Researcher basic information

• PhD Marine Bioresource and Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
• MSc Marine Science, University of the Philippines Diliman
• BSc Biology, University of the Philippines Visayas

• https://researchmap.jp/IreneAlabia?lang=en

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4336-6876
• https://jglobal.jst.go.jp/detail?JGLOBAL_ID=202101004763896179

• 20929608

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4336-6876

• 202101004763896179

• Marine biodiversity
• Arctic and sub-Arctic marine ecosystems
• Fisheries Oceanography
• Environmental Science
• Climate change
• Satellite oceanography
• Marine Ecology and Fisheries

• Environmental Science/Agriculture Science, Conservation of biological resources, Fisheries, Climate change ecology, marine ecosystems, Satellite oceanography, Marine species and community

Research activity information

• Mar. 2022, Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography, Early Career Scientist Award
  Marine ecological studies using habitat models in polar and subarctic waters under climate change
• Feb. 2010, SAFARI International Fisheries and Remote Sensing Symposium, Best Poster Presentation (3rd)
  Interaction of Kuroshio with the Northern Bicol Shelf: Implications on Primary Productivity

• Mapping subtle-featured oyster rafts with high-resolution imagery and deep learning techniques
  Tianwei Mou; Yang Liu; Lintao Tan; Lianhui Wu; Yaya Zhang; Chunming Li; Huan Zhou; Irene D. Alabia
  ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Jan. 2026, [Peer-reviewed]
  English, Scientific journal
• Climate-driven shifts in marine habitat explain recent declines of Japanese Chum salmon
  Irene D. Alabia; Sei-Ichi Saitoh; Jorge García Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Yasuyuki Miyakoshi; Fumihiro Takahashi; Hiromichi Ueno; Masahide Kaeriyama
  Scientific Reports, 15, 1, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 03 Dec. 2025
  Scientific journal
• Towards an integrated assessment of the Arctic marine ecosystems in response to abrupt environmental changes: Contribution from the Arctic challenge for sustainability II (ArCS II) project
  Takafumi Hirata; Irene D. Alabia; Amane Fujiwara; Yuri Fukai; Jorge García Molinos; Akihide Kasai; Tatsuya Kawakami; Kohei Matsuno; Jonaotaro Onodera; Takuhei Shiozaki; Hiromichi Ueno; Eiji Watanabe
  Polar Science, Sep. 2025, [Peer-reviewed]
  Scientific journal, 51699776
• Effects of early life history traits and warming on Arctic cod prewinter length and recruitment
  Carmen L. David; Jeffrey A. Hutchings; Zhixuan Feng; Caroline Bouchard; Irene D. Alabia; Haakon Hop; Jinlun Zhang; Rubao Ji
  Elem Sci Anth, 13, 1, University of California Press, 10 Apr. 2025, [Peer-reviewed]
  English, Scientific journal, The Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) is a key species in Arctic marine ecosystems, adapted to extreme seasonality and cold environments. The overwintering survival and recruitment of age-0 Arctic cod heavily depend on achieving a sizable prewinter length (PWL) in their first year. Over the growth period, PWL is influenced by early life history traits, such as hatch date and size-at-hatch, and by environmental conditions, such as temperature and food availability. However, our knowledge of these interacting aspects of Arctic cod ecology is extremely limited. Here we coupled an individual-based transport and bioenergetic model with a sea ice-ocean model and simulated larval dispersal and growth under current environmental conditions. In addition, we tested two alternative scenarios of higher temperatures, with +2°C, and lower daily ration by 25% over the growth period. Our modeled PWL aligned well with field data on age-0 Arctic cod lengths by the end of summer. Largest PWLs resulted from winter spawns and were associated with more days with ice cover and shorter embryonic development. Under the high-temperature scenario, average PWL increased in Baffin Bay, Chukchi Sea, and Laptev Sea but declined in Svalbard, suggesting that a portion of age-0 Arctic cod are currently at their thermal tolerance limit. The recruitment success into the juvenile stage, defined as reaching a juvenile threshold length by the end of summer, was maximized in all winter spawns under the high-temperature scenario but decreased to zero in nearly all April spawns across all regions. Under the low-food scenario, reduced prey availability halved the recruitment success in all regions, indicating potentially severe consequences for future Arctic cod growth and survival. Our study illustrates how much changes in sea ice, temperature, and food availability influence the early development of Arctic cod and could impact their recruitment, highlighting the species’ increasingly uncertain future amid rapid environmental changes in the Arctic., 51699776

