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Jayson Semmens

Professor Jayson Semmens

Jayson Semmens

Associate Professor

Room 113 , IMAS Taroona

+61 3 6226 8275 (phone)

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Jayson.Semmens@utas.edu.au

Associate Professor Jayson Semmens works in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, where the focus is on sustainable fisheries biology/ecology. In particular, his work focuses on applying biotelemetry, biologging, accelerometry and ecophysiology to understanding marine populations and ensuring their sustainability. He is particularly interested in using these techniques to examine factors that influence the expression of life history parameters across a wide range of animal groups, particularly sharks and rays, fish, and cephalopods. He also has extensive expertise/interest in scallop fisheries biology/ecology.

Biography

Assoc. Prof. Semmens arrived at IMAS in November 1999 after completing a PhD at James Cook University in Cephalopod Biology. He was awarded an ARC Postdoc in 2001 on Octopus biology/ecology, which he completed in 2004. Since then, he has developed research programs in spatial ecology and ecophysiology, predominately focused on fish, sharks and rays; scallop fisheries biology/ecology; and effects of seismic surveying on invertebrates.

Jayson has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications, including one in PNAS and one in Nature Climate Change. He has sourced >$7.5 M in research funding, including Category 1 Grants (FRDC Grants; ARC Discovery, Linkage & Infrastructure Grants). He has also been awarded two Japanese Society for Promotion of Science Fellowships for his work using accelerometry to examine feeding ecology in sharks.

He conducts innovative and inter-disciplinary field and laboratory-based research to address questions critical to gaining an understanding of marine populations and ensuring their sustainability. He is particularly interested in factors that influence expression of life history parameters, such as growth, fecundity, mortality rates and reproductive scheduling. Some of the main research tools he employs are biotelemetry, biologging, accelerometry, respirometry and histology. He works across a wide range of animal groups, particularly sharks and rays, fish, cephalopods and scallops.

Career summary

Qualifications

Degree	Thesis Title	University	Country	Awarded
PhD	A multilevel approach to examining the role of the digestive gland in loliginid squids	James Cook University	Australia	2000
BSc (Hons)	Structure and function of the cephalopod digestive gland and experimental study on Idiosepius pygmaeus (Family Idiosepiidae)	James Cook University	Australia	1994
Ass. Dip. (Applied Biology)		Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	Australia	1991

Memberships

Professional practice

2013-2015: University of Tasmania nominee – Department of Primary Industry, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC)
2010-2015: Deputy Chair/member – University of Tasmania Animal Ethics Committee
2008-pres: Member – Commonwealth Scallop Research Assessment Group (RAG)
2007-pres: Member - Australian Animal Tagging and Monitoring System (AATAMS) Scientific Steering Committee, an Integrated Marine Observing System facility
2006-pres: Member – Tasmanian Scalefish, Scallop and Minor Species (SSAMS) RAG
2006-2009: Councillor – Cephalopod International Advisory Council
2002-pres: Member – Tasmanian Scallop Fisheries Assessment Committee (FAC)

Teaching

Spatial Ecology, Biotelemetry, Biologging, Accelerometry, Ecophysiology, Respirometry, Ecology of Sharks and Rays, Cephalopod Biology/Ecology, Scallop Biology/Ecology, Fisheries Biology/Ecology/Assessment, Effects of Seismic Surveying

Teaching expertise

Jayson has successfully supervised: 11 PhD students (3 at other Universities); 8 honours students; 1 Master of Antarctic Science student.

Current Students: 9 PhD students (1 University of Adelaide); 1 Master of Antarctic Science student

Courses Taught: Jayson co-teaches in Marine Bio-telemetry (KSA713)

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Teaching responsibility

Marine Bio-telemetry (KSA713)

Research Invitations

2013 & 2015/16: National Institute for Polar Research, Tokyo, Japan
2013: Marine Biological Association of the UK, Plymouth, UK
2013: Shark Spotters, Cape town South Africa
2004/5: Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project (POST), British Columbia, Canada

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Expertise

Spatial ecology
Biotelemetry
Biologging
Accelerometry
Ecophysiology
Respirometry
Ecology of sharks and rays
Cephalopod biology/ecology
Scallop biology/ecology
Fisheries biology/ecology/assessment
Effects of seismic surveying
Grant reviewer for ARC, FRDC, NOAA, NERC and NSERC

Research Themes

Jayson's research aligns to the University's research theme of Marine, Antarctic and Maritime. He conducts research that advances our understanding of marine ecosystems, while promoting sustainable management of marine resources. Jayson is particularly interested in assessing the role of animal energetics; activity/behaviour; and environmental change as key processes structuring marine populations; influencing life history parameters; and ultimately influencing survival.

