Dr. Vicky Lam

Biography

Vicky Wing Yee Lam is a fisheries economist and Research Associate at the University of British Columbia. She holds a Ph.D. in Fisheries Economics from UBC, where her research focuses on the global fisheries economics context in relation to climate change. With extensive experience in interdisciplinary research project management, she bridges economic analysis and marine science to advance sustainable fisheries and marine conservation. Her expertise includes fisheries data reconstruction, economic impact analysis, spatial analysis, and policy development. Dr. Lam has contributed to global projects exploring the effects of climate change on fisheries and coastal communities, addressing economic vulnerabilities in fisheries-dependent regions, and promoting the sustainability of marine ecosystems. Her work tackles policy-relevant questions at local, regional, and global scales. She has numerous publications in high-impact journals covering topics such as climate change, marine conservation, and fisheries management. Dr. Lam is also involved in international initiatives and collaborations with organizations like the World Bank and the Packard Foundation, and she serves on the Editorial Board of the journal Sustainability, having guest-edited a special issue on the effects of climate change on the economics of marine fisheries and aquaculture. She regularly presents her work at international conferences and workshops, contributing to global discussions on sustainable fisheries and marine governance.

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