Dr. Jaime Grimm
Areas of research focus
- Sustainable fisheries
- Biodiversity governance
- Disease ecology
- Population ecology
- Integrated coastal health
Research in the Fisheries and Integrated Coastal Health (FICH) Lab aims to generate place-based data that is relevant to policy development, conservation, and fisheries management. Specific research projects are often responsive to the needs of rights-holders, and/or in partnership with coastal First Nations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and various NGOs. These projects span fields of study including fisheries science, population ecology, disease ecology, and biodiversity governance. We use approaches including field research, experimentation, molecular ecology, mathematical modelling, and knowledge co-production. Ultimately, our goal is to generate knowledge that informs our societies' ability to manage biodiversity in ecologically and socially just ways.
Our work primarily focuses on culturally, ecologically, and economically important fish populations, including Pacific salmon and Pacific herring. We also do research on biodiversity governance spanning multiple species groups, and meta-research on research practices.
BIOL 466 - Frontiers in Marine Biology
Grimm J, Sherwood L, Bateman A & Krkosek M. 2026. Salmon aquaculture elevates levels of Atlantic salmon eDNA, but not pathogen eDNA across First Nations’ territories in the Broughton Archipelago. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2025-0243
Grimm J, Soares B, Vaziri L, Andrade R, Ballard M, Chiblow S, Andrade RS, Duncan AT, Fraser DJ, Mandrak NE & Bernos TA. 2026. Endangered species laws and the inclusion of Indigenous knowledges and sciences in risk assessments. Conservation Biology. doi:10.1111/cobi.70235.
Grimm J, Jarvis-Cross M, Bailey M, Ban NC, Bartlett M, Cadman R, Cannon SE, Cooke SJ, Cyr K, Dubos V, Duncan AT, Gazing Wolf J, Harrison HL, Iyer A, Kirkwood A, Meng RL, Moore N, Morphet ME, Sainsbury NC, Semeniuk CAD, Sherwood L, Smiles ND, Smith E, Timmer B, Vanderhoop CA, Wilson KL, Bateman A & Krkosek M. 2025. Co-producing knowledge with Indigenous Peoples: challenges and solutions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2025.10.012.
Krkosek M, Bateman A, Bass A, Bugg W, Connors B, Deeg C, Di Cicco E, Godwin E, Grimm J, Krichel L, Mordecai G, Morton A, Peacock S, Shea D, Riddell S, & Miller K. 2024. Disease risks of salmon aquaculture to wild Pacific salmon in Canada. Science Advances. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adn7118