Fields of Research

Public policy
Environment policy
Ocean law and governance
Fisheries management
Pollution and contamination
Environmental management
Urban sociology and community studies
Australian government and politics
Urban geography
Environmental law
International relations
Social policy
Environmental politics
Comparative government and politics
Social geography
Policy and administration
Aquaculture
Conservation and biodiversity
Archaeological science
Consumer-oriented product or service development
Environmental communication
Stochastic analysis and modelling
Health policy
Migration
Digital archaeology
Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Social change
Environment and resource economics
Gravimetrics
Land use and environmental planning
Political theory and political philosophy
Defence studies
Behavioural economics
Research, science and technology policy
Economic development policy
Environmental rehabilitation and restoration
Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors)
Fisheries sciences
Oceanography

Research Objectives

Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Public services policy advice and analysis
Expanding knowledge in human society
Government and politics
Environmental policy, legislation and standards
Institutional arrangements
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments
Natural hazards
Fisheries - wild caught
Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Coastal and estuarine systems and management
Political systems
Pacific Peoples community services
International relations
Defence and security policy
Other environmental management
Expanding knowledge in law and legal studies
Social impacts of climate change and variability
Environmentally sustainable manufacturing activities
Employment services
Market-based mechanisms
Neonatal and child health
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)
Sustainability indicators
Aquaculture crustaceans (excl. rock lobster and prawns)
Marine systems and management
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems
Environmental protection frameworks (incl. economic incentives)
The media
Waste management services
Protection and conservation of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Water services and utilities
Assessment and management of pelagic marine ecosystems
Environmental lifecycle assessment
International organisations
Marine biodiversity
Other law, politics and community services
Fisheries - aquaculture
Technological and organisational innovation
Expanding knowledge in psychology
Expanding knowledge in economics
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Paper products and pulp

Career Best Publications

Australia's oceans policy: past, present and future; Marine Policy
Certification: implementation challenges in private-social partnerships; Collaboration in Public Service Delivery Promise and Pitfalls
Effective integration and integrative capacity in marine spatial planning; Maritime Studies
From problem to crisis to interdisciplinary solutions: Plastic marine debris; Marine Policy
Governance solutions to the tragedy of the commons that marine plastics have become; Frontiers in Marine Science
Hybrid governance in aquaculture: certification schemes and third party accreditation; Aquaculture
Hybrid governance of aquaculture: opportunities and challenges; Journal of Environmental Management
Implementing marine ecosystem-based management: lessons from Australia; ICES Journal of Marine Science
Integrated policy approaches and policy failure: the case of Australia’s Oceans Policy; Policy Sciences
Local waste management successfully reduces coastal plastic pollution; One Earth
Oceans Governance in the Twenty-first Century: Managing the Blue Planet; Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Plastic pollution challenges in marine and coastal environments: from local to global governance; Restoration Ecology
Policy integration and multi-level governance: dealing with the vertical dimension of policy mix designs; Politics and Governance
Progress and challenges in eliminating illegal fishing; Fish and Fisheries
Third party certification: implementation challenges in private-social partnerships; Policy Design and Practice

