Brett Fenton
About Brett
Brett Fenton is the Chief Operations Officer at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science
Background
Brett is the Chief Operating Officer at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS). SIMS is a unique collaborative marine research centre in the heart of Sydney harbour, which drives innovation in Marine Conservation. Brett is passionate about sustainability, science communication, and community engagement. Brett grew up surfing and with a love of the ocean from a young age.
Articles by Brett
Sydney Harbour’s extraordinary marine biodiversity
Sydney Harbour’s extraordinary marine biodiversity
In and around Sydney Harbour, we have over 600 unique species of fish. To put that in context, that's the same biodiversity as the entirety of the Eur...
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Restoring urchin barrens in Sydney Harbour
Restoring urchin barrens in Sydney Harbour
Sea-urchins have over-adapted to urbanisation and their proliferation is causing urchin 'barrens', areas devoid of kelp and seaweed. A project is tack...
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