Steve O'Shea

Steve O'Shea
O'Shea dissecting a 30-kilogram giant squid in 1999
Born(1965-12-14)14 December 1965
Auckland, New Zealand
Scientific career
ThesisNew Zealand Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) : systematics (1998)

Steve O'Shea (born 14 December 1965 in Auckland, New Zealand)[1] is a marine biologist and environmentalist known for his research on giant squid.[2][3]

O'Shea obtained his degrees from Auckland university. He undertook a Bachelor of Science between 1984 and 1988. He graduated with an M.Sc. in 1990.[4] The title of his 1998 doctoral thesis was New Zealand Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) : systematics.[5] He began work with the giant squid whilst working for the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in New Zealand in 1996.[4] He became the Director of the Earth and Oceanic Sciences Research Institute at the Auckland University of Technology in 2005,[6] and was a Discovery Channel Quest Scholar.[4] In 2009 he resigned from his Discovery Quest position to focus his research on coastal conservation, environmental matters and postgraduate supervision and teaching; despite this he has remained active in squid research, but is best known (in the popular press) for his involvement with large cephalopod taxa, particularly giant and colossal squids, and their preservation. In 2011 he resigned from his position at the Auckland University of Technology.

O'Shea has published extensively on cephalopods, fisheries, whale diet and shallow subtidal coastal ecology.[7] He presently resides in Sydney.[8][9]

  1. ^ Dr Steve O'Shea. "About Me". Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ Grann, David (24 May 2004). "The Squid Hunter". The New Yorker. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Giant Squid Finally Captured on Film". Fox News. 28 September 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  4. ^ a b c "Steve O'Shea Autobiography and Select Bibliography (2008)". TONMO.com. 2003. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  5. ^ O'Shea, Steve (1998). New Zealand Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) : systematics (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/910.
  6. ^ "Colossal squid caught in Antarctic waters". USA Today. 4 March 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  7. ^ Dr Steve O'Shea. "My publications". Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Dr Steve O'Shea". WEBNODE.com. 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Roving Photographer". WEBS.com. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.