Dr Rodrigo Bustamante
Pronouns: he,him,his
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Biography
I am a senior research scientist with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in Brisbane, Australia. I have more than 30 years of experience as an experimental marine ecologist that has conducted ecological sciences and evidence-based coastal-marine research in Chile, South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), and for the past 24 years, in Australia. My work is at the interface of coastal-marine ecosystem conservation management, the sustainability of natural resources and science-based planning and decision-making. My aim is to support the development of science-based environmental planning and policies applied to management or coastal and marine ecosystems and natural resources. My current applied research includes implementation of spatially explicit forms of integrated ecosystem-based management applied to multiple-uses, zoning, with fisheries, aquaculture and coastal and renewable energy developments in particular. I also work on the interdisciplinary research needed to assess and incorporate likely impacts of human development on marine and coastal biodiversity and its effects on human values, services and assets. My professional attention is also on developing decision-support and integrated model-based systems that evaluate the likely trade-offs across uses and socioecological components of coastal systems, especially in the context of adaptation and mitigation responses to impacts of use, development and climate change. For the past 10 years, along with my work in Australia, I have concentrated on the development of the science-based research portfolio supporting sustainable and productive fisheries and aquaculture – management and industry operations – in Chile and Colombia. My science & technical publication output to date is over 150 contributions (across peer reviewed articles and technical reports) attracting greater than 7,200 citations. Aside from these academic outputs, a SagePolicyProfiles indicator of impact and management uptake highlights that my research already has reach and trust within the regulatory and policy spaces, with more than 7,700 policy documents drawing on the science that I have led and/or been part of.
Other Interests
Boating, Fishing, Diving, Hiking, Camping, Cooking, Travelling, Movies, Books and Music
Professional Areas
Current Roles
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Senior Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Academic Qualifications
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1994
PhD (Zoology)
Cape Town University -
1982
BSc (Hon) Marine Biology & Technology
Catholic University of Chile
Professional Experiences
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2000-present
Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO Oceans and Atmospheric Research -
1994-2000
Head of Department of Marine Research and Coastal Conservation
Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos Island, Ecuador -
1990-1994
Research Officer
Zoology Department, University of Cape Town, South Africa -
1985-1988
Research Assistant
Department of Ecology, Catholic University of Chile, Chile -
1980-1983
Research Assistant
Department of Marine Biology and Technology, Catholic University of Chile, Talcahuano, Chile
Achievements and Awards
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2002-present
Governing Member of the General Assembly of the Charles Darwin Foundation
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands -
2000-present
Fellowship in Marine Conservation
Pew Charitable Trust -
1994-1994
South African “Purcell Memorial Prize” for the best Ph.D. Dissertation in Zoological Sciences
Cape Town University, South Africa -
1992-1994
Marine Biology Research Institute Postgraduate Scholarship
Cape Town University, South Africa -
1989-1992
South African Foundation for Research Development Doctoral Bursary
South African National Research Foundation -
1988-1990
University of Cape Town Foreign Students Scholarship
Cape Town University, South Africa
Publications
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