Prof. Brendan Hicks

University of Waikato

Brendan began his research in the field of estimation of fish abundance by developing the systematic and quantitative use of drift diving, a direct counting technique of salmon and trout. He has used statistical analyses of fish abundance to produce a unique quantitative view of fish abundance in New Zealand’s lakes and rivers.

He led the development of the field sampling strategy detecting the invasive diatom didymo. The most recent development of Brendan’s research team has been to develop advanced remote sensing methods to investigate water quality of New Zealand lakes.