1. BIOGRAPHY – John C Fairfax 18 February, 2016
Non academic, natural born-engineer (peer view), Newington College primary school junior
farmer – responsible 4 years maintaining assembly hall tropical aquarium , began diving
1954 age 11, outback Australia station jackaroo-overseer-mechanic-electrician-plumber-
plant operator-HV driver-butcher-rigger-stockman 24,000 sheep cattle horses on 240,000
acre Tongo Station Wilcannia - Paroo River channel and lakes experience (1958-64),
manager 4,833 sq km Calvert Hills NT cattle station – Calvert River (1986), New South Wales
Police trained diver (1968) – investigative research law experience - resigned own accord
Balmain detectives (1970) , contract builder carpenter bricklayer new homes, marine
engineer-bosun-SCUBA air manager- and film co-producer in partnership aboard American
marine research vessel engaged 2 National Geographic expeditions South Pacific Ocean
(1973), underwater ocean wildlife documentary cinematographer and writer producer
A.$500,000 budget wildlife documentary Stallion of the Sea (1977-82), master numerous
voyages Sydney/Brisbane to Cairns return, made seaworthy-master ex British minesweeper
delivery Sydney to Fiji, presenter education approved Project Ocean to over 100,000
students in more than 500 schools (references), investigative general marine researcher
(1982-2016), long term underwater ocean ecosystem explorer observer (1954-2016),
BACKGROUND - EVIDENCE:
Correctly stated high speed open ocean current involving loss of 5 lives – MYSTERY RIP BOAT
THEORY (Sun newspaper Sydney 20 Aug 1975).
Correctly stated another 4 lives lost – Current may have claimed fishermen, says filmmaker
(P.2 SMH 21 Aug 1984). Govt signals change in search and rescue (P.7 SMH 17 Dec 1984).
Yachtsman lost (P.4 SMH 11 Aug 1988). Was search in wrong area (P.4 SMH 11 Aug 1988).
First to film giant black marlin attacking to feed underwater (P.1 Cairns Post 15 Nov 1977) –
(Modern Fishing magazine feature (P.1 Dec 1981).
First indicated serious and general southern hemisphere and therefore world ocean fish
depletion (P.7 SMH newspaper 18 January 1982).
Correctly stated seafood dependent islander malnutrition and state of world ocean fish
depletion (Queensland University Semper magazine feature 13 Sept 1982).
Correctly stated - MARINE EXPLORER WARNS ‘Oceans are running out of fish’ (P.7 Sunday
Mail Brisbane 21 Nov 1982).
Correctly stated - EMPTY OCEANS Daily Telegraph 10 Dec 1982) (P.9 SMH 29 Nov 1983)
Accurately forecast two years in advance, mass starvation of fairy penguins, Victoria
(P.1 South Gippsland Sentinel Times 14 May 1985) - (P.7 Standard-Post, 9 Feb 1983).
Correctly stated - CONFLICTING VIEWS (ABC AM - Imlay Magnate 16 Jan 1986) – N.B.
international shortfall in supply (P.3 Weekend Australian 10 Jan 1987).
Correctly stated a fish-beef link as world ocean fish depletion worsens (statistically
supported) (P.31,32,33 Australian Farm Journal March 1992).
First reported 2009 of warmth in ocean algae link to climate change - Google: Solomon
Times algae heating and killing ocean. N.B. not just Arctic warming See:
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/algae-accelerate-arctic-warming-18929
Presently based Solomon Islands, Moreton Bay Queensland, Pittwater Sydney Australia.
Advocating viable productive business and employment generating, social environment and
economic solutions. VIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
Example of water ecosystem management solutions is infrastructure suggested within the
2015 Australian Government - Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper – Supporting
Information – Green Paper – Index ‘F’, Fairfax John C. 500 words