Dr. Matthew Robertson is a research scientist with CFER. Matthew’s research focuses on answering ecological and population dynamics questions in fisheries, and how those questions can be addressed to improve ecosystem-based fisheries management advice. He also teaches the ‘Statistics and Study Design for Fisheries Science’ in the Fisheries Science Graduate Program.

Matthew is a 2023 graduate of Memorial University where he received his PhD in Fisheries Science. His PhD research focused on assessing the differential recovery trajectories of flatfish on the Newfoundland Grand Banks. Prior to attending Memorial University, Matthew graduated from Louisiana State University with an MSc in Oceanography and from Dalhousie University, where he received a BSc with Honours in Marine Biology.