Collaboration

Jayson has initiated, or extended, collaborations with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Marine and Atmospheric Research; 9 other Australian universities; and > 30 international research institutes in countries including UK, Canada, Japan, Ecuador and South Africa.

Awards

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Visiting Fellowship 2013 (Short-term) and 2015/16 (Long-term)
Invited key-note speaker at the Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) and Oceania Chondrichthyan Society Joint Conference and Symposium, Adelaide, Australia, 2012
Invited key-note speaker at the 51st Annual Meeting and Conference of the Canadian Society of Zoologists (CSZ), Sackville, Canada, 2012
Invited representative for planning and reporting on marine animal tracking in the south-west Pacific and east Indian Ocean regions at the first and second Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), Halifax Canada, Conferences in 2008 & 2010, and the 2009 data meeting
Appointed Scallop Research Group leader in 2007; research group nominated for a Tasmanian Seafood Award in 2009
Inaugural Invited Visiting Research Fellow 2004 & 2005, Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project (POST), Census of Marine Life, British Columbia, Canada
Australian Research Council (ARC) Postdoctoral Fellow (Industry) (APDI)

Current projects

Post-release survival of captured mako shark
Genetic Stock Structure of Octopus pallidus in Tasmania
Assessing the Effectiveness of Shark Nursery Areas
Patterns of Reef Sharks Assessed from Accelerometers
Continued monitoring of chondrichthyan species
Impact of marine seismic surveys on SE Australian fisheries
Population ecology and genetics of the endangered Maugean skate
Determining when and where to fish: Linking scallop spawning, settlement, size and condition to collaborative spatial harvest and industry in-season management strategies.
Scalloped hammerhead sharks around Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands
Sense T Stage 2: Sensing Macquarie Harbour

Fields of Research

Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment (300502)
Fisheries management (300505)
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) (310305)
Fisheries sciences (300599)
Fish physiology and genetics (300504)
Behavioural ecology (310301)
Invertebrate biology (310913)
Population ecology (310307)
Aquaculture (300501)
Genetics (310599)
Noise and wave pollution processes and measurement (410502)
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation (410102)
Environmental marine biotechnology (410305)
Animal physiological ecology (310907)
Environmental assessment and monitoring (410402)
Conservation and biodiversity (410401)
Other environmental sciences (419999)
Ecological physiology (310303)
Wildlife and habitat management (410407)
Animal reproduction and breeding (300305)
Animal structure and function (310911)
Animal physiology - systems (310910)
Impacts of tourism (350801)
Natural resource management (410406)
Biological oceanography (370801)
Zoology (310999)
Pollution and contamination (410599)
Fish pests and diseases (300503)
Physical oceanography (370803)
Global change biology (319902)
Animal behaviour (310901)
Computer vision (460304)
Freshwater ecology (310304)
Cell metabolism (310103)
Cell development, proliferation and death (310102)
Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology) (310302)
Accelerators (511001)
Image processing (460306)
Systems biology (310114)
Ecosystem function (410203)
Animal developmental and reproductive biology (310903)
Post-harvest fisheries technologies (incl. transportation) (300506)
Environmental management (410404)
Stochastic analysis and modelling (490510)
Environment and resource economics (380105)
Environmental engineering (401199)

Research Objectives

Fisheries - wild caught (100399)
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems (180601)
Marine biodiversity (180504)
Wild caught edible molluscs (100304)
Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna) (100305)
Fisheries - recreational freshwater (100301)
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna) (100202)
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments (180507)
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity (180203)
Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems (180501)
Fisheries - aquaculture (100299)
Wild caught rock lobster (100307)
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences (280111)
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences (280102)
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts) (190504)
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems (180201)
Environmentally sustainable animal production (100199)
Marine systems and management (180599)
Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments (180404)
Fisheries - recreational marine (100302)
Terrestrial biodiversity (180606)
Environmentally sustainable energy activities (170599)
Assessment and management of pelagic marine ecosystems (180502)
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change (190102)
Expanding knowledge in commerce, management, tourism and services (280106)
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in fresh, ground and surface water (180302)
Tourism services (110499)
Wild caught prawns (100306)
Natural hazards (190499)
Other environmental management (189999)
Information systems (220408)
Aquaculture molluscs (excl. oysters) (100203)
Occupational health (200507)
Coastal and estuarine systems and management (180299)
Environmentally sustainable mineral resource activities (250199)
Wild caught crustaceans (excl. rock lobster and prawns) (100303)
Information systems, technologies and services (220499)
Climate variability (excl. social impacts) (190502)
Oceanic processes (excl. in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean) (180506)
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem) (190101)
Oil and gas extraction (170603)
Wild caught tuna (100308)
Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences (280107)
Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences (280101)
Livestock raising (100499)
Environmental protection frameworks (incl. economic incentives) (190205)
Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition (180505)
Management and productivity (150399)
Renewable energy (170899)
Oil and gas exploration (170203)
Unprocessed or minimally processed fish (100605)
Climate change mitigation strategies (190301)
Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts) (190503)

