a critical look at cases classified as HER2 2+ by immunohistochemistry. Virchows Archiv. 479(1):23-31. PDF HTML

12.: Godwin, S.C., Krkosek, M., Reynolds, J.D., Bateman, A.W. 2021. Bias in self-reported parasite data from the salmon farming industry. Ecological Applications. 31(1):e02226. PDF HTML Media: The Narwhal, CBC

11.: Godwin, S.C., Krkosek, M., Reynolds, J.D., Bateman, A.W. 2021. Sea-louse abundance on salmon farms in relation to parasite-control policy and climate change. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 78(1):377-387. PDF HTML

10.: Godwin, S.C., Fast, M.D., Kuparinen, A., Medcalf, K.E., Hutchings, J.A. 2020. Increasing temperatures accentuate negative fitness consequences of a marine parasite. Scientific Reports. 10:18467. PDF HTML Media: Halifax Examiner

9.: Brookson, C.B., Krkosek, M., Hunt, B.P.V., Johnson, B.T., Rogers, L.A., Godwin, S.C. 2020. Differential infestation of juvenile Pacific salmon by parasitic sea lice in British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 77(12): 1960-1968. PDF HTML Media: Hakai Magazine

8.: Walsh, J.C.^†, Reynolds, J.D.^†, Pendray, E.J., Godwin, S.C., Artelle, K.A., Kindsvater, H.K., Field, R.D., Harding, J.N., Swain, N.L. 2020. Relationships between Pacific salmon and aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems: implications for ecosystem‐based management. Ecology. 101(9):e03060. PDF HTML
^†Joint first authors

7.: Atkinson, E.M., Bateman, A.W., Dill, L.M., Krkošek, M., Reynolds, J.D., Godwin, S.C. 2018. Oust the louse: Leaping behaviour removes sea lice from wild juvenile sockeye salmon. Journal of Fish Biology. 93(2):263-271. PDF HTML Media: Science Magazine, Toronto Star

6.: Godwin, S.C., Krkošek, M., Reynolds, J.D., Rogers, L.A., Dill, L.M. 2018. Heavy sea louse infection is associated with decreased foraging success in wild juvenile sockeye salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 75(10):1587-1595. PDF HTML

5.: Godwin, S.C., Dill, L.M., Krkošek, M., Price, M.H.H., Reynolds, J.D. 2017. Reduced growth in wild juvenile sockeye salmon infected with sea lice. Journal of Fish Biology. 91(1):41-57. PDF HTML Summary Media: CBC, The Tyee

4.: Godwin, S.C.^†, Francis, F.T.^†, Howard, B.R., Malpica-Cruz, L., Witter, A.L. 2017. Towards the economic viability of local seafood programs: Key features for the financial performance of community supported fisheries. Marine Policy. 81:375-380. PDF HTML Summary
^†Joint first authors

3.: Groner, M.L., Rogers, L.A., Bateman, A.W., Connors, B.M., Frazer, L.N., Godwin, S.C., Krkošek, M., Lewis, M.A., Peacock, S.J., Rees, E.E., Revie, C.W., Schlägel, U.E. 2016. Lessons from sea lice and salmon epidemiology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. 371(1689):20150203. PDF HTML

2.: Godwin, S.C., Dill, L.M., Reynolds, J.D., Krkošek, M. 2015. Sea lice, sockeye salmon, and foraging competition: Lousy fish are lousy competitors. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 72(7):1113-1120. PDF HTML Summary Media: Vancouver Sun, Globe & Mail

1.: Godwin, S.C., Solomon, C.T., Weidel, B.C., Jones, S.E. 2014. Dissolved organic carbon concentration controls benthic primary production: Results from in situ chambers in north-temperate lakes. Limnology and Oceanography. 59(6):2112-2120. PDF HTML Summary Correction

Books and Chapters

2.: Godwin, S.C., Krkosek, M. 2022. Pacific Salmon Field Guide. Lone Pine Publishing: Edmonton, Canada. HTML

1.: Peacock, S.J., Bateman, A.W., Connors, B., Godwin, S.C., Lewis, M.A., Krkošek, M. 2019. Ecology of a marine ectoparasite in farmed and wild salmon. In Wilson, K., Fenton, A., Tompkins, D.M. (eds), Wildlife Disease Ecology: Linking Theory to Data and Application. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK. pp. 544-573. HTML PDF

Select Presentations

12.: Sea lice and salmon farms in BC. First Nations’ Webinar: The Truth About Salmon Farming. Virtual. April 2024. (Invited; Video)