Policy

Emily De Sousa wins the Science-Policy Youth Award from the Canadian Science Policy Centre!

Emily De Sousa is a master’s student in the Department of Geography at the University of Guelph and part of the inaugural graduate student cohort for Coastal Routes. Yesterday, she accepted the Science Policy Award of Excellence Award, Youth Category, from the Canadian Science Policy Centre. Her proposal, titled “Eliminating Seafood Fraud: A Fishy Approach to Food Policy,” offered a robust, science-based proposal to enhance traceability, labeling, and the use of DNA barcoding in the fisheries supply chain.