Brock Bergseth
Adjunct Senior Research Associate
BSc - Biology | University of St. Thomas
MSc - Marine and Tropical Biology | James Cook University
PhD - Marine Biology | James Cook University
Favourite papers?
Bergseth, B. J., Arias, A., Barnes, M. L., Caldwell, I., Datta, A., Gelcich, S., ... & Cinner, J. E. (2023). Closing the compliance gap in marine protected areas with human behavioural sciences. Fish and Fisheries, 24(4), 695-704.
Pepper, G. V., & Nettle, D. (2017). The behavioural constellation of deprivation: Causes and consequences. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40, e314.
Schultz, P. W. (2011). Conservation means behavior. Conservation biology, 25(6), 1080-1083.
Dr. Brock Bergseth has been working at the intersection of human behaviour and nature for more than two decades. Over the course of his career, he’s worked in philanthropic, governmental, consultant, and academic research sectors, combining human behavioural sciences with natural sciences to address some of the most urgent and pervasive problems in conservation including water quality and pollution, overfishing, illegal fishing, and poaching in protected areas. Brock’s most recent work has three themes: 1) strengthening the systems and approaches we use to manage human behaviours in protected areas; 2) understanding and leveraging the inherent social nature of humans to increase pro-conservation behaviours; and 3) writing a popular science book to turn the tide of doom and gloom about the future of our planet and ourselves.
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Understanding the role of social norms and social norms-based behavioural interventions in addressing poaching in marine protected areas
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Leading a compliance management working group tasked with increasing the proactive and adaptive management of human behaviour in the world’s protected areas
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Public science writing designed to address increasing levels of despair, despondency, and apathy about the future of our planet
