Fields of Research

Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Fisheries sciences
Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment
Fish physiology and genetics
Biological oceanography
Gene mapping
Animal systematics and taxonomy
Zoology
Natural resource management
Genetics
Population ecology
Biogeography and phylogeography

Research Objectives

Fisheries - wild caught
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Marine biodiversity
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity
Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition
Fisheries - aquaculture
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in marine environments
Environmental lifecycle assessment
Other environmental management
Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna)
Wild caught crustaceans (excl. rock lobster and prawns)
Fisheries - recreational freshwater

Career Best Publications

Biology and fishery of pilchard, Sardinops sagax (Clupeidae), within a large south-eastern Australian bay; Marine and Freshwater Research
Larvae of Temperate Australian Fishes - Laboratory Guide for Larval Fish Identification; University of Western Australia Press
Summer and winter plankton fish assemblages around offshore oil and gas platforms in south-eastern Australia; Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
Use of ichthyoplankton ecology to evaluate ecosystem changes: a case study in a large, semi enclosed Australian bay; Marine and Freshwater Research

Research Publications

Aspects of the reprodcutive biology and early life history of black bream, Acanthopagrus butcheri (Sparidae), in a brackish lagoon system in southeastern Australia; Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology
Biology and fishery of pilchard, Sardinops sagax (Clupeidae), within a large south-eastern Australian bay; Marine and Freshwater Research
DEPM-based spawning biomass of Emmelichthys nitidus (Emmelichthyidae) to underpin a developing mid-water trawl fishery in south-eastern Australia; Fisheries Research: An International Journal on Fishing Technology, Fisheries Science and Fisheries Management
Description and ecology of larvae of Glossogobius callidus and Redigobius dewaali (Gobiidae) from temperate South African estauries; African Zoology
Developing key biological indicators for the Tamar Estuary
Development and ecology of larvae of the monotypic Australian fish family Dinolestidae; Australian Journal of Zoology
Development of eggs and larvae of Emmelichthys nitidus (Percoidei: Emmelichthyidae) in south-eastern Australia, including a temperature-dependent egg incubation model; Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Early life history of the nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (Perciformes : Kurtidae), from northern Australia; Copeia
Environmental Flows in the Little Swanport Estuary
Evaluation of egg production as a method for estimating spawning biomass of redbait (Emmelichthys nitidus) off eastern Tasmania; XXVI Congreso de Ciencias del Mar
Evaluation of egg production as a method of estimating spawning biomass of redbait (Emmelichthys nitidis) off eastern Tasmania; ASFB conference and workshop on cutting-edge technologies in fish and fisheries science
Evaluation of egg production as a method of estimating spawning biomass of redbait off the east coast of Tasmania
Evaluation of egg production as a method of estimating spawning biomass of redbait off the east coast of Tasmania
First record of mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki, in Tasmania, Australia: stock structure and reproductive biology; New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 2004
Genetic population structure of the exotic mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki; Australian Society for Fish Biology conference and workshop on cutting-edge technologies in fish and fisheries science
Hormone-induced spawning and development of artificially reared larvae of the West Australian dhufish, Glaucosoma hebraicum (Glaucosomatidae); Marine and Freshwater Research
Ichthyoplankton-based spawning dynamics of blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus) in south-eastern Australia: links to the East Australian Current; Fisheries Oceanography
Larvae of Dactylopsaron dimorphicum (Perciformes: Percophidae) from oceanic islands in the southeast Pacific; Fishery Bulletin
Larvae of five fish families with pattern 10 of the Ramus Lateralis Accesorius nerve (Arripidae, Girellidae, Kyphosidae, Microcanthidae and Scorpidadae): Relevance to relationships; Bulletin of Marine Science
Larvae of Temperate Australian Fishes - Laboratory Guide for Larval Fish Identification; University of Western Australia Press
Larval descriptions of 3 galaxiid fishes endemic to south-western australia - galaxias-occidentalis, galaxiella-munda and galaxiella-nigrostriata (salmoniformes, galaxiidae); Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
Larval distribution and abundance of blue and spotted warehous (Seriolella brama and S-punctata : Centrolophidae) in south-eastern Australia; Marine and Freshwater Research
Larval fish assemblages along the south-eastern Australian shelf: linking mesoscale non-depth-discriminate structure and water masses; Fisheries Oceanography
Linking larval fish assemblages with water masses for non-depth discriminate data in shelf waters off south-eastern Australia; ASFB conference and workshop on cutting-edge technologies in fish and fisheries science
Linking larval fish assemblages with water masses from non-depth-discriminate data in shelf waters off south-eastern Australia; Catchments to Coast
Molecular discrimination of shelf-spawned eggs of two co-occurring Trachurus spp. (Carangidae) in southeastern Australia: a key step to future egg-based biomass estimates; ICES Journal of Marine Science
Mortality and breeding failure of little penguins, Eudyptula minor, in Victoria, 1995-96, following a widespread mortality of pilchard, Sardinops sagax; Marine and Freshwater Research
Movements of larval fishes through the entrance channel of a seasonally open estuary in Western Australia; Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Redbait survey yields valuable information
Reproductive biology and larval development of the terapontid Amniataba caudavittata (Richardson), including comparisons with the reproductive strategies of other estuarine teleosts in temperate Western Australia; Journal of Fish Biology
Reproductive biology and larval morphology of the marine plotosid Cnidoglanis macrocephalus (Teleostei) in a seasonally closed Australian estuary; Hydrobiologia
Shelf spawning habitat of Emmelichthys nitidus in south-eastern Australia - Implications and suitability for egg-based biomass estimation; Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Summer and winter plankton fish assemblages around offshore oil and gas platforms in south-eastern Australia; Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
Synchronicity between zooplankton biomass and larval fish concentrations along a highly flushed Tasmanian estuary: assessment using net and acoustic methods; Journal Of Plankton Research
The larval fish assemblage of the Nornalup-Walpole Estuary, a permanently open estuary on the southern coast of Western Australia; Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
Use of ichthyoplankton ecology to evaluate ecosystem changes: a case study in a large, semi enclosed Australian bay; Marine and Freshwater Research
Water mass selectivity by larvae of small pelagic fishes in south-eastern Australian shelf waters: a proxy for key spawning habitats; ASFB conference and workshop on spatial management in fisheries

Research Projects

Application of Daily Egg Production to Estimate Biomass of Jack Mackerel, Trachurus declivis - a Key Fish Species in the Pelagic Ecosystem of South-eastern Australia; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
Blue Mackerel Project; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Conserving Tasmanian Fisheries - Understanding Food Web Dynamics between Redbait (Emmelichthys nitidus) and Zooplankton; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
Developing Key Biological Indicators for the Tamar Estuary; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Development of a Genetic/Morphological Databank for the Identification of Wild Eggs of Australian Marine Fishes; Australia and Pacific Science Foundation (APSF)
Selecting Molecular Markers to Identify Eggs & Larvae of Australian Marine Fishes - Need for Accurate Species-specific Discrimination towards Enhancing Coastal Ecosystem Awareness....; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)

Research Candidate Supervision

Ecology, Population Genetics and Risk Assessment of the Exotic mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki, in Tasmania
Effect of increased recruitment on the life history traits and population dynamics of blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae) in south eastern Australia
Hydrodynamics and Zooplankton Ecology in the Tamar Estuary, Northern Tasmania, with Special Emphasis on Larval Fishes
Mesoscale Characterisation of the Pelagic Shelf Ecosystem of South-Eastern Australia- Integrated Approach Using Larval Fish Assemblages and Oceanography