Charles Huveneers
Shark Ecologist, Lecturer
Areas of expertise:
Biology and Ecology of Chondrichthyes (sharks, rays, and chimaeras)
Shark conservation and sustainable fisheries
Acoustic telemetry
Behavioural ecology
Countries of work experience:
Australia, England, South Africa, Bahamas
Experience and qualifications:
Doctor Charlie Huveneers has been involved in Chondrichthyan research for over 10 years. Research collaboration has brought him to study various species of sharks at several locations around the world. These include projects on the abundance and distribution of basking sharks in England, pelagic sharks in the Gulf of Mexico, and requiem sharks in Queensland, the trophic ecology of lemon sharks in the Bahamas, the foraging behaviour of white sharks in South Africa, the residency patterns of leopard sharks in Queensland, and the movements and migrations of grey nurse sharks in NSW. He completed his PhD at Macquarie University in 2002 on the biology and ecology of wobbegong sharks in relation to the commercial fishery in NSW. He then worked within SARDI as a shark ecologist investigating the diet and trophic role of pelagic species as well as their movements and migrations using satellite technology. In 2007, he started running the Australian Acoustic Tagging and Monitoring System (AATAMS) part of the Integrated Marine Observing System program (IMOS) during which he deployed acoustic receivers around Australia and created a national network of acoustic telemetry users. He has now join MISA through a joint position between SARDI - Aquatic Sciences and Flinders University where he acts as shark ecologist and lecturer, respectively.
Professional appointments:
Current - Senior Scientist, Shark Ecologist within the Marine Environment and Ecology Program at the South Australian Research and Development Institue (SARDI Aquatic Sciences).
Lecturer at Flinders University
2007–2009 Technical Officer for the Australian Acoustic Tagging and Monitoring System (AATAMS) at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS)
2007 Research Officer, Shark Ecologist within the Pelagic Ecosystems subprogram, Wild Fisheries Program at SARDI - Aquatic Sciences
2004–2008 Demonstrator, Tutor and Lecturer, Macquarie University and University of Western Sydney, Australia
1998–2004 Research assistant at various institutions including Macquarie University, the University of Queensland, NSW Fisheries, and the University of Miami
Selected recent publications:
Huveneers, C., Otway, N.M., Storrie, M.T., and Harcourt, R.G. (in press) Embryonic growth and maternal-embryo nutritional relationship of wobbegong sharks (genus Orectolobus) Journal of Reproduction and Development
Corrigan, S., Huveneers, C., Schwartz, T.S., Harcourt, R.G. and Beheregaray, L.B. (in press) Genetic and reproductive evidence for a cryptic species of wobbegong shark on the Australian East Coast. Journal of Fish Biology
Huveneers, C., Walker, T.I., Otway, N.M. and Harcourt, R.G. (2007) Reproductive synchrony between three sympatric species of wobbegong (genus Orectolobus) in New South Wales, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 58(8): 765–777
Huveneers, C., Otway, N.M., Gibbs, S.E. and Harcourt, R.G. (2007) Quantitative Diet Assessment of Wobbegong Sharks (genus Orectolobus) in New South Wales, Australia. ICES Journal of Marine Science 64: 1272–1281
Huveneers, C., Otway, N.M. and Harcourt, R.G. (2007) Morphometric Relationships and Catch Composition of Wobbegong Sharks (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobus) Commercially Fished in New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 128: 243–249
Huveneers, C., Harcourt, R. and Otway, N. (2006) Observations of localised movements and residence times of wobbegong sharks (Orectolobus halei) at Fish Rock, NSW, Australia. Cybium 30(4): 103–111
Huveneers, C. (2006). Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level. Zootaxa 1284: 29–51
Old, J., and Huveneers, C. (2006) Morphology of the Blood Cells From Three Species of Wobbegong Sharks (Orectolobus species) on the East Coast of New South Wales. Zoo Biology 25(1): 73–82
Allen, S. and Huveneers, C. (2005) First Record of an Australian Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) Feeding on a Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of N.S.W. 126: 95–97
Research Projects (current):
- Wobbegong conservation: investigating the role of marine protected areas and captive breeding programs in restocking wild populations
- Foraging ecology and migrations of pelagic sharks
- Shark population assessments using a portable video-acoustic system
- The home range size and residence time of the Eastern and Western Blue Groper in relation to required habitat protection
- Ecology of white sharks
Related Articles:
Tracking Great Whites -
Newly appointed MISA scientist, Dr Charlie Huveneers, who has a joint position with SARDI and Flinders University, is tagging sharks to learn more about their movements and how they interact with industry. Full article taken from The Advertiser on Friday the 10th April 2009.
Contact:
Dr Charlie Huveneers
SARDI Aquatic Sciences
Tel: 08 8207 5302
Fax: 08 8207 5481
Mob: 0405 635 257
E-mail: Huveneers.charlie@saugov.sa.gov.au