Fields of Research

Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment
Fisheries management
Fisheries sciences
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Aquaculture
Fish physiology and genetics
Population ecology
Behavioural ecology
Post-harvest fisheries technologies (incl. transportation)
Zoology

Research Objectives

Wild caught edible molluscs
Fisheries - wild caught
Wild caught tuna
Marine biodiversity
Fisheries - aquaculture
Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna)
Fisheries - recreational freshwater
Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition
Coastal and estuarine systems and management
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)
Wild caught crustaceans (excl. rock lobster and prawns)

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Accounting for kin sampling reveals genetic connectivity in Tasmanian and New Zealand school sharks, Galeorhinus galeus; Ecology and Evolution
Assessing the short-term impact of seismic surveys on adult commercial scallops (Pecten fumatus) in Bass Strait
Assessment of reef condition in the southern D’Entrecasteaux Channel
Capture stress and post-release survival of Southern Bluefin Tuna from recreational fishing; World Recreational Fishing Conference
Capture stress and post-release survival of Southern Bluefin Tuna from recreational fishing; The Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference
Capture-induced physiological stress and postrelease mortality for southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) from a recreational fishery; Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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
Examining the role Tasmania plays in supporting populations of eastern Australian salmon (Arripis trutta; 2010 ASFB Conference and Climate Change Symposium
Examining trends in abundance of an overexploited elasmobranch species in a nursery area closure; Marine and Freshwater Research
Exploring movement and behaviour of southern Bluefin tuna caught and released at coastal areas around southeast Australia; The 5th International Bio-Logging Science Symposium
Exploring movement and behaviour of Southern Bluefin Tuna caught and released at coastal areas around southeast Australia; The 66th Tuna Conference
Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries; Nature
Home range, site fidelity and synchronous migrations of three co-occurring, morphologically distinct estuarine fish species; Science of The Total Environment
Identification of essential habitats: including chimaeras into current shark protected areas; Aquatic Conservation
Influence of latitudinal variation in environmental gradients and population structure on the demography of a widespread pelagic fish, Arripis trutta (Forster, 1801); Environmental Biology of Fishes
Latitudinal, ontogenetic, and historical shifts in the diet of a carnivorous teleost, Arripis trutta, in a coastal pelagic ecosystem altered by climate change; Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Phylotranscriptomic insights into the diversification of endothermic Thunnus tunas; Molecular Biology and Evolution
Response of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar to temperature and dissolved oxygen extremes established using animal-borne environmental sensors; Scientific Reports
Vulnerability of the endangered Maugean Skate population to degraded environmental conditions in Macquarie Harbour

Research Projects

Building capacity to infer shell length from abalone meat samples; Tasmanian Abalone Council Ltd (TACL)
Development of a field sampling tool for improving in situ length-based data capture methods for abalone fishery surveys; Tasmanian Abalone Council Ltd (TACL)
Effect of temperature on abalone condition as a function of season, location and rate of change.; Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas)
Expanding the Commercial Catch length frequency data program across the Tasmanian abalone fishery: Part A - Factory Measuring Boards; Tasmanian Abalone Council Ltd (TACL)
Expanding the Commercial Catch length frequency data program across the Tasmanian abalone fishery: Part B. Diver Measuring Boards; Tasmanian Abalone Council Ltd (TACL)
Life-history and Reproductive Behaviour of the Vulnerable Melbourne Skate to Inform Fisheries Management and Conservation; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Monitoring abalone juvenile abundance following removal of Centrostephanus and translocation; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Quantifying potential of the IMAS Timed-Swim program to detect change in stock levels; Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas)
Towards conservation of the vulnerable Melbourne Skate: Assessing life-history and reproductive behaviour; Oceania Chondrichthyan Society (OCSoc)
(SMRCA Core) Fishery Assessment: Dive Fisheries
(SMRCA Core) Fishery Data: processor sampling
(SMRCA Core) Population Biology: Dive Fisheries

Research Candidate Supervision