Research Publications

'Windows of opportunity': exploring the relationship between social media and plastic policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Policy Sciences
Australia's Oceans Policy: Five Years of Integration Across Sectors and Jurisdictions?; Maritime Studies
A creeping crisis when an urgent crisis arises: the reprioritization of plastic pollution issues during COVID-19; Politics & Policy
A critical turn in marine spatial planning; Maritime Studies
A submission to the review of the draft Tasmanian waste and resource recovery strategy
Advancing maritime Australia; Marine Resources Management
An imperative to focus the plastic pollution problem on place-based solutions; Frontiers in Sustainability
Australia's ocean commitments from Rio+20: moving forward or two steps back?; Australian Political Studies Association Annual Conference
Australia's oceans policy: past, present and future; Marine Policy
Australia's Oceans Policy: Ten Years of Policy Implementation; Public Policy Network Conference
Australian Ocean Governance - Initiatives and Challenges; Coastal Management
Australian Ocean Governance - Initiatives, Challenges and Opportunities; APSA Conference
Book Review: Regions, institution, and the Law of the Sea: Studies in Ocean Governance
Certification Schemes and Third Party Accreditation: Hybrid Governance in the Marine and Aquaculture Sector; 3rd International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP3)
Certification schemes in the Australian organic wine industry; 3rd International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP3)
Certification: implementation challenges in private-social partnerships; Collaboration in Public Service Delivery Promise and Pitfalls
Challenges and misperceptions around global fishing gear loss estimates; Marine Policy
Challenges and opportunities for Southern Ocean and Antarctic governance; Geostrategic Futures in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica
Challenges and Opportunities for Southern Ocean and Antarctic Governance; Polar Cousins: Comparing Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Futures
Cleaner seas: reducing marine pollution; Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Collaboration in private-social partnerships: the case of third party certification in aquaculture; Governance of Collaboration Workshop: Co-production, Contracting, Commissioning and Certification
Coming, ready or not! Perceptions of flood risk in the Launceston community; 5th Victorian Flood Management Conference
Contemporary challenges in environmental governance: technology, governance and the social licence; Environmental Policy and Governance
Deep aspirations: towards a sustainable offshore Blue Economy; Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Effective integration and integrative capacity in marine spatial planning; MARE People & the Sea Conference X
Effective integration and integrative capacity in marine spatial planning; Maritime Studies
Environmental Justice and Multi-level Plastic Governance: Linking Marine Debris to Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, and Human Health; ISA's 59th Annual Convention
Flood risk in Launceston: Understanding community perceptions and policy responses
Food for thought: what we know, and how we know governance and coastal zone management, Australia; Coast to Coast: Living on the Edge, Australia's Biennial National Coastal Conference
From problem to crisis to interdisciplinary solutions: Plastic marine debris; Marine Policy
Girt by Sea: The challenge of managing Australia's Marine Resources; Marine Resources Management
Global causes, drivers, and prevention measures for lost fishing gear; Frontiers in Marine Science
Global estimates of fishing gear lost to the ocean each year; Science Advances
Governance and measures for the prevention of marine debris; Handbook of Microplastics in the Environment
Governance solutions to the 'tragedy' of marine plastics; International Marine Debris Governance Symposium
Governance solutions to the 'tragedy' of marine plastics; Marine Debris Forum
Governance solutions to the tragedy of the commons that marine plastics have become; Frontiers in Marine Science
Hybrid governance in aquaculture: certification schemes and third party accreditation; Aquaculture
Hybrid governance of aquaculture: opportunities and challenges; Singapore Public Policy Network Conference
Hybrid governance of aquaculture: opportunities and challenges; Journal of Environmental Management
Implementing marine ecosystem-based management: lessons from Australia; ICES Journal of Marine Science
Increasing polarisation in attitudes to aquaculture: Evidence from sequential government inquiries; Marine Policy
Integrated policy approaches and policy failure: the case of Australia’s Oceans Policy; Policy Sciences
Integrating management of marine activities in Australia; Ocean and Coastal Management
International Progress in Marine Spatial Planning; Ocean Yearbook 27
Introduction: Oceans governance: Where have we been and where are we going?; Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs
Labour migration management in South Asia region; 4th International Conference on Public Policy
Lasswell Prize
Levee construction: policies and beyond; Water Engineering Australia
Local waste management successfully reduces coastal plastic pollution; One Earth
Managing Australia's oceans through the Oceans Policy Process; Marine Resources Management
Mapping and analysis of blue economy policy and legislative arrangements 5.20.007 - Final Project Report
Marine bioregional plans and implementation issues: Australia's oceans policy process; Marine Policy
Marine plastic pollution is the new millennium’s tragedy of the ocean commons: Governance solutions to the ‘tragedy’ of marine plastics; 6th International Conference on Marine Debris (6IMDC)
Marine Resources Management; LexisNexis Butterworths
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May contain traces of…
Microplastics and the Australian Marine Environment: Issues and Options
My experiences as a student and an academic in the School of Government; 50th Anniversary Symposium: Tasmania and the State of Politics
New Zealand Oceans Governance: A Safe Harbour or a Lee Shore?; APSA Conference
New Zealand oceans governance: Calming turbulent waters; Marine Policy
Ocean governance in the South Pacific region: progress and plans for action; Marine Policy
Oceans and society: feedbacks between ocean and human health; Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Oceans governance and marine spatial planning in Australia; Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs
Oceans Governance in the Twenty-first Century: Managing the Blue Planet; Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Plastic pollution challenges in marine and coastal environments: from local to global governance; Restoration Ecology
Plastic Pollution: the Challenges of Uncertainty and Multiplicity in Global Marine Governance; Routledge Handbook of Marine Governance and Global Environmental Change
Policy capacity in oceans governance: Rio+20 and Australia’s outcomes; Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs
Policy Communities and the Development of National Systems of Marine Protected Areas in Australia and Canada; Australian Political Studies Association Conference
Policy integration and multi-level governance: dealing with the vertical dimension of policy mix designs; Politics and Governance
Policy responses to IUU fishing in Northern Australian waters; Ocean & Coastal Management
Policy Transfer in Ocean Governance: Australia, Canada and New Zealand; APSA Conference
Policy Transfer in Oceans Governance: Learning Lessons from Australia's Oceans Policy Process; Ocean Yearbook
Primary microplastics in the marine environment: scale of the issue, sources, pathways and current policy
Private Governance in Action: The Producer Experience of Organic Wine Certification; APSA Conference 2019
Progress and challenges in eliminating illegal fishing; Fish and Fisheries
Progress and challenges in eliminating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in Australian waters; 25th World Congress of Political Science
Progress in integrating natural and social science in marine ecosystem-based management research; Marine and Freshwater Research
Protecting the marine environment in the Tasmanian Pulp Mill policy process; APSA Conference
Public Participation, Coastal Management and Climate Change Adaptation; Marine and Coastal Resource Management: Principles and Practice
Reducing socio‑ecological conflict using social influence modelling; Scientific Reports
Report of Workshops on integrated management of marine activities
Science into policy? Discourse, coastal management and knowledge; Environmental Science & Policy
Social acceptability and the development of commercial RAS aquaculture; Aquaculture
Submission to the House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources on Innovative solutions to Australia’s waste management and recycling industries
Swimming in plastic soup: governance solutions to the marine debris problem; Australian Political Studies Association Conference
Ten years of implementing Australia's Oceans Policy: From an integrated approach to an environmental policy focus; Maritime Studies
The Development of Australia's Oceans Policy: Change and Stability in a Policy Community
The Development of Australia's Oceans Policy: Institutions and the 'Oceans Policy Community'; Australasian Political Studies Association Conference
The effectiveness of international and domestic policy responses to Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU Fishing) in Northern Australian waters; Oceanic Conference on International Studies
The future of ocean governance; Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
The Launceston flood policies: Levees and beyond; The Australian Journal of Emergency Management
The long-term evolution of news media in defining socio-ecological conflict: a case study of expanding aquaculture; Marine Policy
The Marine Debris Nexus: Plastic, Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Human Health; Adaptiveness: Changing Earth System Governance
The Marine Debris Nexus: Plastic, Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Human Health; Conference 2018 Earth System Governance
The plastic pollution crisis: constructing solutions in multilevel policy making; Ideas and Crisis Solutions Workshop
The Plastic-Climate Nexus: Linking Science, Policy, and Justice; Climate Change and Ocean Governance: Politics and Policy for Threatened Seas
The Pulp Mill and the Sea; Pulp Friction in Tasmania
The South East Regional Marine Plan: Implementing Australia's Oceans Policy; Marine Policy
The success of water refill stations reducing single-use plastic bottle litter; Sustainability
The twenty year anniversary of Australia’s Oceans Policy: achievements, challenges and lessons for the future; Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs
Third party certification: implementation challenges in private-social partnerships; Policy Design and Practice
Weighing up the risks - the decision to purchase housing on a flood plain; The Australian Journal of Emergency Management
‘COVID waste’ and social media as method: an archaeology of personal protective equipment and its contribution to policy; Antiquity

