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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-06-21 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007028b.htm person Nicholls Aubrey Gordon AACR2 1904 14 July 1986 Marine biologist Taxonomic zoologist Aubrey Nicholls was a marine biologist who became a world authority on copepod taxonomy. This research was started in the 1930s during his time in Scotland, and continued after his return to Australia in 1939. He had earlier gained attention when, as research assistant to C. M. Yonge on the Great Barrier Reef Expedition, they worked on the symbiotic relationship between giant clams and zooxanthellae. Nicholls joined the CSIRO Division of Fisheries (and Oceanography) in 1947, going to Hobart two years later to establish the Division's laboratory. Much of his work in Tasmania related to the trout fishery and resulted in the discontinuance of the release of hatchery-reared fish. On the closure of the Hobart laboratory in 1961 he moved to a new one in Camberwell where he was involved in the Southern Pelagic Project, particularly the Australian Salmon, Arripis trutta. Nicholls was active in scientific societies, serving terms as President of the Royal Society of Western Australia and the Australian Limnology Society. 1928 1928 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Western Australia 1928 1929 Career position - Research assistant, Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1932 1932 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University College, London 1932 1938 Career position - Marine scientist, Marine Station, Millport, Scotland 1939 1947 Career position - Senior Research Fellow, University of Western Australia 1946 1947 Career position - President, Royal Society of Western Australia 1947 1947 Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Fisheries, Cronulla 1949 1956 Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Fisheries, Hobart 1956 1961 Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, Hobart 1961 1969 Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, Camberwell 1962 1962 Career position - Foundation President, Australian Society for Limnology 1969 1969 Life event - Retired Nicholls, George Edward (1878 - 1953) Great Barrier Reef Expedition (1928 - 1929)

Research assistant 1928 - 1929

 CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1956 - 1981)

Research Scientist 1956 - 1969

 CSIR/O Division of Fisheries, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1940 - 1956)

Research scientist 1947 - 1956

 Australian Society for Limnology (1961 - 2017)

Foundation President 1962

 Royal Society of Western Australia (1914 - )

President 1946 - 1947

 'Nicholls, Aubrey Gordon', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Nicholls, Aubrey Gordon Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: 50 years of Australian Society for Limnology Australian Society for Limnology 50 years of Australian Society for Limnology 2012 Resource: Sir Charles Maurice Yonge Collection James Cook University Library Sir Charles Maurice Yonge Collection James Cook University Library 2018