Publications

Total publications

239

Highlighted publications

(20 outputs)

Year	Type	Citation
2019	Journal Article	Watanabe YY, Payne NL, Semmens JM, Fox A, Huveneers C, 'Swimming strategies and energetics of endothermic white sharks during foraging', Journal of Experimental Biology, 222, (4) Article jeb185603. ISSN 0022-0949 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1242/jeb.185603 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 47Web of Science - 45 Tweet
2018	Journal Article	Griffith GP, Strutton PG, Semmens JM, 'Climate change alters stability and species potential interactions in a large marine ecosystem', Global Change Biology, 24, (1) pp. e90-e100. ISSN 1354-1013 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13891 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 26 Co-authors: Griffith GP; Strutton PG Tweet
2018	Journal Article	Griffith GP, Strutton PG, Semmens JM, Fulton EA, 'Identifying important species that amplify or mitigate the interactive effects of human impacts on marine food webs', Conservation Biology, 33, (2) pp. 403-412. ISSN 0888-8892 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13202 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Griffith GP; Strutton PG; Fulton EA Tweet
2017	Journal Article	Day RD, McCauley RD, Fitzgibbon QP, Hartmann K, Semmens JM, 'Exposure to seismic air gun signals causes physiological harm and alters behavior in the scallop Pecten fumatus', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, 114, (40) pp. E8537-E8546. ISSN 0027-8424 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1700564114 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 34Web of Science - 32 Co-authors: Day RD; Fitzgibbon QP; Hartmann K Tweet
2017	Journal Article	McCauley RD, Day RD, Swadling KM, Fitzgibbon QP, Watson RA, et al., 'Widely used marine seismic survey air gun operations negatively impact zooplankton', Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1 Article 0195. ISSN 2397-334X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0195 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 81Web of Science - 68 Co-authors: Day RD; Swadling KM; Fitzgibbon QP; Watson RA Tweet
2016	Journal Article	Doubleday Z, Prowse TAA, Arkhipkin A, Pierce GJ, Semmens J, et al., 'Global proliferation of cephalopods', Current Biology, 26, (10) pp. R406-R407. ISSN 0960-9822 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.04.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 181Web of Science - 167 Tweet
2015	Journal Article	Payne NL, Snelling EP, Fitzpatrick R, Seymour J, Courtney R, et al., 'A new method for resolving uncertainty of energy requirements in large water breathers: the mega-flume' seagoing swim-tunnel respirometer', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 6, (6) pp. 668-677. ISSN 2041-210X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12358 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 40Web of Science - 39 Tweet
2015	Journal Article	Stehfest KM, Patterson TA, Barnett A, Semmens JM, 'Markov models and network analysis reveal sex-specific differences in the space-use of a coastal apex predator', Oikos, 124, (3) pp. 307-318. ISSN 0030-1299 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/oik.01429 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 19 Co-authors: Stehfest KM Tweet
2014	Journal Article	Payne NL, Taylor MD, Watanabe YY, Semmens JM, 'From physiology to physics: are we recognizing the flexibility of biologging tools?', Journal of Experimental Biology, 217, (3) pp. 317-322. ISSN 0022-0949 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1242/jeb.093922 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 42Web of Science - 37 Tweet
2013	Journal Article	Semmens JM, Payne NL, Huveneers C, Sims DW, Bruce BD, 'Feeding requirements of white sharks may be higher than originally thought', Scientific Reports, 3 Article 1471. ISSN 2045-2322 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/srep01471 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 37Web of Science - 38 Tweet
