Aaron Morgan

Experience

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  Operation Wallacea

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Research Diver

  To maintain diving equipment, as well as briefing each staff and volunteer party upon their arrival. Conducted coral reef assessments with an emphasis on pollution and disturbance influence on morning, noon and evening dives.Presented several lectures on fish and coral taxonomy, phylogeny and anatomy to both in-situ and ex-situ audiences.

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  Operation Wallacea

  May 2012 - Jul 2012

  Herpetologist

  Conduct surveys describing the herpetofauna communities in the Mahamavo forests using standardized methodologies and survey techniques. Explain the purpose and results of the surveying to participating volunteers and relevant political parties. Provide presentations regarding the project and its related studies within and throughout multiple schools and colleges as well as in-situ audiences.Management of Mariarano camp site ensuring the smooth collaboration of expedition staff and local communities, including logistical orchestration.To maintaining health and safety procedures were followed at all times as well as briefing each staff and volunteer party upon their arrival. Contribute to the submission of a detailed report that included all raw data to contribute to the papers based for publication in peer reviewed journals before the site was departed in an effort o justify future conservation endeavours local and globally. Show less

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  Oceanarium, Bournemouth

  Dec 2013 - Mar 2015

  Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all filtration and life support systems. Ensuring the highest levels of animal health and welfare through the preparation of suitable dietary feeding and livestock management, including administration of relevant medication and supplementation as well as providing a progressive enrichment programme for all, including a variety of training regimes. Regular record keeping and water quality analysis. Also providing a high standard of display presentation through rotational maintenance and exhibition redevelopment. Providing 24 Hour rotational alarm cover and to assist in the training of all interns and aquatics staff. Show less

  • Aquarist

    Apr 2012 - Mar 2015

  • Acting Displays Supervisor

    Dec 2013 - Jun 2014
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  Emaar Entertainment LLC

  Mar 2015 - Sept 2016

  Aquarist / Diver

  Responsible for livestock welfare and display maintenance and development. Executing high standards of husbandry practises caring for a wide variety of elasmobranch, syngnathid, invertebrate, tropical and temperate marine and freshwater teleost species. Implementing comprehensive animal training regimes for a number of terrestrial and aquatic animals, to better manage collection through participatory husbandry behaviours. Administering prophylactics and treatments. Routine dive operations within the main exhibit; including public presentations and general and targeted feeding of key livestock.Participation in Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo' Elasmobranch Artificial Insemination and Assisted Breeding Program for the Sand Tiger Shark Carcharias taurus. Practising regular handling of large shark species and assisting veterinary staff in the safe collection of spermatozoa, blood draws and ultrasound of animals. Show less

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  Aquawalk Sdn. Bhd. (Aquaria KLCC)

  Sept 2016 - Feb 2017

  Assistant Curator

  To co-manage the curatorial and facilities staff operations throughout the Kuala Lumpur site. Managing marine and freshwater systems and associated life support, including a 2.75 million litre oceanarium display. Responsible for the overseeing of quarantine and treatment administration, with particular focus on the redevelopment of nutritional and prophylactic aspects of the aquarium, curatorial staff and intern program management and recruitment, budget accountability and Duty Manager charges. To participate in the large scale movement of livestock from the closed Underwater World Singapore Aquarium to a temporary holding facility in Desaru Malaysia. This involved large animal capture and movements, long-haul overground transports and introductions. All requiring dedicated associated life support and animal care, stocking plans as well as Malaysian, Singaporean and CITES licensing processing. Show less

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  Cairns Aquarium and Reef Research Centre

  Feb 2017 - Jan 2019

  Having brought Cairns Aquarium through its launch and into autonomy, I am now responsible for the livestock and operations management of all large exhibits and its galleries.This relates to animal husbandry and treatments, life support operations and tank maintenance, diving standards and the development of safe and husbandry relevant feeding presentations, the creation of a complete and comprehensive library of Standard Operating Procedures for the site, and the orchestration of the Large Exhibits team. Show less Founding Curatorial team member for the initial establishment of the Cairns Aquarium & Reef Research Centre, from its its primary construction phase through to launch and into its autonomy.Responsible for the installation of main Life Support Systems through orientation, plumbing, seeding and maturing and seawater reclamation; working alongside Aquatic Exhibits International Ltd.To ensure a safe and successful process for stocking all galleries, including a 1.6 million litre “Oceanarium”, 8 meter deep “Ribbon Reef” and 400,000 litre Freshwater “River Monsters” exhibits, showcasing Hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna lewini and Largetooth Sawfish, Pristis pristis.Worked closely with Aquatic Rockwork & Themeing Co. in the development of wet-side themeing, considering livestock and tank appropriate construction and materials, aesthetics and practical use. Continuing to establish industry standard practises relating to livestock management and curatorial operations. Show less

  • Lead Aquarist of Large Exhibits

    Oct 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Commissioning Senior Aquarist

    Feb 2017 - Oct 2017
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  Jakarta Aquarium

  Feb 2019 - Mar 2023

  Responsible for the operations, livestock management and displays standards of the 70,000 sq/ft facility and its 65+ exhibits.Managing teams across multiple departments; Curatorial, Dive Operations, LSS and Site Engineering and Facilities.Renewed and established Zoo, Conservation Education and Quarantine permits and licenses.Delivered significant and site wide Exhibit Developments within tight timeline and to budget.

  • Aquarium Specialist Consultant

    Jan 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Curator & Operations Manager

    Feb 2019 - Dec 2021
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  Bali Safari & Marine Park

  Nov 2019 - Dec 2021

  Marine Park Curator
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  International Concept Management

  Jan 2022 - now

  • Vice President — Curatorial, Development & Operations

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Global Senior Curator

    Jan 2022 - Apr 2023