Chris Paulin is a retired marine biologist now living in Otaihanga, Paraparaumu, New Zealand, where he is actively involved with local marine conservation projects including acting as a trust member with the Guardians of the Kapiti Marine Reserve, and until recently, member of the Wellington City Council Environmental Reference Group. Chris was employed for thirty-seven years at the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, a career that has provided him with extensive experience working natural history and ethnological museum collections. Before his retirement (following restructuring at the museum in 2013) he worked in a number of roles ranging from technician, collection manager, scientist, curator, and manager. Chris’ role as manager included Project Manager for the development, planning, dissection, preservation and exhibition of a 5.5m colossal squid specimen (currently on display at the Museum). He has extensive experience in natural history research and communicating with the public through publications, websites, exhibitions, talks and lectures to a wide range of groups from researchers to the general public, and specialist interest groups, including training of NZ Fisheries Observers. In 1996 he was co-recipient of the Royal Society of New Zealand Science Communicator Award. In 2014 Chris received a Royal Society Te Apārangi - Charles Fleming Publishing Award to assist with the publication of his book “Te Matau a Maui: fish-hooks, fishing and fisheries in New Zealand”(2016). _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…Chris Paulin is a retired marine biologist now living in Otaihanga, Paraparaumu, New Zealand, where he is actively involved with local marine conservation projects including acting as a trust member with the Guardians of the Kapiti Marine Reserve, and until recently, member of the Wellington City Council Environmental Reference Group. Chris was employed for thirty-seven years at the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, a career that has provided him with extensive experience working natural history and ethnological museum collections. Before his retirement (following restructuring at the museum in 2013) he worked in a number of roles ranging from technician, collection manager, scientist, curator, and manager. Chris’ role as manager included Project Manager for the development, planning, dissection, preservation and exhibition of a 5.5m colossal squid specimen (currently on display at the Museum). He has extensive experience in natural history research and communicating with the public through publications, websites, exhibitions, talks and lectures to a wide range of groups from researchers to the general public, and specialist interest groups, including training of NZ Fisheries Observers. In 1996 he was co-recipient of the Royal Society of New Zealand Science Communicator Award. In 2014 Chris received a Royal Society Te Apārangi - Charles Fleming Publishing Award to assist with the publication of his book “Te Matau a Maui: fish-hooks, fishing and fisheries in New Zealand”(2016). _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_WWWW…