Kim S. Bernard

I am a Professor of Biological Oceanography at Oregon State University, where my research focuses on Antarctic krill ecology and the role of krill in Southern Ocean food webs. I study how environmental change affects krill physiology, distribution and population dynamics, and how these changes influence predators and ecosystem-based fisheries management. I have spent 40 months conducting research at Palmer Station, spanning five summers and three winters, and a further 79 weeks at sea on oceanographic research expeditions in Antarctic and other waters. I am a member of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Krill Expert Group and recently served as an invited SCAR expert at a workshop of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources examining krill stock structure and research needs in Subarea 48.2.