Fields of Research

Behavioural ecology
Biological oceanography
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Fisheries management
Population ecology
Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment
Environmental management
Conservation and biodiversity
Climate change science
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
Fish physiology and genetics
Animal behaviour
Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
Global change biology
Life histories
Fish pests and diseases

Research Objectives

Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna)
Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Assessment and management of pelagic marine ecosystems
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems
Protection and conservation of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments
Marine biodiversity
Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems
Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts)
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology; Journal of Applied Ecology
Abundance, distribution and breeding success of the endemic Gough Island finch Rowettia goughensis between 2009 and 2018; Emu
Disentangling the influence of three major threats on the demography of an albatross community; Frontiers in Marine Science
Factors influencing the habitat use of sympatric albatrosses from Macquarie Island, Australia; Marine Ecology - Progress Series
First evidence of mouse attacks on adult albatrosses and petrels breeding on sub‑Antarctic Marion and Gough Islands; Polar Biology
Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels; Science Advances
Introduced species and extreme weather as key drivers of reproductive output in three sympatric albatrosses; Scientific Reports
Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction; Animal Conservation
The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project; Scientific Data
Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems; Nature
Use of the Southern Ocean by breeding short-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus tenuirostris); Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Research Projects

Bottom-up and top-down influences on demographic parameters of Southern Ocean albatrosses; Antarctic Science Ltd (AntSci)
Bottom-up and top-down influences on demographic parameters of Southern Ocean albatrosses; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Demography in a changing climate: Modelling environmental influences on the population dynamics of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at Macquarie Island; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Investigating the relationship between marine resources and foraging and reproductive success in two sympatrically breeding seabird species in Southern Tasmania; Royal Naval Birdwatching Society (RNBWS)
Quantifying post-release survival of skate bycatch in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) Patagonian Toothfish longline fishery; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Quantifying post-release survival of skate bycatch in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) Patagonian Toothfish longline fishery.; Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
Science to support Australias Southern Ocean Fisheries 2021-2023; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Donations - Geolocation Journeys

Research Candidate Supervision