Curriculum Vitae June 2015 Daniel A. Ovando
116 Barranca Ave., Apt A, Santa Barbara, CA, 93109
805-284-6864 - [email protected]
EDUCATION
Doctoral Student (2014-Expected June 2017)
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management – University of California, Santa Barbara
Advisors: Dr. Christopher Costello and Dr. Steven Gaines
Master of Environmental Science and Management (2010)
Coastal Marine Resources Management Specialization
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management – University of California, Santa Barbara
Thesis: Economic Viability and Sustainable Management of a Red Abalone Fishing Cooperative
Bachelor of Science in Ecosystem Science and Policy, Biology (2007)
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Majors: Ecosystem Science & Policy, Biology
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Hilborn, R., and Ovando, D.A., (2014). Reflections on the success of traditional fisheries
management. ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil, 71, 1040–1046.
Costello, C, Ovando, D.A., Hilborn, R., Gaines, S. D., Deschenes, O., & Lester, S. E. (2012). Status and
Solutions for the World’s Unassessed Fisheries. Science, 338(6106), 517–520. doi:10.1126/science.1223389
Ovando, D. A., Deacon, R. T., Lester, S. E., Costello, C., Van Leuvan, T., McIlwain, K., Kent Strauss, C., et al.
(2013). Conservation incentives and collective choices in cooperative fisheries. Marine Policy, 37(0), 132–140.
doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2012.03.012
Deacon, R., & Ovando, D.A. (2013). Fishery Cooperatives as a Management Institution. (J. Shogren,
Ed.)Encyclopedia of Energy, Natural Resource, and Environmental Economics. Elsevier.
Hammerschlag, N., Ovando, D.A., & Serafy, J. (2010). Seasonal diet and feeding habits of juvenile fishes
foraging along a subtropical marine ecotone. Aquatic Biology. doi:10.3354/ab00251
Rosenberg et al. (2014). Developing new approaches to global stock status assessment and fishery production
potential of the seas. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular No. 1086
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sustainable Fisheries Group, University of California, Santa Barbara (2009-2014)
Project Researcher and Manager
• Produce novel research and publications in the field of fisheries management and assessment
• Support and lead individual projects and broader research goals of the Sustainable Fisheries Group
• Create tools for application and advancement of data-poor stock assessment models
• Construct and apply bio-economic models and marine spatial planning tools to inform decision making in
applied projects around the world
• Manage collaborations and research for our team’s work in the Galapagos and other field projects
• Manage projects and research teams, mentor and advise students interested in fisheries
Curriculum Vitae D. Ovando Eco-Analytics, Goleta, California (2010-2014)
Lead modeler and Research Manager
• Develop models and empirical research to provide clients with useful products
• Manage the research and completion of deliverables for Eco-Analytics clients
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami, FL (2008)
Program Coordinator and Lab Manager
• Researched connectivity of larval fish populations in the Caribbean
• Developed digital photomicrography techniques
• Conducted fieldwork operations in the South Florida region
South Florida Student Shark Program, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of
Miami (2007-2008)
Program Coordinator and Lab Manager
• Developed and communicated scientific research on shark conservation
• Led fieldwork operations studying South Florida shark populations
• Managed budgets and oversaw interns
SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
Computer: Highly skilled in R (including Markdown and Shiny), MATLAB, STATA, Photoshop, Keynote, and
Microsoft Office Suite; familiar with ADMB, population viability analysis and statistical software (JMP, VORTEX)
and ArcGIS
Languages: Native Spanish speaker (fluent in spoken Spanish and proficient in written Spanish)
Certifications: Department of the Interior MOCC Boat Crew Chief; PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Activities and Interests: Surfing; Music Performance; The Great Outdoors; Rugby
GRANTS & AWARDS
Conservation International: “Marine Spatial Planning and Lobster Fishery Reform for the Galapagos”. 2013-2015,
Lead proposal writer, analyst and project manager ($200k).
