Jeremy Shelton is a Cape Town-based freshwater conservation biologist with 15 years’ experience. His interests range from freshwater broad-scale bioinformatics work (he is a co-founder of the Freshwater Biodiversity Information System, FBIS) to research on species invasions and climate change impacts on freshwater systems to applied conservation action.
Jeremy is passionate about working collaboratively to find innovative solutions to the country’s freshwater conservation challenges, and is the programme coordinator for Fynbos Fish Revival – an ambitious, multi-partner initiative to protect the Cape’s 10 threatened freshwater fish species and their habitats by 2035. Jeremy is also a visual storyteller, committed to using his underwater imagery to celebrate our hidden freshwater heritage and inspire support for freshwater conservation action. His freshwater photography has appeared in recent articles for National Geographic, The Nature Conservancy and WWF. Jeremy is a National Geographic Explorer and a research associate at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) He has supervised 3 Honours students, 9 Masters students and 3 PhD students and has published 23 scientific papers in the field of freshwater conservation and ecology.
Formal Education
PhD (Freshwater Ecology, University of Cape Town)
MSc (Conservation Biology, University of Cape Town)
BSc Honours (First class) (Zoology and Freshwater Biology, University of Cape Town)
BSc (Zoology, University of Cape Town)
Specialisations
Freshwater fish ecology, community ecology, invasion biology, experimental biology, trophic ecology, bioinformatics, conservation interventions
Email: jeremy@frcsa.org.za
Research Gate Link: Research Gate
Photography Website: https://www.jeremymarkshelton.com/
