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Aaron was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After taking a SCUBA diving course at the age of 13, he became hooked on marine biology and is now a doctoral candidate at Dalhousie University tracking Arctic char and Sea-run Brook trout (Salvelinus spp.) with acoustic telemetry. Aaron's main interest is on diadromous species and the environmental factors that influence marine migration patterns. For his MSc at Acadia University, Aaron focused on bivalve aquaculture and fish biology, particularly the open ocean marine migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Since then, he has tagged striped bass and Atlantic sturgeon in the Minas Basin, and was hooked up tagging giant Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) off North Carolina and Nova Scotia with the Tag-A-Giant Foundation and, most recently, with the PEI Fishermen's Association off Prince Edward Island. Aaron loves the adventure of travel, and devotes his spare time to finding out how other travelers get around.
Affiliations: Dalhousie University
Areas of Expertise: Animal Tracking |
