Todd Bond

Todd Bond is a Research Fellow at the School of Biological Sciences and Deputy Director of the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre at The University of Western Australia. His research focuses on deep-sea ecosystems, marine biodiversity, and the ecological impacts of subsea infrastructure. He is affiliated with the UWA Oceans Institute and has collaborated globally on projects assessing abyssal and hadal environments.

His work emphasizes the use of advanced technologies like Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Benthic Observation Systems to study fish assemblages, sediment dynamics, and habitat structures. Bond has contributed to over 46 research outputs, including influential studies on deep-sea fish depth records and the ecological value of subsea pipelines.

He has received awards such as the Premier's Science Award (2020) and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation's AMSA (2019). His grants include major initiatives like 'Exploring the abyss within Australian Marine Parks' and 'Industry ROV data analysis for decommissioning strategies'. Current projects address environmental impact assessments of offshore infrastructure and deep-sea conservation planning.