Refereed Publications:

---------- 2024 ----------

Dempson, J. B., T. E. Van Leeuwen, I. R. Bradbury, S. J. Lehnert, D. Coté, F. Cyr, C. Pretty and N. I. Kelly (2024), A Review of Factors Potentially Contributing to the Long-Term Decline of Atlantic Salmon in the Conne River, Newfoundland, Canada. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 1–26. 10.1080/23308249.2024.2341023.

Aune, M., V. Ramasco, N. Wells, M. Warren, F. Cyr, E.J. Pedersen, M. Koen-Alonso, E. Eriksen, R. Primicerio, U. Lindstrom and P. Renaud (2024), Taxonomic and functional-trait metrics track recovery of demersal fish and shrimp communities following system collapse. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11(1237573). 10.3389/fmars.2024.1237573.

Robertson, M., N. Cadigan, P. Regular, M. Koen-Alonso, D. Bélanger, F. Cyr, F. Zhang and T. Eddy (2024), Testing models of increasing complexity to develop ecosystem-informed fisheries advice. Fish and Fisheries. 10.1111/faf.12820.

---------- 2023 ----------

Small, T., F. Cyr, J. McCarthy, J. Sutton, L. Bertnatchez and M. Geoffroy (2023), Strong Stratification provides a refuge for rainbow smelt larvae Osmerus mordax in a sub-arctic estuary (Lake Melville, Labrador). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108553.

Mullowney D. R. J., K. D. Baker, C. S. Szuwalski, S. A. Boudreau, F. Cyr and B. A. Kaiser (2023), Sub-Arctic no more: Short- and long-term global-scale prospects for snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) under global warming. PLOS Climate 2(10): e0000294. 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000294.

Gibb, O., F. Cyr, K. Azetsu-Scott, J. Chassé, D. Childs, C-E Gabriel, P. S. Galbraith, G. Maillet, P. Pepin, S. Punshon and M. Starr (2023), Spatiotemporal variability of pH and carbonate parameters on the Canadian Atlantic Continental Shelf between 2014 and 2022, Earth System Science Data, 15, 4127–4162. 10.5194/essd-2022-460.

Cyr, F., K. Lewis, D. Bélanger, P. Regular, S. Clay and E. Devred (2023), Physical controls and ecological implications of the timing of the spring phytoplankton bloom on the Newfoundland and Labrador shelf, Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 10.1002/lol2.10347.

von Oppeln-Bronikowski, N., B. de Young, M. Belzile, A. Comeau, F. Cyr, R. Davis, P. Emery, C. Richards, D. Hebert and J. Van Der Meer (2023), Best practices for operating underwater gliders in Atlantic Canada. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10(1108326). 10.3389/fmars.2023.1108326.

Fu, Y., M. S. Lozier et al. (2023) Seasonality of the Meridional Overturning Circulation in the subpolar North Atlantic. Communication Earth and Environment, 4(181). 10.1038/s43247-023-00848-9.

Barrillon, S., R. Fuchs, A. A. Petrenko, C. Comby, A. Bosse, C. Yohia, J.-L. Fuda, N. Bhairy, F. Cyr, A. M. Doglioli, G. Grégori, R. Tzortzis, F. d'Ovidio and M. Thyssen (2023), Phytoplankton reaction to an intense storm in the north-western Mediterranean Sea. Biogeosciences, 20, 141–161. 10.5194/bg-20-141-2023.

---------- 2022 ----------

Duda Matthew P., F. Cyr, G. J. Robertson, N. Michelutti, C. Meyer-Jacob, A. Hedd, W. A. Montevecchi, L. E. Kimpe, J. M. Blais, J. P. Smol (2022), Climate oscillations drive millennial-scale changes in seabird colony size. Global Change Biology. 10.1111/gcb.16171.

---------- 2021 ----------

Tzortzis, R., A. M. Doglioli, S. Barillon, A. A. Petrenko, F. d’Ovidio, L. Izard, M. Thyssen, A. Pascual, B. Barceló-Llull, F. Cyr, M. Tedetti, N. Bhairy, P. Garreau, F. Dumas and G. Grégory (2021), Impact of moderately energetic fine-scale dynamics on the phytoplankton community structure in the western Mediterranean Sea. Biogeosciences, 18, 6455–6477. 10.5194/bg-18-6455-2021.

