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Gavin Butler

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Scientific Officer
Biography

Gavin Butler is based at Grafton Fisheries Centre and first joined NSW Fisheries in 2004. He is currently employed as a Research Scientist with the department and manages a number of research projects across northern NSW.

His research has included a number of active and passive fish tagging projects, projects to monitor environmental watering outcomes, and with the results helping to drive water reforms in a number of the state’s rivers.

Featured Projects

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Building a stronger more sustainable freshwater recreational fishery in NSW

Building a stronger more sustainable freshwater recreational fishery in NSW

The effects of flow and barriers on fish assemblages in the Clarence River

The effects of flow and barriers on fish assemblages in the Clarence River

North Coast Ecohealth

North Coast Ecohealth

Acoustic tracking of five large-bodied fish species in the Clarence River

Acoustic tracking of five large-bodied fish species in the Clarence River

Biology of the Murray cod Maccullochella peelii peelii in the Border Rivers of NSW

Biology of the Murray cod Maccullochella peelii peelii in the Border Rivers of NSW

Commonwealth Environmental Water monitoring in the Gwydir and Warrego rivers

Commonwealth Environmental Water monitoring in the Gwydir and Warrego rivers

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Recent Publications

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image for publication Using underwater cameras to describe the reproductive behaviour of the endangered eastern freshwater cod Maccullochella ikei

Using underwater cameras to describe the reproductive behaviour of the endangered eastern freshwater cod Maccullochella ikei

Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 18, 337-349.

2009 | Journal
image for publication Fish assemblages of Coopers Creek and the Wilsons River in the Richmond River Catchment, with special reference to the endangered eastern freshwater cod Maccullochella ikei

Fish assemblages of Coopers Creek and the Wilsons River in the Richmond River Catchment, with special reference to the endangered eastern freshwater cod Maccullochella ikei

Unregulated River Water Sharing Plan Ecological Monitoring and Reporting. NSW Department of Water and Energy, Sydney.

2009 | Journal
image for publication Review of the biology and conservation of the endangered eastern freshwater cod Maccullochella ikei, with particular reference to defining environmental water requirements

Review of the biology and conservation of the endangered eastern freshwater cod Maccullochella ikei, with particular reference to defining environmental water requirements

Unregulated River Water Sharing Plan Ecological Monitoring and Reporting. NSW Department of Water and Energy, Sydney.

2009 | Journal
image for publication Retention of intra-peritoneal transmitters and post-operative recovery of four Australian native fish species

Retention of intra-peritoneal transmitters and post-operative recovery of four Australian native fish species

Marine and Freshwater Research, 60, 361-371.

2009 | Journal
image for publication Using traditional age and growth techniques in endangered species management: eastern freshwater cod Maccullochella ikei

Using traditional age and growth techniques in endangered species management: eastern freshwater cod Maccullochella ikei

Marine and Freshwater Research, 59, 684-693.

2008 | Journal
image for publication Reproductive biology of the endangered Oxleyan pygmy perch Nannoperca oxleyana Whitley

Reproductive biology of the endangered Oxleyan pygmy perch Nannoperca oxleyana Whitley

Journal of Fish Biology, 71, 1494-1511.

2007 | Journal
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Qualifications and Achievements

PhD   Southern Cross University 2009

B. App.Sc. (Hons)   Southern Cross University 2001

Contact

Email: gavin.butler@dpi.nsw.gov.au

Phone: (02) 6640 1671

Research branch: Fisheries Conservation and Aquaculture, Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems, Fisheries and Ecosystems Research

Location: Grafton