Steve O'Shea

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Steve O'Shea dissecting a 30-kilogram giant squid in 1999

Steve O'Shea (born 14 December 1965 in Auckland, New Zealand)[1] is a marine biologist and environmentalist known for his research on giant squid.[2][3]

O'Shea began work with the giant squid whilst working for the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in New Zealand in 1996.[4] He became the Director of the Earth and Oceanic Sciences Research Institute at the Auckland University of Technology in 2005,[5] and was a Discovery Channel Quest Scholar.[4] In 2009 he resigned from his Discovery Quest position to focus research on coastal conservation, environmental matters and postgraduate supervision and teaching; despite this he has remained active in squid research, but is best known (in the popular press) for his involvement with large cephalopod taxa, particularly their preservation. In 2011 he resigned from his position at the Auckland University of Technology for personal reasons, after the break up of a marriage and a relationship with a student.[6] O'Shea has published extensively on cephalopods, fisheries, whale diet and shallow subtidal coastal ecology.[7] See his online biography for further information on his whereabouts, activities and intentions; he presently resides in France.[8]

Media appearances

O'Shea has appeared in over 13 documentaries on squid, whales and the oceans,[9] and appeared on Deep Trouble (TV3 60 Minutes 4 August 2010).[10]

References

  1. ↑ About Me. Dr Steve O'Shea.
  2. ↑ David Grann (24 May 2004). "The Squid Hunter". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 
  3. ↑ "Giant Squid Finally Captured on Film". Fox News. 28 September 2005. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Steve O'Shea Autobiography and Select Bibliography (2008)". TONMO.com. 2003. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 
  5. ↑ "Colossal squid caught in Antarctic waters". USA Today. 4 March 2003. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 
  6. ↑ "Sex and the Squid Man". Fairfax News. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-11. 
  7. ↑ My publications. Dr Steve O'Shea.
  8. ↑ "Dr Steve O'Shea". WEBNODE.com. 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-11. 
  9. ↑ My documentaries. Dr Steve O'Shea.
  10. ↑ http://www.3news.co.nz/Deep-Trouble-/tabid/371/articleID/169002/Default.aspx TV3 60 Minutes Deep Trouble 4 August 2010

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