2012	Journal Article	Payne NL, Van Der Meulen DE, Gannon R, Semmens JM, Suthers IM, et al., 'Rain reverses diel activity rhythms in an estuarine teleost', Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 280, (1750) Article 20122363. ISSN 1471-2954 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.2363 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 55Web of Science - 47 Tweet
2011	Journal Article	Neuheimer AB, Thresher RE, Lyle JM, Semmens JM, 'Tolerance limit for fish growth exceeded by warming waters', Nature Climate Change, 1, (2) pp. 110-113. ISSN 1758-678X (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE1084 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 206Web of Science - 211 Co-authors: Lyle JM Tweet
2011	Journal Article	Payne NL, Gillanders BM, Seymour RS, Webber DM, Snelling EP, et al., 'Accelerometry estimates field metabolic rate in giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama during breeding', Journal of Animal Ecology, 80, (2) pp. 422-430. ISSN 0021-8790 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01758.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 76Web of Science - 69 Tweet
2011	Journal Article	Semmens JM, Doubleday ZA, Hoyle K, Pecl GT, 'A multilevel approach to examining cephalopod growth using Octopus pallidus as a model', Journal of Experimental Biology, 214, (16) pp. 2799-2807. ISSN 0022-0949 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1242/jeb.051631 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Doubleday ZA; Hoyle K; Pecl GT Tweet
2011	Journal Article	Welch DW, Melnychuk MC, Payne JC, Rechisky EL, Porter AD, et al., 'In situ measurement of coastal ocean movements and survival of juvenile Pacific salmon', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108, (21) pp. 8708-8713. ISSN 1091-6490 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1014044108 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 84Web of Science - 87 Tweet
2007	Journal Article	Semmens JM, Pecl GT, Gillanders BM, Waluda CM, Shea EK, et al., 'Approaches to resolving cephalopod movement and migration patterns', Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 17, (2-3) pp. 401-423. ISSN 0960-3166 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s11160-007-9048-8 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 101Web of Science - 95 Co-authors: Pecl GT; Leporati S Tweet
2006	Journal Article	Doubleday ZA, Semmens JM, Pecl GT, Jackson GD, 'Assessing the validity of stylets as ageing tools in Octopus pallidus', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 338, (1) pp. 35 - 42. ISSN 0022-0981 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.06.027 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 50Web of Science - 51 Co-authors: Doubleday ZA; Pecl GT; Jackson GD Tweet
2006	Journal Article	Heupel MR, Semmens JM, Hobday AJ, 'Automated acoustic tracking of aquatic animals: scales, design and deployment of listening station arrays', Marine and Freshwater Research, 57, (1) pp. 1-13. ISSN 1323-1650 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF05091 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 451Web of Science - 431 Co-authors: Hobday AJ Tweet
2004	Journal Article	Semmens JM, Pecl GT, Villanueva R, Jouffre D, Sobrino I, et al., 'Understanding octopus growth: patterns, variability and physiology', Marine and Freshwater Research, 55, (4) pp. 367-377. ISSN 1323-1650 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF03155 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 115Web of Science - 107 Co-authors: Pecl GT Tweet
1998	Journal Article	Semmens JM, 'An examination of the role of the digestive gland of two loliginid squids, with respect to lipid: storage or excretion?', Royal Society of London. Proceedings. Series B - Biological Sciences, 265, (1406) pp. 1685-1690. ISSN 0962-8452 (1998) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1998.0489 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 51Web of Science - 49 Tweet

