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Doctor of Population Biology and Ecology, Tony Gardon specializes in ecotoxicology and aquatic systems. For over ten years, he has fostered dialogue between science, field work, and institutional stakeholders to improve practices, optimize processes, and address environmental challenges. His career path—from aquaculture production to fundamental research on anthropogenic contaminants and ecosystem health—has allowed him to develop cross-functional expertise in project management, animal husbandry, experimentation, data analysis, and knowledge transfer, supported by solid field experience. With a background at the Directorate of Marine Resources of French Polynesia, IFREMER, CRIOBE, IRD, and the University of French Polynesia, he has built an extensive network in Polynesia and internationally, producing recognized work ranging from environmental diagnostics to formulating recommendations for public action. Today, he applies these skills to a scientific and technical consulting firm dedicated to agro-environmental, aquaculture, fisheries, and health sectors, to acquire, measure, exploit, and transform complex data into operational, strategic, and immediately deployable solutions for public and private stakeholders.

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French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

IFREMER
PhD Student
ENVIRONMENTAL
November 2017 - December 2020 (3 years and 1 month)
Papeete, French Polynesia
Assessment of microplastic contamination in Polynesian lagoons and impact studies of micro- and nanoplastics on pearl oysters and pearl quality (MICROLAG project).

💼 Skills:
Organization, planning, and management of sampling campaigns, field/sea logistics coordination.
*First assessment of microplastic contamination in French Polynesia.

*Implementation of experimental protocolsin the laboratory: chronic (2 and 5 months) and acute (bioassays/leachates) exposures, animal husbandry monitoring, biosafety, traceability.
**Complete farm management**: broodstock management, spawning, herd maintenance, growth/survival, grafting monitoring.
*Data processing and analysis: statistics (R), bioinformatics (sequencing data), and cartography (GIS).

*Supervision of students(undergraduate and master's levels) and **public outreach activities**.
Valorization: conferences, reports, presentations, popularization, and publications of6 scientific articlesin international journals.
*Operational recommendations for the country and the pearl farming sector.

📝 Publications:

*Gardon et al, 2024.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c06684

*Gardon et al, 2022.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120383

*Gardon et al, 2021.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126396

*Gardon et al, 2020.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115180

*Gardon et al, 2020.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.115890

*Gardon et al, 2018.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b00168

🏆 Awards:

*Best Presentation Award– Research Conferences in French Polynesia (2nd edition), University of French Polynesia, Punaauia, January 23, 2020.

*Best Poster Award– Doctoral Days of French Polynesia 2018, University of French Polynesia, Punaauia, May 4, 2018.
Data analysis R Statistics Bioinformatics Transcriptomics
CRIOBE
Post-doctoral Researcher
ENVIRONMENTAL
April 2021 - January 2022 (9 months)
Papeete, French Polynesia
Spatio-temporal variability of the microbiome of reef organisms along an anthropogenic gradient in the pearl farming lagoon of Ahe, French Polynesia (PLASTICOR project).

*Processing and analysis of metabarcoding data (bioinformatics/eDNA)
Identification ofgenetic indicatorsto assess the health of coral ecosystems.
*Manuscript in preparation.
Data analysis Bioinformatics Metabarcoding Environmental DNA Statistics
IRD
Post-doctoral Researcher
ENVIRONMENTAL
April 2025 - November 2025 (7 months)
Brest, France
Assessment of microplastic and chemical contamination in skipjack tuna (K. pelamis) and yellowfin tuna (T. albacares) from the South Pacific Ocean (TIPTIOP project).

*Processing and analysis of tuna samples(stomachs and muscle).

*Training of techniciansfrom the South Pacific Community (SPC) of New Caledonia in sample processing for microplastic analysis.

*Collaborationfor protocol development (UMR METIS).

*Data processing and analysis.
Writing reports and **scientific valorization**.
*Manuscript in preparation.
Spectrometry FTIR Py-GC/MS Data analysis R

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Doctorate
University of French Polynesia
2020
Doctorat en Sciences - Biologie des Populations et Écologie, spécialité Biologie Marine
Master degree
University of Caen Normandy
2017
Master de Sciences, Technologies, Santé, Mention Sciences des Environnements Continentaux et Côtiers, spécialité Exploitation des Ressources Vivantes et Côtières, à finalité Recherche.

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Certificate of Scientific Publications
ELSEVIER
2022
Publishing 3 open access articles with Elsevier between 2019–2021!

Tony Gardon

PhD in Sciences | Data Analyst | Bioinformatician

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Assessment of microplastic contamination in Polynesian lagoons and impact studies of micro- and nanoplastics on pearl oysters and pearl quality (MICROLAG project).

Spatio-temporal variability of the microbiome of reef organisms along an anthropogenic gradient in the pearl farming lagoon of Ahe, French Polynesia (PLASTICOR project).

Assessment of microplastic and chemical contamination in skipjack tuna (K. pelamis) and yellowfin tuna (T. albacares) from the South Pacific Ocean (TIPTIOP project).

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