H John

Scientist
Coastal and Freshwater
Cawthron Institute
New Zealand

Academician Agri and Aquaculture
Biography

John is a senior scientist in the Coastal and Freshwater Group and is responsible for managing freshwater fisheries and ecohydraulics research and consulting programmes.  

Research Intrest

Recreational trout and salmon fisheries In-stream habitat modelling with the in-stream flow incremental methodology (IFIM) and with process-based models Native fish ecology and distribution modelling A bioenergetics-based whole-lifetime growth model for trout World-leading process-based models integrating river hydraulics, invertebrate drift dispersion, bioenergetics-based trout growth and carrying capacity Best paper in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society award in 2001 for a paper on a whole-lifetime bioenergetics growth model for drift-feeding brown trout Communication of fisheries and ecohydraulics science to the public Regular contributor to Fish and Game New Zealand magazine  Co-authored 'The Artful Science of Trout Fishing' with Les Hill, acclaimed fishing photographer  

Global Scientific Words in Agri and Aquaculture