Awards and Fellowships: Daniel and Dianne Vapnek Fisheries Management Fellowship (UC. Santa Barbara),
Doris Duke Conservation Fellow (UC. Santa Barbara), President’s Honor Roll (U.Miami); Provost’s Honor Roll
(U.Miami); Luis Glaser Scholarship (U.Miami); George E. Merrick Scholarship (U.Miami); Research Grant B
(U.Miami)
PRESENTATIONS
30th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium: Tools and Strategies for Assessment and Management of
Data-Limited Fish Stocks
Anchorage, Alaska USA (May 2015)
Presentation: The Potential of Collaborative Research in Data-Limited Fisheries
3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress
Marseille, France (Oct 2013)
Presentation: Timeline to Fishery Benefits from Marine-Protected Areas
26th International Congress for Conservation Biology
Baltimore, MD (July 2013)
Presentation: Measuring Benefits to Food Security and Conservation from Reforming Data-Poor Fisheries
Primer Congreso Ecuatoriano de Conciencia Marítima
Guayaquil, Ecuador (Sep 2012)
2 Curriculum Vitae D. Ovando Presentation: Lines in the Sea; Using Models to Inform Marine Spatial Planning
FAO/Conservation International Fisheries Working Group
Washington, D.C. (June 2012)
Presentation: Status and Solutions for the World’s Unassessed Fisheries
North American Association of Fisheries Economists Conference
Honolulu, Hawaii (May 2011)
Presentation: Why Bother? Case Studies in the Cooperative Fisheries Management
Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems Conference
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada (April 2010)
Presentation: Bioeconomic analysis of a Proposed Red Abalone Fishing Cooperative
Abalone Symposium
Santa Barbara, California (February 2010)
Presentation: Cooperative Management of Common Pool Resources
REPORTS Ovando, D.A. (2012). Seafood Watch Report: Alaska, Bering Sea, Snow Crab (Chionoecetes opilio) trap
fishery. Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program.
Ovando, D.A. (2012). Seafood Watch Report: Canadian Snow Crab (Chionoecetes opilio) trap fishery. Monterey
Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program.
Ovando, D.A. (2012, October 23). It is still possible to make fisheries sustainable. The Conversation. Retrieved
from http://theconversation.edu.au/it-is-still-possible-to-make-fisheries-sustainable-9869
Ovando, D.A., Valencia, S.V., Wilson, J., Poon, S., Costello, C., Gaines, S.(2013). Performance and Use of
Data-Poor Assessments. Developed by Eco-Analytics for Environmental Defense Fund
Ovando, D.A., Jacobsen, K., Batistia, W.J., Young, J., Costello, C., Gaines, S. (2013). Impacts of Catch-Shares on
Fishery Supply Chains. Developed by Eco-Analytics for Environmental Defense Fund
Ovando, D.A., Dougherty, D., Lester, S.E., Gaines, S.D., & Costello, C. (2012). Fishery Status and Recovery Metrics
for Bloomrock Feasibility Studies. Bren School, University of California Santa Barbara: Sustainable Fisheries Group.
Costello, C, Gaines, S.D., Lester, S.E., Ovando, D.A., & Grainger, C. (2011). Evaluating Fisheries Sustainability;
prepared for California Environmental Associates. Developed by Eco-Analytics for Environmental Defense Fund
ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT
External Advisor and Proposal Coordinator for Bren School Master’s Thesis Project
Title: Mapping the value of marine conservation: A spatial economic analysis of tourism and fisheries revenues in the Galápagos Marine
Reserve. 2014-2016
External Advisor and Proposal Coordinator for Bren School Master’s Thesis Project
Title: Analysis and Feasibility of Innovative Management Strategies in the Galápagos Lobster Fishery. 2012-2013
Moderator for Eco-Entrepreneurship Idea Generation Panel
Themes: Recovering the World's Fisheries (2012) & Opportunities in Wild Fisheries and Aquaculture (2013).
Bren Master’s Thesis Proposal Co-Author
3 Curriculum Vitae D. Ovando Title: Economic Viability and Sustainable Management of a Red Abalone Fishing Cooperative (2009)
Elected Representative- Bren Master’s Group Project Selection Committee
2009
Co-organizer, Doris Duke Fellows Public Speaking and Communications Workshop
2010
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Reviewer
Conservation Biology, Global Environmental Change, Catch Share Design Manual, Volume 2.: Cooperative Catch Shares (Poon et al.
2013).
WORKING GROUPS
SNAP Working Group: Worldwide Fish Stock Assessment Solutions (2013-Present)
http://www.snap.is/groups/data-limited-fisheries/
SNAP Working Group: Measuring the Status of Fisheries and Factors Leading to Success (2014-Present)
http://www.snap.is/groups/fisheries-measures/
Conservation International Data Poor Fisheries Group (2013-Present)
FAO/Conservation International Data Poor Fisheries Group (2012-2013)
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