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Dr. Martin Krkosek (martin.krkosek at otago.ac.nz) Google Scholar Profile
I am a lecturer of ecology in the Zoology Department at Otago. I have worked mainly on the ecology and conservation of Pacific salmon, first as a PhD student at the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Alberta and then as a Postdoc at the School of Aquatic and Fisheries Science at the University of Washington. I have continuing interests in salmon, partly based at the Salmon Coast Field Station, and am interested in developing new research directions in my lab focussed on conservation, fisheries, ecology, and epidemiology. |
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Stefan Myer
I am a PhD student supervised by MK and Bruce Robertson at the University of Otago and Louise Chilvers at the New Zealand Department of Conservation. My PhD thesis encompasses population modeling of New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) and its application to New Zealand sea lion conservation management. I graduated in biology at the Institute for Environmental Research at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. At that time, my study about the regeneration of Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest strengthened my interest in population dynamics and human induced disturbances. Thus I appreciate being able to work in MK’s lab and increase my skills in population modeling. Additionally I work as a researcher for nature and wildlife history documentaries and also enjoy surfing in Dunedin. |
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Stephanie Peacock
I am a PhD student at the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada working with Mark Lewis and MK. My research interests include mathematical biology and marine ecology. I am working on the population dynamics of sea lice and salmon on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. I completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, in Biology and Earth and Ocean Sciences. I have worked on salmon-related projects for various organizations, and am based part time at the Salmon Coast Field Station. |
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Manna Warburton
I am a PhD student working with Gerry Closs and MK at the University of Otago. I've moved here from southern California, where I worked as a wildlife biologist. My focus has been conservation of native fishes and amphibians, and I have worked in turn for the Pacific Estuarine Research Center, California Department of Fish & Game, the U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, San Diego State University Field Stations, and finally as a private consultant biologist for ECORP Consulting, Inc. I am continuing to pursue my interests in freshwater vertebrate conservation, studying declines in native fishes in New Zealand.
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Sourav Paul
I am a PhD student working with Gerry Closs and MK at the University of Otago. My research interests include estuarine ecology, climate change and ecological economics. I’m working on inter-specific differences in distribution, growth and fecundity of crustacea in temperate estuaries of South Island, New Zealand. I did my undergrad in Zoology and Masters in Environmental Management from University of Calcutta. Back in India I worked as an Environmental Manager on Corporate Social Responsibility and community based ecological restoration projects in Indian Sunderbans with a NGO called ‘Nature environment & Wildlife Society’, Kolkata.
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Anthony Davidson
I am a MSc student at the University or Otago working on the population ecology and conservation of southern right whales under the supervision of Assoc. Pro. Liz Slooten and MK.
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Gayle Sommerville
I am a MSc student working with MK and Chris Hepburn on population modeling and fisheries management of paua. I completed a Grad dip in Mathematics at Otago in 2010. After a childhhood spent on farms Otago and Southland I completed my undergraduate degree in Agricultural Science at Melbourne University and spent the next 20 years travelling and teaching Science, Agriculture, and Environmental studies. Now I am settled back in Dunedin and I am enjoying expanding my knowledge in this exciting area of study.
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Luke Rogers
I am starting my MSc with MK in 2013 at U of T and am currently a research assistant in MK's lab at the University of Otago. My background is in mathematics and environmental studies. I completed a B.Sc. at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, and have explored mathematical modelling and biological data analysis further at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I am from Donegal Head, British Columbia, near the Broughton Archipelago, where I volunteer with the Sea Lice Monitoring Project and the Marine Productivity Trophic Study at Salmon Coast Field Station.
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Sean Godwin
I have started an MSc program at SFU working with Larry Dill, John Reynolds, and MK studying salmon disease and conservation. I have worked at the Salmon Coast Field Station on the west coast of British Columbia for three summers in varying capacities. Most recently I have performed sea lice identification on wild juvenile Pacific salmon as a lab technician for Martin Krkosek and the Broughton Archipelago Monitoring Plan.
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Lauren Portner
I have worked as a laboratory technician at the Salmon Coast Field Station under the direction of MK and the Broughton Archipelago Monitoring Plan for the past two seasons. My work involves removing and identifying sea lice found on wild juvenile pink, chum, and coho salmon collected from sample sites within the Broughton Archipelago. I completed a BSc in Biology from the University of Victoria. I have aspirations to work in shark conservation and in pursuit of this goal, recently finished an internship at the Bimini Biological Field Station in the Bahamas. |
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Christoph Meyer
I am a visiting student on a summer research project with MK and Viktoria Kahui (Economics Department) on the bioeconomic interactions of fisheries and aquaculture. My research involved building a bioeconomic model to examine how negative externalities from farmed fish on natural populations affects the overall market for fish. I am currently pursuing a master's degree at Rice University in Civil and Environmental Engineering, following my degree in Mathematical Economics from Rice. I am interested in the intersection between economics/business and the environment, particularly in terms of energy, natural resources, and conservation. I enjoy surfing, snowboarding, hiking, photography, and food. |
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Malcolm McNeil
I completed my Honours in the Fisheries and Aquaculture program supervised by Dr. Candida Savage and MK. My honours research focussed on light sensitivities of exploited fishes in order to improve selectivity of fishing gear. Previously, I have worked in the fishing industry as a deep-sea skipper and Vessel Manager along side scientists, government officials and eNGO’s in an effort to reduce seabird by-catch and to develop a sustainable Antarctic Toothfish fishery in the Ross Sea. These interactions led to a desire to gain a better understanding of the science behind the decision making processes that lead to environmentally sustainable seafood production. |
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Anthea Ibell
I worked as a research assistant in the lab helping to maintain large datasets on salmon spawner-recruitment as well as parasite abundance on wild juvenile Pacific salmon. Currently, I have taken a break from my BSc at Otago because I was awarded the Austral-Asia Rolex Our World Underwater Scholarship! This will fund me for a year of SCUBA diving work to contribute to marine biology exploration, research and education projects around the world. I am interested in marine biology, conservation and both paleoarchaeology and archaeozoology. I enjoy SCUBA diving, travelling and generally exploring outdoors.
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