Born in Montréal, Québec, Canada, Howard Browman completed a Bachelor of Science degree (major in Marine Biology), and a Masters degree in Biological Oceanography, at McGill University. He obtained a Ph.D. in Limnology from the University of Kansas. He went on to postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Montréal, University of Victoria (in British Columbia) and Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (in Québec) before accepting a position as Principal Research Scientist with the Institute of Marine Research in Bergen, Norway (in 1998).

Dr. Browman’s professional service and experience includes: Director, Eco-ethics International Union, Germany, Member of the Board of Directors, Eco-ethics International Union-USA, Scientific Director and Vice President, Inter-Research Science Center, Norwegian Representative on the Publications Committee of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Norwegian Representative at the European Commission’s Workshop on the Future of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Co-Founder and Associate Editor-in-Chief, Aquatic Biology, Editor-in-Chief, Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, Associate Editor-in-Chief, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Subject Editor, Marine and Coastal Fisheries, Staff Member, International Ecology Institute, Co-Founder, Inter-Research Symposium Series, and President (elected), Early Life History Section of the American Fisheries Society. He reviews grant proposals for 8 funding agencies in 6 countries (including NSF and NOAA) and manuscripts for 32 journals. He is a long-standing member of the American Fisheries Society, American Society for Limnology and Oceanography, and Council of Science Editors.

Dr. Browman’s interests cover a broad range of subject areas, including zooplankton and ichthyoplankton behaviour and ecology; sensory ecology; host-finding in fish parasites; effects of solar ultraviolet radiation on aquatic organisms and ecosystems; effects of ocean acidification on marine organisms and ecosystems; ecosystem-based management; critically evaluating how scholarly performance is measured; characterizing the bureaucratisation of scholarly institutions and its impacts; issues in scientific publishing (e.g. editor and author ethics, peer review, open access...).

Dr. Browman has published over 100 articles, books and edited volumes and has delivered a similar number of presentations at conferences, symposia and workshops, and 50 invited lectures or departmental seminars. He has developed and taught 13 different courses at 4 Universities and trained/mentored 4 postdoctoral associates and 6 graduate students. His current research includes cascading effects of UV radiation on marine ecosystems, geomagnetic orientation in the long-distance migrations of European eel, effects of seismic survey air-gun blasts on Calanus spp., effects of ocean acidification on fish and invertebrates, and host-finding in the parasitic salmon louse.

The breadth of my research interests follows from that of my training as a biological oceanographer, limnologist, and sensory ecologist. My research has centred on the early life history of fishes and on ichthyoplankton-zooplankton interactions. My research program currently encompasses the following areas.

• Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton behaviour and ecology
• Sensory ecology
• Effects of solar ultraviolet radiation on aquatic organisms and ecosystems
• Host-finding in fish parasites
• Effects of ocean acidification on the early life stages of marine organisms 
• Marine policy (mainly ecosystem-based management and marine protected areas)
• Critically evaluating how scholarly performance is measured
• Bureaucratisation of scholarly institutions
• Issues in scientific publishing (e.g. best practices, editorial and author ethics, peer review, open access...)

• 2010:         Effect of ocean acidification on Calanus finmarchicus 
• 2010-2014: Effects of climate change on the Calanus complex (ECCO)
• 2010:         Changes in the Calanus complex on both sides of the Atlantic and its possible impact on fish populations
• 2008-2011: Cascading effects of climate change and UV envirotoxins on the nutritional quality of the food base in
                   marine ecosystems
• 2010–2012: Development of aquaculture and use of the ballan wrasse in salmon farming for the continuous control
                   of sea lice
• 2010-2013: 36th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Bergen
• 2006-2010: Sensory biology and behaviour in the early life stages of marine organisms
• 2004-2010: Magnetoreception and magnetic compass orientation in the long distance migration of the European eel
• 2009–2010: Effects of seismic surveys (air gun blasts) on Calanus finmarchicus
• 2009-2010: Developing a trap for the control of salmon lice

