Our research focuses on the human dimensions of marine systems and how social-ecological dynamics shape and are shaped by formal and informal institutions.

News & Events

Stoll lab to bring delegation of small-scale fishers to International Symposium on Sustainable Fisheries in Rome, Italy (November)

New EU network to support community-based fisheries to launch (October 2019)

Local Catch Network hosts 3rd Local Seafood Summit in Portland, Oregon (October 2019)

Roussell: Ocean steward helps develop oyster sorter (May 2019)

Local Catch Network launches webinar series on seafood fraud (January 2019)

Research

We are broadly interested in questions about the design and maintenance of institutions (formal and informal) that support sustainable fisheries and the communities that depend on them. Towards this objective, we work on a range of interdisciplinary research projects related to ecosystem-based fisheries management, seafood distribution and trade, community resilience, risk, and adaptation, and aquaculture.

Publications

Silver, J., S. Stoll. (2019). How do commercial fishing licences relate to access? Fish and Fisheries.

Stoll, J., H. Leslie, M. Britsch, C. Cleaver. (2019). Evaluating aquaculture as a diversification strategy for Maine’s commercial fishing sector in the face of change. Marine Policy.

Runnebaum, J., E. Maxwell, J. Stoll, K. Pianka, N. Oppenheim. (2019). Communication, Relationships, and Relatability Influence Stakeholder Perceptions of Credible Science. Fisheries.

Farr, E., J. Stoll, and C. Beitl. (2018). Effects of fisheries management on local ecological knowledge. Ecology and Society.

Stoll, J. S., Crona, B. I., Fabinyi, M., & Farr, E. R. (2018). Seafood trade routes for lobster obscure teleconnected vulnerabilities. Frontiers in Marine Science .

People

Our group is engaged in interdisciplinary and applied research related to sustainable fisheries, marine and coastal governance, food systems, and social-ecological dynamics. Our research is informed by real-world engagement with marine resource users, coastal community stakeholders, and policymakers. For this reason, much of our work is based in Maine, where opportunities for regular and ongoing collaboration is most possible. However, we also work in many other parts of the United States and abroad.