Science and consultation
Lead Marine Biologist / Director of Operations
Location: SharkDivers - Global
- Heads up the scientific and on-site team for SharkDivers, an international nature production company.
- The company specialises in biological research, nature film production, risk assessment and documentary film development.
Consultant / Marine Biologist
Location: The Big Island of Hawaii – restricted location
- Employed to assess animal behaviour changes in association with new military technology
- Wrote the safety manual now used by safety divers to combat predatory animals and sharks undergoing stress reactions
- Trained safety divers in animal behaviour and defence
Consultant / Onscreen Marine Biologist / Production Consultant
Location: Grand Bahama Island - Bahamas
- On-screen Marine Biologist for the "Mythbusters – Shark Week" special
- Trained and prepared the team for close shark interaction
- Advised and pre-tested scientific theories for the desired on screen results
- Principle safety advisor for 8 man underwater team
Consultant / Onscreen Marine Biologist / Production Consultant
Location: Grand Bahama Island / White sand ridge - Bahamas
- On-screen Marine Biologist for the "Ushuaia Nature" French documentary series
- Trained and prepared the team for close shark and dolphin interaction
- Advised and pre-tested scientific theories for the desired on screen results
- Principle safety advisor for 6 man underwater team
Lead Marine Biologist - Whale Shark and Oceanic Research Centre (WSORC)
Location: Utila – Honduras
- Tasked with discovering why the whale sharks were spednign less time feeding in the area
- Worked directly with the Honduran government to create a research and tourism plan
- Independently tagged 40 individual Whale Sharks and took over 100 DNA samples
Consultant / Marine Biologist
Location: Galapagos Islands – Equador
Lukes paper entitled "Recommendations for filming two endemic Galapagos species: The Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus), and the Galapagos Marine Iguana (Amblyhynchus cristatus) based on behavioural evidence and biological information" was used by the OPS production team in filming the Galapagos Chain of islands.
Consultant / Marine Biologist
Location: Guadalupe Island - Mexico
- Assisted scientific research efforts over a four year study on the Great White Sharks of Guadalupe Island
- Developed and trained the currently used biopsy and tagging techniques
Consulting Marine Biologist
Location: Grand Bahama Island - Bahamas
- Trained and orientated PHD students to the predatory sharks behaviour and tagging techniques.
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