The Fish Department - Visitors
Dr Peter Last and Mr Gordon Yearsley
Peter Last (left) talking with Dr Bruce Thompson who visited on 12 September 2005. Photo: M. McGrouther © Australian Museum. View larger image.
Gordon Yearsley talking with Hiroyuki Motomura. Photo: M. McGrouther © Australian Museum. View larger image.
Peter Last and Gordon Yearsley, both from CSIRO Marine Research, Hobart, visited in September 2005.
Peter examined specimens of the Cowtail Stingray, Pastinachus sephen, as well as the holotype of Taeniura atra (AMS I.9762) as part of his ongoing research on the sharks and rays of Australia. He was assisted by T. Trnski who retrieved specimens from the tank area.
Gordon is working on the shark genus Chiloscyllium. He examined specimens as part of his work on the description of a new species.Both Peter and Gordon are OzFishNet members.
They last visted the Australian Museum in March 2003.
