The Fish Department - Visitors
Jenny Giles
Jenny Giles examining the rostrum of a Narrow Sawfish Anoxypristis cuspidata, May 2004. View larger image.
Jenny Giles works at CSIRO Marine Research, Cleveland, Queensland.
She is currently employed on a project to assess sawfish catch characteristics in Northern Australia, by collating available data from all fishing methods and sectors. The work is part of a wider study on the sustainability of shark and ray bycatch in the region.
During her visit Jenny examined whole sawfish specimens along with large rostrums (saws) held in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Jenny worked at the Australian Museum in May 2004.
