Fields of Research

Aquaculture
Animal nutrition
Animal reproduction and breeding
Animal growth and development
Animal diet and nutrition
Animal physiology - biophysics
Population ecology
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)

Research Objectives

Aquaculture rock lobster
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)
Aquaculture crustaceans (excl. rock lobster and prawns)
Fisheries - aquaculture
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Management of gaseous waste from animal production (excl. greenhouse gases)

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Alternatives to Fish Oil Substitution - An Assessment of Strategies for Sustainin n-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (n-3 LC-PUFA) Levels in Salmonids
An extended feeding history with a stearidonic acid enriched diet from parr to smolt increases n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids biosyntheses in white muscle and liver of atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.); Aquaculture: An International Journal Devoted to Fundamental Aquatic Food Resources
Application of stable isotope analysis to evaluate the assimilation of protein sources in juvenile slipper lobsters (Thenus australiensis); Aquaculture
Assessing the value of single-cell ingredients in aquafeeds; Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Dietary methionine spares the requirement for taurine in juvenile yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi); Aquaculture
Digestible choline requirement of juvenile yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi); Aquaculture
Effect of dietary lipid source on expression of lipid metabolism genes and tissue lipid profile in juvenile spiny lobster Sagmariasus verreauxi; Aquaculture
Effect of dietary protein on energy metabolism including protein synthesis in the spiny lobster Sagmariasus verreauxi; Scientific Reports
Effect of feeding Atlantic salmon (salmo salar L.) a diet inriched with stearidonic acid from parr to smolt on growth and lc-pufa biosynthesis ; World Congress on Oils and Fats
Effect of feeding Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) a diet enriched with stearidonic acid from parr to smolt on growth and n-3 long-chain PUFA biosynthesis; The British Journal of Nutrition: An International Journal of Nutritional Science
Effects of dietary choline on liver lipid composition, liver histology and plasma biochemistry of juvenile yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi); British Journal of Nutrition
Feed Compositions and Uses Thereof
Feeding and nutrition of pre-harvest Atlantic salmon in seawater RAS at four temperatures; 17th International Symposium on Feeding and Nutrition of Fish
Feeding in hatcheries; Feed and Feeding Practices in Aquaculture
Fresh or formulated: a preliminary evaluation of fresh blue mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and formulated experimental feeds with inclusion of fresh blue mussel on the growth performance of hatchery-reared juvenile slipper lobster (Thenus australiensis); Aquaculture
Growth and biochemical composition of hatchery reared Scyllaridae lobster (Thenus australiensis) larval stages, nisto and juvenile first stage; Aquaculture
Is dietary phosphatidylcholine essential for juvenile slipper lobster (Thenus australiensis)?; Aquaculture
Nutritional Formulations and Uses Thereof
Physiological status and nutritional condition of cultured juvenile Thenus australiensis over the moult cycle; Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B
Protein sources influence both apparent digestibility and gastrointestinal evacuation rate in juvenile slipper lobster (Thenus australiensis); Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A
Replacing dietary fish oil with palm fatty acid distillate improves fatty acid digestibility in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, maintained at optimal or elevated water temperature; Aquaculture
Restoration of EPA and DHA in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) using a finishing fish oil diet at two different water temperatures; Food Chemistry
Restoration of fillet n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid is improved by a modified fish oil finishing diet strategy for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolts fed palm fatty acid distillate; Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Temperature effects on performance of large Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) held in seawater recirculation aquaculture systems; Asia-Pacific Aquaculture 2017
The 'n-3 LC-PUFA sparing effect' of modified dietary n-3 LC-PUFA content and DHA to EPA ratio in Atlantic salmon smolt; Aquaculture
The effect of feed frequency on growth, survival and behaviour of juvenile spiny lobster (Panulirus ornatus); Animals
The interactive effect of dietary choline and water temperature on the liver lipid composition, histology, and plasma biochemistry of juvenile yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi); Aquaculture
Thermal physiology of tropical rock lobster (Panulirus ornatus); defining physiological constraints to high temperature tolerance; Aquaculture

Research Projects

Pioneering Tropical Rock Lobster raft grow-out for northern Australia; CRC for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA)
Seastar captivity trial

Research Candidate Supervision