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Details of Dr. David KIRBY


PERSONAL DATA

Job title Production Editor of Marine Ecology Progress Series
Institution Secretariat of the Pacific Community ( SPC) SPC Headquarters (Noumea, New Caledonia) BP D5 98848 Noumea Cedex ) [view]
Country New Caledonia
Tel +687 262 000 (Ext. 206)
Fax +687 263 818
Email
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Website http://www.spc.org.nc
PROFESSIONAL DATA

Degree Ph.D Fisheries Oceanography
Job type Information Management & Library , Operational Support (technical) , Institutional Management , Decision Making & Policy , Commercial (Sales & Marketing)
Research Area(s) Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology , Fisheries, Aquaculture , Research Support Services , Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology , Fisheries, Aquaculture , Research Support Services
Research Activities Evaluation of manuscripts, selection of reviewers, editing & proof-reading of accepted mss. Overall responsibility for coordination of production, quality control, scientific liaison and business development. Research interests in modelling the physiology, behaviour and spatial dynamics of tunas in relation to their environment; use of satellite remote sensing to identify and characterise pelagic habitats; operational forecasting systems for fishing and fisheries management; behavioural modelling using ?Stochastic Dynamic Programming? (SDP) and ?Individual-based Neural Network Genetic Algorithm' (ING) models
Research Region Oceans & Coastal
Comments Formerly Visiting Scientist at National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA ), Wellington, New Zealand.
PUBLICATIONS (as reported by Dr. David KIRBY)

Kirby, D.S. (In press) Remote Sensing and Fisheries Applications: an overview. In: Scientific and operational applications of remote sensing and integrated information systems for coastal and marine fisheries. Coastal region and small island papers 5, UNESCO, Paris.
Kirby DS, Fiksen O, Hart PJB (2000) A dynamic optimisation model for the behaviour of tunas at ocean fronts. Fisheries Oceanography 9(4):324?342

Group(s): GLODIR
Created: 1999-09-26 Last Updated: 2003-04-03