Research Projects

CSIRO Flagship Cluster: Institutional and Social Barriers To Science Impact; CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations and Their Roles in Ocean Governance - Advocates, Watchdogs or Policy Advisors?; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environmental Restoration: Linking Science and Governance; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Geostrategic Futures in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica; Department of Defence (DDef)
Governing during an ocean climate crisis: Building integrative capacity; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Mapping and analysis of blue economy policy and legislative arrangements; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Marine Spatial Planning for a Blue Economy; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
National Environmental Research Program 2: Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub - NESP 2; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)
NESP 2 Sustainable Communities and Waste hub IP5; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)
Policy Communities and the Development of National Systems of Marine Protected Areas in Australian and Canada; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Policy Transfer in Ocean Governance: Australia, Canada and New Zealand; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Stemming the plastic tide: An evaluation of land-based management and governance policies targeting marine pollution; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
The Global Governance of Marine Debris; CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Why Use Single-Use? A Worldwide Analysis of the Drivers of Plastic Pollution; CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Flood Risk Study
Global Ghost Gear Analysis: Mapping fisheries gear loss, fates and impacts around the world
Knowledge to support information for decision making to reduce plastic inputs into the environment

Research Candidate Supervision

'Sense and Sensibilities of Place' A comparative study of bioregionalism in regional and rural Tasmania
Alternative Discourses of Child Soldiering with Reference to the Case of Sierra Leone
Disaster Management- An exploration of participatory and holistic policy and practice- Approaches in Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America
Environmental Policy and Inter-Environmental Conflict. Developing and Testing an Organisation Dichotomy Model
Has Rural/Regional Community Planning Provided a Focus on Civic Participation as a Method to Garner Community Involvement or Has it Created a Negemonic Scapegoat?
Public Policy Making in Tasmania and the Influence of Public Actors
Who Benefits? Decentralised Governance through Community Forestry in Nepal