Research & Publications

My research explores the intersection of marine conservation, social-ecological systems, Indigenous governance, and policy integration.

Research Interests

My research explores the intersection of marine conservation, social-ecological systems, Indigenous governance, and policy integration. Key areas include: sustainable seaweed mariculture, ocean equity and justice, Indigenous knowledge systems, relational values in natural resource management, and climate-resilient coastal communities.

PhD Candidate – Ocean Equity Lab

Simon Fraser University

2024 – Present

Subcontractor – Seaweed Mariculture Specialist

ESSA and PEW Charitable Trusts

2025 – Present

Environmental Scientist (Select Projects)

Azimuth Consulting Group Inc.

2021 – 2025

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Gutzmann, S. B., Humchitt, C., Kowalchuk, K., Hunt, D., Allchurch, A., Cisneros-Montemayor, A., & Salomon, A. K.

People and Nature, 00, 1-18

Indigenous resurgence in the Blue Economy: Relational values to guide kelp mariculture

2025

Gutzmann, S. B., Hodgson, E. E., Braun, D., Moore, J. W., & Hovel, R. A.

Arctic Science, as-2021-0017

Predicting fish weight using photographic image analysis: A case study of broad whitefish in the lower Mackenzie River watershed

2022

Wilson, S. M., Robinson, K. A., Gutzmann, S., Moore, J. W., & Patterson, D. A.

Conservation Physiology, 9(1), coab014

Limits on performance and survival of juvenile sockeye salmon during food deprivation: A laboratory-based study

2021

Other Publications & Reports

Gutzmann, S. B.

In: Temperate Phyconomy. Springer

Planning for an expanding industry: Opportunities for a successful kelp economy in British Columbia

2026

Tamburello, N., Gillies, E., Gutzmann, S., Cypher, A., and Hollarsmith, JTamburello, N., Gillies, E., Gutzmann, S., Cypher, A., and Hollarsmith, J

Cultivating with Care: An Environmental Effects Monitoring Framework for Sustainable Seaweed Farming in Alaska and British Columbia

2025

Gutzmann, S. B

Simon Fraser University

Centering Indigenous governance principles, values, and objectives to build a just blue economy decision space [MRM Thesis]

Sarah Gutzmann