Dr. Alistair Dove is an Australian marine biologist living in the United States, where he currently serves as Vice President of Science and Education at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. His research explores themes of diversity and health in the aquatic environment, with a current focus on the biology of whale sharks and past experience studying American lobsters and parasite ecology in freshwater and marine fishes.
He is especially interested in seeing scientific research translate to tangible conservation outcomes and he is a passionate scientist communicator. He is a board member at Oceans Forward, an adjunct Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia and is a Professional Fellow of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. You can follow him on Twitter at @AlistairDove and on YouTube
Dr. Dove’s first book, Whale Sharks: Biology, Ecology, and Conservation, co-edited with Simon Pierce from Marine Megafauna Foundation is scheduled for publication in Summer 2021.
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