Richard Hamilton

ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia

Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au

Melanesia Program Director

The Nature Conservancy

rhamilton@tnc.org

+61 (0)7 3214 6913

Meet Dr. Richard Hamilton, the man behind the science that drives our sea turtle conservation efforts.

“In my current role I am responsible for setting the strategic direction for our Melanesia Program which has 20 staff, building our public and private fundraising pipelines and ensuring that our annual budget is on track. I lead our fisheries and turtle research programs in Melanesia and I act as a spokesperson for the Melanesia program, regularly talking with stakeholders, government, donors and the media about our conservation work”.

Learn about a day in his life and why you might want to consider a career in marine science.

Link to researcher’s profile

Media Releases

29 Oct 2020

Leaving more big fish in the sea reduces CO2 emissions

An international team of scientists has found leaving more big fish in the sea reduces the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the Earth’s atmosphere. When a fish dies in the ocean it si

28 Oct 2020

Scientists discover a 500-metre-tall coral reef on the Great Barrier Reef

Australian scientists have discovered a massive detached coral reef just off Cape York on the Great Barrier Reef that’s taller than the Empire State Building or the Sydney Tower. The scientists f

14 Oct 2020

The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its corals

A new study of the Great Barrier Reef shows populations of its small, medium and large corals have all declined in the past three decades. Lead author Dr Andy Dietzel, from the ARC Centre of Excell

09 Oct 2020

Extinctions linked to new assemblages of species

Scientists have found that as the world undergoes profound environmental change, identifying and protecting ‘novel’ communities of species can help prevent extinctions within vulnerable ecosystems

Seminars

30 Oct

Monitoring Earth’s intertidal ecosystems

Abstract: Increasing human populations around the world’s coastline have caused extensive loss, degradation and fragmentation of coastal ecosystems. Swift losses of coastal ecosystems have been rec

26 Oct

Coastal human ecology (CHE) for environmental management and conservation

Abstract: CHE is not a particular theory or a single approach but a collection of lines of research that address human-environmental interactions in coastal and marine systems at the local scale

09 Oct

Advancing Ocean Literacy with Emerging Technology

Abstract: How can we care about something we never see or experience? Virtual reality has the potential to connect people with far-away places, and is an effective medium to generate empathy and sel

06 Oct

Revising coral systematics and biogeography, and why it matters for coral reef conservation

25 Sep

Of Rats and Reefs

Abstract: When abundant, seabirds feeding in the open ocean transport large quantities of nutrients onto islands, enhancing the productivity of island fauna and flora. These nutrients can leach int

24 Sep

Evolutionary potential of coral reef fishes in a warming ocean

Abstract: Current-day populations of coral reef fish suffer when exposed acutely to elevated temperatures, but future warming will occur over greater timescales. Recent studies show that developmenta

18 Sep

Understanding human impacts on coral reefs across multiple scales to guide conservation and management

Abstract: There is often a mismatch between the scales at which ecosystems are threatened by human impacts and those at which management and policy are implemented. Better understanding the scales ov

15 Sep

Beneficial acclimation and stress-hardening of corals to climate change conditions

Abstract: Ocean warming and acidification are challenging the tolerance limits of scleractinian corals. However, beneficial acclimation and stress-hardening via phenotypic plasticity may be pathw