He received his PhD from Université Laval where he completed a thesis revealing the links between larval growth and year-class strength of Atlantic mackerel in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Dominique has an interest in understanding the role of environmental variability in driving larval vital rates and year-class strength. His research has focused on determinants of larval feeding success, growth and survival of several small pelagic fish species such as Japanese anchovy, capelin and Atlantic herring.