  
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• Biogeographical shifts and climate change
  Jorge García Molinos; Joshua J. Lawler; Irene D. Alabia; Julian D. Olden
  Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Elsevier, 18 Jan. 2025
  In book, 51699776
• Production Trend of Hokkaido Chum Salmon Estimated by Multivariable Models Incorporating Environmental Factors and Biological Interactions in the North Pacific Ocean
  Masahide Kaeriyama; Irene D. Alabia; Shigehiko Urawa
  Technical Report, 23, 34, 39, North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission, 08 Jan. 2025
  Scientific journal, Global warming continues unabated. The global annual mean of sea surface temperature (SST) is increasing at a rate of 0.6ºC per century, and was the highest on record in 2023. SST in the North Pacific Ocean has warmed by about 1ºC over the past 120 years. Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) play an important role as a keystone species and provider of ecosystem services in North Pacific ecosystems. Their total catch has shown an increasing trend since the late 1970s. However, in this century, the abundance of Pacific salmon has decreased in southern areas and increased in northern areas due to the effects of global warming. In particular, the abundance of Hokkaido chum salmon (O. keta) has decreased since the 2000s (Kaeriyama 2023). On the other hand, in the Bering Sea, the marked increase in pink salmon abundance has negatively impacted trophic cascades through the top-down effect by reducing herbivorous zooplankton abundance sufficiently to increase phytoplankton densities (Ruggerone et al. 2023) and low growth of sockeye salmon (O. nerka) (Rand and Ruggerone 2024). Japanese chum salmon are a southernmost population, and they migrate widely, inhabiting different ecosystems in the North Pacific and adjacent seas, depending on their life stage and season (Urawa et al. 2018). This complicated life history makes it difficult to understand the mechanisms of their population dynamics. The objective of this study is to discuss how the marine life history of Hokkaido chum salmon is affected by marine environmental factors such as inter- and intraspecific interactions among Pacific salmon, SST, and zooplankton biomass using various models, and to predict their future production trends., 48998238
• Future redistribution of fishery resources suggests biological and economic trade-offs according to the severity of the emission scenario
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge García Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Daiju Narita; Toru Hirawake
  PLOS ONE, 19, 6, e0304718, e0304718, Public Library of Science (PLoS), 06 Jun. 2024, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
  English, Scientific journal, Climate change is anticipated to have long-term and pervasive effects on marine ecosystems, with cascading consequences to many ocean-reliant sectors. For the marine fisheries sector, these impacts can be further influenced by future socio-economic and political factors. This raises the need for robust projections to capture the range of potential biological and economic risks and opportunities posed by climate change to marine fisheries. Here, we project future changes in the abundance of eight commercially important fish and crab species in the eastern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea under different CMIP6 Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) leading to contrasting future (2021–2100) scenarios of warming, sea ice concentration, and net primary production. Our results revealed contrasting patterns of abundance and distribution changes across species, time periods and climate scenarios, highlighting potential winners and losers under future climate change. In particular, the least changes in future species abundance and distribution were observed under SSP126. However, under the extreme scenario (SSP585), projected Pacific cod and snow crab abundances increased and decreased, respectively, with concurrent zonal and meridional future shifts in their centers of gravity. Importantly, projected changes in species abundance suggest that fishing at the same distance from the current major port in the Bering Sea (i.e., Dutch Harbor) could yield declining catches for highly valuable fisheries (e.g., Pacific cod and snow crab) under SSP585. This is driven by strong decreases in future catches of highly valuable species despite minimal declines in maximum catch potential, which are dominated by less valuable taxa. Hence, our findings show that projected changes in abundance and shifting distributions could have important biological and economic impacts on the productivity of commercial and subsistence fisheries in the eastern Bering and Chukchi seas, with potential implications for the effective management of transboundary resources., 51699776

  
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• Spatial distribution models for the four commercial tuna in the sea of maritime continent using multi-sensor remote sensing and maximum entropy
  Emi Yati; Lilis Sadiyah; Fayakun Satria; Irene D. Alabia; Sayidah Sulma; Teguh Prayogo; Sartono Marpaung; Hastuadi Harsa; Dony Kushardono; Jonson Lumban-Gaol; Aris Budiarto; Diding Sudira Efendi; Sri Patmiarsih
  Marine Environmental Research, 198, 106540, 106540, Elsevier BV, Jun. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
  Scientific journal
• Pan-Arctic marine biodiversity and species co-occurrence patterns under recent climate
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge García Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Franz J. Mueter; Carmen L. David
  Scientific Reports, 13, 1, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 11 Mar. 2023, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
  Scientific journal, Abstract
  
