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Dr Tony Tucker
Senior Research Scientist
Anton (Tony) has been researching turtles with the North West Shelf Flatback Turtle Conservation Program (NWSFTCP) since 2013. His role includes collaborating with partners to apply emerging technologies to conservation science, particularly for marine turtle species.
Beginning his career in marine turtle research in 1979, Tony has worked across Australia, USA, Puerto Rico, French Guiana, Costa Rica, India, Malaysia, Oman and Cuba on all seven species of marine turtles. Working in collaboration with the Western Australian Marine Science Institute (WAMSI), Tony is passionate about building respectful and reciprocal partnerships with Traditional Custodians to ensure joint conservation outcomes for turtle species.
Tony is a member of the IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group and regularly contributes to the Australian and International Marine Turtle Symposia.
Projects
- Investigating the use of satellite telemetry for identifying the migratory behaviour and management units of marine turtle species
- Applying skeletochronology to the ageing of marine turtle species
- Using stable isotopes to identify the diets of marine turtle species
Highlighted publications
- Identifying impactful sea turtle conservation strategies: a mismatch between most influential and most readily manageable life-stages
- I still call Australia home: Movements and distribution of flatback turtles in Western Australia and overlap with marine protected areas
- Age-specific growth and maturity estimates for the flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) by skeletochronology
- Phylogeography, genetic stocks, and conservation implications for an Australian endemic marine turtle
Acknowledgement of Country
The Government of Western Australia acknowledges the traditional owners throughout Western Australia and their continuing connection to the land, waters and community. We pay our respects to all members of the Aboriginal communities and their cultures; and to Elders both past and present.