John Holliday Student Fisheries Conservation Award
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Date:
30 Jul 2017 (All day)
NSW DPI offers the John Holliday Student Conservation Award to encourage post-graduate students to share their research findings on topics related to the management of fisgeries resources and aquatic habitats in NSW. The winning entrant will receive a cash award of $3,000.
The Award is named in honour of the late Dr John Holliday, a former Senior Conservation Manager who pioneered the Department’s involvement in aquaculture and fish conservation issues.
The award is open to all post-graduate students (Honours, Masters, PhD students or other post-graduate students) who are currently enrolled and are completing studies/research in NSW in areas relevant to the Award Program (see below) are eligible to enter.
Applications for the 2017 Award must be submitted by 30 July 2017.
Research areas relevant to the Award Program
Research themes that are eligible for consideration under the John Holliday Award Program for 2017 are set out in the Fisheries NSW Strategic Research Plan 2014-2018 and include:
- identifying habitats that contribute most to the survival, growth and productivity of native fish species in NSW,
- determining the status of fish habitats in NSW and identifying the processes limiting their extent or threatening their ongoing value,
- mapping and assessing the biodiversity of fish populations and/or their habitats in NSW to understand their distribution,
- assessing the threats to listed threatened fish species, populations and communities in NSW as well as protected and key endemic species,
- improving our understanding of the biology and habitat requirements of threatened native fish species in NSW,
- researching the causes and impacts of non-indigenous aquatic species or exotic aquatic diseases in NSW and assessing risks from new pest incursions or disease outbreaks,
- examining the impacts of water use and water pollution on fish and/or fish habitats in NSW,
- evaluating the impacts of man-made structures (e.g. dams, weirs, bridges, causeways, culverts, pontoons, jetties, river stabilisation works, floodgates, drains, canal estates etc.) on species diversity, fish passage and/or fish habitats in NSW.
How do I enter the Awards?
To enter the John Holliday Student Conservation Award, you will need to submit an electronic copy of a concise report summarising your research to date which is relevant to one or more of the above topics. The submission should be no longer than 2,000 words and should be in standard scientific report writing format.
Full entry details are available here: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/content/research/fishing-aquaculture/funding/j...
Further information
Pamela Gallagher: pamela.gallagher@dpi.nsw.gov.au, or (02) 4916 3848.
