Minke Whale Project Contacts

CRC REEF TASK LEADER

Dr Alastair Birtles
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management and Ecotourism
Tourism Program, Western Campus
James Cook University
Townsville, Qld 4811
Australia
Ph: (+61) 7 4781 4736
Fax: (+61) 7 4725 1116
Email: Alastair.Birtles@jcu.edu.au

ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS

Dr Peter Arnold
Senior Curator of Zoology and Assistant Director
Museum of Tropical Queensland
78-102 Flinders St
Townsville, Qld 4810
Australia
Ph: (+61) 7 4726 0615
Fax: (+61) 7 4721 2093
Email: petera@mtq.qld.gov.au

Mr Peter Valentine
Senior Lecturer
Tropical Environment Studies and Geography
James Cook University
Townsville, Qld 4811
Australia
Ph: (+61) 7 4781 4441
Fax: (+61) 7 4781 4020
Email: Peter.Valentine@jcu.edu.au

Mr Andrew Dunstan
Manager & Research Coordinator
Undersea Explorer
PO Box 615 Port Douglas
Qld. 4781 Australia
Ph: (+61) 7 4099 5911
Fax: (+61) 7 4099 5914
Email: info@undersea.com.au

RESEARCH & FIELD ASSISTANTS

Ms Monique Matthews
Diving Instructor & Videographer
Undersea Explorer
PO Box 615 Port Douglas
Qld. 4781 Australia
Ph: (+61) 7 4099 5911
Fax: (+61) 7 4099 5914
Email: info@undersea.com.au

Mr Matt Curnock
Research Officer
Tourism Program, Western Campus
James Cook University
Townsville, Qld 4811
Australia
Ph: (+61) 7 4781 5428
Fax: (+61) 7 4725 1116
Email: Matthew.Curnock@jcu.edu.au

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to thank everybody who has contributed to the Minke Whale Project, including special thanks to John Rumney, John MacGregor, Tracey Medway and all the crew from Undersea Explorer; Stan Kielbaska and the crew of Mike Ball's SuperSport; Ian Stapleton, Lisa Wiffler and the crew of Nimrod Explorer; J.J. Cantor, Jack Brosnan and the crew of Taka II; volunteers Vimoksalehi Lukoschek, Anna Battese and Kyi Bean.