Academic Profile
Education, Research Positions, Publications, Talks, Awards and Supervision
Profile
I am a research scientist first and foremost. My specialisations include spatial ecology, biologging, biotelemetry, oceanography and conservation. I also have a passion for communication and education, as well as a broad interest in the natural world.
Outside of my commitments to science, I have worked in the ecotourism and education sectors, combining my passion for all three to make the most of my employment opportunities.
Below you can find my academic profile, publication record, teaching and supervision history. For media credits and a list of collaborators I’ve worked with, please find dedicated pages here (for media) and here (for collaborators). Otherwise, click below to read more.
Education and Research Positions
Current Position
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Research Fellow (since 09/2021
Marine Animal Tracking (previously Postdoc Research Associate with the Sequeira Lab)
University of Western Australia, School of Biological Sciences -
Education
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PhD Conservation Ecology 06/2017-12/2021
Thesis title: Global seascape ecology of the white shark
Murdoch University - Supervisors: Adrian Gleiss, Taylor Chapple and Salvador Jorgensen
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MSc Zoology 08/2011-04/2013
Thesis title: Foraging ecology of the white sharks at Dyer Island, South Africa
University of Pretoria - Supervisor: Marthán Bester
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BSc (Hons) Oceanography 10/2005-06/2008
Thesis title: Observations on the biology and behaviour of white sharks from a cage diving vessel
University of Southampton - Supervisor: Ken Collins
Previous Research Positions
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Associate Biologist 09/2009-Present
Dyer Island Conservation Trust - Research Team, Kleinbaai, Western Cape, South Africa
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Visiting Professional Affiliate 10/2017-12/2019
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Conservation Science Department, Monterey, California
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Researcher, EMERGO Project 09/2014-05/2016
Netherlands Institute of Sea Research - Spatial Ecology Department, Yerseke, Netherlands
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Biologist, Skipper, Internship Manager 09/2009-09/2013
Marine Dynamics - Shark Tours, Kleinbaai, Western Cape, South Africa
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Emerging Scientist, Skipper, Intern Manager 10/2008-08/2009
Oceans Research/South African Marine Predator Lab (SAMPLA) - Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
Publications
2023
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Back to the wild: movements of a juvenile tiger shark released from a public aquarium
Oliver JD Jewell, Ben D'Antonio, Stacy Blane, Emily Gosden, Michael D Taylor, Hannah J Calich, Matthew W Fraser and Ana MM Sequeira
Journal of Fish Biology - https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15464
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Diverse habitats shape the movement ecology of a top marine predator, the white shark Carcharodon carcharias
Oliver JD Jewell, Taylor K Chapple, Salvador J Jorgensen, Paul E Kanive, Jerry H Moxley, James R Tweedley, Scot D Anderson, Barbara A Block, Adrian C Gleiss
Authorea - DOI: 10.22541/au.168354208.81965128/v1
2022
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Sex and size influence the spatiotemporal distribution of white sharks, with implications for interactions with fisheries and spatial management in the southwest Indian ocean
Alison A Kock, Amanda T Lombard, Ryan Daly, Victoria Goodall, Michael Meÿer, Ryan Johnson, Chris Fischer, Pieter Koen, Dylan Irion, Enrico Gennari, Alison Towner, Oliver JD Jewell, Charlene da Silva, Matthew L Dicken, Malcolm J Smale and Theoni Photopoulou
Frontiers in Marine Science - https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.811985
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Global seascape ecology of the white shark
Oliver JD Jewell
Murdoch University PhD Thesis - Supervised by Adrian C Gleiss, Taylor K Chapple, and Salvador J Jorgensen
2021
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Reply to: Caution over use of ecological big-data for conservation
Nuno Queiroz, Nicolas E Humphries, Ana Couto, Marisa Vedor, Ivo Da Costa, et al. and David W Sims
Nature - 595: E20-28
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Reply to: Shark mortality cannot be assessed by fishery overlap alone
Nuno Queiroz, Nicolas E Humphries, Ana Couto, Marisa Vedor, Ivo Da Costa, et al. and David W Sims
Nature - 595: E8-E16
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Ancillary data from animal-borne cameras as an ecological survey tool for marine communities
Taylor K Chapple, David Tickler, Ronan C Roche, Daniel TI Bayley, Adrian C Gleiss, Paul E Kanive, Oliver JD Jewell, Salvador J Jorgensen, Robert Schallert, Aaron B Carlisle, Jyodee Sannassy Pilly, Samantha Andrzejaczek, Martin Wikelski, Nigel E Hussey, Barbara A Block
Marine Biology - 168: 106
2020
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Animal-borne video from a sea turtle reveals novel anti-predator behaviors
Jenna L Hounslow, Oliver JD Jewell, Sabrina Fossette, Scott Whiting, Anton D Tucker, Anthony Richardson, David Edwards and Adrian C Gleiss
Ecology - Accepted Author Manuscript e03251. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3251
2019
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Cryptic Habitat Use of White Sharks in Kelp Forest Revealed by Animal-Borne Video
Oliver JD Jewell, Adrian C Gleiss, Salvador J Jorgensen, Samantha Andrzejaczek, Jerry H Moxley, Stephen J Beatty, Martin Wikelski, Barbara A Block and Taylor K Chapple
Biology Letters - 15(4): https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0085
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Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries
