Sharad Bayyana 2024 Australian Marine Sciences Association Annual Meeting combined with NZMSS

Sharad Bayyana

He comes from India, where he was engaged in several marine and wildlife research projects since completing his master’s in marine biology in 2017. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in Remote Sensing and GIS from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing. Back in India, his work at the Wildlife Institute of India involved studying the spatial ecology of Dugongs, mangroves succession in the Nicobar group of islands after the tsunami of 2004, and coral reef biodiversity assessment of Malvan Marine Sanctuary, along the west coast of India. He, also, was part of two research expeditions with Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE) for developing genetic database of deep-sea fauna from Indian EEZ. He has previously interned at the Horniman Museum, London as a visiting researcher, to conduct research on coral reproductive biology and restoration practices under the supervision of Dr. Jamie Craggs. Lately, at Wildlife Conservation Society-India, he was involved in developing data-driven strategies for management practices of Marine Protected Areas along the west coast of India, before moving to Brisbane to start his PhD with Dr John Pandolfi at the University of Queensland.