GALLERY
Marine_Research
My research career has been primarily in commercial fishery-related areas. Here are a few examples...
Making friends with an albatross
Self-portrait on Marion Island - spending a friendly moment with a wandering albatross.
Cowshark in cradle
A broadnose sevengill cow shark is lifted on a cradle before being tagged and released.
Testing fish cage
Researchers deploy an experimental fish cage designed to retain tagged fish next to the vessel.
Inserting an internal pit tag
A researcher carefully inserts a small pit tag in a fish called a seventy four.
Deepsea shark teeth
The jaws of a small Etmopterus deepwater shark. They occur in depths of 200 to 500 metres.
Measuring rock lobster
Researchers measuring and recording biological data on west coast rock lobster.
Barotrauma on line fish
The result of rapidly bringing fish to the surface is often damage to the swim bladder.
Releasing for science
A smoothhound shark being released from its cradle after having been measured and tagged.
Otolith extraction
The otoloiths, or ear bones of a large red steenbras. These are used to determine the age of fish.
Researchers on Marion Island
Colleagues pause for a moment while undertaking a seabird census on Marion Island, December 2010.
Planning a route
A researcher pauses to plan a route through a penguin colony during the seabird census.