Paul Bentzen

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Paul Bentzen is a Canadian geneticist and professor at the Dalhousie University Department of Biology.

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Education and career

Bentzen holds a Bachelor of Science from McGill University, a Master of Science from the University of British Columbia, and a PhD from McGill University. He is a professor at the biology department of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where his research focuses on population and evolutionary genetics, molecular ecology, and conservation biology, particularly relating to fish. [1]

At Dalhousie University's Aquatron, Bentzen leads a captive breeding program for the critically endangered Atlantic whitefish, a species unique to Nova Scotia. He took over the program in 2018. [2] [3] Working with the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, researchers at the Aquatron successfully bred 2,200 of the fish. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ [Dalhousie] (2025). "Paul Bentzen". Halifax, N.S.: Dalhousie University . Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Donovan, Moira (5 April 2025). "In a Nova Scotia research lab, the last hope for an ancient fish species". The Narwhal . Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Withers, Paul (23 May 2019). "Nearing extinction, optimism surrounds future of Atlantic whitefish". CBC News . Nova Scotia: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Jermaine (30 June 2022). "Researchers successfully breed ancient endangered fish found only in Nova Scotia". National Post . Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Auld, Alison (28 June 2022). "Ancient fish species on brink of extinction finds new life in Dal facility". Dal News. Halifax, N.S.: Dalhousie University . Retrieved 30 October 2025.


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