Taxonomic knowledge of tropical and temperate Indo-Pacific fishes.
Taxonomic knowledge of Indo-Pacific corals and invertebrates.
Taxonomic knowledge of seagrasses and mangroves.
25 years experience in carrying out underwater visual transect counts of all large and small fish species.
20 years experience in carrying out line intersect transect measurements of benthic communities, including coral reefs and temperate rocky reefs.
Rapid underwater assessments of seagrass biomass.
Reporting and analysis skills.
Dr Tony Ayling, Sea Research's principal consultant has commercial diving and diving instructor certification with 38 years diving experience and over 9,500 hours spent underwater.
Dr Ayling has USL unrestricted coxswains qualification and over 30 years boating experience.