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Design, planning, management and implementation of cost-effective, statistically valid, marine resource surveys.
Design, planning, management and implementation of cost-effective, statistically valid, environmental impact assessment programs for marine environments.
Quantitative field assessment of temperate and subtropical benthic, mobile invertebrate and fish communities.
Quantitative field assessment of coral reef benthic, mobile invertebrate and fish communities.
Taxonomy of tropical and temperate fishes, corals and other marine invertebrates.
Quantitative field assessment of seagrass beds.
Report writing, data entry and statistical analysis.
Planning, management, and assessment issues for Marine Reserves.
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Surveys for zoning requirements of Far-North, Cairns, Central, Capricorn and Capricornia Sections of the GBR Marine Park.
Biological survey of Coral Sea National Nature Reserves.
Development of sampling and survey methodology for corals and other encrusting organisms, invertebrates (eg Acanthaster, Tridacna) and reef fishes.
Development of broadscale sampling plans to analyse regional and temporal patterns of abundance in commercially exploited species of reef fish.
Analysis of coral population patterns and abundance.
Surveys of Ningaloo Reef National Park, West Australia.
Surveys for marine resource management in Vanuatu.
Monitoring of fish populations during a temporary replenishment closure of Bramble Reef.
Coral and fish surveys on fringing reefs in the Cairns Section of the GBR Marine Park.
Surveys of marine communities in the Cape Flattery Port Area, including reefs, benthic biota, shore biota and seagrasses.
Surveys of fringing reef value and fish populations in the Shoalwater Bay area.
Responsible for organising and carrying out visual fish counts for the 10 year CRC Effects of Fishing program.
Comparison of coral survey methods around Magnetic Island.
Monitoring programs to determine the effects of tourist use pontoons on coral communities on Norman, Arlington, Moore and Hardy Reefs.
Baseline surveys in Port Moresby Harbour, PNG.
Major survey of Cape Tribulation fringing reefs, FNQ, to detect effects of sediment run-off on corals.
Surveys at Thetford, Arlington, Hook, Hastings and Hardy Reefs.
Surveys of marine habitats including seagrass beds for evaluation of oil spill sensitivity, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
Development of Environmental Monitoring Program requirements for Port Hinchenbrook Development, Oyster Point, Cardwell.
Monitoring of impacts on fringing reefs from Townsville Port channel dredging, including sites at Rattlesnake Is.
Long term monitoring on a variety of GBR fringing reefs to look at possible human impacts: 1984-2002+
Monitoring of coral reefs in the vicinity of the Townsville Port Dredging and Nelly Harbour Dredging, Magnetic Island.
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Role of light and water movement.
Role of biotic factors such as grazing and competition in determining encrusting organism abundance.
Descriptions of new species of reef fishes.
Analyses of the distribution and structure of fish faunas.
Behavioural and ecological studies of temperate water reef fishes.
Long term patterns of abundance of reef fishes on the GBR.
Longitudinal and latitudinal trends in the abundance of serranid and chaetodontid fishes on the GBR.
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PNG: Surveys for Ok Tedi Mining on reefs in Port Moresby Harbour area, including extensive consultations with nationals over use of area.
Vanuatu: Marine resource assessment of reef areas throughout Vanuatu, including training and use of ni-Vanuatu personnel.
Indonesia/Malaysia: Lecture courses to oil industry personnel on Tropical Marine Ecosystems and potential oil impacts.
Seychelles: Assessment of fisheries resources for SFA, including training of Seychellois personnel.
New Zealand: Considerable experience in assessment of benthic and fish communities.
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Qualified Scuba Instructor (NZUA 2 star rating); Australian Commercial Diver Certification; 40 years scuba diving experience with over 10,000 hours spent underwater.
Experienced underwater photographer.
Considerable experience with boat building (GRP and wood), machinery maintenance (outboards and diesels) and general boat and building maintenance.
Qld. Transport Unrestricted Coxswain Ticket; over 2.5 years sea time (USL Master Class V requirements).
Considerable experience in writing popular articles for magazines; including planning and writing a series of 24 articles on NZ marine habitats for the NZ Nature Heritage Series in 1974.
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Survey of coral reef assemblages in Port Moresby Harbour.
Evaluation of oil spill sensitivity and fish populations, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
A tropical perspective on the effects of oil drilling discharges on marine communities.
Analysis of coral trout populations on the GBR.
Surveys of Acanthaster populations on the GBR.
Stereo-photographic analysis of coral populations.
Biological surveys for zoning purposes of all GBR Marine Park Sections.
Evaluation of sampling and monitoring methodologies for Acanthaster, Tridacna, coral trout, butterflyfishes and other reef fishes.
Biological surveys to evaluate effects of sediment run-off on Cape Tribulation fringing reefs.
Surveys on Norman Reef to determine tourist impacts.
Surveys of the coral grazing gastropods Drupella spp.
Evaluation of effects of reef replenishment closure on Bramble Reef.
Baseline surveys of reef fishes for the effects of fishing program.
Surveys to establish relative value of fringing reefs in the Shoalwater Bay area.
Long-term monitoring of fringing reefs: 1984-2002.
Monitoring of fringing reefs in the vicinity of the Keswick Is residential development.
Biological surveys of reefs in Coral Sea National Nature Reserves.
Environmental assessment of Artificial Island proposal for Thetford Reef.
Survey of Ningaloo Reef Marine Park, NW Cape, W.A.
Environmental assessment of pontoon complex on Hook Reef.
Environmental Monitoring Program for marina development on Hamilton and Dent Islands.
Biological surveys of proposed underwater pipeline routes and proposed brine outfall location.
Assessment of biological communities around Hamilton and Dent Islands
Biological survey of Arlington Reef proposed tourist development site.
Marine resource surveys of Vanuatu Reefs.
Surveys of corals and other encrusting organisms, sedimentation rates and algal populations on Magnetic Island fringing reefs for Marina Development Monitoring Program.
Surveys of demersal reef organisms within the Cairns Section of the GBR Marine Park for re-zoning baseline information.
Surveys of corals on Townsville area fringing reefs for Port Dredging Monitoring Program.
Surveys of herbivorous fishes on Middleton Reef, southern Coral Sea.
Surveys of large herbivorous fish populations on outer barrier reefs of the GBR.
Surveys of large fish population around the Seychelles group of islands and reefs.
Monitoring of reef communities in the vicinity of tourist pontoons on Norman and Moore Reefs.
Monitoring of reef communities in the vicinity of tourist pontoons on Moore and Arlington Reefs.
Assessment of coral and fish population for pontoon redevelopment.
Monitoring of reef communities in the vicinity of a tourist pontoon on Hardy Reef.
Surveys of the effect of cyclones on coral reefs in the GBR region.
Visual surveys of commercially exploited coral reef fishes for the CRC Effects of Fishing Experiment: 1995-2000
Assessment of biological communities within the Cape Flattery Port area, including seagrass beds, mangroves, reefs and rocky shores.
Assessment of reef communities in the region of Hay Point Service Jetty.
Monitoring of coral communities for the Nelly Bay Harbour monitoring program.
Analysis of video coral transects from Christmas Is wharf monitoring program.
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