Cephalopods and citizen science by Dr. Gavan Cooke

About the speaker

Dr. Gavan Cooke is a cephalopod biologist with many years experience researching these amazing animals. He first fell in love with the marine world during his time in HM Royal Navy and served on the HMS Beagle, named after Charles Darwin’s famous ship. During this time he became fascinated with marine science, afterwards pursing a BSC in Zoology (University of Leeds) and a Ph.D. in Behavioural Ecology (University of Bangor, Wales). In addition to his doctorate, he has decades of fieldwork experience, experience in aquarium management and is an active cephalopod researcher with over 20 peer reviewed publications to his name. He gives public talks and has been a university lecturer for nearly 15 years.

About the talk 

Dr. Gavan Cooke will talk about the cephalopods found in the Arabian/Persian Gulf. He will tell us all about their natural history, behaviour, and remarkable physiology. He founded and directs a global cephalopod citizen project. He began this project in 2017 after seeing many amazing cephalopod videos on social media, realising they may have scientific value and that the medium was a fantastic way for scientists and citizens to work side by side. He will talk a little about his work and how you could become a part of it. https://www.cephalopodcitizenscience.com/ @cephcitscience