Ph.D. Marine Biology
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Biography
Brit is a fisheries scientist with eight years of experience working in the deep-sea environment. She has extensive experience collecting biological samples and conducting laboratory analyses for life history and ecological studies on protected and non-target catch species. Brit has completed quantitative fisheries analyses and risk assessments to monitor the impact of fishing on the marine environment, and has experience with Bayesian, spatio-temporal, and species distribution modelling. Brit is the Chair of the Deepwater Chondrichthyan Working Group and Red List Authority Coordinator for the IUCN Shark Special Group and has been invited on global expert panels as a deep-sea representative for shark conservation and management initiatives. As of 2024, she has published over 90 publications and scientific reports, as well as two book chapters on deep-sea chondrichthyans.
Research Outputs
Recently Featured Work
New species of NZ ghost shark discovered
Tagging Fiordland sharks to monitor climate change
“Very rare find” of ghost shark hatchling
Oceanic shark numbers decline amid research gaps
