Fields of Research

Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Aquaculture
Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
Wildlife and habitat management
Zoology
Microbial ecology
Natural resource management
Fisheries management
Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment
Invertebrate biology
Pollution and contamination
Environmental management
Phycology (incl. marine grasses)
Global change biology
Fisheries sciences
Infectious agents
Ocean engineering
Separation science
Environmental assessment and monitoring
Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine
Horticultural crop growth and development
Ecosystem services (incl. pollination)
Biologically active molecules
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

Research Objectives

Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)
Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems
Coastal and estuarine systems and management
Assessment and management of pelagic marine ecosystems
Fisheries - aquaculture
Marine biodiversity
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity
Marine systems and management
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Other environmental management
Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition
Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments
Fisheries - wild caught
Other plant production and plant primary products
Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna)
Fisheries - recreational freshwater
Environmentally sustainable plant production
Human pharmaceutical products
Oil and gas exploration
Nutraceuticals and functional foods
Environmental policy, legislation and standards
Wine grapes
Preventive medicine

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A metatranscriptomic analysis of changing dynamics in the plankton communities adjacent to aquaculture leases in southern Tasmania, Australia; Marine Genomics
A microalga is better than a commercial lipid emulsion at enhancing live feeds for an ornamental marine fish larva; Aquaculture
Annual Broadscale Environmental Monitoring Program 2020/2021 for Environmental License 10180/1 Marine Farming Lease No. 281 at Yellow Bluff 2020/2021 & Environmental License 10211/1 Marine Farming Lease No. 279 at West of Wedge Island
Aquaculture-derived trophic subsidy boosts populations of an ecosystem engineer; Aquaculture Environment Interactions
Assessment of reef condition in the southern D’Entrecasteaux Channel
Bringing Back the Bay: Marine Habitats and Water Quality in Georges Bay
Bringing back the Bay: Marine Habitats and Water Quality in Georges Bay
Composition and functionality of bacterioplankton communities in marine coastal zones adjacent to finfish aquaculture; Marine Pollution Bulletin
Composition of Chinook salmon faecal wastes with implications for environmental management; Aquaculture: An International Journal Devoted to Fundamental Aquatic Food Resources
Consumption of aquaculture waste affects the fatty acid metabolism of a benthic invertebrate; Science of The Total Environment
Developing and implementing a framework for assessment of estuarine health in small Tasmanian estuaries; Coast to Coast: Collaborations, Crossing Boundaries
Dispersal and assimilation of an aquaculture waste subsidy in a low productivity coastal environment; Marine Pollution Bulletin
Environmental Flows in the Little Swanport Estuary
Environmental influences shaping microbial communities in a low oxygen, highly stratified marine embayment; Aquatic Microbial Ecology
Establishment of an Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Framework for Georges Bay
Evidence for the continued existence of Abraxas Lake, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica during the Last Glacial Maximum; Antarctic Science
From Tasmania to the world: long and strong traditions in seaweed use, research, and development; Botanica Marina
Future aquafeeds may compromise reproductive fitness in a marine invertebrate; Marine Environmental Research
Greenwater, but not live feed enrichment, promotes development, survival, and growth of larval Portunus armatus; Aquaculture
Large-scale salmon farming in Norway impacts the epiphytic community of Laminaria hyperborea; Aquaculture Environment Interactions
Managing ecosystem interactions across differing environments: building flexibility and risk assurance into environmental management strategies
Marine pollution: emerging issues and challenges; Frontiers in Marine Science
Monitoring and assessing offshore/high energy production structures. A report from the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre
Network and machine learning analyses of estuarine microbial communities along a freshwater-marine mixed gradient; Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Rapid visual assessment of rocky reef assemblages in Port Arthur
Rapid visual assessment surveys on rocky reefs in the Derwent Estuary
Supersizing salmon farms in the coastal zone: a global analysis of changes in farm technology and location from 2005 to 2020; Aquaculture
Terrestrial fatty acids as tracers of finfish aquaculture waste in the marine environment; Reviews in Aquaculture
The Storm Bay Observing System: Preliminary review of the sampling parameters and design for assessing the performance of salmon aquaculture

Research Projects

Assessing the use of different benthic imagery techniques for monitoring the effects of organic pollution on deep reefs; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Baseline data to inform a new aquaculture industry: mapping the distribution, abundance and chemical variation in Asparagopsis armata around Tasmania; Marine Bioproducts CRC (MBCRC)
BE Biofouling Challenges and Possible Solutions; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Biofouling in finfish aquaculture; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Bringing Back the Bay - an Integrated Management Regime for Georges Bay; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Developing production systems for offshore kelp mariculture; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Fisheries biology of short-spined sea urchins (Heliocidaris erythrogramma) in Tasmania: supporting a profitable harvest and appropriate management; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DoIIS)
Monitoring and assessing offshore production structures; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Storm Bay Observing System: Assessing the Performance of Aquaculture Development; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Uptake of aquaculture waste by keystone reef species; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (RZSNSW)
(SMRCA Core) Environment: Emerging Issues
Derwent Estuary Program Reef Monitoring

Research Candidate Supervision