Fields of Research

Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment
Fisheries management
Fisheries sciences
Fish physiology and genetics
Conservation and biodiversity
Ecosystem function
Dentistry
Behavioural ecology
Biological adaptation
Natural resource management
Impacts of tourism
Environmental assessment and monitoring
Atmospheric composition, chemistry and processes

Research Objectives

Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Fisheries - wild caught
Marine biodiversity
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Marine systems and management
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Terrestrial biodiversity
Fisheries - recreational freshwater
Clinical health
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Wild caught edible molluscs
Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna)
Measurement and assessment of estuarine water quality
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts)
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A comparison of the seasonal movements of tiger sharks and green turtles provides insight into their predator-prey relationship; PLoS One
An overview on the role of Hexanchiformes in marine ecosystems: biology, ecology and conservation status of a primitive order of modern sharks; Journal of Fish Biology
Examining the functional role of current area closures used for the conservation of an overexploited and highly mobile fishery species; ICES Journal of Marine Science
Fine-scale movements of the broadnose sevengill shark and its main prey, the gummy shark; PLoS ONE
Habitat use of sevengill sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) in coastal systems of South-East Tasmania: Preliminary work; Oceania Chondichthyan Society First workshop and conference
Importance of terrestrial subsidies for estuarine food webs in contrasting East African catchments; Ecosphere
Intrapopulation variations in diet and habitat use in a marine apex predator, the broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus; Marine Ecology - Progress Series
Intraspecific differences in movement, dive behavior and vertical habitat preferences of a key marine apex predator; Marine Ecology - Progress Series
Marine fishes; Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods
Movement patterns of the draughtboard shark Cephaloscyllium laticeps (Scyliorhinidae) determined by passive tracking and conventional tagging; Journal of Fish Biology
Non-lethal assessment of the reproductive status of broadnose sevengill sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) to determine the significance of habitat use in coastal areas; Conservation Physiology
Non-lethal method to obtain stomach samples from a large marine predator and the use of DNA analysis to improve dietary information; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Opportunistic visitors: long-term behavioural response of bull sharks to food provisioning in Fiji; PLoS One
Predator-prey relationships and foraging ecology of a marine apex predator with a wide temperate distribution; Marine Ecology Progress Series
Research methods for marine and estuarine fishes; Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods
Residency and spatial use by reef sharks of an isolated seamount and its implications for conservation; PLoS One
Seasonal occurrence and population structure of the broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus in coastal habitats of south-east Tasmania; Journal of Fish Biology
Sequential movement into coastal habitats and high spatial overlap of predator and prey suggest high predation pressure in protected areas; Oikos
Site fidelity and sex-specific migration in a mobile apex predator: implications for conservation and ecosystem dynamics; Animal Behaviour
Stable isotope-based community metrics as a tool to identify patterns in food web structure in east African estuaries; Functional Ecology
The trophic ecology of two abundant mesopredators in south-east coastal waters of Tasmania, Australia; Marine Biology
To feed or to breed: morphological constraints of mouthbrooding in coral reef cardinalfishes; Royal Society of London. Proceedings B Biological Sciences
Variation in depth of whitetip reef sharks: does provisioning ecotourism change their behaviour?; Coral Reefs
What is primary oral care?; The 2nd International Primary Health Care Reform Conference

Research Projects

Assessing effectiveness of refuge areas for conservation of coastal sharks; Save our Seas Foundation (SOS)
Establishing Mercury Bioaccumulation Pathways to Top Predators within a Contaminated Australian Estuary-providing Essential Information for Faunal Conservation and Ecosystem Remediation; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
Population ecology and genetic variability of the endangered Maugean skate in Macquarie Harbour; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
Predatory-prey Relationships and their Effects on Ecosystem Dynamics and Commercial Fishery Species; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
Stressed out: evaluating stress in sharks, implications for conservation and management; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
The Role of Higher Tropic Level Predators on Inshore Ecosystems and their Interactions with Fisheries: A Case Study examining Sevengill Sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus); Save our Seas Foundation (SOS)
The Role of Higher Tropic Level Predators on Inshore Ecosystems and their Interactions with Fisheries: A Case Study examining Sevengill Sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus); Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
The Role of Higher Tropic Level Predators on Inshore Ecosystems and their Interactions with Fisheries: A Case Study examining Sevengill Sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) ; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)

Research Candidate Supervision

Movement, habitat utilisation and population status of the endangered Maugean skate and implications for fishing and aquaculture operations in Macquarie Harbour
Stock structure and critical habitats for a key apex predator- the sevengill shark