Dr Tim Lynch

Senior Research Scientist

https://people.csiro.au/L/T/Tim-Lynch

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Biography

Dr Tim Lynch is the team leader of Temperate Coastal Observations and Ecology in CSIRO's Coasts Program. Tim hails from Australia’s island state of Tasmania where he graduated from UTAS with a degree in Marine, Antarctic and Freshwater biology. After completing honours in aquaculture and a PhD in Marine Ecology at JCU in North Queensland, Tim worked for ten years as a research scientist for NSW Marine Parks. In 2004 Tim was the Australian Academy of Science visiting scholar to North America.
Since 2008 Tim has worked at CSIRO in Hobart and is now a Senior Research Scientist. Tim has research interests in recreational fisheries, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), marine wild life, endangered species and sensor systems. Tim is also the Chief Dive Officer for the Oceans and Atmosphere Business Unit at CSIRO.

Other Interests

Besides his work at CSRIO, Tim is a keen underwater hockey player and is a past President of the Australian Marine Science Association.

Professional Areas

Current Roles

Undertake innovative research in coastal fisheries
Statistical analysis, methods development
Undertake innovative research in coastal wildlife and threatened species
Dive program leader, scientific research
Applications of technology and cross business unit collaborations
Production and development
Commercial diver and CSIRO Chief Dive Officer
Lead CSIRO dive teams and Site Dive Officers
Coxswain
Skipper vessels
Chair Handfish Recovery Team
Conserve handfish species
Member Giant Freshwater Crayfish Recovery Team
Conserve GFC
Science Communicator
Represent CSIRO at various media and outreach events based on research

Academic Qualifications

2000

PhD
JCU
1991

Honours
JCU
1990

BSc
UTAS
1997

Diploma Data Handling and Statistics
UTAS
1998

Diploma Project Management
NPWS
2009

Diploma Project Management
TAS Skills Institute

Professional Experiences

2015-2018

Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO
2008-2014

Ocean Sensor deployment team leader
CSIRO
2009-2015

Facility leader the Australian National Mooring Network (ANMN)
IMOS
2014-2016

National President
Austalian Marine Science Association
1998-2008

Research Scientist
NSW MPA

Achievements and Awards

2004-2004

Australian Academy of Science scholar to North America
Australian Academy of Science
2009-2010

CSIRO Staff development award – Mid Career
CSIRO
2011-2011

CSIRO – Recognition reward Oversight of the IMOS facility ANMN
CSIRO
2012-2012

CSIRO – Recognition reward – Contribution as conference convenor AMSA-NZMSS 2012
CSIRO
2013-2013

CSIRO – Recognition reward – Team building exercises 2013
CSIRO
2014-2014

CSIRO – Recognition reward – Support of BGC sampling 2014
CSIRO
2018-2018

CSIRO – Recognition reward 2018 – Captive breeding of spotted handfish
CSIRO
2019-2019

Tasmania Design Award - Impact
Design Tasmania
2019-2019

NESP - Effective networker award
NESP

Other highlights

1996-1997

Closure of Astacopsis gouldi fishery following publication of a report
1998-2004

Zoning of the Jervis Bay Marine Park
1998-2020

GIS and sensor focused studies of recreational fisheries
2004-2006

Acting positions as manager of Jervis Bay and Lord Howe Island marine parks
2008-2014

Expansion of moorings department at CSIRO from 3 FTE to 10 FTE
2009-2015

Deployment of 72 moorings with multiple agencies as ANMN Facility leader
2014-2015

Publication of first peer reviewed paper in high imapct journal from handfish program
2017-2018

First public displays of spotted handfish at Seahorse World and Melbourne Aquarium
2017-2018

Successful captive breeding and surviorship of juvenile handfish
2004-2005

Participation in NOAA white abalone ROV study and publication of ops plan
2016-2017

Deployment of CRAGS units to the Antarctica with KOPRI

Grants

1991-1991

James Cook University - Undergraduate research grant ($2000)
1993-1996

Lions Club Scholar - Dangerous marine creatures ($75,000)
1998-2007

NSW MPA research grants ($25,000 - $46,000 pa)
2002-2003

Department of Defence - Impacts on Cetaceans by noise – with M. Lemon ($18,000)
2004-2005

