Position: BLAKE Ambassador One time we were sorting fish into the dills on the ship. A scientist and I were in charge of the same couple of dills and it became a friendly competition to see who could sort the most fish. A hoki came along and slipped under my hands and...
Position: NIWA Electronics, Software and IT support Even new technology can fail for an Electronics guy. I bought a new phone before the holidays, and a mate texted me. I was in Napier at the time, and meant to send “Hey, I’m in Napier right now.” My new phone...
Position: 3rd year Student at Bangor University and student intern from Bangor at NIWA I touched a head appendage of a ghost shark without gloves because I was told it would feel like Velcro… It did not. [insert picture of head appendage]. I’m working with NIWA on a...
Position: Squid taxonomist and conservation geneticist When I was in high school, I decided that I wanted to work on squids so I applied for Marine and Freshwater Biology at uni. I was inspired by Steve O’Shea—the giant squid hunter (world famous in New Zealand). I...
Position: Fisheries scientist On my first sea trip I was at St John’s, Newfoundland. As we left the harbor, we had a malfunction with the engines and the engines died. St. John’s has a narrow harbour that leads to the open ocean. South of us there was a peninsula that...
