 Capt G (with a smile like that, there must be a uninhabited island in view)  Red-foot booby, Takutea Wildlife Sanctury  Capt G with his sacred video camera |
Graham has lived and worked in the central Pacific since 1989. He has extensive knowledge of the animals and plants above and below water. He also knows a heap about the geography and history of the region and personaly knows many of the people living on these remote islands.
He is an expert guide whatever your expedition consists of, whether it is diving for fun, or filming for natural history programs – “Capt. G” is a man you want to travel with in the Pacific.
You will be enriched by his wealth of knowledge and will learn about the things you see and places you go. This is a great bonus for divers – ever come out of the water and wondered what it is you saw? “Capt, G” will be able to tell you all about it, so you can impress your friends on your next dive!
Just one warning – once “G” starts it is hard to stop him talking. He is passionate about this stuff!
Background information about “Captain G”
Graham is originally from New Zealand and trained as a National Park Ranger before travelling 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 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.
Read more about “Captain G’s” research interests as a field biologist, scientific author, book reviewer and mariner:
Oxford University Gazette, 1999
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society – Volume 56, September 1995
Scientific results from the ‘Pitcairn Islands Scientific Expeditions 1991/92’
Science, Vol 295, Issue 5560, 1 March 2002
Extinction of the Dodo scientific paper
Henderson Island Management Plan, 2002 (48 page pdf file)
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 33, Number 4, December 2003. A new species of ground-dove from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group
Book review: Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds
Professional Skipper article, September/October 2004