JAMES RAESIDE
BSc (Mar/EnvSc) (Hons)
CURRICULUM VITAE
marine scientist
A recent addition to the O2 Marine team, James is an experienced
marine field scientist and commercial diver. James joins us from his
position at Murdoch University’s Marine and Freshwater Research
Laboratory (MAFRL), where he specialised in the deployment and
maintenance of water quality instrumentation and scientific dive
operations, including seagrass monitoring and sediment sampling.
James is experienced in benthic community investigations and
mapping, having completed studies at Gnaraloo, Coral Bay, Useless
Loop & Rowley Shoals both for research purposes and to support
the Western Australian Department of Environment &
Conservation.
James is an experienced
marine scientist,
commercial diver and vessel
coxswain. He specializes in
water quality monitoring,
seagrass health assessment,
sediment quality
investigations and benthic
habitat mapping.
qualifications + accreditations
Geraldton Port Authority Sediment Sampling,
~ Bachelor of Science (Marine / Environmental
cores using scuba diving and hand coring
Geraldton, WA – James collected marine sediment
Science) (First Class Honours) Murdoch
equipment around Geraldton Port to meet annual
University, Western Australia
compliance conditions.
~ ADAS Part II Commercial Diver
Fremantle Port Authority Sediment Sampling,
~ Senior First Aid, CPR & Advanced Oxygen
Perth, WA – James collected marine sediment
Resuscitation
~ Construction Industry White Card
~ Commercial Vessel Restricted Coxswain
project experience
samples using scuba and hand coring equipment
around the Kwinana port facilities, Fremantle port
facilities, Owen Anchorage and the Swan River.
Underwater Terrain Mapping and Invertebrate
Survey, Ningaloo, WA - James was a research
assistant to Dr. Mark Langdon on his PhD project.
Southern Seawater Desalination Plant – Seagrass
Health Survey, Binningup, WA – James was a field
scientist and diver for the annual seagrass health
compliance survey in the vicinity of the desalination
This involved conducting benthic marine surveys
around Gnaraloo and Coral bay using Scuba for the
purpose of quantifying invertebrate populations
and ground-truthing for GIS mapping.
plants wastewater discharge outlet.
Cetacean Survey and Benthic Habitat Mapping,
Water Corporation - Bunbury Ocean Outfall
Seagrass Health & Water Quality Monitoring, WA
– James undertook water quality sampling and
seagrass health surveys for a wastewater outfall
compliance monitoring project in Bunbury.
James Point Seagrass Assessment – Subcontract to
360 Environmental, Cockburn Sound, WA – James
was a field scientist for the seagrass health
assessment in Cockburn Sound which involved
collecting baseline data on known seagrass
meadows in Cockburn Sound.
Useless Loop, WA – James conducted Bottlenose
dolphin surveys in Useless Loop for the purpose of
research. In conjunction with this research he
conducted manta tow surveys to map the benthic
environment and quantify invertebrates.
Water Corporation – Metropolitan Ocean Outfall
Monitoring, WA – James has collected water
quality samples and deployed water quality
monitoring instruments for the wastewater outfall
compliance monitoring projects in the Perth
metropolitan area.
JAMES RAESIDE BSc (Mar/EnvSc) (Hons)
marine scientist
Department of Environmental & Conservation
(DEC) Tropical Coral Reef Surveying, Rowley Shoals
WA – James was involved in a coral survey of the
Rowley Shoals, 300km off the coast of Broome. The
survey was conducted by the Department of
Environment and Conservation (DEC) operating on
a Department of Fisheries vessel. The survey
involved scuba diving, underwater photography
and data analysis.
Bunbury Port Authority Sediment Sampling,
Bunbury, WA – James has collected marine
sediment using a van-veen and petite-ponar in
Bunbury Harbour to meet annual compliance
conditions.
Kwinana Industry Council Marine Monitoring,
Cockburn Sound, WA – James collected water
quality samples, water quality profiles and deploys
water quality loggers to assess environmental
health within and adjacent to the waters of
Cockburn Sound.