Dean Bavington

Dr. Dean Bavington is a Professor in the Department of Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland. His research critically examines managerial approaches to nature through historical, philosophical and geographical lenses, with emphasis on Newfoundland fisheries.

Key research areas:

• Critiques of fisheries science and management paradigms
• Environmental history of Newfoundland cod collapse
• Industrial aquaculture and blue revolution narratives
• Vernacular ecologies and subsistence practices
• Epistemological conflicts in environmental management

Publications include the book 'Managed Annihilation: An Unnatural History of the Newfoundland Cod Collapse' and analyses of aquaculture development. Recent work explores sustainability promises in salmon farming and science-society tensions in place-based communities.