Nuno Queiroz, Nicolas E Humphries, Ana Couto, Marisa Vedor, Ivo Da Costa, et al. and David W Sims
Nature - 572: 461-466 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1444-4
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Deep learning accurately predicts white shark locomotor activity from depth data
Zac Yung-Chun Liu, Jerry H Moxley, Paul Kanive, Adrian C Gleiss, Thom Maughan, Larry Bird, Oliver JD Jewell, Taylor K Chapple, Tyler Gagne, Conor F White and Salvador J Jorgensen
Animal Biotelemetry - 7(1): 1-13 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-019-0175-5
2018
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Future Research Directions on the “Elusive” White Shark
Charlie Huveneers, Kirin Apps, Edgar E Becerril-García, Barry Bruce, Paul A Butcher, Aaron B Carlisle, Taylor K Chapple, Heather M Christiansen, Geremy Cliff, Tobey H Curtis, Toby S Daly-Engel, Heidi Dewar, Matt L Dicken, Michael L Domeier, Clinton AJ Duffy, Richard Ford, Malcolm P Francis, Georgia CA French, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Emiliano García-Rodríguez, Enrico Gennari, Brittany Graham, Barry Hayden, Edgar Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla, Nigel E Hussey, Oliver JD Jewell, Salvador J Jorgensen, Alison A Kock, Christopher G Lowe, Kady Lyons, Lauren Meyer, et al.
Frontiers in Marine Science - 5: 455 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00455
2016
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Sex‐specific and individual preferences for hunting strategies in white sharks
Alison V Towner, Vianey Leos‐Barajas, Roland Langrock, Robert S Schick, Malcolm J Smale, Tami Kaschke, Oliver JD Jewell and Yannis P Papastamatiou
Functional Ecology - 30(8): 1397-1407
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Guidelines for evaluating performance of oyster habitat restoration should include tidal emersion: reply to Baggett et al.
Brenda Walles, F Joel Fodrie, Sil Nieuwhof, Oliver JD Jewell, Peter MJ Herman and Tom Ysebaert
Restoration Ecology - 24(1): 4-7
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Tracking white sharks in a dynamic system at the southern tip of Africa
Oliver JD Jewell and David Edwards
PeerJ PrePrints - MARES Conference on Marine Ecosystems Health and Conservation 2016 DOI:10.7287/peerj.preprints.1689v1
2015
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Tracking sharks without teeth: a non-invasive rigid tag attachment for large predatory sharks
Taylor K Chapple, Adrian C Gleiss, Oliver JD Jewell, Martin Wikelski and Barbara A Block
Animal Biotelemetry - 3(1): 1-7 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-015-0044-9
2014
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Core habitat use of an apex predator in a complex marine landscape
Oliver JD Jewell, Michelle A Wcisel, Alison V Towner, Wilfred Chivell, Lize Van der Merwe and Marthán N Bester
Marine Ecology Progress Series - 506: 231-242
2013
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Gauging the threat: the first population estimate for white sharks in South Africa using photo identification and automated software
Alison V Towner, Michelle A Wcisel, Ryan R Reisinger, David Edwards and Oliver JD Jewell
PLoS ONE - 8(6): e66035
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Fine scale movements and activity areas of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Mossel Bay, South Africa
Oliver JD Jewell, Ryan L Johnson, Enrico Gennari and Marthán N Bester
Environmental Biology of Fishes - 96(7): 881-894
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Foraging ecology of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias at Dyer Island, South Africa
Oliver JD Jewell and Marthán Bester
University of Pretoria - MSc Thesis
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Environmental influences on the abundance and sexual composition of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in Gansbaai, South Africa
Alison V Towner, Les G Underhill, Oliver JD Jewell and Malcolm J Smale
PLoS ONE - 8(8): e71197
2012
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Boat strike wound healing in Carcharodon carcharias
Alison Towner, Malcolm J Smale and Oliver Jewell
Global perspectives on the biology and life history of the white shark - Ch.6: 77-84
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A leatherback turtle stranding at Danger Point, Gansbaai, South Africa
Oliver JD Jewell and Michelle A Wcisel
African Journal of Wildlife Research - 42(2): 147-150
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An Albino Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
Timothee R Cook, Oliver JD Jewell, Wilfred Chivell and Marthán N Bester
Marine Ornithology - 40: 72-73
2011
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Effects of smart position only (SPOT) tag deployment on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa
Oliver JD Jewell, Michelle A Wcisel, Enrico Gennari, Alison V Towner, Marthan N Bester, Ryan L Johnson and Sarika Singh
PLoS ONE - 6(11): e27242
Teaching Positions Held
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Teacher of Science, PE and Health and Social Care 09/2016-05/2017
UQTS Teaching Status, Year Grades 9-13
Samuel Whitbread Academy - Shefford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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Guest Lecturer MSc Applied Wildlife Conservation 10/2016
Behavioural ecology and conservation unit: biotelemetry techniques for large predatory sharks
Anglia Ruskin University - Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Learning Supervisor 10/2013-08/2014
Based in science but teaching a range of subjects across the academy at short notice
Samuel Whitbread Academy - Shefford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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Internship Coordination 03/2009-09/2013
Running and organising various field-based learning experiences for students from around the world
Marine Dynamics Academy & Oceans Research - Gansbaai & Mossel Bay, South Africa
