Dr. Ben Cook

Technical Director, Freshwater Ecology – Asia Pacific

Asia-Pacific


Biography

Ben is currently based in our Cleveland office is a highly regarded freshwater ecologist providing technical leadership in the assessment of the ecology, biogeography and management of freshwater-dependent ecosystems in Australia and overseas. With specialist skills in biodiversity assessment and hydroecology of surface water and groundwater ecosystems, Ben has contributed variously as researcher, resource manager and consultant.

Ben is a technical director in Freshwater Ecology, Aquatic Environmental Services, and has contributed substantially to the understanding of aquatic biodiversity and ecology in Australia and overseas. He has undertaken research in places as varied as the Murray-Darling Basin, South East Queensland, the Wet Tropics, Cape York Peninsula, the Northern Territory, the Kimberly region of Western Australia, and islands of the Caribbean.

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Certifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Aquatic Biology/Limnology, Griffith University (2006)

  • Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours), Environmental Science, Griffith University (2000)

  • Bachelor of Applied Science, Environmental Management, The University of Queensland (1998)


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  • Insight

    09 October 2024

    3 minutes read

    Proposed Accepted Development Requirement updates for constructing or raising waterway barrier works: what you need to know

    by Dr. Ben Cook, Dr. Lachlan Barnes, Dr. Andrew Bentley


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  • Insight

    31 May 2024

    2 minutes read

    The role of Suitably Qualified Fish Biologists in your Waterway Barrier Works Project

    by Dr. Ben Cook


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  • Insight

    31 May 2024

    2 minutes read

    Aquatic Fauna Management Plan: Keeping our aquatic habitat out of harm’s way throughout the project development phase

    by Dr. Ben Cook


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  • Insight

    31 May 2024

    3 minutes read

    Waterway Barrier Works: Minimising impact to fisheries resources and aquatic biodiversity

    by Dr. Ben Cook


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