Dr Tim Lynch

Biography

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

• Marine Biology
• Fisheries Science
• Wildlife Biology
• Conservation Biology
• Sensor development

Academic Qualifications

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