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KPU scientist honoured for fisheries research

Dr. Erika Eliason’s work has influenced management of sockeye salmon
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Dr. Erika Eliason is an associate dean in the KPU Faculty of Science, recently awarded a medal by the Fisheries Society of the British Isles. (KPU/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

A Kwantlen Polytechnic University researcher has won the 2024 medal from the Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI) for her work on how environmental stressors impact fish.

Dr. Erika Eliason is an associate dean in the KPU Faculty of Science. Her studies have focused in particular on how Pacific salmon populations have been impacted by climate change.

“My work has shown that populations of salmon differ in their thermal tolerance, which has important management implications,” Eliason said in a statement after the award was announced.

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