Projects & Fieldwork
Experience

Shark Research Project (pending)

In collaboration with Global Reef, The Department of Marine & Coastal Resources (Thailand) & Maya Shark Watch Project | Thailand

Locating ALDFG Through Drone Surveying Across The Surat Thani Environmental Protected Area;
Founder & Scientific Coordinator of ARRI

Managing the Operations of a Non-Profit Scientific Initiative
- Admin & finances, grant management, media, website & logo design, partnerships, fieldwork, data management, & more.

Aerial Recon and Recovery Initiative (ARRI) | Surat Thani, Thailand

Marine Megafauna Specialist

Wolf Fish Ltd. Environmental Consultancy | Remote

Assistant Global Database Manager

Manta and devil ray photo-ID and management of sightings databases Maldives-wide.

Manta Trust  |  Remote

Regional Project Manager

Manta ray, devil ray and marine megafauna research.

Manta Trust  |  Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives

Marine Biologist & Drone Pilot

Drone & ROV pilot for plastic pollution research, ghost gear recovery diver, marine megafauna rescue &
coral restoration.

The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands  |  North Male Atoll, Maldives

Reef Ecology Lecturer

Operation Wallacea  |  Mexico

Visiting Shark Researcher

Applying photo-ID to BRUVS to investigate the abundance and environmental drivers of reef sharks in the Cayman Islands.

Tracking movements of Caribbean reef sharks via satellite tags within the Caribbean Sea (fieldwork assist).

Department of the Environment, with Shark Conservation Cayman & Marine Conservation International |
Cayman Islands

Shark Research Intern

Island Shark Project: Using BRUVS to survey coastal sharks including the smooth hammerhead.

EcoDive Azores Project:
Using short-term satellite tags to record behaviour of Blue sharks (Prionace glauca) after chumming activity in the Azores Archipelago;
Using short-term satellite tags to survey Chilean devil rays (Mobula tarapacana)
(fieldwork assist).

Project FindRayShark: Using 360° video, BRUVS & eDNA to survey sharks and compare methods (fieldwork assist).

Department of Oceanography & Fisheries, University of the Azores | Azores Archipelago

Project Coordinator & Shark Researcher

Investigating a Scalloped Hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) shark nursery and fishery.

Large Marine Vertebrate Research Institute (LAMAVE) | Occidental Mindoro, Philippines

Shark Research Intern

Investigating the impact of provisioning and tourism on a resident whale shark aggregation.

Large Marine Vertebrate Research Institute (LAMAVE) | Cebu, Philippines

Divemaster and Coral Reef Ecology Diver

Coral View Utila, with Operation Wallacea | Utila, Honduras

Disseration Researcher

Assessing the risk of the Crown-of-Thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on coral reefs within the Wakatobi Marine National Park, Indonesia.

Plymouth University & Operation Wallacea | Wakatobi, Indonesia