Chandra Salgado Kent

Biography

Chandra Salgado Kent career in marine related research spans 20 years, in which she has worked in academia and consultancy. She supervises honours, masters, and PhD students; coordinates and manages a wide range of projects involving the organization of field logistics with strict environmental, health, safety requirements; and supports the administration of the Centre for Marine Science and Technology as Deputy Director. Chandra has co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed papers; over 30 conference/workshop presentations; and over 70 technical reports. She has also been on television, radio, or in newspapers over 60 times.

Research Interest

Chandra’s most recent work focuses heavily on marine mammal ecology and behaviour, vocal repertoire, anthropogenic impacts on marine fauna, experimental design and statistical modelling of biological systems using currently available tools. Recent research and contract work have included topics such as assessing hearing damage to fish from seismic survey exposure, behavioural responses of dolphins to pile driving, response of whales to seismic surveys and tones, population modelling of whales, and statistical evaluation of patterns for individual identification of sea lions. Chandra also has worked in the area of marine estuarine ecology, plant-animal interactions, and restoration of mangrove forests.