Matt Parkinson

Matt Parkinson joined the NRF-SAIAB team in January 2017. His primary responsibilities are to provide technical and field support to the Acoustic Tracking Array Platform, in terms of servicing acoustic telemetry and associated instruments, in collaboration with ATAP’s partners around South Africa. He is also responsible for the technical aspects of the telemetry data management.

Matt is also responsible for the management and booking of the Institute’s small craft fleet. Our fleet facilitates include various research programs on local estuarine and freshwater systems.

Education

2008: BSc, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

2009: BSc (Hon) in Ichthyology & Fisheries Science, Grahamstown, South Africa

2012: MSc in Ichthyology & Fisheries Science, Grahamstown, South Africa

Technical certification

Category B (<9m) skipper

Class IV commercial dive supervisor