Science Centres: Fisheries

Michael Bruce
Centre Leader, Aquaculture

Alistair Dunn
Centre Leader, Fisheries

Dr Michael Bruce takes over from Dr Andrew Jeffs, who has been promoted to the position of General Manager, Aquaculture & Bioactives. Michael specialises in aquaculture nutrition and production, with the emphasis on incorporating natural products from marine and terrestrial sources to enhance the health and well-being of aquaculture species. Michael is based in Auckland.

On the fisheries side, Dr John McKoy is NIWA’s General Manager, Fisheries, and Alistair Dunn is the national centre leader for fisheries. Alistair is also a science leader and a principal scientist in NIWA’s middle depth fisheries group. He specialises in fisheries modelling, statistical methods, and stock assessment, and is based in Wellington.