BROWMAN, H.I. & B.M. Marcotte. 1986. Diurnal feeding activity and prey size selection in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) alevins. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes 7: 269-284.
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Marcotte, B.M. & H.I. BROWMAN. 1986. Foraging behaviour in fishes: perspectives on variance. Environmental Biology of Fishes 16: 25-33.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & B.M. Marcotte. 1987. Effects of prey color and background color on feeding by Atlantic salmon alevins. Progressive Fish-Culturist 49: 140-143.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & B.M. Marcotte. 1987. The effect of zooplankton abundance on feeding behaviour and prey size selection in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) alevins. Holarctic Ecology 10: 163-170.
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Reiswig, H.M. & H.I. BROWMAN. 1987. The use of membrane filters for microscope preparations of sponge spicules. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 106: 10-20.
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BROWMAN, H.I. 1989. The embryology, ethology and ecology of ontogenetic critical periods in fishes. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 34: 5-12.
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BROWMAN, H.I., S. Kruse & W.J. O'Brien. 1989. Foraging behavior of the predaceous cladoceran, Leptodora kindti, and escape responses of their prey. Journal of Plankton Research 11: 1075-1088.
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O'Brien, W.J., B.I. Evans & H.I. BROWMAN. 1989. Flexible search tactics and efficient foraging in saltatory searching animals. Oecologia 80: 100-110.
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BROWMAN, H.I., W.C. Gordon, B.I. Evans & W.J. O'Brien. 1990. Correlation between histological and behavioral measures of visual acuity in a zooplanktivorous fish, the white crappie (Pomoxis annularis). Brain, Behavior and Evolution 35: 85-97.
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O'Brien, W.J., H.I. BROWMAN & B.I. Evans. 1990. Search strategies of foraging animals. American Scientist 78: 152-160.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & W.J. O'Brien. 1992. Foraging and search behaviour of golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) larvae. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 49: 813-819.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & W.J. O'Brien. 1992. The ontogeny of search behaviour in the white crappie, Pomoxis annularis. Environmental Biology of Fishes 34: 181-195.
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Beaudet, L., H.I. BROWMAN & C.W. Hawryshyn. 1993. Optic nerve response and retinal structure in rainbow trout of different sizes. Vision Research 33: 1739-1746.
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BROWMAN, H.I., I. Novales-Flamarique & C.W. Hawryshyn. 1994. Ultraviolet photoreception contributes to prey search behaviour in two species of zooplanktivorous fishes. Journal of Experimental Biology 186: 187-198.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & C.W. Hawryshyn. 1994. Retinoic acid modulates retinal development in the juveniles of a teleost fish. Journal of Experimental Biology 193: 191-207.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & C.W. Hawryshyn. 1994. The developmental trajectory of ultraviolet photosensitivity in rainbow trout is altered by thyroxine. Vision Research 34: 1397-1406.
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BROWMAN, H.I. (Ed.). 1995. Commentaries on current research trends in recruitment studies. Marine Ecology Progress Series 128: 305-310.
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BROWMAN, H.I. (Ed.). 1996. Predator-prey interactions in the sea: commentaries on the role of turbulence. Marine Ecology Progress Series 139: 301-312.
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BROWMAN, H.I. (Ed.). 1999. The uncertain position, status and impact of negative results in marine ecology: philosophical and practical considerations. Marine Ecology Progress Series 191: 301-309.
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Novales Flamarique, I., H.I. BROWMAN, M. Bélanger & K. Boxaspen. 2000. Ontogenetic changes in visual responses of the parasitic salmon louse, Lepeoptheirus salmonis. Journal of Experimental Biology 203: 1649-1657. (copyright, The Company of Biologists, Ltd.)
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BROWMAN, H.I., C. Alonso Rodriguez, F. Béland, J.J. Cullen, R.F. Davis, J.H.M. Kouwenberg, P. Kuhn, B. McArthur, J.A. Runge, J.-F. St-Pierre, & R.D. Vetter. 2000. The impact of ultraviolet radiation on marine crustacean zooplankton and ichthyoplankton: a synthesis of results from the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. Marine Ecology Progress Series 199: 293-311. (copyright, Inter-Research)
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Kuhn, P., H.I. BROWMAN, R.F. Davis, J.J. Cullen & B. McArthur. 2000. Modelling the effects of ultraviolet radiation on early life history stages of Calanus finmarchicus and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in a mixing environment. Limnology and Oceanography 45: 1797-1806. (copyright, American Society for Limnology and Oceanography)
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Novales Flamarique, I. & H.I. BROWMAN. 2000. Wavelength-dependent polarization orientation in Daphnia. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 186: 1073-1087. (copyright, Springer-Verlag)
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BROWMAN, H.I. (Ed.). 2000. 'Evolution' of fisheries science. Marine Ecology Progress Series 208: 299-313. (copyright, Inter-Research)
