Marine scientist, spatial ecologist, & shark researcher. Research Fellow @BiolSciUWA, PhD from @MurdochUni, MSc from @UPTuks. He/him.
Western Australia, Australia
Joined June 2015
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I'm delighted to anounce my new position as Research Fellow at @BiolSci_UWA & @uwaoceans working in close collaboration with @minderoo
I will be working closely with many familiar faces (both awesome sharks and people) and look forward to sharing more news soon🙂
ALT Permitted Tiger Shark Research at Exmouth Gulf, October 2023. Photo by Mark Meekan. Research permit held by Ben D'Antonio and supported by The Minderoo Foundation, University of Western Australia and the Oceans Institute.
My little contribution to this year's Shark Week 😅🙃
Of course none of it's possible without a whole team of people and year's of ground work by @AlisonTowner1 to document the site and design the study
Capturing this jaw-dropping moment as a majestic shark breaks through the surface with unparalleled grace and power! 🌊🦈 #SharkWeek
Featuring on #SharkWeek tonight! Honestly, I've never had more fun on a shoot than this one, @AlisonTowner1 and I just putting fin cam after fin cam on white sharks in South Africa! Catch it 10pm on #SharkWeek2024 in the US or coming soon elsewhere!
Ready to see if the bait line will lure in a fin-tastic friend? 🦈
Watch Great White Danger Zone tonight at 10p on @Discovery! #SharkWeek
Our first sharks tagged of 2024, plus some new listening stations deployed! Our project is aiming to improve the capabilities of the WA acoustic tracking network and involves collaboration between @minderoo @BiolSci_UWA @uwaoceans @DPIRDWA @Science_DBCA @aims_gov_au & others...
In our team was @jessrpearce who's our eDNA and genomics expert, @BenDantonio who studies shark movements and oceanography, and @Emily_Spurgeon who's our acoutic telemetry expert. We were just missing is our co-lead @marinecologist who couldn't make this trip!
And of course, as always, all research was conducted under approved ethics, exemptions and permits by an experienced crew.
Photo credits and thanks to @jessrpearce and @Emily_Spurgeon
I'll be chatting about our recent #whiteshark paper on ABC regional radio in an hour or so, check our drive time from 3:30pm AWST abc.net.au/southwestwa
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Another 'great' (get it?) #whiteshark paper out from California this week: @Emily_Spurgeon et al. from @CSULBsharklab looked at the influence of temp on young white sharks at an incredibly fine-scale frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
New #WhiteShark #openaccess paper alert! We used #biologging tags to record the movements of sharks in California, finding habitat was key to shaping their swimming patterns and routine... 1/3
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The paper is published in @ESAEcosphere and is part of a project involving collaboration between @MontereyAq @HopkinsMarine @MurdochUni @uwaoceans @BiolSci_UWA @OSU_Coastal and others 3/3.
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Such a great conference to be a part of ♥️ also tagging in @Emily_Spurgeon and @FabriceJaine
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🚨My first PHD chapter titled “Links between the three-dimensional movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and the bio- physical environment off a coral reef” is out TODAY 🚨
Read it #OpenAccess !
🔗link here: doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-0…
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📸: @brookepykephoto
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Last week I lead my first shark tagging field trip and had an absolute blast !
We tagged 15 tiger sharks with long-term (~10 year) acoustic tags to follow these beauties as they move throughout Exmouth gulf and beyond ! Thanks to @minderoo and @EcolSocAus for the support 🦈 – at Exmouth, Western Australia
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Almost there with our tags - just two more to go. Another beautiful day in the water and a 3.1 m female tiger 🐅 this morning. Supported by @minderoo and @uwaoceans. The team @BenDantonio @ChristineBarry_ @JewellResearch @jessrpearce @GudgeSallyann
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Tagging the tiger - next step is to catch its tail! We are deploying acoustic tags that have a 10 year lifetime and building a multi-decadal data set for these keystone species. Long term studies are critical. Thanks to @uwaoceans and @minderoo for the support!
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Nice to be in the field again shark tagging at Exmouth Gulf with a great team from the Oceans Institute supported by Minderoo Foundation @BenDantonio @ChristineBarry_ @jessrpearce @JewellResearch @marinecologist @uwaoceans @minderoo
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Tiger sharks are rarely kept in captivity, we took advantage of an opportunity to use #biologging to monitor the release of one after 2-years at @OceanPark_WA click here to find out how he did: doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15464 @JewellResearch #JFB
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PhD opportunity within the @SouthernSharkEG and @eyehartneuro with me, @lauraryansci and #NathanHart Deadline 15th of August👇
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Dr. Grubbs, Dr. Naylor, & students caught and tagged a 13ft sawfish last month during their immersive "Biology of Sharks & Rays" course. It's the furthest north a sawfish has been tagged in decades. Click the link to read all about this exciting encounter! floridamuseum.ufl.edu/scienc…
