Clinton A. J. Duffy

{{Short description|New Zealand marine scientist}}

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{{for|the San Quentin warden|Clinton Truman Duffy}}

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| birth_date = c.{{Birth year and age|1966}}

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| nationality = New Zealander

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| education = University of Canterbury
(BSc, MSc)

| occupation = marine scientist

| employer = Department of Conservation (New Zealand)

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| known_for = shark expert

| notable_works = surveying basking sharks

| children = Thomas Duffy, Caitlin Duffy

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Clinton Anthony John Duffy (born c. 1966) is a New Zealand marine scientist, who works in the Marine Conservation Unit of the Department of Conservation.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10560451&pnum=0|title=Scientists get their teeth into shark preservation|last=Cumming |first=Geoff |date=7 March 2009|work=The New Zealand Herald|accessdate=17 February 2010}} Duffy is a shark expert, whose work includes the taxonomy and conservation status of New Zealand's deepwater dogfishes, attaching GPS wildlife tracking devices to great white sharks,{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10553492|title=Hunt on for man-eaters|last=Rorke |first=Claire |date=25 January 2009|work=The New Zealand Herald|accessdate=17 February 2010}} and surveying basking sharks.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/3236101/Scientists-survey-basking-sharks|title=Scientists survey basking sharks |last=Gorman|first=Paul|date=18 January 2010|work=The Press|accessdate=17 February 2010}}

He performed the public dissection of a great white shark at the Auckland Museum in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/787661|title=Great white shark opened up to the public |date=8 January 2009|work=Stuff.co.nz|accessdate=17 February 2010}}

Duffy has BSc and MSc degrees from the University of Canterbury.