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Novales Flamarique, I. & H.I. BROWMAN. 2001. Foraging and prey-search behaviour of small juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) under polarized light. Journal of Experimental Biology 204: 2415-2422. (copyright, The Company of Biologists, Ltd.)
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BROWMAN, H.I. & C.W. Hawryshyn (Eds.). 2001. Biology of Ultraviolet and Polarization Vision. Journal of Experimental Biology 204(14).
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BROWMAN, H.I. & R.D. Vetter. 2001. The Impact of Solar Ultraviolet Radiation on Crustacean Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton: Case Studies from Sub-Arctic Marine Ecosystems. In: Hessen, D.O. (Ed.). UV-Radiation and Arctic Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, Vol. 153: 261-304. Springer-Verlag.
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"Designing improved feeds for marine fish larvae" is an article on our work (by freelance journalist Jens Kyed) appearing in the January/February 2003 issue of the trade magazine Hatchery International
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BROWMAN, H.I. 2003. Assessing the impacts of solar ultraviolet radiation on the early life stages of crustacean zooplankton and ichthyoplankton in marine coastal systems. Estuaries 26: 30-39.
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BROWMAN, H.I., J.-F. St-Pierre & P. Kuhn. 2003. Dose and dose rate dependency in the mortality response of Calanus finmarchicus embryos exposed to ultraviolet radiation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 247: 297-302. (copyright, Inter-Research)
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BROWMAN, H.I., R.D. Vetter, C. Alonso Rodriguez, J.J. Cullen, R.F. Davis, E. Lynn & J.-F. St-Pierre. 2003. UV (280-400 nm) induced DNA damage in eggs and larvae of Calanus finmarchicus Gunnerus (Copepoda) and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Photochemistry and Photobiology 77: 397-404.
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Kjeldstad, B., O. Frette, S.R. Erga, H.I. BROWMAN, P. Kuhn, R. Davis, W. Miller & J. Stamnes. 2003. UV (280-400 nm) optical properties in a Norwegian fjord system and an intercomparison of underwater radiometers. Marine Ecology Progress Series 256: 1-11.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & A.B. Skiftesvik (Editors). 2003. The Big Fish Bang. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Larval Fish Conference.
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BROWMAN, H.I., J.-F. St-Pierre, A.B. Skiftesvik & R.G. Racca. 2003. Behaviour of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae: an attempt to link maternal condition with larval quality. pp: 71-95, In: H.I. Browman and A.B. Skiftesvik (Editors). The Big Fish Bang. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Larval Fish Conference.
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Skiftesvik, A.B., H.I. BROWMAN & J.-F. St-Pierre. 2003. Life in green water: the effect of microalgae on the behaviour of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae, pp: 97-103, In: H.I. Browman and A.B. Skiftesvik (Editors). The Big Fish Bang. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Larval Fish Conference.
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Evans, B.I. & H.I. BROWMAN. 2004. Variation in the development of the fish retina. pp: 145-166, In, Govoni, J.J. (Ed.). Development of Form and Function in Fishes, and the Question of Larval Adaptation. American Fisheries Society Symposium # 40.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & D.S. Kirby. (Eds). 2004. Quality in science publishing. Marine Ecology Progress Series 270: 265-287.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & K.I. Stergiou (Eds.). 2004. Perspectives on ecosystem-based approaches to the managment of marine resources. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 274: 269-303.
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Galbraith, P., H.I. BROWMAN, R.G. Racca, A.B. Skiftesvik & J.-F. St-Pierre. 2004. The effect of turbulence on the energetics of foraging in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae. Marine Ecology Progress Series 281: 241-257.
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Yacoob, S.Y., H.I. BROWMAN and P. Jensen. 2004. Electroencephalogram recordings from the olfactory bulb of juvenile (0 year) Atlantic cod in response to amino acids. Journal of Fish Biology 65: 1657-1664.
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BROWMAN, HI., K. Boxaspen & P. Kuhn. 2004. The effect of light on the settlement of the parasitic salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) onto Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Journal of Fish Diseases 27: 701-708.
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Weissburg, M. & H.I. BROWMAN (Eds.). 2005. Sensory biology: linking the internal and external ecologies of marine organisms. Marine Ecology Progress Series 287: 263-307.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & K.I. Stergiou (Eds.). 2005. Politics and socio-economics of ecosystem-based management of marine resources. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 300: 241-296.
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Stergiou, K.I. & H.I. BROWMAN (Eds.). 2005. Bridging the gap between aquatic and terrestrial ecology. Marine Ecology Progress Series 304: 271-307.
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BROWMAN, H.I., A.B. Skiftesvik & P. Kuhn. 2006. The relationship between ultraviolet and polarized light and growth rate in the early larval stages of turbot (Scophtalmus maximus), Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) reared in intensive culture conditions. Aquaculture 256: 296-301.