  The Arctic region is experiencing drastic climatic changes bringing about potential ecological shifts. Here, we explored marine biodiversity and potential species associations across eight Arctic marine areas between 2000 and 2019. We compiled species occurrences for a subset of 69 marine taxa (i.e., 26 apex predators and 43 mesopredators) and environmental factors to predict taxon-specific distributions using a multi-model ensemble approach. Arctic-wide temporal trends of species richness increased in the last 20 years and highlighted potential emerging areas of species accrual due to climate-driven species redistribution. Further, regional species associations were dominated by positive co-occurrences among species pairs with high frequencies in the Pacific and Atlantic Arctic areas. Comparative analyses of species richness, community composition, and co-occurrence between high and low summer sea ice concentrations revealed contrasting impacts of and detected areas vulnerable to sea ice changes. In particular, low (high) summer sea ice generally resulted in species gains (loss) in the inflow and loss (gains) in the outflow shelves, accompanied by substantial changes in community composition and therefore potential species associations. Overall, the recent changes in biodiversity and species co-occurrences in the Arctic were driven by pervasive poleward range shifts, especially for wide-ranging apex predators. Our findings highlight the varying regional impacts of warming and sea ice loss on Arctic marine communities and provide important insights into the vulnerability of Arctic marine areas to climate change., 51699776
• Development of a prey-predator species distribution model for a large piscivorous fish: A case study for Japanese Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus niphonius and Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus
  Shuhao Liu; Yongjun Tian; Liu Yang; Irene D. Alabia; Jiahua Cheng; Shin-ichi Ito
  Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 207, 105227, 105227, Elsevier {BV}, Feb. 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
  English, Scientific journal
• A Comprehensive Monitoring and Assessment System for Multiple Fisheries Resources in the Northwest Pacific Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Technology
  Hao Tian; Yang Liu; Yongjun Tian; Irene D. Alabia; Yuanzhe Qin; He Sun; Jianchao Li; Shuyang Ma; Sei-Ichi Saitoh
  Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, Frontiers Media SA, 11 Feb. 2022, [Peer-reviewed]
  English, Scientific journal, Monitoring the dynamics of ocean-going fishing vessels is essential for fisheries stock assessment and management. In this paper, coupled fishery and remote sensing methods were applied to propose a satellite-based fishery resource monitoring and assessment system (SFRMAS) that supported chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) and neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) fishing activities in the northwest Pacific. A multispecies fishing vessel database was generated in the SFRMAS using visible infrared imaging radiometer suite day/night band (VIIRS/DNB) images, automatic identification system (AIS) data and multimarine remote sensing resources. The results showed that the VIIRS/DNB vessel detection (VVD) and AIS vessel detection approaches improved the extraction accuracy of multispecies fishing vessels. A high productivity area with a higher chlorophyll a concentration had the most concentrated distribution of mackerel vessels. The widest longitudinal migrations of the neon flying squid and the latitudinal ranges of Pacific saury were highly related to sea surface temperature (SST), which was well captured by the movement of the fishing vessels. In the SFRMAS, the accuracy of detected multispecies fishing days and fishing catches was mostly between 60 and 90%, which can provide data support for fisheries stock assessment and management.
• Residence time models and Pyrodinium blooms in Matarinao and Murcielagos Bays, Philippines
  Sanny David P Lumayno; Garry Benico; Aletta Yñiguez; Irene D Alabia; Ian Quino; DG Fernandez; Rex Delsar B Dianala; Rhodora Azanza; Cesar Villanoy
  Philippine Journal of Science, 151, S1, 79, 90, 2022, [Peer-reviewed]
  English, Scientific journal
• Research and Development of a Supporting Information System for Optimization of Salmon Release Operations and Monitoring the Coastal Environment on the Okhotsk Coast, Japan
  Sei-Ichi Saitoh; Yasuyuki Miyakoshi; Fumihiro Takahashi; Takafumi Hirata; Irene D. Alabia; Takashi Hosokawa; Tatsuya Miyoshi
  North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission, 17, 154, 156, North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission, 29 Nov. 2021
  English, Symposium, 48998238
• Possible future scenarios in the gateways to the Arctic for Subarctic and Arctic marine systems: II. prey resources, food webs, fish, and fisheries
  Franz J Mueter; Benjamin Planque; George L Hunt; Irene D Alabia; Toru Hirawake; Lisa Eisner; Padmini Dalpadado; Melissa Chierici; Kenneth F Drinkwater; Naomi Harada; Per Arneberg; Sei-Ichi Saitoh
  ICES Journal of Marine Science, Oxford University Press (OUP), 08 Oct. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  Scientific journal,
  Climate change impacts are pronounced at high latitudes, where warming, reduced sea-ice-cover, and ocean acidification affect marine ecosystems. We review climate change impacts on two major gateways into the Arctic: the Bering and Chukchi seas in the Pacific and the Barents Sea and Fram Strait in the Atlantic. We present scenarios of how changes in the physical environment and prey resources may affect commercial fish populations and fisheries in these high-latitude systems to help managers and stakeholders think about possible futures. Predicted impacts include shifts in the spatial distribution of boreal species, a shift from larger, lipid-rich zooplankton to smaller, less nutritious prey, with detrimental effects on fishes that depend on high-lipid prey for overwinter survival, shifts from benthic- to pelagic-dominated food webs with implications for upper trophic levels, and reduced survival of commercially important shellfish in waters that are increasingly acidic. Predicted changes are expected to result in disruptions to existing fisheries, the emergence of new fisheries, new challenges for managing transboundary stocks, and possible conflicts among resource users. Some impacts may be irreversible, more severe, or occur more frequently under anthropogenic climate change than impacts associated with natural variability, posing additional management challenges., 51699762
• Marine biodiversity refugia in a climate-sensitive subarctic shelf
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge García Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Franz J. Mueter; Toru Hirawake; Sei Ichi Saitoh