Barceló-Llull, B., A. Pascual, A. Sánchez-Román, E. Cutolo, F. d’Ovidio, G. Fifani, E. Ser-Giacomi, S. Ruiz, E. Mason, F. Cyr, A. M. Doglioli, B. Mourre, J. T. Allen, E. Alou-Font, B. Casas, L. Díaz-Barroso, F. Dumas, L. Gómez-Navarro and C. Muñoz (2021), Fine-Scale Ocean Currents Derived From in situ Observations in Anticipation of the Upcoming SWOT Altimetric Mission. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8(679844). 10.3389/fmars.2021.679844.

Murphy, M. H., A. T. Adamack and F. Cyr (2021), Identifying possible drivers of the abrupt and persistent delay in capelin spawning timing following the 1991 stock collapse in Newfoundland, Canada. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 10.1093/icesjms/fsab144.

Gatti, P., J. A. D. Fisher, F. Cyr, P. S. Galbraith, D. Robert and A. Le Bris (2021), A review and tests of validation and sensitivity of geolocation models for marine fish tracking. Fish and Fisheries, 22(5), p.1041-1066. 10.1111/faf.12568.

Cyr, F. and P. S. Galbraith (2021), A climate index for the Newfoundland and Labrador shelf. Earth System Science Data, 13, 1807–1828. 10.5194/essd-13-1807-2021.

International Altimetry Team (2021), Altimetry for the future: Building on 25 years of progress. Advances in Space Research. 10.1016/j.asr.2021.01.022.

---------- 2020 ----------

Jutras, M., C. O. Dufour, A. Mucci, F. Cyr and D. Gilbert (2020), Temporal Changes in the Causes of the Observed Oxygen Decline in the St. Lawrence Estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research, 125. 10.1029/2020JC016577.

---------- 2019 ----------

d’Ovidio, F., A. Pascual, J. Wang, A. M. Doglioli, Z. Jing, S. Moreau, G. Grégori, S. Swart, S. Speich, F. Cyr, B. Legresy, Y. Chao, L. Fu, R. A. Morrow (2019), Frontiers in Fine-Scale in situ Studies: Opportunities During the SWOT Fast Sampling Phase. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6(168). 10.3389/fmars.2019.00168.

Cyr F., M. Tedetti, F. Besson, N. Bhairy and M. Goutx (2019), A Glider-Compatible Optical Sensor for the Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Marine Environment. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6(110). 10.3389/fmars.2019.00110.

---------- 2017 ----------

Cyr, F., M. Tedetti, F. Besson, L. Beguery, A. D. Doglioli, A. A. Petrenko and M. Goutx (2017). A new glider-compatible optical sensor for dissolved organic matter measurements: test case from the NW Mediterranean Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4(89). 10.3389/fmars.2017.00089.

---------- 2016 ----------

Dufour, K., F. Maps, S. Plourde, P. Joly and F. Cyr (2016), Impacts of Intraguild Predation on Arctic Copepod Communities. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(185). 10.3389/fmars.2016.00185.

van Haren, H., A.A. Cimatoribus, F. Cyr and L. Gostiaux (2016), Insights from a 3D temperature sensors mooring on stratified ocean turbulence. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(9). 10.1002/2016GL068032

Cyr, F., H. van Haren, F. Mienis, G. Duineveld and D. Bourgault (2016), On the influence of cold-water coral mound size on flow hydrodynamics, and vice-versa. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(2), 775-783. doi: 10.1002/2015GL067038.

Cyr, F. and H. van Haren (2016), Observations of small-scale secondary instabilities during the shoaling of internal bores on a deep-ocean slope. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 46(1), 219-231. 10.1175/JPO-D-15-0059.1.

---------- 2015 ----------

Bourgault, D and F. Cyr (2015), Hypoxia in the St. Lawrence Estuary: How a Coding Error Led to the Belief that "Physics Controls Spatial Patterns". PLoS ONE 10(9): e0138858. 10.1371/journal.pone.0138858.

Cyr, F., D. Bourgault, P. S. Galbraith and M. Gosselin (2015), Turbulent nitrate fluxes in the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary, Journal of Geophysical Research - Ocean, 120, 2308-2330. 10.1002/2014JC010272.

