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Located in room W2051 of the Marine Institute’s Ridge Road Campus
Telephone: 709-778-0628 Email: servicedesk@mi.mun.ca
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Fire Rescue Hazardous Materials Awareness Begins Last date - Students in Fire Rescue to drop courses and receive 100% refund of tuition fees and student union fees for winter semester Last date to opt out of health and/or dental insurance for in the fall semester No student union fees will be refunded after this date
Fire Rescue Hazardous Materials Awareness ends (noon) Hazardous Materials Operations begins (1pm)
Fire Rescue Last date - Students in Fire Rescue can drop courses and receive 50% refund of tuition for fall semester
Fire Rescue Last date - Students in Fire Rescue can drop courses and receive a 25% refund of tuition for fall semester. No refunds will be granted to Fire Rescue students in the fall semester after this date
Office of Research and Development
Leaders in the ocean and maritime sectors
Dr. Tomas Araya-Schmidt is a fisheries scientist with expertise in sustainable fishing practices and aquatic resource conservation. With a Master's degree in Environmental Science and a Ph.D. in Fisheries Science and Technology, he brings a strong background in applied research. Driven by a passion for improving fisheries sustainability, he has conducted extensive fieldwork and tested innovative fishing technologies.
His expertise lies in identifying innovative approaches and technologies to enhance selectivity, minimize bycatch, mitigate seabed impacts, and optimize the overall performance of fishing gears. Through his research, he has contributed valuable insights and practical solutions to promote sustainable fishing practices and the long-term viability of marine ecosystems.
To inquire on future opportunities, you may contact Dr. Araya-Schmidt directly.
Araya-Schmidt, T., Bayse, S.M., Winger, P.D., and Andrade, S. 2025. Improving the Nordmøre-grid system with an aft open top panel bycatch reduction device for juvenile redfish exclusion in shrimp trawls, Fisheries Research, 285: 107383. View Online
Araya-Schmidt, T., Winger, P.D., and Peck, G. 2025. Chocolate squid (Todarodes pacificus) bait reduces snow crab catch rates. Aquaculture and Fisheries, 10: 494-498. View Online
Araya-Schmidt, T., Bayse, S. M., Winger, P. D., and Frank, C. H. 2023. Smaller bar spacings in a Nordmøre grid reduces the bycatch of redfish (Sebastes spp.) in the offshore Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) fishery of eastern Canada. Aquaculture and Fisheries. 8 (6): 661-671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aaf.2023.01.009
Araya-Schmidt, T., Bayse, S. M., Winger, P. D., and Santos, M. R. 2022. Juvenile redfish (Sebastes spp.) behavior in response to Nordmøre grid systems in the offshore northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) fishery of Eastern Canada. Frontiers in Marine Science, 0, 1878. https://doi.org/10.3389/FMARS.2022.920429
Araya-Schmidt, T., Legge, G., Santos, M., Bayse, S.M., and Winger, P.D. 2021. Flume tank testing of an innovative footgear technology using simulated seabeds. Journal of Ocean Technology. 16 (2): 62-84.
Araya-Schmidt, T., Winger, P.D., Santos, M.R., Moret, K., DeLouche, H., Legge, G., Bayse, S.M. 2021. Investigating the performance of a roller footgear in the offshore shrimp fishery of Eastern Canada using underwater video. Fisheries Research. 240, 105968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2021.105968
Araya-Schmidt T., Olsen L, Rindahl L, Larsen RB, Winger PD. 2019. Alternative bait trials in the Barents Sea snow crab fishery. PeerJ 7:e6874 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6874
Araya-Schmidt, T., Queirolo, D. 2019. Breaking strength evaluation of biodegradable twines to reduce ghost fishing in the pot and trap fisheries of Chile. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 47 (1): 201-205. http://dx.doi.org/10.3856/vol47-issue1-fulltext-24
