en: Schaber, Matthias, Dr.

Dr. Matthias Schaber

Herwigstraße 31
27572 Bremerhaven

Estimation of population parameters for various fish species using hydroacoustic methods
Use of hydroacoustic and other methods to characterize pelagic ecosystems
Application and further development of non-invasive methods for monitoring marine ecosystems
Analysis of movement and behavioral patterns as well as migration routes of various cartilaginous and bony fish species
Ecology, management, and conservation of sharks and rays
Fish ecology

Planning, conducting, and evaluating hydroacoustic surveys for stock assessment of pelagic fish species
Application and further development of non-invasive methods and evaluation procedures
Conducting and coordinating research expeditions; designing and implementing monitoring programs in the North Sea and Baltic Sea
Evaluation of tagging data (acoustic telemetry, satellite tags)
Participation in international working groups and committees (e.g., ICES, IUCN, CMS)
Scientific consulting and policy advice (fisheries management and marine conservation; sharks, rays, pelagic predatory fish)

since 2010: Scientist at the Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries
since 2005: Elaboration of PhD-Thesis: "Small to meso-scale distribution of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua L.) as resolved by hydroacoustics: Habitat preferences and limits"
2004 – 2010: Scientist at Leibniz-Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), Kiel
2001 – 2004: Fisheries Biologist at MariLim Aquatic Research and Inverstigations, Kiel
2001: Diplom at the Institute for Marine Sciences at Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel. Thesis title: "Spatial variability in the food composition of selected fish species in the Bornholm Basin"
1995 – 2001: Studies in biology at Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel. Major subject: Fishery biology. Subsidiary subjects: Zoology, oceanography.

ICES Working Group	Content - Tasks

Baltic International Fish Survey Working Group (WGBIFS)	Planning, coordination, and implementation of demersal trawl surveys and hydroacoustic surveys in the Baltic Sea.
Working Group on Elasmobranch Fishes (WGEF)	WGEF is responsible for providing assessments and advice on the state of the stocks of sharks, skates, and rays throughout the ICES area.
Working Group on International Pelagic Surveys (WGIPS)	WGIPS coordinates, implements, and reports on acoustic surveys for pelagic fish species in ICES divisions 1-8 and subdivisions 21–24. WGIPS currently covers 4 internationally coordinated and 8 national surveys. These surveys provide indexes for the assessment of pelagic fish stocks in the North East Atlantic.
Working Group on Fisheries Acoustics, Science and Technology (WGFAST)	WGFAST focuses on the development and application of science and technology used to observe the marine environment. WGFAST holds state-of-the-art expertise in advanced acoustic-trawl survey techniques, and employs these techniques on a wide range of platforms including research vessels, ships of opportunity, and observatories.