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New Zealand marine scientist

For the San Quentin warden, see Clinton Truman Duffy.
Clinton A. J. Duffy
Bornc.1966 (age 57–58)
NationalityNew Zealander
EducationUniversity of Canterbury
(BSc, MSc)
Occupationmarine scientist
EmployerDepartment of Conservation (New Zealand)
Known forshark expert
Notable worksurveying basking sharks
ChildrenThomas Duffy, Caitlin Duffy
External image
image icon Clinton holding a small Spotted Smoothhound Australian Museum

Clinton Anthony John Duffy (born c. 1966) is a New Zealand marine scientist, who works in the Marine Conservation Unit of the Department of Conservation. Duffy is a shark expert, whose work includes the taxonomy and conservation status of New Zealand's deepwater dogfishes, attaching GPS wildlife tracking devices to great white sharks, and surveying basking sharks.

He performed the public dissection of a great white shark at the Auckland Museum in 2009.

Duffy has BSc and MSc degrees from the University of Canterbury.

References

  1. Cumming, Geoff (7 March 2009). "Scientists get their teeth into shark preservation". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  2. Rorke, Claire (25 January 2009). "Hunt on for man-eaters". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  3. Gorman, Paul (18 January 2010). "Scientists survey basking sharks". The Press. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  4. "Great white shark opened up to the public". Stuff.co.nz. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010.

External links

Scholia has a profile for Clinton A. J. Duffy (Q5134055).


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