Cyr, F., D. Bourgault, and P. S. Galbraith (2015), Behavior and mixing of a cold intermediate layer near a sloping boundary, Ocean-Dynamics 65(3), 357-374. 10.1007/s10236-014-0799-1.

Cyr, F. and P. Larouche (2015), Thermal fronts atlas of Canadian coastal waters, Atmosphere-Ocean, 53(2), 212-236. 10.1080/07055900.2014.986710.

---------- 2014 ----------

Bourgault, D., F. Cyr, D. Dumont and A. Carter (2014), Numerical simulations of the spread of floating passive tracer released at the Old Harry prospect, Environmental Research Letters, 9, 054001. 10.1088/1748-9326/9/5/054001. *This article appears in ERL highlights of 2014.

---------- 2012 ----------

Bourgault D., F. Cyr, P. S. Galbraith, E. Pelletier (2012), Relative importance of pelagic and sediment respiration in causing hypoxia in a deep estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research, 117. 1029/2012JC007902.

---------- 2011 ----------

Cyr, F., D. Bourgault, and P. S. Galbraith (2011), Interior versus boundary mixing of a cold intermediate layer, Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, C12029. 10.1029/2011JC007359.

Bourgault, D., C. Hamel, F. Cyr, J.-E. Tremblay, P. Galbraith, D. Dumont and Y. Gratton (2011), Turbulent nitrate fluxes in the Amundsen Gulf during ice-covered conditions, Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L15602. 10.1029/2011GL047936 .


Book Chapters:

[2023] López Gómez, M. A. and F. Cyr How the COVID-19 Pandemic Gave a Stimulus to Local Seafood Consumption In: Andrews, E. J., & Knott, C. (Eds.) 2023. Thinking Big about Small-Scale Fisheries in Canada. TBTI Global Publication Series, St. John's, NL, Canada. ISBN: 978-1-7773202-9-4


Governmental and Intergovernmental Reports on Ocean Climate:

[2024] Fisheries and oceans Canada, Canada’s Oceans Now: Atlantic Ecosystems, 2022 No. Fs23-549/4-2022E-PDF ISBN 978-0-660-48883-7

[2023] Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography. ICES Report on Ocean Climate 2021. Gonzalez-Pola, C., K.M.H. Larsen, P. Fratantoni, A. Beszczynska-Möller (Eds.). ICES Cooperative Research Reports Vol. 358 123 pp. 10.17895/ices.pub.24755574

[2023] Galbraith, P.S., F. Cyr, D. Hebert, D. Brickman, J. Chassé and C. Layton. Physical Oceanography (Chapter 2). In: Bernier, R.Y., R.E. Jamieson, N.E. Kelly, C. Lafleur and D.M. Moore (Eds.). State of the Atlantic Ocean Synthesis Report. [Link]

[2023] Cyr, F., M. Starr and K. Azetsu-Scott. Carbonate chemsitry, pH and dissolved oxygen (Chapter 3). In: Bernier, R.Y., R.E. Jamieson, N.E. Kelly, C. Lafleur and D.M. Moore (Eds.). State of the Atlantic Ocean Synthesis Report. [Link]

[2022] Cyr, F., S. Snook, C. Bishop, P.S. Galbraith, N. Chen and G. Han. Physical Oceanographic Conditions on the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf during 2021. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2022/040. iv + 48 p. [Link]

[2022] Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography. ICES Report on Ocean Climate 2020. Gonzalez-Pola, C., K.M.H. Larsen, P. Fratantoni, A. Beszczynska-Möller (Eds.). ICES Cooperative Research Reports Vol. 356. 121 pp. 10.17895/ices.pub.19248602.v2

[2022] Bélanger, D. and F. Cyr. Environmental indices for NAFO subareas 0 to 4 in support of the Standing Committee on Fisheries Science (STACFIS). NAFO SCR Doc. 22/021 [Link]

[2022] Cyr, F., P.S. Galbraith, C. Layton, D. Hebert, N. Chen and G. Han. Environmental and Physical Oceanographic Conditions on the Eastern Canadian shelves (NAFO Sub-areas 2, 3 and 4) during 2021. NAFO SCR Doc. 22/020 [Link]

