Aquaculture key contacts

NIWA's aquaculture centre draws from a broad base of expertise to provide solutions for New Zealand's marine farming sector.

Key contacts for Aquaculture services

Andrew Forsythe

Chief Scientist - Aquaculture & Biotechnology

Andrew is a veterinarian with a DVM from the University of Prince Edward Island. He came to NIWA in 2005 with more than 20 years of aquaculture industry experience from North America and Europe, and took up his current role in 2007. 

Email Andrew Forsythe

Dr Michael Bruce

Assistant Regional Manager - Auckland

Michael recieved his PhD from the Institute od Aqauculture at Stirling University in Scotland working on Atlantic halibut and the European sea bass and seabream.  His specialist areas cover broodstock to commercial on-growing, more recently with success on kingfish production process development and commercialisation.  Michael's current role as assistant regional manager encompasses a wide range of NIWA's activities operations and science delivery.

Email Dr Michael Bruce

Full Staff List

Staff member Position
Dr Neill Barr Principal Technician - Marine Ecology Email Dr Neill Barr
Dr Mike Beentjes Fisheries Scientist Email Dr Mike Beentjes
Dr Jaret Bilewitch Molecular Technician Email Dr Jaret Bilewitch
Anna Bradley Marine Ecology Technician Email Anna Bradley
Jamie-Lee Brewer Aquaculture Technician Email Jamie-Lee Brewer
Dr Niall Broekhuizen Principal Scientist - Ecosystem Modelling Email Dr Niall Broekhuizen
Dr Michael Bruce Assistant Regional Manager - Auckland Email Dr Michael Bruce
Megan Carter Marine Ecology Technician Email Megan Carter
Dr Hoe Chang Emeritus - Marine Biologist Email Dr Hoe Chang
Dr Serena Cox Marine Biologist Email Dr Serena Cox
Dr Rupert Craggs Principal Scientist - Aquatic Pollution Email Dr Rupert Craggs
Niki Davey Marine Ecologist Email Niki Davey
Mark Gall Marine Ecologist Email Mark Gall
Dr Sean Handley Marine Biologist Email Dr Sean Handley
Debbie Hulston Principal Technician - Microbial Ecology Email Debbie Hulston
Dr Anna Kilimnik Mass Spectrometry Technician Email Dr Anna Kilimnik
Graeme Moss Marine Biologist Email Graeme Moss
Mike Page Marine Ecologist Email Mike Page
Dr Jeffrey Ren Marine Ecologist Email Dr Jeffrey Ren
Dr Graham Rickard Marine Physics Modeller Email Dr Graham Rickard
Karen Robinson Marine Ecology Technician Email Karen Robinson
Paul Sagar Marine Ecologist Email Paul Sagar
Dr Alvin Setiawan Aquaculture Scientist Email Dr Alvin Setiawan
Carina Sim-Smith Scientist Email Carina Sim-Smith
Dr Jeanie Stenton-Dozey Marine Ecologist Email Dr Jeanie Stenton-Dozey
Martin Unwin Data Analyst Email Martin Unwin
Dr John Zeldis Principal Scientist - Marine Ecology Email Dr John Zeldis
 

Contact

Free phone within New Zealand:
0800 RING NIWA
(0800 746 464)