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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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1996-1997
Closure of Astacopsis gouldi fishery following publication of a report
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1998-2004
Zoning of the Jervis Bay Marine Park
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1998-2020
GIS and sensor focused studies of recreational fisheries
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2004-2006
Acting positions as manager of Jervis Bay and Lord Howe Island marine parks
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2008-2014
Expansion of moorings department at CSIRO from 3 FTE to 10 FTE
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2009-2015
Deployment of 72 moorings with multiple agencies as ANMN Facility leader
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2014-2015
Publication of first peer reviewed paper in high imapct journal from handfish program
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2017-2018
First public displays of spotted handfish at Seahorse World and Melbourne Aquarium
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2017-2018
Successful captive breeding and surviorship of juvenile handfish
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2004-2005
Participation in NOAA white abalone ROV study and publication of ops plan
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2016-2017
Deployment of CRAGS units to the Antarctica with KOPRI
Grants
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1991-1991
James Cook University - Undergraduate research grant ($2000)
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1993-1996
Lions Club Scholar - Dangerous marine creatures ($75,000)
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1998-2007
NSW MPA research grants ($25,000 - $46,000 pa)
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2002-2003
Department of Defence - Impacts on Cetaceans by noise – with M. Lemon ($18,000)
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2004-2005
Australian Academy of Science -Visiting Scholar Nth America ($10,000)
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2004-2007
Australian Research Council (ARC) – Industry partner with Drs G. Edgar and R. Babcock ($245,000)
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2006-2007
Department of Defence –Impacts on cetaceans by sonar – with M. Lemon ($12,000)
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2008-2008
RV Southern Surveyor Transit Voyage - ($40,000)
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2008-2009
CSIRO CAPEX bid – Deepwater mooring capacity – with S. Wijffels ($430,000)
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2009-2010
CSIRO CAPEX bid – Shelf mooring capacity – with M. Feng ($311,000)
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2009-2010
CSIRO CAPEX bid – RV Explorer replacement with M. Rayner ($175,000)
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2009-2010
CSIRO CAPEX bid - Deepwater mooring capacity - with S. Wijffels ($90,000)
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2009-2010
CSIRO Staff development award – Mid Career ($10,000)
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2009-2010
IMOS EIF enhancement – ANMN with R. Roughan, J. Middleton, C. Steinberg, M. Feng – ($1,800,000)
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2010-2013
IMOS EIF extension and enhancement – ANMN with R. Roughan, J. Middleton, C. Steinberg, M. Feng, B. Tilbrook – ($16,650,000)
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2010-2011
CSIRO CAPEX bid – Western Australian mooring capacity with M. Feng ($263,000)
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2011-2012
CSIRO CAPEX bid – Acoustic releases ($160,000)
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2011-2012
CSIRO Froehlich Scholarship – Doug Wilson ($20,000)
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2012-2013
CSIRO CAPEX bid – Deepwater mooring capacity – with S. Wijffels and B. Sloyan ($320,000)
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2013-2014
IMOS CRIS – ANMN with R. Roughan, J. Middleton, C. Steinberg, M. Feng, B. Tilbrook – ($2,472,000)
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2013-2014
CSIRO Advanced computing – ($25,000)
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2013-2014
Small to Medium Enterprise award with Specialised Industrial Products with Phil de Boer – ($125,000)
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2013-2014
CSIRO CAPEX bid – Gigapan ruggerdization – ($41,000)
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2013-2014
CSIRO CAPEX bid – PAR sensors with Lesley Clementson - ($48,000)
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2014-2015
IMOS NCRIS – ANMN (CSIRO) with M. Feng, B. Tilbrook – ($4,200,000)
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2013-2014
Environment Australia – Handfish Conservation with Mark Green – ($17,000)
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2014-2015
CSIRO Advanced computing – ($25,000)
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2014-2015
CSIRO – CAPEX - Gigapan ruggerdization MkII – ($80,000)
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2015-2015
Commonwealth Dept. of Environment, Threatened Species Commissioner. Direct conservation of spotted handfish – ($83,000)
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2015-2015
Human use of identified sites of interests within the Hawkesbury Shelf Bioregion, NSWDPI, USyd, CSIRO with Carlie Devine – ($73,000)
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2015-2015
ANMN 6f National Reference Stations CSIRO ($1,700,000)
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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)
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2016-2017
CSIRO ruggedized Gigapans for KOPRI ($84,236)
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2017-2017
CSIRO – CAPEX – Small temperate marine fish holding facility – ($38,000)
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2016-2020
NESP Project A10 – Conservation of spotted handfish and their habitat ($1,375, 564)
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2018-2018
NESP Project E4 – Recreational fishing in Commonwealth waters ($297,766)
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2018-2018
NHT 2018 - Restoration of habitat by replacement of swing moorings by innovative taut eco-mooring technology ($75,000)
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2019-2020
NESP Project A10 – Conservation of handfish and their habitat – variation for red handfish release and morphometrics ($180,000)
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2019-2021
Chief Dive Officer