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Andrea Alfaro | |
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| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
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| Fields | aquaculture, coastal ecology |
| Institutions | Auckland University of Technology, Fiji National University |
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| Academic advisors | Andrew Jeffs and Bob Creese |
Andrea Casandra Alfaro is an American-New Zealand aquaculture and marine ecology academic. She is currently a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology. [1]
After a 2001 PhD at the University of Auckland titled 'Ecological dynamics of the green-lipped mussel, Perna canaliculus, at Ninety Mile Beach, northern New Zealand,' [2] Alfaro moved to Auckland University of Technology, rising to full professor. [1] Much of her research is related to the Perna canaliculus New Zealand green-lipped mussel, an important species in New Zealand aquaculture industry, but she has projects throughout the Pacific, including many with students from the Fiji National University.
Alfaro is also a director of Bluff Ltd, a company reestablishing pāua farming in Bluff. [3] She also provides the company with scientific advice. [4]
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