[2021] Cyr, F. and D. Bélanger. Environmental indices for NAFO subareas 0 to 4 in support of the Standing Committee on Fisheries Science (STACFIS). NAFO SCR Doc. 21/023 [Link]

[2021] Cyr, F., P.S. Galbraith, C. Layton, D. Hebert, N. Chen and G. Han. Environmental and Physical Oceanographic Conditions on the Eastern Canadian shelves (NAFO Sub-areas 2, 3 and 4) during 2020. NAFO SCR Doc. 21/009 [Link]

[2021] Cyr, F., S. Snook, C. Bishop, P.S. Galbraith, B. Pye, N. Chen and G. Han. Physical Oceanographic Conditions on the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf during 2019. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2021/017. iv + 52 p. [Link]

[2022] Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography. ICES Report on Ocean Climate 2019. Gonzalez-Pola, C., K.M.H. Larsen, P. Fratantoni, A. Beszczynska-Möller (Eds.). ICES Cooperative Research Reports Vol. 350. 136 pp. 10.17895/ices.pub.7537

[2020] Cyr, F., P.S. Galbraith, C. Layton and D. Hebert. Environmental and Physical Oceanographic Conditions on the Eastern Canadian shelves (NAFO Sub-areas 2, 3 and 4) during 2019. NAFO SCR Doc. 20/020 [Link]

[2020] Cyr, F., E. Colbourne, P.S. Galbraith, O. Gibb, S. Snook, C. Bishop, N. Chen, G. Han and D. Senciall. Physical Oceanographic Conditions on the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf during 2018. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2020/018. iv + 48 p. [Link]

[2019] Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography. ICES Report on Ocean Climate 2018. Gonzalez-Pola, C., K.M.H. Larsen, P. Fratantoni, A. Beszczynska-Möller (Eds.). ICES Cooperative Research Reports Vol. 349. 122 pp. 10.17895/ices.pub.5461

[2019] Cyr, F., E. Colbourne, J. Holden, S. Snook, G. Han, N. Chen, W. Bailey, J. Higdon, S. Lewis, B. Pye and D. Senciall. Physical Oceanographic Conditions on the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf during 2017. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2019/051. iv + 58 p. [Link]

[2019] Cyr, F., E. Colbourne, D. Hebert, R. Pettipas, P. S. Galbraith, G. Han and S. Snook. Environmental and Physical Oceanographic Conditions during 2018 on the Eastern Canadian shelves (NAFO Sub-areas 2, 3 and 4), NAFO SCR Doc. 19/011 [Link]

[2018] Colbourne, E., J. Holden, S. Snook, S. Lewis, F. Cyr, D. Senciall, W. Bailey and J. Higdon. Physical Oceanographic Environment on the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf in NAFO Subareas 2 and 3 during 2017 NAFO SCR Doc. 18/009 [Link]


Collaborations on fish stock assessments and other research documents:

[2024] Fulton, S., W. Walkusz, S. Atchison and F. Cyr. Information to Support the Assessment of Northern Shrimp, Pandalus borealis, and Striped Shrimp, Pandalus montagui, in the Eastern and Western Assessment Zones, February 2023. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2024/016. iv + 51 p. [Link]

[2023] Pantin, J., W. Coffey, D. Mullowney, K. Baker, F. Cyr and M. Koen-Alonso. An Assessment of Newfoundland and Labrador Snow Crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in 2020. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2023/065. viii + 188 p. [Link]

[2023] Coughlan, E. J., D. R. J Mullowney, K. D. Baker and F. Cyr. An Assessment of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus) stock status in Newfoundland (LFAs 3-14c). DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2023/029. iv + 50 p. [Link]

[2022] Pantin, J., D. Mullowney, W. Coffey, S. Zabihi-Seissan, F. Cyr and M. Koen-Alonso. An Assessment of Newfoundland and Labrador Snow Crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in 2019. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2022/076. viii + 194 p. [Link]

[2022] Gullage, L., V. Hayes, B. M. Neves, N. Wells, N., F. Cyr and F. J. Murillo. Avoidance and Mitigation of Coral and Sponge Species During Exploratory Drilling Activities Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2022/059. vii + 141 p. [Link]

