Fields of Research

Fisheries sciences
Conservation and biodiversity
Fisheries management
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Fish physiology and genetics
Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment
Environmental assessment and monitoring
Tumour immunology
Behavioural ecology

Research Objectives

Fisheries - recreational marine
Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna)
Fisheries - recreational freshwater
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts)
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Fisheries - aquaculture
Fisheries - wild caught
Marine biodiversity
Wild caught tuna

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A cross-scale framework to support a mechanistic understanding and modelling of marine climate-driven species redistribution, from individuals to communities; Ecography
Cathelicidin-3 associated with serum extracellular vesicles enables early diagnosis of a transmissible cancer; Frontiers in Immunology
Citizen science aids the quantification of the distribution and prediction of present and future temporal variation in habitat suitability at species’ range edge; Frontiers of Biogeography
Citizen science contribution by recreational fishers aids the quantification and prediction of species distributions at their range edge; World Recreational Fishing Conference 2023
Opportunities and impacts of range extending scalefish species: Understanding population dynamics, ecosystem impacts and management needs
Physiological mechanisms linking cold acclimation and the poleward distribution limit of a range-extending marine fish; Conservation Physiology
Post-release survival of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the southeast Australian recreational fishery; Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference 2022
Post-release survival of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the southeast Australian recreational fishery; Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference 2022
Satellite tagging of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) caught by the recreational fishery in southeast Victoria
Satellite tagging of Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) caught by the recreational fishery in southeast Victoria
Using acoustic telemetry to quantify potential contaminant exposure of vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus), hornyhead turbot (Pleuronichthys verticalis), and white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) at wastewater outfalls in southern California; Marine Environmental Research

Research Projects

Mechanisms and consequences of a climate-driven range extension of snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) in southeast Australia; Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc (SWRRFI)
Mechanisms and consequences of a climate-driven range extension of snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) in southeast Australia; PADI Foundation (PADIF)
Monitoring and assessment of SPF quota species 2022-24; Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
National Assessment of Climate-Driven Species Redistribution using Citizen Science Data; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)

Research Candidate Supervision