  Global Change Biology, 27, 14, 3299, 3311, Wiley, Jul. 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
  Scientific journal, 51699762;51699776
• Influence of Spawning Ground Dynamics on the Long-Term Abundance of Japanese Flying Squid (Todarodes pacificus) Winter Cohort
  Yang Liu; Xinmei Xia; Yongjun Tian; Irene D. Alabia; Shuyang Ma; Peng Sun; Sei Ichi Saitoh
  Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 26 May 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  Scientific journal
• Response of Arctic biodiversity and ecosystem to environmental changes: Findings from the ArCS project
  Toru Hirawake; Masaki Uchida; Hiroto Abe; Irene D. Alabia; Tamotsu Hoshino; Shota Masumoto; Akira S. Mori; Jun Nishioka; Bungo Nishizawa; Atsushi Ooki; Akinori Takahashi; Yukiko Tanabe; Motoaki Tojo; Masaharu Tsuji; Hiromichi Ueno; Hisatomo Waga; Yuuki Y. Watanabe; Atsushi Yamaguchi; Youhei Yamashita
  Polar Science, 27, Mar. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  English, Scientific journal, 51699762
• Environmental habitat mapping of green mussel: A gis-based approach for sustainable aquaculture in the inner gulf of Thailand
  Hathaichanok Kumgumpol; Yang Liu; Tanuspong Pokavanich; Irene D. Alabia; Zixu Yin; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Yongjun Tian
  Sustainability (Switzerland), 12, 24, 1, 16, {MDPI} {AG}, 02 Dec. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
  Scientific journal
• Multiple facets of marine biodiversity in the Pacific Arctic under future climate
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge García Molinos; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Takafumi Hirata; Toru Hirawake; Franz J. Mueter
  Science of the Total Environment, 744, 140913, 140913, Elsevier {BV}, 20 Nov. 2020, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
  Scientific journal, 51699776
• Impact of Climate Change on Wintering Ground of Japanese Anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) Using Marine Geospatial Statistics
  Shuhao Liu; Yang Liu; Irene D. Alabia; Yongjun Tian; Zhenjiang Ye; Haiqing Yu; Jianchao Li; Jiahua Cheng
  Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 31 Jul. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
  Scientific journal
• Spatial habitat shifts of oceanic cephalopod (Ommastrephes bartramii) in oscillating climate
  Irene D. Alabia; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Hiromichi Igarashi; Yoichi Ishikawa; Yutaka Imamura
  Remote Sensing, 12, 3, 01 Feb. 2020, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
  English, Scientific journal, 51700186
• Impact of climate extremes on suitability dynamics for Japanese scallop aquaculture in Shandong, China and Funka bay, Japan
  Yang Liu; Yongjun Tian; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Irene D. Alabia; Kan Ichiro Mochizuki
  Sustainability (Switzerland), 12, 3, 01 Feb. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
  Scientific journal
• Distribution shifts of marine taxa in the Pacific Arctic under contemporary climate changes
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge García Molinos; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Toru Hirawake; Takafumi Hirata; Franz J. Mueter
  Diversity and Distributions, 24, 11, 1583, 1597, Wiley, Nov. 2018, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
  Scientific journal, 51699762
• Detection of potential fishing zone for Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) using generalized additive model and remotely sensed data
  Achmad Fachruddin Syah; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Irene D. Alabia; Toru Hirawake
  IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 54, 1, 11 Feb. 2017
  International conference proceedings
• Seasonal habitat patterns of Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus) inferred from satellite-based species distribution models
  Irene D. Alabia; Mariko Dehara; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Toru Hirawake
  Remote Sensing, 8, 11, Nov. 2016, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
  Scientific journal
• Ensemble squid habitat model using three-dimensional ocean data
  Irene D. Alabia; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Hiromichi Igarashi; Yoichi Ishikawa; Norihisa Usui; Masafumi Kamachi; Toshiyuki Awaji; Masaki Seito
  ICES Journal of Marine Science, 73, 7, 1863, 1874, 01 Jul. 2016, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
  Scientific journal, 51700186
• Predicting potential fishing zones for pacific saury (Cololabis saira) with maximum entropy models and remotely sensed data
  Achmad F. Syah; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Irene D. Alabia; Toru Hirawake
  Fishery Bulletin, 114, 3, 330, 342, 02 Jun. 2016
  Scientific journal
• Elucidating the potential squid habitat responses in the central North Pacific to the recent ENSO flavors
  Irene D. Alabia; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Toru Hirawake; Hiromichi Igarashi; Yoichi Ishikawa; Norihisa Usui; Masafumi Kamachi; Toshiyuki Awaji; Masaki Seito
  Hydrobiologia, 772, 1, 215, 227, 01 Jun. 2016, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
  Scientific journal, 51700186
• Future projected impacts of ocean warming to potential squid habitat in western and central North Pacific
  Irene D. Alabia; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Hiromichi Igarashi; Yoichi Ishikawa; Norihisa Usui; Masafumi Kamachi; Toshiyuki Awaji; Masaki Seito
  ICES Journal of Marine Science, 73, 5, 1343, 1356, 01 May 2016, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
  International conference proceedings, 51700186
• Shifts in chlorophyll α off eastern Luzon, Philippines, associated with the North Equatorial Current bifurcation latitude
  Olivia C. Cabrera; Cesar L. Villanoy; Irene D. Alabia; Arnold L. Gordon
  Oceanography, 28, 4, 46, 53, Dec. 2015
  Scientific journal
• Identifying pelagic habitat hotspots of neon flying squid in the temperate waters of the central North Pacific
  Irene D. Alabia; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Robinson Mugo; Hiromichi Igarashi; Yoichi Ishikawa; Norihisa Usui; Masafumi Kamachi; Toshiyuki Awaji; Masaki Seito
  PLoS ONE, 10, 11, 01 Nov. 2015, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
  Scientific journal, 51700186
• Seasonal potential fishing ground prediction of neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) in the western and central North Pacific
  Irene D. Alabia; Sei Ichi Saitoh; Robinson Mugo; Hiromichi Igarashi; Yoichi Ishikawa; Norihisa Usui; Masafumi Kamachi; Toshiyuki Awaji; Masaki Seito
  Fisheries Oceanography, 24, 2, 190, 203, 01 Mar. 2015, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
  Scientific journal, 51700186

