Rochelle Constantine | |
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 Constantine in 2023 | |
| Other names | Rochelle Lee Constantine |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Thesis | |
| Doctoral advisor | Scott Baker, Dianne Brunton, Nick Gales, Bernd Würsig |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Auckland |
Rochelle Lee Constantine ONZM is a New Zealand marine biologist,and is a full professor at the University of Auckland. Constantine specialises in marine mammal conservation.
Constantine completed a PhD titled The behavioural ecology of the bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of northeastern New Zealand:a population exposed to tourism at the University of Auckland in 2002. [1] Constantine then joined the faculty,rising to full professor,and leader of the Marine Mammal Ecology Lab. [2]
Constantine's research focuses on marine mammal conservation. Her research into accidental deaths of Bryde's whales in the Hauraki Gulf led to lower speed limits in shipping lanes to protect the whales. [3] Constantine has also worked on Hector's and Māui dolphin threat management plans. In 2016 she co-led an expedition to the Kermadecs and her research has traced the migration patterns of humpback whales through Oceania,the Kermadec Islands and Antarctica. [3] [4]
Constantine is a member of the Executive Committee of the South Pacific Whale Consortium and co-founded a charitable trust to research technologies for marine conservation. Since 2010 Constantine has been Chair of the International Whaling Commission –Southern Ocean Research Partnership humpback whale research since 2010. [3]
Constantine's work on ship-strike of Bryde's whale won her one of three inaugural Holdaway Awards in 2013. [5] [6]
In the 2023 King's Birthday and Coronation Honours,Constantine was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit,for services to wildlife conservation and marine biology. [3]
In 2025,Constantine was awarded the Fleming Medal of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. [7]
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