Project Manager Management

Personal details Academic qualifications

Awards and fellowships Additional qualifications

Software and programming expertise Empirical techniques

Employment Languages

Hobbies and interests Funding

Conferences and workshops attended Presentations at conferences

Publications Society membership

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PERSONAL DETAILS [Back to top]

Name:

Justin James Meager

Date of birth: 14/01/1975

Nationality: Australian Email: ******.******@*****.***

Research profile: I am a marine ecologist with broad research and teaching experience. My

research focuses on applied problems in aquaculture, fisheries and conservation. Please

use this link for full details of my research profile.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS [Back to top]

1997- 2002: Doctorate of Philosophy (Ecology), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Title of Thesis: The microhabitat distribution of juvenile banana prawns, Penaeus

merguiensis de Man in subtropical eastern Australia and processes affecting their

distribution and abundance

Date and Place Awarded: January 2003, Brisbane, Australia

1996-1997: Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours), QUT

Title of Thesis: The distribution of fishes in small, soft-substrata tidepools within

Moreton Bay, Queensland

Result: First-Class Honours

1993-1995: Bachelor of Applied Science (Biology), QUT

Major: Applied ecology (population management)

Minor: Aquaculture1988-1992: Senior Certificate, Caloundra State High School, Queensland

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS [Back to top]

Australian Postgraduate Award (1998): prestigious award from the Commonwealth Government

to high achieving applicants who hold a First Class honours degree or equivalent

QUT Postgraduate Research Award (1997): awarded to high achieving applicants who hold an

honours degree

Dean of Science Scholarship (1997), QUT: awarded for outstanding performance in honours

and undergraduate degrees

First-Class Honours (1996), QUT: highest level honours. Based on dissertation, thesis

defence and viva voce examination.

Alan Bailey Prize (1995), QUT: awarded to the top student in the final year research

subjects (BAppSc)ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND COURSES [Back to top]

Elements of Shipboard Safety (2012)

Marine Radio Operator's Certificate of Proficiency (2012)

First Aid and CPR Certificate (2012)

FELASA C Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science for researchers (2006)

Laboratory Fish Science: course for researchers working with fish organised by the

Institute of Marine Research (2006)

PADI Open Water Scuba Certificate (1997)

Dry suit diving course, SUB Bergen (2004)

Recreational Ship Master License (1997): 140 hours logged commercial boat time

Queensland Open Driver's License (1993)

Norwegian Driver's License (Class B, 2003)Advanced 4WD Training Certificate, Queensland Transport (1997)

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) courses:

DERM (2011)

CSIRO (1998)

Queensland Transport (1997)

QUT (1996)

Norwegian language courses (Bokmal):

Level 1, Folkeuniversitetet, Bergen (2003)

Level 2 (NOR-U2), University of Bergen (2004)

Spanish language courses:

Level 1, Institute of Modern Languages, University of Queensland (1999)

Level 2, Institute of Modern Languages, University of Queensland (2000)

Level 1, Folkeuniversitetet, Bergen (2006)

French language course (Level 1), Cooloola Sunshine Institute of Tafe (2002)

Outdoor Climbing Certificate, Norges Klatreforbund (2003)

SOFTWARE AND PROGRAMMING EXPERTISE [Back to top]

Research and professional software that I have the expertise in:

Statistical analysis: R, SPSS, Primer/Permanova, Statistica and Oriana

Video and image analysis: Image J, MotionGrab, Redlake, Adobe Photoshop and Premiere

Database management: MS-Access

Programming: MATLAB, R, VBA

Geographic Information Systems: ArcGIS

Web page authoring: HTML, Macromedia Dreamweaver

Graphical: Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, Corel Draw, Sigma Plot

Other: Endnote, EstimateS, Coral Point Counter

EMPIRICAL TECHNIQUES [Back to top]

My main areas of expertise in quantifying the behaviour and ecology of marine animals:

Biotelemetry: positioning systems, receiver arrays and satellite tags.

Sampling: nekton sampling using active (e.g. lift and pop nets, beam trawling) and

passive samplers (e.g. gill, fyke and block nets). Sampling inside mangrove forests.

Statistics: standard biostatistics, mixed-modelling, generalised linear modelling, GLMM,

GAM, circular, time-series, multivariate and survival analyses.

GIS: analysing animal movement patterns in 3D, mapping habitats, home range analysis,

spatial modelling.

Video: motion analysis, tracking, imaging in high turbidity, high-speed cinematography.

Image analysis: photogrammetry.

Hydroacoustics: passive acoustics and echosounding.

Other: quantitative analysis of fish diet, fish egg sampling, identification of mangrove

and rocky shore fauna and flora, identification of marine mammals and marine megafauna.

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LANGUAGES [Back to top]

English: native speaker

Norwegian: advanced (speak, read, write)

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS [Back to top]

Surfing, snowboarding, craft brewing, music, playing the guitar, travelling, cooking,

photography, diving, gardening, fishing and soccer. I also enjoy reading and spending time

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EMPLOYMENT (CAREER ORIENTATED) [Back to top]

Research Consulting Teaching Student supervision Administration [Back to top]

March 2012-ongoingSenior Marine Scientist (Marine Mammals): Threatened Species Unit, Department of

Environment and Heritage Protection, Brisbane, Australia

.

