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Hire Dr. Chantal P.

New Zealand

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Marine Wildlife Tourism Expert & Advisor | Science Writer | Scientific Illustrator | Infographic Designer

Profile Summary

Marine wildlife tourism professional with 10 years of experience in research and management (including animal behaviour, social media and conservation). Working experiences and projects include the development of a flyer on marine debris for the public and providing a draft resolution on boat-based wildlife watching for the Convention on Migratory Species, preparing presentations on cetacean ecology and survey results and fostering local stakeholder awareness of the importance of the Vatu-i-Ra Seascape for cetaceans with Wildlife Conservation Society. Active advisory board member of the World Cetacean Alliance responsible cetacean watching certification programme.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Wildlife Management
• ★ Scientific Animation & Illustration
• ☆ Animal Welfare
• ☆ Marine Conservation
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Textbook Content Writing

Services

• Writing
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Newswriting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Review Panel Member for Responsible Whale Watching Certification Programme

World Cetacean Alliance

April 2019 - Present

Research Assistant (Qualitative Research)

Auckland University of Technology

April 2018 - January 2019

Intern

The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) ASCOBANS Secretariat

February 2014 - April 2014

Intern

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Fiji Program

April 2013 - June 2013

Education

PhD student (Hospitality and Tourism)

Auckland University of Technology

July 2017 - Present

M.Sc (Master of Science)/Master of International Nature Conservation

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen/Lincoln University New Zealand

April 2012 - May 2015

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Chantal Denise Pagel, Mark B. Orams, Michael Lück(2020). Experienced photographer's behaviour during commercial swim-with-wildlife tours: comparative case studies of three operations in the South Pacific . Current Issues in Tourism. p. 1--13. Informa {UK} Limited

(2019). #BiteMe: Considering the potential influence of social media on in-water encounters with marine wildlife . Tourism in Marine Environments.

(2017). Swim encounters with killer whales (Orcinus orca) off Northern Norway: interactive behaviours directed towards human divers and snorkellers obtained from opportunistic underwater video recordings . Journal of Ecotourism.