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University Ambassadors Programme 01/2008-05/2008
A teaching experience course run as part of my undergraduate training at University of Southampton
Thornden School - Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Selected Public Talks
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Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF) Webinar 04/2020
MMF - Cryptic habitat use of white sharks in kelp forest revealed by animal-borne video
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Ontario Professional Foresters Association (OPFA) Invited online talk 05/2020
OPFA - Where white sharks are and how to track them
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Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Invited Presentation, London, United Kingdom 06/2019
ZSL - A sharks eye-view on foraging ecology
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Murdoch Annual Research Symposium 07/2019
Murdoch University - Sharks, cameras and kelp - Winner of two awards
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Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI) Conference, Norwich, United Kingdom 07-2018
FSBI - Cryptic habitat use of white sharks in kelp forest revealed by animal-borne video – Winner of Best Speed Talk
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Department of Fisheries, WA, Invited Presentation, Perth, Western Australia 09/2017
Fisheries, WA - Physical drivers in the habitat use of white sharks
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European Elasmobranch Association Conference (EEA), Bristol Aquarium, United Kingdom 10/2016
EEA - Complex relationships between white sharks and ecosystem engineers
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Keynote Address: WIAS Science Day, Nature Technology, Wageningen University, Netherlands 02/2016
Wageningen University - Advances in biotelemetry of techniques to study large fish, sharks, and rays
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MARES Conference, Olhão, Portugal, 02/2016 (Digital Object)
MARES - Tracking white sharks in a dynamic system at the southern tip of Africa.
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Sharks International, Durban, South Africa 06/2014
KZN Sharks Board - Core habitat use of an apex predator in a complex marine environment
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European Elasmobranch Association Conference (EEA), Plymouth, United Kingdom 11/2013
EEA - Core habitat use of an apex predator in a complex marine environment
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Dyer Island Conservation Trust Press Conference, Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town, South Africa 06/2013
Two Oceans Aquarium - Gauging the Threat; presentation and Q&A session made with other authors of the manuscript
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Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS), Cambridge University, United Kingdom 03/2013 (Poster)
SCCS - Establishing the home range of South African white sharks
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Marine Life Talk, National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton, United Kingdom 03/2013
NOC - A journey with white sharks
Research Awards
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Holsworth Research Endowment
Ecological Society of Australia - June 2018 and 2019
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Murdoch Annual Research Symposium
Murdoch University - Best Fast Forward Talk and People’s Choice Awards, June 2019
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Fisheries Society of the British Isles Conference
FSBI - Best Speed Talk, July 2019
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Australian Wildlife Society, University Grants
AWS - June 2018
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Journal of Experimental Biology, Travelling Fellowship
The Company of Biologists - May 2018
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VLS Small Grants
Murdoch University - April 2018
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International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Australian Postgraduate Award and Top-up Scholarship
Murdoch University - June 2017
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University of Pretoria Postgraduate Research Scholarship
University of Pretoria - April 2012
Previously Supervised Students
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Karin Schultz (MSc. Biology – Biodiversity: Conservation & Restoration) 2016
University of Antwerpen - Manila Clam invasion in the Dutch Scheldt aided by restoration protocol?
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Rick Chin Leong (MSc. Marine Environment & Resources) 2016
Universities of Bordeaux, Basque Country and Liege - The physical effect of oyster reef presence on surrounding tidal flats
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Lies du Puydt (MSc. Environmental Science) 2015-2016
Open Universiteit - Underwater surveys of inter and subtidal oyster reefs in the Oosterschelde, Netherlands
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Olav Dobber (BSc.) 2015-2016
Stenden Hogeschool Leeuwarden - Benthic succession of the Oesterdam sand nourishment, Oosterschelde, Netherlands
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Meryllin Deuer (Hons Zoology) 2013
University of Pretoria - Investigating the occurrence of injuries in white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Gansbaai, South Africa
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Giovanni Visser (BSc. Hons Animal Behavior & Welfare) 2012-2013
University of Plymouth - The tagging and tracking of Carcharodon carcharias in Gansbaai, South Africa, can it be improved?
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Toby Rogers (BSc. Hons Oceans, Climate, and Physical Geography) 2012-2013
University of Liverpool - The behavioural differences and environmental responses of Great White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)