Nathan Angelakis

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I completed my PhD through the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Aquatic Sciences and The University of Adelaide. My project focused on using animal-borne cameras, GPS/dive loggers and accelerometer/magnetometers to look at the foraging behaviours of Australian sea lions and key habitat and prey preferences.

Australian sea lions are currently listed as endangered by the IUCN and under Australian legislation. The use of video from underwater cameras attached to Australian sea lions provides fundamental information about habitats, prey species and foraging behaviours that are critical to the species. The information collected throughout my project improved our understanding of what habitats, resources and areas are important for sea lions. These data are crucial for informing effective management of both state and commonwealth marine reserves, in supporting Australian sea lion populations.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Postdoctoral Researcher, Universitat de Barcelona
  • 2020–2024
    PhD Student, The University of Adelaide

Education

  • 2024 
    The University of Adelaide, Doctor of Philosophy PhD (Sciences)
  • 2018 
    Flinders University, Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Marine Biology)

Publications

  • 2025
    Animal-borne video highlights diverse prey capture tactics and habitat use in the Australian sea lion, Animal Behaviour
  • 2024
    Using sea lion-borne video to map diverse benthic habitats in southern Australia, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • 2023
    A novel method for identifying fine-scale bottom-use in a benthic-foraging pinniped, Movement Ecology

Grants and Contracts

  • 2022
    Mapping critical Australian sea lion habitat to assess ecological value and risks to population recovery)
    Role:
    Funding Source:
    National Environmental Science Program (NESP), Marine and Coastal Hub
  • 2021
    Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
    Role:
    Funding Source:
    Ecological Society of Australia

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