Role
My role with the UWA Marine Ecology Group focusses on annotating videos to assess fish and sessile invertebrate communities, and conducting field work using classic and experimental adaptions of BRUVs.
About me
Originally from Germany, I completed my Bachelor’s degree in biology at the University of Hamburg with a year abroad at Nord University in Northern Norway. There, I conducted my undergraduate thesis research on soft-bottom macroinvertebrate communities of the Svalbard continental shelf. Seeking slightly warmer waters, I moved to Portugal where I earned a master’s degree in marine biology from the University of Algarve in 2023. For my master’s thesis research, I developed and conducted an in situ survey of the fish community of the Santa Luzia Marine Reserve, in Cabo Verde (a small island nation in the middle of the Atlantic, that I now consider my home base). We employed the first stereo-video methodology within the country and my growing fascination with this approach ultimately led me to the UWA Marine Ecology Group. Before arriving in Australia, I worked as a consultant on invasive seaweed management in Portugal and later as a scientific diver in the Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania. There, I conducted fish surveys, sampled seagrass meadows, and deployed and analysed BRUV systems, with a particular focus on endangered elasmobranch species. These experiences formed part of a broader role dedicated to understanding and conserving marine biodiversity across West Africa.
Contact
Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre
School of Biological Sciences (M470)
35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009
