Fields of Research

Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Natural resource management
Aquaculture
Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment
Environmental assessment and monitoring
Environmental management
Conservation and biodiversity
Population ecology
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
Pollution and contamination
Fisheries management
Fish pests and diseases
Wildlife and habitat management
Other environmental sciences
Agricultural hydrology
Fisheries sciences
Biological oceanography
Phycology (incl. marine grasses)
Invertebrate biology
Environmental education and extension
Atmospheric composition, chemistry and processes
Decision support and group support systems
Analytical spectrometry
Global change biology
Ecosystem function
Social and community informatics
Urban geography
Chemical oceanography

Research Objectives

Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Other environmental management
Marine biodiversity
Fisheries - aquaculture
Coastal and estuarine systems and management
Aquaculture oysters
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in marine environments
Environmentally sustainable animal production
Antarctic and Southern Ocean oceanic processes
Other animal production and animal primary products
Rehabilitation or conservation of coastal or estuarine environments
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts)
Measurement and assessment of estuarine water quality
Aquaculture molluscs (excl. oysters)
Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna)
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Other plant production and plant primary products
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments
Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems
Aquaculture crustaceans (excl. rock lobster and prawns)
Paper products and pulp
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in coastal and estuarine environments
Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition
Understanding climate change
Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use
Library and archival services
Management, resources and leadership
Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences
Work and labour market
Wild caught edible molluscs
Fisheries - wild caught

Career Best Publications

Assessment of long-term change in sediment condition after organic enrichment: defining recovery; Marine Pollution Bulletin
Effects of shellfish farming on the benthic environment; Aquaculture
Environmental management of marine aquaculture in Tasmania, Australia; Aquaculture
Qualitative risk assessment of the effects of shellfish farming on the environment in Tasmania, Australia; Ocean & Coastal Management
Video assessment of environmental impacts of salmon farms; I C E S Journal of Marine Science

