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2026

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111
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Ray Hilborn is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with a strong emphasis on marine and fisheries studies.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this field, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Oceanography

Ray Hilborn's work covers a variety of topics within marine and environmental research, including:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Environmental Conservation and Management
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "Effective fisheries management instrumental in improving fish stock status" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Identifying management actions that promote sustainable fisheries" (2021), Nature Sustainability
  • "The role of seafood in sustainable diets" (2021), Environmental Research Letters
  • "Trawl impacts on the relative status of biotic communities of seabed sedimentary habitats in 24 regions worldwide" (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Trade-offs between bycatch and target catches in static versus dynamic fishery closures" (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent coauthors working alongside Ray Hilborn include:

  • Michael C. Melnychuk
  • Ana M. Parma
  • Michel J. Kaiser
  • Daniel Ovando
  • Eric Gilman

Common venues for their published research are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Fish and Fisheries
  • Marine Policy
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Ray Hilborn has been recognized by professional bodies with awards including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2005), Academy of Science

Best Publications

  • Quantitative fisheries stock assessment : choice, dynamics, and uncertainty

    Ray Hilborn;Carl J. Walters

  • Uncertainty, Resource Exploitation, and Conservation: Lessons from History.

    Donald Ludwig;Ray Hilborn;Carl Walters

  • The ecological detective : confronting models with data

    Ray Hilborn;Marc Mangel

  • Rebuilding Global Fisheries

    Boris Worm;Ray Hilborn;Julia K. Baum;Trevor A. Branch

  • Quantitative fisheries stock assessment

    Ray Hilborn;Carl J. Walters

  • Population diversity and the portfolio effect in an exploited species

    Daniel E. Schindler;Ray Hilborn;Brandon Chasco;Christopher P. Boatright

  • Leadership, social capital and incentives promote successful fisheries

    Nicolas L. Gutierrez;Ray Hilborn;Omar Defeo

  • Biocomplexity and fisheries sustainability.

    Ray Hilborn;Thomas P. Quinn;Daniel E. Schindler;Donald E. Rogers

  • Status and Solutions for the World’s Unassessed Fisheries

    Christopher Costello;Daniel Ovando;Ray Hilborn;Steven D. Gaines

  • When can marine reserves improve fisheries management

    Ray Hilborn;Kevin Stokes;Jean Jacques Maguire;Tony Smith

  • Fisheries stock assessment and decision analysis: the Bayesian approach

    Andre E. Punt;Ray Hilborn

  • Compensatory density dependence in fish populations: importance, controversy, understanding and prognosis

    Kenneth A Rose;James H Cowan;Kirk O Winemiller;Ransom A Myers

  • Effective fisheries management instrumental in improving fish stock status.

    Ray Hilborn;Ricardo Oscar Amoroso;Christopher M. Anderson;Julia K. Baum

  • Global fishery prospects under contrasting management regimes

    Christopher Costello;Daniel Ovando;Tyler Clavelle;C. Kent Strauss

  • ECOLOGICAL OPTIMIZATION AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT

    Carl J. Walters;Ray Hilborn

  • Institutions, incentives and the future of fisheries

    Ray Hilborn;J. M. (Lobo) Orensanz;Ana M. Parma

  • State of the World’s Fisheries

    Ray Hilborn;Trevor A. Branch;Billy Ernst;Arni Magnusson

  • Incentive-based approaches to sustainable fisheries

    R. Quentin Grafton;Ragnar Arnason;Trond Bjørndal;David Campbell

  • Defining success in fisheries and conflicts in objectives

    Ray Hilborn

  • An evaluation of the effects of conservation and fishery enhancement hatcheries on wild populations of salmon.

    Kerry A. Naish;Joseph E. Taylor;Phillip S. Levin;Thomas P. Quinn

  • Adaptive Control of Fishing Systems

    Carl J. Walters;Ray Hilborn

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl J. Walters
Carl J. Walters University of British Columbia
Ana M. Parma
Ana M. Parma National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Trevor A. Branch
Trevor A. Branch University of Washington
Simon Jennings
Simon Jennings Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
André E. Punt
André E. Punt University of Washington
Thomas P. Quinn
Thomas P. Quinn University of Washington
Olaf P. Jensen
Olaf P. Jensen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michel J. Kaiser
Michel J. Kaiser Heriot-Watt University
Jan G. Hiddink
Jan G. Hiddink Bangor University
Sarah M. Durant
Sarah M. Durant Zoological Society of London

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