Fonds contains records created and collected by Ronald O'Dor in the course of his work as a marine biologist based at Dalhousie University, predominantly materials generated by the two major research projects: Census of Marine Life (CoML) and Ocean Tracking Network (OTN). Record types include research data, teaching materials, publications, manuscripts, correspondence, and committee and meeting minutes.
Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to the professional activities of Ransom Myers and the major organizations and projects with which he was affiliated during his career as Killam Oceans Chair at Dalhousie University; there are also records created during his doctoral studies and his tenure as a research scientist at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The collection includes correspondence, draft manuscripts, offprints, conference and association materials, presentations, course and teaching materials, litigation and consultancy records (including affidavits and invoices), photographs, annotated research materials, press collected about Myers’ work or pertaining to his research, student files, datasets and web content.
File contains travel information, agendas, schedules and correspondence regarding Myers' travel to participate in Census of Marine life, Future of Marine Animal Populations, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), History of Marine Animal Populations, Lenfest, Aldo Leopold Leadership Program, Mote workshop, workshop in Sweden and more.
File includes excerpts from the draft proposal to make CMarZ a new CoML field project; Mitchell Sogin and J.W. de Leeuw's ICoMM Science Plan; FMAP White Paper related to US CoML activities; OBIS White Paper update; and correspondence between Ron O'Dor and Fred Grassle, Jesse Ausubel, Mirtha Lewis, Daphne Fautin, among others.
Subseries contains correspondence, research data, and conference minutes and notes related to the Census of Marine Life subcommittee Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP). The Future of Marine Animal Populations project analyzed fishing data and scientific surveys to determine changes in diversity and distribution of marine life. The project, headed by Canadian scientists Ian Jonsen, Heike Lotze, and Boris Worm (and previously by Ransom Myers), identified hot spots of diversity drawn from the Census of Marine Life database and changes in water temperature as one of the most integral determinants in the shaping of marine diversity patterns, while confirming that marine conservation helps to correct the rapid population declines associated with over-exploitation of marine stocks.
File contains correspondence between Myers and Sean Cox and Jennifer Cox regarding lobster research, involvement in Census of Marine Life and Future of Marine Populations. Datasets and manuscripts are also included as attachments.
File contains correspondence between Myers and Gunnar Stefansson regarding Marine Animal Population project, meeting and Census of Marine Life modelling. File also contains correspondence between Myers and Violeta Calian regarding Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP).
File contains correspondence received by Ransom Myers from Jesse Ausubel, Jody Gallagher and Delia DiBiasi regarding Future of Marine Animal Populations.
File contains correspondence regarding temporal data for Ocean Biogeographic Information Systems (OBIS) and Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP) projects.
File contains correspondence regarding Census of Marine Life and Future of Marine Animal Populations research and meetings. Several documents are included as attachments.
File contains correspondence regarding Future of Marine Animal Populations, Pelagic Fisheries Research Program principle investigators workshop and other research. Several documents are included as attachments.
File contains correspondence regarding research, manuscript reviews, funding proposals, and Future of Marine Animal Population (FMAP) and Census of Marine Life involvement.
File contains correspondence regarding research projects including Future of Marine Animal Populations and sharks, funding, students and manuscripts. Several documents are included as attachments.
File contains correspondence regarding research projects including Future of Marine Animal Populations, funding, students and manuscripts. Several documents are included as attachments.
File contains correspondence regarding research, publications, Future of Marine Animal Populations and more. Several documents are included as attachments.
File contains correspondence regarding research, publications, and Future of Marine Animal Populations. Several figures and draft manuscripts are included as attachments.
File contains correspondence regarding manuscript revisions and publications, press, Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP) and more. Several draft manuscripts, datasets, and figures are included as attachments.
File contains correspondence regarding Lenfest Ocean Program research, press, publications, Future of Marine Animal Populations involvement, workshop attendance and more.