Benjamin Cook Email & Phone Number

I have a Ph.D. in freshwater biology and over 20 years experience in academic and applied aquatic ecologist roles. My research papers on the biogeography, ecology and management of freshwater-dependent ecosystems have been widely cited, and I have delivered numerous specialist aquatic ecology assessment and management projects to government and industry in a consulting capacity. I have extensive experience in technical leadership of multidisciplinary aquatic ecology assessment and management projects, with my areas of specialist expertise including:• ecological assessment of watercourses and wetlands (habitat, water quality, sediment quality, aquatic plants, fish, turtles and macroinvertebrates)• ecological assessment of groundwater ecosystems (stygofauna)• development of project-specific local water quality guidelines, and local guidelines for a range of sediment and biological parameters• design and implementation of a range of baseline and compliance (e.g. receiving environment monitoring programs) aquatic ecological monitoring programs• environmental flows assessment and development of flow strategies• waterway barrier works and fish passage assessment• aquatic ecological constraints and opportunities analysis• risk-based impact assessment, including assessment of significant impacts to aquatic Matters of National Environmental Significance and State Environmental Significance, and• development of solutions, mitigations and offsets for potential impacts to aquatic ecosystems.

Listed skills include Ecology, Aquatic Ecology, Water Quality, Environmental Impact Assessment, and 28 others.