Research Scientist
Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, Canada
Dr. Ellen Kenchington is a senior scientist with Fisheries and Oceans, Canada and is based at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Nova Scotia. She is a national and international authority on marine biodiversity, benthic ecology and the impacts of fishing, and has participated in numerous related expert panels and committees. Her work in delineating deep-sea habitat has been an essential element of the successful international process to identify vulnerable marine ecosystems in response to international policy.