Research Publications

A database of chlorophyll a in Australian waters; Scientific Data
A Decision Support Tree for Management of Estuaries in Tasmania, Australia; 2nd International Symposium on Integrated Coastal Zone Management
A framework for coastal and esturine resource condition assessment: Sharing resources and knowledge for better management
A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: II. State and Territory programs; Environmental Science and Policy
Analysis of farm management strategies following herpesvirus (OsHV-1) disease outbreaks in Pacific oysters in Tasmania, Australia; Aquaculture
Asexual reproduction in scyphistomae of Aurelia sp.: Effects of temperature and salinity in an experimental study; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Assessment of long-term change in sediment condition after organic enrichment: defining recovery; Marine Pollution Bulletin
Australian shellfish ecosystems: past distribution, current status and future direction; PLoS ONE
Autonomous adaptation to climate-driven change in marine biodiversity in a global marine hotspot; Ambio
Baseline Environmental data for proposed Marine Farm Zones in Pittwater Estuary
Biodiversity and degradation of estuaries in North-West Tasmania
Biodiversity and Degradation of Estuaries in North-western Tasmania
Biological recovery from organic enrichment: some systems cope better than others; Marine Ecology Progress Series
Bringing Back the Bay: Marine Habitats and Water Quality in Georges Bay
Bringing back the Bay: Marine Habitats and Water Quality in Georges Bay
Conclusions; The Value of Water in a Drying Climate
Condition of rocky reef communities: A key marine habitat around Tasmania
Conservation status of the oyster reef ecosystem of southern and eastern Australia; Global Ecology and Conservation
Detection of organic enrichment near finfish net-pens by sediment profile imaging at SCUBA-accessible depths; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Developing a monitoring program for six key estuaries in north-west Tasmania
Developing and implementing a framework for assessment of estuarine health in small Tasmanian estuaries; Coast to Coast: Collaborations, Crossing Boundaries
Dietary preferences, growth and condition of triploid and diploid Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg), in Little Swanport Estuary, Tasmania, Australia; Aquaculture Research
Distribution of feral Pacific oysters and environmental conditions
Ecological and functional changes associated with long-term recovery form organic enrichment ; Marine Ecology Progress Series
Effects of oyster farming service vehicles on an intertidal sand flat; Aquaculture Research
Effects of shellfish farming on the benthic environment; Aquaculture
Environmental assessment of proposed marine farm zones in Blackman Bay
Environmental Assessment of Proposed Marine Farm Zones in Blackmans Bay
Environmental Flow Assessment of the Lower Coal River and Pitt Water Estuary
Environmental Flows in the Little Swanport Estuary
Environmental management of marine aquaculture in Tasmania, Australia; Aquaculture
Environmental risk assessment of shellfish farming
Establishment of an Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Framework for Georges Bay
Estuarine health in Tasmania, status and indicators: water quality
Evaluation of sediment recovery after removal of finfish cages from marine farm lease No. 76 (Gunpowder Jetty), North West Bay
Evaluation of Sediment Recovery after Removal of Finfish Cages from Marine Farm Lease No. 76 (Gunpowder Jetty), North West Bay
Evaluation of short-term fallowing as a strategy for the management of recurring organic enrichment under salmon cages; Marine Pollution Bulletin
Evaluation of techniques for environmental monitoring of salmon farms in Tasmania
Evaluation of techniques for environmental monitoring of salmon farms in Tasmania
Exploiting salmon farm benthic enrichment gradients to evaluate the regional performance of biotic indices and environmental indicators; Ecological Indicators
Fallowing: Some environmental considerations for sustainable Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture in Tasmania; World Aquaculture Society Conference
Fin Fish farming in Tasmania: Environmental Effects 2. Spatial and temporal changes in macrobenthic community structure as a technique for monitoring environmental impacts of aquaculture; Australian Society For Fish Biology Conference
Flat oyster Ostrea angasi growth and survival rates at Georges Bay, Tasmania (Australia); Aquaculture
George River Water Quality Panel - Final report June 2010
Habitat and population dynamics of the introduced gastropod Maoricolpus roseus; Catchments to Coast
How Much Do We Need To Know? The Significance of Taxonomic Level in the Assessment of Fin-Fish Farming Impacts on the Marine Benthos; Aquafest Conference
Importance of freshwater flows to estuaries - a case study of Little Swanport estuary; Tas Water 11
Improving the utility and sensitivity of estuarine monitoring; Landscape logic: integrating science for landscape management
National review of Ostrea angasi aquaculture: historical culture, current methods and future priorities
National review of Ostrea angasi aquaculture: historical culture, current methods and future priorities
NHT Final Report: Determining the ecological health of ecological health of NW Tasmania: A case study assessing the status of the Duck, Montagu, Detention and Black River estuaries
Organic enrichment and infaunal community response: Do some systems cope better?; Estuaries and Change: ECSA37-ERF 2004
Oyster reefs at risk and recommendations for conservation, restoration, and management; Bioscience
Physical and chemical parameters of several oyster growing areas in Tasmania
Physical and chemical parameters of several oyster growing areas in Tasmania; University of Tasmania
Population characteristics and planktonic larval stage of the New Zealand screwshell Maoricolpus roseus; Journal of Molluscan Studies (2008)
Population dynamics of natural colonies of Aurelia sp. scyphistomae in Tasmania, Australia; Marine Biology
Predicting and assessing the environmental impact of aquaculture; New technologies in aquaculture: Improving production efficiency, quality and environmental management
Qualitative risk assessment of effects of farming Sydney Rock Oysters (SRO) on the Tasmanian environment
Qualitative risk assessment of the effects of shellfish farming on the environment in Tasmania, Australia; Ocean & Coastal Management
Recovery of sediments associated with fin fish cage aquaculture - are some systems better adapted ; World Aquaculture Society
Relationship of biological communities to habitat structure on the largest remnant flat oyster reef (Ostrea angasi) in Australia; Marine and Freshwater Research
Report on the occurrence of Sydney rock oysters on the east coast of Tasmania
Restoring Angasi oyster reefs: what is the endpoint ecosystem we are aiming for and how do we get there?; Ecological Management and Restoration
Review of NIWA Report: Marine Farming in the Firth of Thames Monitoring and Performance Criteria
Scaling-up marine restoration efforts in Australia; Ecological Management and Restoration
Sediment Progile Imaging (SPI) at SCUBA-accessible depths: A Simple Approach for Detection of Organic Enrichment near Finfish Net-Pens (Comparison of results between Canada and Australia; Aquafest Conference
Sessional Chair: Coastal marine monitoring programs; Coast to Coast: Collaborations crossing boundaries
Shellfish reef habitats: a synopsis to underpin the repair and conservation of Australia’s environmental, social and economically important bays and estuaries
Significance of Freshwater Flows to Pacific Oyster Production; The 9th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum
Site Selection: Further Considerations For Environmental Sustainability Of Cage Aquaculture; Australasian Aquaculture Conference
Size and characteristics of aggregations of moon jellyfish (Aurelia sp) in Tasmania, Australia; Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobart. Papers and Proceedings
Spatial patterns in impacts of fishing on temperate rocky reefs: Are fish abundance and mean size related to proximity to fisher access points?; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
State of estuary report for Georges Bay. Project Report
Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Inquiry into Fin-fish Aquaculture in Tasmania
Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Inquiry into Fin-fish Aquaculture in Tasmania
Survey of benthic invertebrate communities from Thirsty and Little Thirsty Lagoons, Cape Barren Island
Tasmanian NRM Estuarine, Coastal and Marine Resource Condition Indicator Compendium
The degradation of fish-cage waste in sediments during fallowing; Aquaculture
The influence of freshwater inflows on spawning success and early growth of an estuarine resident fish species, Acanthopagrus butcheri; Journal of Fish Biology
The invasion success of the introduced marine gastropod Maoricolpus in Australia; Mollusc 2006. Molluscs in research, conservation and the economy
The Little Swanport estuary; The Value of Water in a Drying Climate
The people and use of natural resources; The Value of Water in a Drying Climate
The river system and water management; The Value of Water in a Drying Climate
The Tasmanian Region; Seas at the Millenium - an Environmental Evaluation
The Value of Water in a Drying Climate; CSIRO Publishing
Turning a lost reef ecosystem into a national restoration program; Conservation Biology
Understanding the condition of our estuaries
Using macrofaunal communities to inform estuarine classification; Marine and Freshwater Research
Video assessment of environmental impacts of salmon farms; I C E S Journal of Marine Science
What can sedimentation rate tell us about the environmental impact of marine finfish culture in Tasmania; Imaging the Benthos Conference
Zooplankton abundance and biomass size spectra in the East Antarctic sea-ice zone during the winter–spring transition; Deep-Sea Research: Part II