December 2009-May 2011Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Marine Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

Duties: Research in projects investigating links between habitat structure and

biodiversity on rocky shores, the impact of human activities on beach ecosystems and the

distribution and ecology of shorebirds on ocean-exposed sandy beaches.

February 2006 - April 2009Senior Research Scientist, Aquatic Behavioural Ecology Group, University of Bergen;

Unifob Environmental Science, Norway.

Duties: Research in the Norwegian Research Council projects, 'Interactions between wild

and farmed Atlantic cod: non-lethal impacts of escapees (2006-2009)', 'Vertical

distribution: hybridisation barrier between escapee and wild cod? (2006-2009)' and

'Foraging behaviour of planktivorous fish and fish larvae: effect of turbidity and the

optical environment (2006)'.

January 2003 - January 2006

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Norway

Duties: Research on the effects of turbidity and hypoxia on the physiology and behaviour

of coastal marine fishes (sole, plaice, Atlantic cod, grey mullet and herring),

collaborated with ecologists, physiologists and modellers in five countries (Project

Ethofish; EU Commission).

February - December 2000Field Research Assistant (Volunteer), Queensland University of Technology

Project Title: Variation in wild stocks of the freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium

australiense)

November 1996Research Assistant, Queensland Department of Primary Industry, Brisbane

Duties: Assisted the Hayes Inlet/ Pine River Working Group. Research aimed to provide

information on the status, use and management of fisheries resources for the QFMA Moreton

Bay Task Force.

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December 2009- January 2010Aquaculture Consultant (Fish Biology)

Duties: provided advice during the planning stage for a new hatchery and fish farm.

June 2009Statistical Consultant

Duties: Statistical consultant and data analyst for fish toxicology experiments.

May 2009External Expert Reviewer

Duties: Reviewing project applications to the Portuguese Foundation for Science and

Technology in the area of 'Marine Science and Technology'

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May 2012Guest lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

Duties: Lecturing on management and monitoring of marine mammals.

February 2011-June 2011Lecturer and tutor, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

Duties: Lecturing and tutoring in the subject 'Integrated Environmental Management'.

October 2009Lecturer, School of Natural Resources, Queensland University of Technology

(

QUT),

Australia

Duties: Lecturing on fisheries ecology and management, and anthropogenic impacts on

fisheries.

February-June 2009Lecturer, Department of Biology, University of Bergen (UiB), Norway

Duties: Lecturing on the environmental impacts of aquaculture and sea-ranching for the

subject MAR258: Environmental Impacts of Aquaculture'. Member of oral examination panel

for MAR258 and 'MAR251: Ethics and Welfare for Aquatic Organisms'.

2006-2008Lecturer and Examiner, Department of Biology, University of Bergen

Duties: Lecturing on prawn aquaculture and the environmental impacts of prawn

aquaculture, and member of the oral examination panel for the subject MAR258:

Environmental Impacts of Aquaculture'.

November-September 2008

Examination Committee Member, Department of Biology, University of Bergen

Duties: Member of the examination panel for a Master's dissertation, and a PhD lecture on

a given topic (proveforlesning).

April 2003Guest Tutor, Department of Marine and Fisheries Biology, University of Bergen

Duties: Teaching responsibilities in tropical biodiversity for the postgraduate subject

BFM 326 Selected texts in Marine Biology '.

January 1997 - July 2002Laboratory Demonstrator, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane

Duties: Teaching responsibilities in the subjects 'Biology', 'Animal and Plant Structure

and Function', 'Population Ecology' and 'Environmental Science'. Laboratory demonstrating,

led field classes, guided tutorials and assessed student assignments.

July 1998

Life Sciences Academic and Careers Guidance Officer, QUT

Duties: Provided guidance to enrolled and prospective students in planning science

courses at the Course and Careers Day, QUT. Also informed science graduates on research

and career options.

August 1997 - September 1997Science Train Demonstrator, QUT

Duties: Responsibilities in teaching and promoting science to high schools, primary

schools and the general public throughout northern Queensland. Regions visited:

Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, Mt. Isa, Richmond, Charters Towers, Proserpine, Ingham

and Cairns.

September 2002- December 2002Teacher, NOVA-Group, Yokohama, Japan

Duties: Teaching English to Japanese students of all levels.

June 2002- September 2002

Teacher (volunteer), QUT Language Exchange Program

Duties: English tuition for international students (voluntary, part-time).

Research Consulting Teaching Student supervision Administration [Back to top]

Gisle Karlsen Sverdrup: 'Territorial and agonistic interactions between farmed and wild

Atlantic juvenile cod (Gadus morhua L.). Master's Degree, Department of Biology, UiB (2006-

2008)

Petra Rodewald: 'Antipredator reactions of wild and reared juvenile Atlantic cod to

fright stimuli (Gadus morhua L.

