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Tyson
Bessell

Researcher, PhD Candidate
University of Tasmania

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Email Tyson.bessell@utas.edu.au

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Current activities

Tyson is currently completing his PhD at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (UTAS) on the critically endangered red handfish. As part of this work, regular SCUBA surveys are taken to search for this cryptic fish in the hope to provide the first popualtion estimate for the species. This project will collect basic biological and ecological information that will guide future conservation of red handfish.

Background

Tyson was born and grew up in Hobart, Tasmania. His background is in marine science and biology. His academic interests include conservation, underwater visual census, SCUBA surveys, and photo-identification.

Academic qualifications

2018 - Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science (Honours)

2017 - Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science

Membership of key national committees

National Handfish Recovery Team member

Stories

11 November 2020

Red handfish juveniles released to boost endangered wild population
  • Red Handfish
  • extinction
  • captive rearing
  • handfish

7 February 2020

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22 August 2019

One patch two patch: last stand for the Red Handfish?
  • handfishes
  • Red Handfish
  • Thymichthys politus
  • extinction
  • survey
  • Reef Life Survey
  • IMAS

Projects

Project A10 - Conservation of handfish and their habitat

Publications

Marine Biodiversity Hub publications by: Bessell, Tyson

  • Conservation of handfishes and their habitats – Final Report 2020 (2021)
    J.F. Stuart-Smith; T.P. Lynch; F. McEnnulty; M. Green; C. Devine; A. Trotter; T. Bessell; L. Wong; P. Hale; A. Martini; R.D. Stuart-Smith; N. Barrett
  • Conservation of handfish and their habitats – Annual Report 2019 (2020)
    T.P. Lynch; S.A. Appleyard; L. Wong; A. Martini; T. Bessell; J.F. Stuart-Smith; L. Soo; S. Faber; C. Devine; L. Hardiman
  • Conservation of handfish and their habitats – Annual Report 2018 (2019)
    T.P. Lynch; T. Bessell; A. Hormann; C. Devine

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