Research Projects

2009/067 - Nutrient and Phytoplankton Data from Storm Bay to Support Sustainable Resource Planning; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
A Risk Assessment Tool for Managing Coastal Bays and Estuaries; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
A whole of ecosystem assessment of environmental issues for salmonid aquaculture; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Anthropogenic Influences on the Source, Transformation and Fate of Carbon and Nitrogen in Coastal Waters: A Case Study of the Derwent Estuary; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Biodiversity and Degradation in Northwestern Tasmanian Estuaries; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Biological Status of the Derwent and Huon Estuaries; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Bringing Back the Bay - an Integrated Management Regime for Georges Bay; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Capacity of Existing and Potential Farm Sites for Pearl Oysters; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Condition of Rocky Reef Communities, a Key Marine Habitat Around Tasmania; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Currents, nutrients and plankton in coastal waters of south eastern Tasmania and responses to changing weather patterns; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Develop and Implement a Framework to Measure Change in Marine, Coastal and Estuarine Water Quality; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Develop Program to Establish Conservation Value Detailed Baseline Info & Indicators for Water Quality for Priority Estuaries; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Developing Key Biological Indicators for the Tamar Estuary; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Ecology of Moon Jellyfish Aurelia sp. in Southern Tasmania in Relation to Atlantic Salmon Farming; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Effect of Human Activities on the Health of Estuaries - Using C and N Stable Isotopes to Identify the Source and Fate of Organic Matter and Nitrogen; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
Effects of Pre and post settlement on the health and stability of Little Swanport Estuary; Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering (AINSE)
Environmental Flow Regimes for Estuarine Health and Productivity; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Estuarine Health - Status and Indicators; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Future Oysters CRC-P: Advanced understanding of POMS to guide farm management decisions in Tasmania; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DoIIS)
Future Oysters CRC-P: Species diversification to provide alternatives for commercial production; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DoIIS)
Macroalgal monitoring in Macquarie Harbour; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Protection of Water Quality and Ecosystems in Georges Bay; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Purchase of a State of the art High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Reassessment of intertidal macroalgal communities near to and distant from salmon farms and an evaluation of using drones to survey macroalgal distribution; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Research Hub - Landscape Logic: Linking Land and Water Management to Resource Condition Targets; Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) (DoEE)
Resilience of Storm Bay, Tasmania, to Climate Change and Development: Linking Oceanographic Changes to Productivity; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
Short term monitoring of biotic changes; Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas)
Stage 1 - Develop Water Quality Objectives and Targets for Estuaries and Marine Waters; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Stage 2 - Develop Water Quality Objectives and Targets for Estuaries and Marine Waters ; Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)
Water Use Across a Catchment and Effects on Estuarine Health and Productivity; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Adelaide Outer Harbor Channel Widening Project
Angasi Reef restoration Honours project
Development of an Environmental Flow Regime for the Coal River and Pittwater
Restoration and culture of native oysters in southern Australia
Sense-T Stage 2: Oyster Biosensors

Research Candidate Supervision

Ecology and Life History Characteristics of Black Bream, Acanthopagrus butcheri, in Tasmanian Estuarine Ecosystems
Ecology of Moon Jellyfish Aurelia Sp, in Southern Tasmania in Relation to Atlantic Salmon Farming
Ecology of the New Zealand screwshell and its impact on Tasmania's marine environment
Environmental Preferences, Impacts and Population Dynamics of the Invasive Screwshell Maoricolpus roseus
Hydrodynamics and Zooplankton Ecology in the Tamar Estuary, Northern Tasmania, with Special Emphasis on Larval Fishes
Impact of the Introduced New Zealand Screwshell Maoricolpus roseus on Soft-sediment Assemblages in Southeast Tasmania
Life cycle strategies and ecology of moon jellyfish in southern Tasmania
Natural and Anthropogenic Ecosystem Regime Variance Within a Tide-dominated Estuary- A Late Anthropocene Paleo-reconstruction
Oyster Mariculture in Tasmania- the Legal Framework Regulating the Oyster Industry in Tasmania and the Implications for Small Scale Procedures
Quantifying and Predicting Benthic Enrichment- Lessons Learnt from Southern Temperate Aquaculture Systems
Response of Plankton Communities to Changes in Land Use and Catchment Runoff in Tasmanian Estuaries
Spatio-temporal variability in measures of estuarine health
The Effects of Catchment Landuse on Estuaries- Using Macroinvertebrates as Bio-indicators
The Recovery of Benthic Communities Following Organic Enrichment- Examples from Caged Finfish Aquaculture sediment recovery from Atlantic Salmon (Salmosalar L) marine aquaculture operations