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Dr Graham Wragg - "Captain G"Dr Graham Wragg, or to his friends “Capt. G”, or simply “G”, has lived and worked in the central Pacific since 1989. He has extensive knowledge of the wildlife both above and below water. He also knows a heap about the geography and history of the region and personally knows many of the people living on these remote islands. He is an expert at putting your voyage together, whatever your expedition consists of, whether it is diving for fun, or filming for natural history programs – “Capt. G” is a man with a heap of local knowledge on the remote islands of the central Pacific. Just one warning – once “G” starts holding forth on his favorite subject, it is hard to stop him, he is passionate about this stuff! Background information about “Captain G” Graham is originally from New Zealand and trained as a National Park Ranger (Lincoln University) before traveling and working overseas in Alaska, the United Kingdom, Africa, Russia and the Pacific. He has spent thousands of hours at sea in the Pacific, first aboard his small Sailing Vessel Te Manu (1989-1999) and now aboard the R/V Bounty Bay. His maritime qualifications include the New Zealand Offshore Master and Marine Engineering licences. Graham completed his Doctorate (in Zoology) at the University of Oxford. His study was on the bird extinctions of the Pitcairn Islands. He has also participated in many other research projects in the Pacific, either doing the research or as charterer for scientists, government officials or film crews. Graham married Ulamila Vakalalabure in early 2005, and they now have a perfect little girl (Jean) to occupy their time. But a complete metamorphosis into a total "landlubber" is not very likely, as he can be found in the Captain's chair on most of the science voyages. In June 2007 'G' was elected Chair of the newly formed Pacific Conservation Action Trust (PCAT). Remote islands restoration and Pacific conservation education will be keeping Graham busy for the next year or two.
Read more about “Captain G’s” research interests as a field biologist, scientific author, book reviewer and mariner:
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Capt G
(with a smile like that, there must be a uninhabited island in view)
Red-foot booby, Takutea Wildlife Sanctuary
Capt G with his sacred video camera
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