Miss Josephine Lingard

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Biological Sciences

College of Science


.I am a PhD candidate in the Gillanders Aquatic Ecology Lab researching provenance, mislabelling and trade of shark products in Australia. I am interested in shark conservation with a focus on the shark meat ('flake') trade in Australia and identifying the species traded to further conservation efforts.

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2021 - 2021 The University of Adelaide Australia Honours
2018 - 2020 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Wildlife Conservation Biology)

Research Funding

  • Understanding threats to shark conservation: Identifying spatiotemporal patterns in shark species for sale across the supply chain in the South Australian flake trade (July 2023 - July 2024). Vonow Conservation Biology Grant: $1,248. CIs: Lingard, J., Gillanders, B. M., Reis-Santos, P.
  • Using innovative, low-cost approaches to identify shark species sold in South Australia (September 2023 - September 2024). RSSA Small Research Grant: $2,397.60. CIs: Lingard, J., Reis-Santos, P.
  • Provenance, Mislabelling and Trade of Shark Products (June 2024 - June 2025). Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc.: $16,520. CIs: Reis-Santos, P., Gillanders, B. M., Austin, J., Lingard, J.

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