[2021] Baker, K., D. Mullowney, E. Pedersen, W. Coffey, F. Cyr and D. Belanger. An Assessment of Newfoundland and Labrador Snow Crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in 2018. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2021/028. viii + 180 p. [Link]


Datasets:

[2023] Coyne, J., F. Cyr, S. Donnet, P. S. Galbraith, M. Geoffroy, D. Hebert, C. Layton, A. Ratsimandresy, S. Snook, N. Soontiens and W. Walkucz. Canadian Atlantic Shelf Temperature-Salinity (CASTS) Federated Research Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.20383/102.0739

[2023] Cyr, F., K. Lewis, D. Bélanger, P. Regular, S. Clay and E. Devred. Supporting data for: Physical controls and ecological implications of the timing of the spring phytoplankton bloom on the Newfoundland and Labrador shelf Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.stqjq2c7k

[2022] Cyr, F. , O. Gibb, K. Azetsu-Scott, J. Chassé, P. S. Galbraith, G. Maillet, G., P. Pepin, S. Punshon, M. Starr, Ocean carbonate parameters on the Canadian Atlantic Continental Shelf. Federated Research Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.20383/102.0673

[2020] Cyr, F. and P. S. Galbraith, Newfoundland and Labrador climate index. Federated Research Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.20383/101.0301


Theses and student reports:

[2014] Cyr, F., Mélange turbulent dans l'estuaire maritime du Saint-Laurent, PhD thesis [pdf] [cover page]


Cruise reports:

[2018] BB2018 glider mission [pdf]

[2018] PRE-SWOT cruise [link]

[2017] NeXOS NOR-02 pre-demonstration [pdf]



In the news

Authored news pieces for magazines and journals

How climate change is messing up the ocean’s biological clock, with unknown long-term consequences, by Frédéric Cyr, The Conversation (2024-02-28)

Vous rêvez d’observer les icebergs à Terre-Neuve ? Dépêchez-vous, avant qu’il ne soit trop tard, by Frédéric Cyr, The Conversation (2022-07-15)

How Iceberg Alley got its name and why it may be under threat, by Frédéric Cyr, The Conversation (2022-06-16)
Republished in the Arctic Today (2022-06-17)

Seaspiracy, un nouveau documentaire de Netflix à prendre avec un grain de sel... de mer, by Frédéric Cyr, Le Gaboteur (2021-05-03)

A selection of work-related interviews

Iceberg Impressions, TV intervention for Land and Sea NFLD, CBC (aired February 2023)

L’écosystème des eaux de Terre-Neuve dévoile difficilement ses mystères (in French), Article following a round table on climate change, Radio-Canada (2022-03-01)

On warming ocean temperatures in Newfoundland, Radio intervention in The Broadcast, CBC (2022-09-21)

Des Icebergs à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, TV interview (in French) about icebergs in Newfoundland and Labrador, Bonsoir Bonsoir!, Radio-Canada (2022-06-06)

Icebergs et climat, Radio interview (in French) about icebergs and climate, Du Côté de Chez Catherine, Radio-Canada (2022-06-05)

Incoming! Excitement builds for the return of ice giants, by Marianne Mizera, AccuWeather (2022-04-11)

'I don’t know of any higher body counts': N.L. scientist calling for help to determine extent of thousands of mysterious seabird deaths, by Juanita Mercer, Saltwire (2022-04-8)

Retour des icebergs à Terre-Neuve : une saison prometteuse à l’horizon (in French), by Patrick Butler, Radio-Canada (2022-03-30)

Scapegoat or scoundrel? Why scientists want to clear the air about the role of seals and focus on ecosystems, by Jenn Thornhill Verma, The Globe and Mail (2021-08-29)

Moving to incorporate more climate data to assess fish stocks, Radio intervention in The Broadcast, CBC (2021-06-11)

As the Climate Changes, So Does Managing Fisheries, by Jenn Thornhill Verma, The Independent (2021-05-27)

Experts discuss how warming oceans will affect ground fishery, TV Interview with Leila Beaudoin, NTV (2019-12-04)

Newfoundland salmon industry sweating prospect of another ‘super chill’, by Jason Huffman, Undercurrent News, (2019-05-15)