Simon R. ThorroldAssociate Scientist
Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
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Born in New Zealand, Simon Thorrold received his B.S. from the
University of Auckland, and Ph.D. from James Cook University, North
Queensland, Australia. He traveled far across the Pacific and North
America, to the Caribbean Marine Research Center and Old Dominion
University, Virginia. He came to WHOI in 2001, half a world from his
birthplace. With this history, it is maybe not surprising that he
studies travel in marine fish. Using geochemical markers, he traces
dispersal, migration, and population dynamics of marine invertebrates
and fish, including clownfish. He has developed methods of correlating
the chemical composition of fish ear bones with the water fish live in
and travel through. With much of his work in the South Pacific and
Caribbean, Simon has been on many cruises, logging 1000 hours of scuba
diving and 800 hours in tropical environs.
Posted: August 27, 2004 [top] |
