Jonathan Gordon has worked on marine mammals and marine conservation issues for the last 25 years.  He obtained his PhD, on  the behaviour and ecology sperm whale off Sri Lanka, from Cambridge University in 1987 and then ran a research boat (a specially adapted 46' ketch) as a research vessel for the International Fund for Animal Welfare until 2000 completing projects in the Azores, Mediterranean, Hebrides and the Caribbean.  Many approaches and techniques, especially the use of passive acoustics to detect cetaceans during surveys and for mitigation were pioneered during these early projects.  From 1996-99 Jonathan Gordon was part of the team that developed a passive acoustic monitoring system for use during seismic surveys. (Click here to download summary report.)

In addition to  being Ecologic's director Jonathan Gordon works part time for the Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews.

A short cv can be downloaded here.

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Last modified: August 18, 2004