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Mike Joy


Born
September 12, 1959

Genre
Science


Mike Joy is a New Zealand freshwater ecologist and science communicator. He is currently employed at Victoria University of Wellington.

Dr Joy is publicly outspoken about the decline in freshwater quality and ecosystems, especially the impact of nutrient pollution from intensive dairying on New Zealand's "100% Pure", clean, green image. This has led to awards from scientific organisations, as well as criticism from the dairy industry and former Prime Minister John Key.

Joy left school at 17. He worked various jobs including dairying, labouring, truck and taxi driving, building and sheep farming as well as for the NZ Secret Service, before enrolling at Massey University in 1993 at the age of 33.

His Master's thesis, entitled Freshwater Fish Com ...more

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Average rating: 4.32 · 93 ratings · 22 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors
The Fight For Freshwater
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Polluted Inheritance: New Z...
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Mountains to Sea: Solving N...
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