• Marine Biogeography in Biogeography: An Integrative Approach of the Evolution of Living
  Jorge García Molinos; Irene D Alabia, Chapter Co-author
  John Wiley & Sons, Jan. 2022, 9781789450606, [Joint work]
• Future Oceans2 IMBeR Open Science Conference: Thoughts and perspectives from early career attendees
  Irene D Alabia; Xin Guo; Patricia Angkiriwang; Andrés Beita-Jiménez
  North Pacific Marine Science Organization, Jul. 2019, [Joint work]
• Detection of potential fishing zone for Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) using generalized additive model and remotely sensed data
  Achmad Fachruddin Syah; Sei-Ichi Saitoh; Irene D Alabia; Toru Hirawake, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2017, [Joint translation]
• Investigating the roles of intrinsic and extrinsic factors in the blooms of Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum using an individual-based model
  AT Yñiguez; A Cayetano; CL Villanoy; I Alabia; I Fernandez; JD Palermo; GA Benico; FP Siringan; RV Azanza
  Procedia Environmental Sciences, Jan. 2012, [Joint work]

• Marine habitat shifts of chum salmon at sea
  Salmon data portal workshop, NSF Research Networking Activity (RNA) for Sustained Coordinated Observations of Arctic Change, 13 Nov. 2025, English, Oral presentation
  12 Nov. 2025 - 14 Nov. 2025, 51699776;51699792;48998264;48998238, [Invited]
• Potential habitat shifts of chum salmon at sea under contemporary climate
  Irene D. Alabia; Sei-Ichi Saitoh; Jorge García Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Yasuyuki Miyakoshi; Fumihiro Takahashi; Hiromichi Ueno; Masahide Kaeriyama
  PICES Annual Meeting (Session: Changing Ecosystem Structure under Global Climate Change: Monitoring, Detecting, Modelling, & Socio-Ecological Impacts), 11 Nov. 2025, English, Oral presentation
  08 Nov. 2025 - 14 Nov. 2025, 48998264;51699792;51699776
• Future distribution shifts of fisheries resources in subarctic and Arctic seas
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Daiju Narita; Toru Hirawake
  PICES Annual Meeting (Workshop: Present and Future Pressures and Human Activities in the Arctic Ocean and Pacific Gateways), 09 Nov. 2025, English, Oral presentation
  08 Nov. 2025 - 14 Nov. 2025, 51699792;51699776
• Inter-decadal fish community changes in the Eastern Bering Sea are shaped by environmental and biotic filters
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge García Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Hiromichi Ueno; Sei-Ichi Saitoh
  International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR 8; Marine Ecosystems Session), 31 Oct. 2025, English, Oral presentation
  28 Oct. 2025 - 31 Oct. 2025, 51699792
• Drivers of fish community assembly in the Eastern Bering Sea in recent decades
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge García Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Hiromichi Ueno; Sei-Ichi Saitoh
  ESSAS Open Science Meeting (Session: Dynamics of Fish and Shellfish in High-Latitude Ecosystems: Impacts of Climate Change and Borealization_, 26 Jun. 2025, English, Oral presentation
  23 Jun. 2025 - 27 Jun. 2025, 51699776;51699792
• Environmental and biotic filters regulate fish community structure in the Eastern Bering Sea
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge García Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Hiromichi Ueno; Sei-Ichi Saitoh
  JpGU Meeting, 29 May 2025, English, Oral presentation
  26 May 2025 - 30 May 2025
• Bioeconomic trade-offs of future redistribution of fisheries resources in the Eastern Bering and Chukchi Seas
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Daiju Narita; Toru Hirawake
  39th International Symposium on the Okhotsk Sea & Polar Oceans, 18 Feb. 2025, English, Oral presentation
  16 Feb. 2025 - 19 Feb. 2025
• Inter-decadal assembly processes shaping fish community in the Eastern Bering Sea
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge García Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Hiromichi Ueno; Sei-Ichi Saitoh
  PICES Annual Meeting, Hawaii, USA, 31 Oct. 2024, English, Oral presentation
• Shifting biological resources in a warming subarctic and Arctic seas
  Irene D. Alabia
  Fisheries Zoom Seminar Series - University of Alaska Fairbanks, 27 Sep. 2024, English, Invited oral presentation
  [Invited]
• Inferring potential fishing grounds and biodiversity changes from species distribution models
  Irene D. Alabia
  Kolokium: Population dynamics modeling for marine biodiversity National Research and Innovation Agency – BRIN, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia, 31 Jul. 2024, English, Invited oral presentation
  [Invited]
• Biological and economic trade-offs of future redistribution of fisheries resources in the Pacific Arctic
  Irene D. Alabia
  10th North Pacific Arctic Research Community: Contribution of Arctic activities of Korea, China, and Japan. Korea Maritime Institute, Busan, South Korea, 08 Jul. 2024, English, Oral presentation
• Future redistribution of fishery resources suggests biological and economic trade-offs
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Daiju Narita; Toru Hirawake
  JpGU Meeting, 26 May 2024, English, Oral presentation
  26 May 2024 - 31 May 2024
• Climate-driven shifts of marine biodiversity in the Arctic waters
  Irene D. Alabia