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Costello, M., Vanden Berghe, E. & H.I. BROWMAN (Eds.). 2006. Ocean biodiversity informatics. Theme Section in Marine Ecology Progress Series. 316: 201-310.
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Yacoob, S.Y. & H.I. BROWMAN. 2007. Olfactory and gustatory sensitivity to some feed-related chemicals in the Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus). Aquaculture 263: 303-309.
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Yacoob, S.Y. & H.I. BROWMAN. 2007. Prey extracts evoke swimming behavior in the juvenile Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus. Aquaculture 270: 570-573.
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Johnson, S. & H.I. BROWMAN (Eds.). 2007. Genomics, proteomics and metabolomics in marine ecology. Marine Ecology Progress Series 332: 247-310.
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Marshall, C.T. & H.I. BROWMAN. (Eds.). 2007. Disentangling the causes of maturation trends in exploited fish populations. Marine Ecology Progress Series 335: 249-310.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & A.B. Skiftesvik (Eds.). 2007. Welfare of aquatic organisms. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 75(2).
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Gallego, A, E.W. North, P. Petitgas & H.I. BROWMAN (Eds.). 2007. Advances in modelling physical-biological interactions in fish early life history. Marine Ecology Progress Series 347: 121-306.
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Skajaa, K. & H.I. BROWMAN. 2007. The escape response of food-deprived cod larvae (Gadus morhua L.). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 353: 135-144.
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King, N.J., D.M. Bailey, I.G. Priede & H.I. BROWMAN (Eds.). 2007. The role of scavengers in marine ecosystems. Marine Ecology Progress Series 350: 175-298.
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Fields, D.M., M.J. Weissburg & H.I. BROWMAN. 2007. Chemoreception in the salmon louse (Lepeoptheirus salmonis): an electrophysiological approach. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 78: 161-168.
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BROWMAN, H.I., B.M. Marcotte & P.S. Kuhn (Eds.). 2007. Ethics of climate change essay contest. Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics. 2007 Vol. 7: 13-49.
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Sydeman, W.J., J.J. Piatt & H.I. BROWMAN (Eds.). 2007. Seabirds as indicators of marine ecosystems. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 352: 199-309.
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BROWMAN, H.I., R. Law & C.T. Marshall. 2008. The role of fisheries-induced evolution. Science 320: 47-50.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & K.I. Stergiou. 2008. Factors and indices are one thing, deciding who is scholarly, why they are scholarly, and the relative value of their scholarship is something else entirely. Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics 8(1): 1-3.
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BROWMAN, H.I. & K.I. Stergiou (Eds.). 2008. The use and misuse of bibliometric indices in evaluating scholarly performance. Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics. Vol. 8 (1): 1-107.
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BROWMAN, H.I. (Ed.) 2008. Fisheries management and climate change in the northeast Atlantic ocean and the Baltic Sea. TemaNord 2008: 595, Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen.
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Jokinen E.I., E.S. Markkula, H.M. Salo, P. Kuhn, S. Nikoskelainen, M.T. Arts & H.I. BROWMAN. 2008. Exposure to increased levels of ultraviolet-B radiation has negative effects on growth, condition and immune function in juvenile Atlantic salmon. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 84: 1265-1271.
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Irisson, J-O, J.M. Leis, C. Paris & H.I. BROWMAN. 2009. Behaviour and settlement, pp: 42-59, In: North, E.W., A. Gallego, and P. Petitgas (eds.). Manual of recommended practices for modelling physical-biological interactions during fish early life. ICES Cooperative Research Report No. 295.
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Helvik, J.V. et al. 2009. The fish larva: a transitional life form, the foundation for aquaculture and fisheries. Report from a working group on research on early life stages of fish. The Research Council of Norway.
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Det ål-timate navigasjonssystemet is a popular article (in Norwegian) about our eel navigation project that appeared in March 2010 in Forskning.no. It was rapidly picked up and covered by numerous national newspapers.
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Abrahamsen, M.B., H.I. BROWMAN, D.M. Fields & A.B. Skiftesvik. 2010. The three-dimensional prey field of the northern krill, Meganyctiphanes norvegica, and the escape responses of their copepod prey. Marine Biology 157: 1251-1258.
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Arts, M.T, H.I. BROWMAN, I.E. Jokinen & A.B. Skiftesvik. 2010. Effects of UV radiation and diet on polyunsaturated fatty acids in the skin, ocular tissue and dorsal muscle of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) held in outdoor rearing tanks. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 86: 909-191.
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Cloutier, R., J. Lambrey de Souza, H.I. BROWMAN & A.B. Skiftesvik. Early ontogeny of the Atlantic halibut head (Hippoglossus hippoglossus). Journal of Fish Biology (in press).

