Samantha Capon Australian Society for Fish Biology & Australian Freshwater Sciences Society Conference 2026

Samantha Capon

I am a riparian and wetland ecologist with experience in ecological conservation, restoration and natural resource management, spanning government, academia and industry. I am currently Professor in the School of Environment and Science at Griffith University and hold a range of national and regional advisory and governance roles, including membership of the Murray–Darling Basin Authority’s Advisory Committee for Social, Economic and Environmental Sciences (ACSEES), the Lake Eyre Basin Scientific Advisory Panel, the Scenic Rim River Improvement Trust and the EIANZ QAS Board. I am also Australia’s focal point to the Scientific and Technical Review Panel of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention). Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&user=f4gfep8AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&authuser=1&sortby=pubdate&cstart=0&pagesize=20