  38th International Symposium on the Okhotsk Sea and Polar Oceans, 19 Feb. 2024, English, Keynote oral presentation
  [Invited]
• Arctic marine biodiversity responses under contemporary climate changes
  Irene D. Alabia
  Arribada 2024: UPMSI Research Fest, 12 Feb. 2024, English, Invited oral presentation
  [Invited]
• Arctic marine communities & North Pacific salmon responses in recent decades
  Irene D. Alabia
  Alaska Forum on the Environment, 09 Feb. 2024, English, Nominated symposium
  [Invited]
• Environmental conditions at Chum salmon feeding and wintering grounds: potential effects on survival at sea.
  Irene D. Alabia; Sei-Ichi Saitoh; Takafumi Hirata; Yasuyuki Miyakoshi; Fumihiro Takahashi; Masahide Kaeriyama
  PICES Annual Meeting, 27 Oct. 2023, English, Oral presentation
  48998238
• Projected abundances of key fisheries in the Pacific Arctic under future climate: Potential biological and economic implications
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Daiju Narita; Toru Hirawake
  PICES annual Meeting, 23 Oct. 2023, English, Oral presentation
• Arctic marine biodiversity and species co-occurrence under recent climate
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Franz J. Mueter; Carmen L. David
  JpGU Online Meeting, 24 May 2023, English, Oral presentation
• Marine biodiversity distribution in a rapidly changing climate
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Franz J. Mueter; Carmen L. David
  Arctic Online Symposium, 19 Jan. 2023, English, Invited oral presentation
• Pan-Arctic marine biodiversity patterns under recent climate
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Franz J. Mueter; Carmen L. David
  Ecosystem Studies of Subarctic and Arctic Seas Annual Science Meeting, 21 Jun. 2022, English, Oral presentation
• Marine biodiversity refugia in the Eastern Bering Sea
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Sei-Ichi Saitoh; Toru Hirawake; Franz J. Mueter
  JpGU Meeting, 23 May 2022, English, Invited oral presentation
  [Invited]
• Safe havens of marine biodiversity in a climate-sensitive shelf
  Irene D. Alabia; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Takafumi Hirata; Sei-Ichi Saitoh; Toru Hirawake; and Franz J. Mueter
  Ocean Science Meeting Online meeting, 28 Feb. 2022, English, Oral presentation
• Future biogeographic shifts of marine biodiversity in the Pacific Arctic.
  Irene Alabia, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Sei-Ichi Saitoh, Toru Hirawake, and Franz J. Mueter
  JpGU, Jun. 2021, English, Oral presentation
• Multiple facets of marine biodiversity in the Pacific Arctic under future climate
  Irene Alabia, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Sei-Ichi Saitoh, Toru Hirawake, and Franz J. Mueter
  PICES Annual Meeting, Oct. 2020, English, Oral presentation
  13 Oct. 2020 - 15 Oct. 2020
• Multifaceted biodiversity distributions in the Eastern Bering Sea over the recent decades, 1990-2020
  Irene Alabia, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Sei-Ichi Saitoh, Toru Hirawake, and Franz J. Mueter
  AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Feb. 2020, English, Oral presentation
  16 Feb. 2020 - 21 Feb. 2020
• Modeling abundance of demersal taxa in the Pacific Arctic under climate change: implications on future resource availability to fisheries
  Irene Alabia, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Sei-Ichi Saitoh, Takafumi Hirata, Toru Hirawake, and Franz J. Mueter
  IMBER Open Science Conference, Future Oceans, Jun. 2019, English, Oral presentation
  Jun. 2019
• Biogeographic patterns of marine communities in the Pacific Arctic under a warming ocean
  Irene Alabia; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Sei-Ichi Saitoh; Takafumi Hirata; Toru Hirawake; Franz J. Muete
  PICES Annual Meeting, Nov. 2018, English, Oral presentation
• Projected distribution and diversity patterns of marine taxa in the Pacific Arctic under future climate
  Irene Alabia, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Sei-Ichi Saitoh, Takafumi Hirata, Toru Hirawake, and Franz J. Mueter
  Effects of climate change on the world’s ocean (ECCWO), Jun. 2018, English, Oral presentation
• Biodiversity patterns of marine taxa in the Eastern Bering Sea under extant climatic stanzas
  Irene Alabia; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Sei-Ichi Saitoh; Takafumi Hirata; Toru Hirawake; Franz J. Muete
  AGU Ocean Science Meeting, Feb. 2018, English, Poster presentation
• Distribution shifts of marine taxa in the Pacific Arctic under contemporary climate changes
  Irene Alabia, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Sei-Ichi Saitoh, Takafumi Hirata, Toru Hirawake, and Franz J. Mueter
  International Symposium on Arctic Research, Jan. 2018, English, Oral presentation
• Habitat distribution patterns of demersal fish in the Eastern Bering and Chukchi Seas: comparing multivariate climatic and bioclimatic velocities
  Irene Alabia; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Sei-Ichi Saitoh; Takafumi Hirata; Toru Hirawake
  ESSAS Open Science Meeting, Jun. 2017, English, Oral presentation
• Bioclimatic velocity for walleye pollock in the Bering Sea
  Irene Alabia, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Sei-Ichi Saitoh, and Toru Hirawake
  PICES Annual Meeting, 2016, English, Oral presentation