)'. Master's Degree,

Department of Biology, UiB (2006-2009)

Tara Nielsen: 'Towards understanding shorebird distribution and threats on ocean-exposed

beaches: a case study for Moreton and North Stradbroke Island'. PhD, USC (2010-2011, co-

supervisor)

Mahdi Green: 'Impact of beach camping on coastal dune vegetation on North Stradbroke

Island'. Honours, USC (2010, co-supervisor)

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Research Consulting Teaching Student supervision Administration [Back to top]

Project management

January 2006- March 2009. INTERACTIONS and VERTICAL projects (Norwegian Research Council,

NRC)

Project manager and principal investigator (in collaboration with Dr Skjaraasen).

Planning and leading experiments

Managing annual and project budgets

Meeting objectives within time and budget restraints

Recruiting and supervising students and technical staff

Organising meetings with collaborators

Disseminating results and project presentations

Progress reports to NRC (Norges Forskningsradet)

2006. FORAGING project (NRC)

Planning experiments

Final report to NRC

2003-2006. ETHOFISH project (EU Commission)

Planning experiments

Recruiting and supervising technical staff

Six-monthly progress reports and annual progress presentations

Final report for relevant work packages

Selected supervision of staff

Department of Environment and Heritage Protection

Bev McLauchlin (Adminstrative Assistant), April to May 2012

University of the Sunshine Coast

Mahdi Green (Research Assistant, BSc), January to July 2010

University of Bergen

Olav Moberg

(Research Assistant, BSc). November 2008 (co-supervised)

Conferences and workshops: organised/ chaired

Aquatic Behavioural Ecology Group, UiB: organised fortnightly research seminars during

2007.

ETHOFISH Project, Annual Meeting 2005, Bergen: coordinated a meeting for a large EU

project with researchers from five countries.

Animal-Habitat Forum, November 1999, Brisbane, Queensland: coordinated and chaired a

meeting for researchers in south-east Queensland (QUT, UQ, Griffith, QDPI and CSIRO).

Coordination and database management

November 2011-June 2012Strandings Coordinator: Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Health, Department of

Environment and Resource Management, Queensland, Australia.

August - October 2001Database Administrator, Medirest, Compass Group, London, UK

Duties: Management of a database of clients for a hospital-catering firm. Duties included

updating relevant data and producing a framework for data reports.

FUNDING: MAJOR GRANT APPLICATIONS AWARDED [Back to top]

2007-2009

HAVBRUK (Aquaculture). Norwegian Research Council.'Vertical distribution: hybridisation

barrier between escapee and wild cod?' (Project leader: Anders Ferno, in collaboration

with Jon Egil Skjaraasen). 600 000 Norwegian kroner ($131 000 AUD).

2006-2009

HAVBRUK (Aquaculture). Norwegian Research Council. 'Interactions between wild and farmed

cod: non-lethal impacts of escapees on wild populations' (Project leader: Anders Ferno, in

collaboration with Jon Egil Skjaraasen). 3.9 million Norwegian kroner ($851 000 AUD).

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CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED [Back to top]

USC Professional Development Day: Sessional Teaching, March 12, 2011

5th World Fisheries Congress, Yokohama, Japan, October 20-14, 2008

Ecological and Evolutionary Ethology of Fishes (EEEF),

Boston, USA, June 29-July 3, 2008

International Symposium on Ecosystem Approach with Fisheries Acoustics and Complementary

Technologies (SEAFACTS), Bergen, Norway, 16-20 June 2008

Second International Symposium on Tagging and Tracking Marine Fish with Electronic

Devices, 2007, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, October 8-11

Reproductive and Recruitment Processes of Exploited Marine Fish Stocks, 2007, Lisbon,

Portugal, October 1-3

Laboratory Fish Science for Researchers (IMR/UIB), Bergen, 2006-2007

Society for Experimental Biology Main Meeting 2005, Barcelona, Spain (invited speaker)

Society for Experimental Biology Main Meeting 2004, Edinburgh, Scotland

Society for Experimental Biology Main Meeting 2003, Southampton, England

ICES Symposium on Fish Behaviour in Exploited Ecosystems, 2003, Bergen, Norway

Meeting on Mangrove Macrobenthos 2000, Mombasa, Kenya

Australian Society for Fish Biology 1999 Conference, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Animal-Habitat Forum, November 1999: organised, chaired and presented at a meeting for

researchers in south-east Queensland, Australia

CSIRO Science Writing Workshop 1999, Cleveland, Queensland, Australia

Australian Society for Fish Biology 1998 Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Australian Marine Science Consortium 1998 Marine Postgraduate Workshop and Conference,

Mooloolabah, Queensland

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP [Back to top]

Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASSAB)

Forskerforbundet (Norwegian Association of Researchers)

Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA)

Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB)

Limnology and Oceanography

Marine Biology

Marine Ecology

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Marine and Freshwater Research

Naturwissenschaften

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B

Project proposals

Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology

National Sea Grant College Program, USA

Australian Marine Mammal Centre

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