Fields of Research

Fisheries management
Conservation and biodiversity
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment
Aquaculture
Population ecology
Other biological sciences
Natural resource management
Fisheries sciences
Ecosystem function
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
Applied economics

Research Objectives

Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna)
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity
Fisheries - wild caught
Wild caught edible molluscs
Wild caught rock lobster
Fisheries - recreational marine
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Fisheries - recreational freshwater
Rehabilitation or conservation of coastal or estuarine environments
Rehabilitation or conservation of fresh, ground and surface water environments
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments
Fisheries - aquaculture
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Marine biodiversity
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change
Rights to environmental and natural resources (excl. water allocation)
Environmental policy, legislation and standards

Career Best Publications

A review of the application of molecular genetics for fisheries management and conservation of sharks and rays; Journal of Fish Biology
Evaluating sustainable development policies in rural coastal economies; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Incorporating larval dispersal into MPA design for both conservation and fisheries; Ecological Applications
Individual and population benefits of marine reserves for reef sharks; Current Biology
Marine conservation across protected area boundaries; Nature Ecology and Evolution
Marine reserve targets to sustain and rebuild unregulated fisheries; PLoS Biology
Ocean currents and the population genetic signature of fish migrations; Ecology
Quantitative decision support tools facilitate social-ecological alignment in community-based marine protected area design; Ecology and Society
Reserve sizes needed to protect coral reef fishes; Conservation Letters
The ecological role of sharks on coral reefs; Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Research Publications

A review of the application of molecular genetics for fisheries management and conservation of sharks and rays; Journal of Fish Biology
An MPA design approach to benefit fisheries: maximising larval export and minimising redundancy; Diversity
Banded Morwong Cheilodactylus spectabilis (2020)
Bastard Trumpeter Latridopsis forsteri (2020)
Bight Redfish Centroberyx gerrardi (2020)
Black Bream Acanthopagrus butcheri (2020)
Blue Morwong Nemadactylus valenciennesi (2020)
Bluethroat Wrasse Notolabrus tetricus (2020)
Does sympatry affect trophic resource use in congeneric tidepool fishes? A tale of two gobies Favonigobius lentiginosus and Favonigobius exquisitus; Journal of Fish Biology
Early post-settlement habitat and diet shifts and the nursery function of tidepools during Sillago spp. recruitment in Moreton Bay, Australia; Marine Ecology Progress Series
Eastern Australian Salmon Arripis trutta (2020)
Eastern School Whiting Sillago flindersi (2020)
Elephantfish Callorhinchus milii (2020)
Evaluating sustainable development policies in rural coastal economies; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Fisheries and Marine Protected Areas; Management of Marine Protected Areas in Indonesia: Status and Challenges
Gould's Squid Nototodarus gouldi (2020)
Greenback Flounder Rhombosolea tapirina (2020)
Incorporating larval dispersal into MPA design for both conservation and fisheries; Ecological Applications
Individual and population benefits of marine reserves for reef sharks; Current Biology
Integrating larvae connectivity model optimum and reserve size on Marine Protected Area design case study at Sawai Bay, Central Maluku District; Majalah Ilmiah Globe
Jackass Morwong Nemadactylus macropterus (2020)
Luderick Girella tricuspidata (2020)
Marine conservation across protected area boundaries; Nature Ecology and Evolution
Marine Protected Area (MPA) and Fisheries Simulator
Marine Protected Area (MPA) placement optimization tool
Marine Protected Area (MPA) size optimization tool
Marine Protected Area Zoning; Management of Marine Protected Areas in Indonesia: Status and Challenges
Marine reserve targets to sustain and rebuild unregulated fisheries; PLoS Biology
Modern environmental conditions recorded in surface sediment samples off W and SW Indonesia: planktonic foraminifera and biogenic compounds analyses; Marine Micropaleontology
Multi-gene barcoding to discriminate sibling species within a morphologically difficult fish genus (Sillago); Fisheries Research
New SNPs for population genetic analysis reveal possible cryptic speciation of eastern Australian sea mullet (Mugil cephalus); Molecular Ecology Resources
Ocean currents and the population genetic signature of fish migrations; Ecology
Ocean Jacket Nelusetta ayraudi (2020)
Ocean zoning within a sparing versus sharing framework; Theoretical Ecology
Options to effectively monitor and regulate recreational catch in the Tasmanian rock lobster fishery
Pale Octopus Octopus pallidus (2020)
Quantitative decision support tools facilitate social-ecological alignment in community-based marine protected area design; Ecology and Society
Reassessing shark-driven trophic cascades on coral reefs: a reply to Ruppert et al; Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Redfish Centroberyx affinis (2020)
Reserve sizes needed to protect coral reef fishes; Conservation Letters
Sawsharks Pristiophorus spp. (2020)
Silver Trevallies Pseudocaranx georgianus, Pseudocaranx sp. 'dentex' & Pseudocaranx wrighti, Pseudocaranx dinjerra (2020)
Snook Sphyraena novaehollandiae (2020)
Southern Calamari Sepioteuthis australis (2020)
Southern Sand Flathead Platycephalus bassensis (2020)
Spawning activity of the Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri in an impoundment; Journal of Fish Biology
Tasmanian Banded Morwong Fishery Assessment 2018/19
Tasmanian Banded Morwong Fishery Assessment 2019/20
Tasmanian Banded Morwong Fishery Assessment 2020/21
Tasmanian Octopus Assessment 2020/2021
Tasmanian Octopus Fishery Assessment 2018/19
Tasmanian Octopus Fishery Assessment 2019/20
Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery Assessment 2018/19
Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery Assessment 2019/20
The ecological role of sharks on coral reefs; Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Tiger Flathead Platycephalus richardsoni (2020)
Where do Calamari spawn in Northern Tasmania and how will this information aid the management of the Calamari fishery in Northern Tasmania?

Research Projects

2019-149 Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) reports 2020, and further development of the SAFS production and dissemination system; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Developing a cost-effective monitoring regime and stock assessment for Sand Flathead in Tasmania; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Identifying biological stocks of Silver Trevally and Ocean Jackets for assessment and management; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Options to effectively monitor and regulate recreational catch limits in the Tasmanian rock lobster fishery; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Quantifying Banded Morwong, Bluethroat Wrasse and Purple Wrasse abundance and movements to sustain key fisheries in Tas; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Responding to unintended consequences - evaluating changes to fisheries under ITQ systems; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Socio-economic characterisation of a small scale commercial fishery: opportunities to improve viability and profitability in the Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
The multiple values attained through partially protected areas; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Understanding population structure and dynamics of Victorias developing Octopus fishery; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Universal properties in size distributions of aquatic species; Australian Research Council (ARC)
(SMRCA Core) Fishery Assessment: Scalefish
(SMRCA Core) Octopus Fishery Annual Assessment (2015-2020)
Assessing the spawning characteristics and reproductive biology of pearl perch (Glaucosoma scapulare) in Queensland
Development of a user-friendly Management Strategy Evaluation framework for Queensland's rocky reef fishery
Endorsements review
Fish Forever MA+R Design and Assessment
Fish Forever MA+R Design and Assessment Extension
Improving assessment approaches for deep-water species

Research Candidate Supervision