• Jan. 2019 - Present
  Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography
• Oct. 2011 - Present
  Nippon Foundation and the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans Alumni Network

• Sustainable utilization of Japanese salmon and trout resources under climate change using composite satellite data
  JAXA 4th Earth Observation Research Announcement
  Apr. 2025 - Mar. 2027
  Sei-Ichi Saitoh (PI); Yasuyuki Miyakoshi; Takafumi Hirata; Irene D. Alabia
  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Coinvestigator
• Climate change impacts for adaptation, management and conservation purposes (CLIMASERVATON)
  Jan. 2025 - Dec. 2026
  MARINA SANZ MARTÍN.; CENTRO OCEANOGRÁFICO DE ILLES; BALEARS (SPAIN; PATRICIA PUERTA ORDÓÑEZ; CENTRO OCEANOGRÁFICO DE ILLES; BALEARS (SPAIN; JOSÉ MANUEL; HIDALGO ROLDÁN.; CENTRO OCEANOGRÁFICO DE ILLES; BALEARS (SPAIN; MARTA ALBO PUIGSERVER; CENTRO OCEANOGRÁFICO DE ILLES; BALEARS (SPAIN; LUCÍA LÓPEZ LÓPEZ; CENTRO OCEANOGRÁFICO DE; SANTANDER (SPAIN; IRENE D. ALABIA; ARCTIC RESEARCH CENTER; HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY (JAPAN; JORGE GARCÍA MOLINOS; ARCTIC RESEARCH CENTER; HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY (JAPAN; NUR ARAFEH DALMAU; HOPKINS MARINE STATION; STANFORD UNIVERSITY (USA; ISAAC BRITO MORALES; CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL (USA; ELENA GISSI; CNR-ISMAR (ITALY; JENNY HOUSE; CHARLES DARWIN; UNIVERSITY; AUSTRALIA; LESLEY THORNE; STONY BROOK; UNIVERSITY
  Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Competitive grant, ILINK24016
• Arctic Challenge for Sustainability III
  Apr. 2025
  Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Coinvestigator not use grants, JPMXP0723830458
• Arctic Challenge for Sustainability II
  Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2025
  Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), Coinvestigator not use grants, JPMXD1420318865
• Sustainable use of salmon resources under climate change using composite satellite data
  JAXA 3rd Earth Observation Research Announcement
  Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2024
  Sei-Ichi Saitoh (PI); Yasuyuki Miyakoshi; Takafumi Hirata; Irene D. Alabia
  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Coinvestigator, RA3MAF006
• Arctic Challenge for Sustainability
  Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2020
  Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), Coinvestigator not use grants, JPMXD1300000000
• Research on Climate Change Adaptation (RECCA)
  Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2014
  Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Others

