Rate My Professor Jordan Goetze

Goetze's research focuses on marine ecology, fish behavioral ecology, fisheries science, and conservation strategies, particularly the impacts of fishing on reef fish assemblages and the efficacy of management tools like periodically harvested closures and marine protected areas. He specializes in developing and applying stereo-video methods, including baited remote underwater stereo-video surveys, to quantify fish abundance, diversity, and wariness. Notable contributions include leading the development of CheckEM, an open-source toolkit for standardizing, cleaning, and visualizing stereo-video fish survey data, published in 2026. Key publications encompass 'Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks' (Nature, 2020), which synthesized data from 391 reef sites worldwide to evaluate shark conservation needs; 'Directed conservation of the world’s reef sharks and rays' (2024); 'A field and video annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo-video surveys of demersal fish assemblages' (Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2020); 'Optimized fishing through periodically harvested closures' (Journal of Applied Ecology, 2019); and 'Fish wariness is a more sensitive indicator to changes in fishing pressure than abundance, length or biomass' (Ecological Applications, 2017). With over 1,200 citations, his work has significantly influenced marine conservation policies and fisheries management practices globally.