Role at Cawthron
Leo is a researcher in the aquaculture group at Cawthron. He is very enthusiastic about aquaculture research and development in New Zealand and is always willing to engage with the industry and collaborate with national and international researchers.
His experience will further enhance and complement the current capabilities of the aquaculture group to enable the aquaculture development of current and new species. His work focuses on understanding the biology and ecology of commercially valuable species to assist in the development of new and more sustainable production systems and practices that can be applied at all levels of production (i.e., hatchery, nursery, grow-out, and postharvest).
Technical skills, experience and interests
Sustainable aquaculture
Integrated multitrophic aquaculture
New species with commercial potential
Shellfish husbandry (Hatchery and grow-out)
Bioremediation
Postharvest and live transport biology
Shellfish ecophysiology
Larval development and bioenergetics
Nutrition and artificial diets development
Qualifications
PhD (Marine Science), University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2014
BSc (Hons, Marine Biology), University of Valparaiso, Chile, 2008
