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