Person

Dichmont, Catherine Mary

Born
South Africa
Occupation
Fisheries expert and Oceanographer

Summary

Catherine Mary Dichmont is an oceanographer with an international reputation in stock assessment, modeling natural systems, natural resource management, shared fisheries stocks, and management strategy evaluation. Her bioeconomic modelling allowed for the development of the prawn fishing industry in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Between 1996 and 1999, Dichmont worked at the Southern Fisheries Centre, Queensland Department of Primary Industries at Deception Bay.

Dichmont joined the CSIRO in 1999 and by 2009 she was a Principal Research Scientist and Leader of the Resource Use and Conservation Stream at CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research.

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In 2009 Dichmont (with colleagues in the Northern Fishery Bio-economic Team) was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for the development of a combined biological and economic model to guide the management of Australia's Northern Prawn Fishery in a way that ensures industry profitability and a vigorous fishery resource.

Chronology

1987
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Cape Town, South Africa
1988 - 1989
Career position - Research Assistant, University of Cape Town, South Africa
1991
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Cape Town, South Africa
1991
Career position - Oceanographer, Sea Fisheries Research Institute, South Africa
1992 - 1996
Career position - Principal Oceanographer, Sea Fisheries Research Institute, South Africa
1996
Life event - Migrated to Australia
1996 - 1999
Career position - Research scientist, Southern Fisheries Centre, Queensland Department of Primary Industries
1999 - 2001
Career position - Natural resource modeller, CSIRO Marine Research
1999 - 2005
Career position - Leader, Northern Fisheries and Ecosystems Stream, CSIRO Marine Research
1999 - 2006
Career position - Chair, Northern Prawn Fisheries Assessment Group
2001 - 2005
Career position - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Marine Research
2005 - 2009
Career position - Leader, Northern Fisheries and Ecosystems Stream, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
2005 - 2010
Career position - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
2006
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Tasmania
2009
Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with colleagues)
2009 - 2014
Career position - Leader, Resource Use and Conservation Stream, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
2010 - 2014
Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
2012 - 2017
Career position - Chair, South Australian Rock Lobster Management Advisory Committee
2014 - 2016
Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
2015 - 2018
Career position - Proprietor, Cathy Dichmont Consulting Pty Ltd
2016 -
Career position - Chair, Tropical Tuna Resource and Assessment Group
2016 -
Career position - Chair, South-east Fishery Resource Assessment Group
2016 - 2017
Career position - Member, Victorian abalone Working Group
2017 -
Career position - Member, Queensland Ministers Advisory Sustainable Fisheries Panel
2017 - 2019
Career position - Adjunct Professor, James Cook University
2018 -
Career position - Director, Cathy Dichmont Consulting Pty Ltd
2020 -
Career position - Adjunct Professor, University of Tasmania

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