Australian Academy of Science -Visiting Scholar Nth America ($10,000)
2004-2007

Australian Research Council (ARC) – Industry partner with Drs G. Edgar and R. Babcock ($245,000)
2006-2007

Department of Defence –Impacts on cetaceans by sonar – with M. Lemon ($12,000)
2008-2008

RV Southern Surveyor Transit Voyage - ($40,000)
2008-2009

CSIRO CAPEX bid – Deepwater mooring capacity – with S. Wijffels ($430,000)
2009-2010

CSIRO CAPEX bid – Shelf mooring capacity – with M. Feng ($311,000)
2009-2010

CSIRO CAPEX bid – RV Explorer replacement with M. Rayner ($175,000)
2009-2010

CSIRO CAPEX bid - Deepwater mooring capacity - with S. Wijffels ($90,000)
2009-2010

CSIRO Staff development award – Mid Career ($10,000)
2009-2010

IMOS EIF enhancement – ANMN with R. Roughan, J. Middleton, C. Steinberg, M. Feng – ($1,800,000)
2010-2013

IMOS EIF extension and enhancement – ANMN with R. Roughan, J. Middleton, C. Steinberg, M. Feng, B. Tilbrook – ($16,650,000)
2010-2011

CSIRO CAPEX bid – Western Australian mooring capacity with M. Feng ($263,000)
2011-2012

CSIRO CAPEX bid – Acoustic releases ($160,000)
2011-2012

CSIRO Froehlich Scholarship – Doug Wilson ($20,000)
2012-2013

CSIRO CAPEX bid – Deepwater mooring capacity – with S. Wijffels and B. Sloyan ($320,000)
2013-2014

IMOS CRIS – ANMN with R. Roughan, J. Middleton, C. Steinberg, M. Feng, B. Tilbrook – ($2,472,000)
2013-2014

CSIRO Advanced computing – ($25,000)
2013-2014

Small to Medium Enterprise award with Specialised Industrial Products with Phil de Boer – ($125,000)
2013-2014

CSIRO CAPEX bid – Gigapan ruggerdization – ($41,000)
2013-2014

CSIRO CAPEX bid – PAR sensors with Lesley Clementson - ($48,000)
2014-2015

IMOS NCRIS – ANMN (CSIRO) with M. Feng, B. Tilbrook – ($4,200,000)
2013-2014

Environment Australia – Handfish Conservation with Mark Green – ($17,000)
2014-2015

CSIRO Advanced computing – ($25,000)
2014-2015

CSIRO – CAPEX - Gigapan ruggerdization MkII – ($80,000)
2015-2015

Commonwealth Dept. of Environment, Threatened Species Commissioner. Direct conservation of spotted handfish – ($83,000)
2015-2015

Human use of identified sites of interests within the Hawkesbury Shelf Bioregion, NSWDPI, USyd, CSIRO with Carlie Devine – ($73,000)
2015-2015

ANMN 6f National Reference Stations CSIRO ($1,700,000)
2016-2017

FRDC Respondent-Driven sampling as a cost-effective method for obtaining data from recreational fisheries - inherited from Shane Griffins following his VR ($691,000)
2016-2017

CSIRO ruggedized Gigapans for KOPRI ($84,236)
2017-2017

CSIRO – CAPEX – Small temperate marine fish holding facility – ($38,000)
2016-2020

NESP Project A10 – Conservation of spotted handfish and their habitat ($1,375, 564)
2018-2018

NESP Project E4 – Recreational fishing in Commonwealth waters ($297,766)
2018-2018

NHT 2018 - Restoration of habitat by replacement of swing moorings by innovative taut eco-mooring technology ($75,000)
2019-2020

NESP Project A10 – Conservation of handfish and their habitat – variation for red handfish release and morphometrics ($180,000)

Community and Corporate Citizenship

2019-2021

Chief Dive Officer