Stuart Halse B.Sc. Ph.D.
Managing Director
stuart.halse@bennelongia.com.au
Stuart Halse has a B.Sc. in Zoology from the University of Western Australia and a Ph. D. from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Stuart worked for the Department of Environment and Conservation from 1985 until 2007 and has undertaken research into most aspects of wetland ecology, as well as providing policy and management advice to government on subterranean fauna and the biota of wetlands and rivers. Experience includes:
- Setting up AusRivAS in WA to assess river condition throughout the State
- Managing DEC's Pilbara Biological Survey of stygofauna and many other regional inventories
- Describing many new species of aquatic invertebrate and undertaking waterbird population censuses
- Preparing nominations of the first 9 Ramsar wetlands in WA
- Advising DEC on selection and management of Natural Diversity Recovery Catchment in the wheatbelt
- Advising DEC and EPA on technical adequacy of EIS for subterranean fauna and aquatic ecosystems
- Current membership of the WA Wetlands Coordinating Committee, Research Associate of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and Associate Editor of the scientific journal Hydrobiologia