Jokinen, E.I., H.M. Salo, S.E. Markkula, M. Arts & H.I. BROWMAN. Immune function, growth and condition in Atlantic salmon parr exposed simultaneously to increased ambient ultraviolet B radiation and increased temperature. Fish and Shellfish Immunology (accepted, pending revision).

BROWMAN, H.I. & A.B. Skiftesvik. Welfare in aquatic organisms - is there some faith-based HARKing going on here? As I See It essay for Diseases of Aquatic Organisms.

BROWMAN, H.I. , J. Yen, J.-F. St-Pierre, D. Fields & A.B. Skiftesvik. Predatory behaviour of the carnivorous copepod Paraeuchaeta norvegica and escape responses of their ichthyoplankton prey (Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua). Marine Biology.

Opstad, I., D.M. Fields, H.I. BROWMAN, A.B. Skiftesvik, & S. Shema. Effect of seismic air gun shooting on Calanus finmarchicus. ICES Journal of Marine Science.

BROWMAN, H.I. & R.C. Chambers. Search strategy and foraging behaviour in young-of-the-year Atlantic lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). Journal of Fish Biology.

Hoel, A.H., H. I. BROWMAN & O.A. Misund. Climate change and fisheries management. Marine Policy.

Vollset, K.W., A. Folkvord & H.I. BROWMAN. Feeding behaviour of larval cod (Gadus morhua) at low light intensities.

BROWMAN, H.I. The ecosystem approach to managing aquatic resources has alot to do with management but little to do with ecology or ecosystems. Keynote address for the conference "Ecosystems 2010", to appear in the conference's proceedings book.

Bjelland, R.M., Opstad, I., Skiftesvik, A.B. & H.I. BROWMAN. Comparison of behaviour, growth and gut enzyme activity in the early life stages of cod (Gadus morhua L.) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus L.). Journal of Fish Biology.

Bjelland, R.M., A.B. Skiftesvik & H.I. BROWMAN. Behavioural responses of larval cod (Gadus morhua L.) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus L.) to odours. Journal of Fish Biology.

Fields, D.M., H.I. BROWMAN, A.B. Skiftesvik & S. Shema. Effect of light intensity on the escape response of Calanus.

Durif, C.M.F., D.M. Fields, H.I. BROWMAN, A.B. Skiftesvik, R.M. Bjelland & S. Shema. Grazing rates of copepods on algae exposed to different levels of UV radiation. Marine Biology.

Durif, C.M.F., J. Phillips, H.I. BROWMAN, A. Vollestad, A.B. Skiftesvik & H. Stockhausen. Role of the Earth’s geomagnetic field in the short and long distance migrations of the European eel.

Fields, D., H.I. BROWMAN & A.B. Skiftesvik. Behavioural responses of infective-stage copepodids of the salmon louse (Lepeoptheirus salmonis) to host- and non-host-related sensory cues. Aquaculture.

Skiftesvik, A.B. & H.I. BROWMAN. Foraging and prey search pattern in Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) larvae: A re-interpretation of the cruise searcher characterization.

BROWMAN, H.I. & A.B. Skiftesvik. The BS factor: a new bibliometric indicator.

Howard Browman's CV (at May 2010).
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Howard Browman's list of publications (at May 2010).
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Last updated: 1 September 2010