Dean Thorburn

Dean Thorburn is a biologist with 15 years of professional experience in marine and aquatic studies. He specialises in fish biology and ecological investigations of riverine and nearshore waters. Mr Thorburn has been the director and principal scientist of an environmental consulting company since 2006 and continues to work on the biology of numerous bony and cartilaginous fish species and conducts environmental monitoring programs, impact assessments and aids with government approvals for various projects throughout northern Australia and south-east Asia. Mr Thorburn is a member of the Bluewater Freedivers of Western Australia.