• Guest Editor in Sustainability (Marine Ecosystems Responses and Sustainability in a Changing Climate)
  Sep. 2020 - Oct. 2021
  Supervision
  Peer review etc
• Guest Associate Editor in Frontiers in Marine Science (Toward an Integrated Understanding of Ecological Responses to Variable Climate Changes and Marine Environments)
  Oct. 2020 - Sep. 2021
  Supervision
  Peer review etc

• Climate change may lead to shifts in vital Pacific Arctic fisheries
  Aug. 2024
  Hokkaido University Press Release Office
  https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/blog/climate-change-may-lead-to-shifts-in-vital-pacific-arctic-fisheries/, [Internet]
• Echtes Meereis gibt es nur noch im Museum (in German)
  Mar. 2024
  Other than myself
  Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH
  https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/japan-klimawandel-eis-1.6424599?reduced=true, [Internet]
• Understanding biodiversity changes in sub-Arctic and Arctic Seas from species distribution models
  Jun. 2023
  Hokkaido University Presss Release Office
  https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/climate-change/article/723, [Internet]
• Warming Arctic draws marine predators northwards
  Apr. 2023
  Other than myself
  Hokkaido University Research Press Release
  https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/blog/warming-arctic-draws-marine-predators-northwards/, [Internet]
• 海の生き物たちが環境変動を避けて逃げ込む「退避海域」
  May 2021
  The University of Tokyo
  Tokyo, Japan, [Internet]
• Two biodiversity refugia identified in the Eastern Bering Sea
  May 2021
  Hokkaido University Research Press Release
  35723523;35723494, [Internet]
• Marine biodiversity reshuffles under warmer and sea ice-free Pacific Arctic
  Sep. 2020
  Hokkaido University Research Press Release
  35723494;35723523, [Internet]
• Mapping species range shifts under recent climatic changes
  Nov. 2018
  Hokkaido University Press Release
  35723494, [Internet]

• Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2015
  MEXT Monbusho Scholarship Recipient
  Recipient of the MEXT Monbusho Scholarship (Doctoral Course)
• Jul. 2008 - Apr. 2009
  DOST (Philippines) Thesis Grant Recipent