Douglas J Mccauley

Douglas J McCauley is an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his B.A. from UC Berkeley and his PhD from Stanford University, followed by postdoctoral fellowships at Stanford, Princeton, and UC Berkeley. His research integrates marine ecology, conservation biology, and environmental science, focusing on ocean defaunation, fisheries sustainability, and the ecological impacts of climate change. Recent work includes pioneering studies on shark baselines using fossil denticles, global plastic pollution governance, and dynamic ocean management via species distribution models. He has published in leading journals such as *Science* and *Nature*, including seminal papers on marine defaunation and the human health risks of declining fish catches. His international collaborations span the U.S., Tanzania, and global research networks, supported by awards such as the NSF IRFP Fellowship and a U.S.-Tanzania planning grant for satellite-based wildlife monitoring.