Journal Article

(127 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2022	Day RD, Fitzgibbon QP, McCauley RD, Baker KB, Semmens JM, 'The impact of seismic survey exposure on the righting reflex and moult cycle of southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) puerulus larvae and juveniles', Environmental Pollution, 309 Article 119699. ISSN 0269-7491 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119699 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Day RD; Fitzgibbon QP; Baker KB Tweet
2022	Ward D, Melbourne-Thomas J, Pecl GT, Evans K, Green M, et al., 'Safeguarding marine life: conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems', Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 32, (1) pp. 65-100. ISSN 0960-3166 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s11160-022-09700-3 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Ward D; Melbourne-Thomas J; Pecl GT; Green M; McCormack PC; Novaglio C; Trebilco R; Bax N; Brasier MJ; Edgar G; Jansen J; Lea M-A; Makomere R; Shaw J; Tinch D; Layton C Tweet
2022	Willis KA, Serra-Goncalves C, Richardson K, Schuyler QA, Pederson H, et al., 'Cleaner seas: reducing marine pollution', Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 32 pp. 145-160. ISSN 0960-3166 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s11160-021-09674-8 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Willis KA; Serra-Goncalves C; Richardson K; Anderson K; Vince J; Hardesty BD; Wilcox C; Nowak BF; Lavers JL; Greeno D; MacLeod C; Puskic PS Tweet
2021	Awruch CA, Bell JD, Semmens JM, Lyle JM, 'Life history traits and conservation actions for the Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana), an endangered species occupying an anthropogenically impacted estuary', Aquatic Conservation, 31, (8) pp. 2178-2192. ISSN 1099-0755 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3579 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Awruch CA; Bell JD; Lyle JM Tweet
2021	Gabriel SM, Patterson TA, Eveson JP, Semmens JM, Harasti D, et al., 'Determining effective acoustic array design for monitoring presence of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in nearshore habitats', Marine Biology, 168, (4) Article 49. ISSN 0025-3162 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-021-03850-x [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Gabriel SM Tweet
2021	Harding L, Jackson A, Barnett A, Donohue I, Halsey L, et al., 'Endothermy makes fishes faster but does not expand their thermal niche', Functional Ecology, 35, (9) pp. 1951-1959. ISSN 0269-8463 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13869 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 11 Co-authors: Payne NL Tweet
2021	Huveneers C, Jaine FRA, Barnett A, Butcher PA, Clarke TM, et al., 'The power of national acoustic tracking networks to assess the impacts of human activity on marine organisms during the COVID-19 pandemic', Biological Conservation, 256 Article 108995. ISSN 0006-3207 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108995 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Walsh P Tweet
2021	Lawson CL, Taylor MD, Smith JA, Payne NL, Semmens JM, et al., 'Bioenergetic model sensitivity to diet diversity across space, time and ontogeny', Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 Article 625855. ISSN 2296-7745 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.625855 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Payne NL; Suthers IM Tweet
2021	McMillan MN, Semmens JM, Huveneers C, Sims DW, Stehfest KM, et al., 'Grow or go? Energetic constraints on shark pup dispersal from pupping areas', Conservation Physiology, 9, (1) pp. 1-12. ISSN 2051-1434 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coab017 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Stehfest KM Tweet
2021	Meekan MG, Speed CW, McCauley RD, Fisher R, Birt MJ, et al., 'A large-scale experiment finds no evidence that a seismic survey impacts a demersal fish fauna', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118, (30) pp. 1-9. ISSN 0027-8424 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2100869118 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 7 Tweet
2021	Meyers N, Speakman CN, Dorville NAS-Y, Hindell MA, Semmens JM, et al., 'The cost of a meal: factors influencing prey profitability in Australian fur seals', PeerJ, 9 Article e12608. ISSN 2167-8359 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12608 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Hindell MA; Monk J Tweet
2020	Day RD, Fitzgibbon QP, McCauley RD, Hartmann K, Semmens JM, 'Lobsters with pre-existing damage to their mechanosensory statocyst organs do not incur further damage from exposure to seismic air gun signals', Environmental Pollution, 267 Article 115478. ISSN 0269-7491 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115478 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Day RD; Fitzgibbon QP; Hartmann K Tweet
2020	Meekan MG, Speed CW, McCauley RD, Semmens JM, Newman SJ, et al., 'The effect of marine seismic surveys on the movement, abundance and community structure of demersal fish assemblages on the North West Shelf', The APPEA Journal, 60, (2) pp. 480-485. ISSN 2206-8996 (2020) [Non Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/AJ19113 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2020	Morash AJ, Lyle JM, Currie S, Bell JD, Stehfest KM, et al., 'The endemic and endangered Maugean Skate (Zearaja maugeana) exhibits short-term severe hypoxia tolerance', Conservation Physiology, 8, (1) Article coz105. ISSN 2051-1434 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coz105 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Morash AJ; Lyle JM; Bell JD; Stehfest KM Tweet
2020	Murphy K, Pecl GT, Richards SA, Semmens JM, Revill AT, et al., 'Functional traits explain trophic allometries of cephalopods', Journal of Animal Ecology, 89, (11) pp. 2692-2703. ISSN 0021-8790 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13333 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Murphy K; Pecl GT; Richards SA; Trebilco R; Blanchard JL Tweet
2020	Ste-Marie E, Watanabe YY, Semmens JM, Marcoux M, Hussey NE, 'A first look at the metabolic rate of Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) in the Canadian Arctic', Scientific Reports, 10, (1) Article 19297. ISSN 2045-2322 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76371-0 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 11 Tweet
2020	Wolfe BW, Fitzgibbon QP, Semmens JM, Tracey SR, Pecl GT, 'Physiological mechanisms linking cold acclimation and the poleward distribution limit of a range-extending marine fish', Conservation Physiology, 8, (1) Article coaa045. ISSN 2051-1434 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coaa045 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Wolfe BW; Fitzgibbon QP; Tracey SR; Pecl GT Tweet
2019	Barnett A, McAllister JD, Semmens J, Abrantes K, Sheaves M, et al., 'Identification of essential habitats: including chimaeras into current shark protected areas', Aquatic Conservation, 29, (6) pp. 865-880. ISSN 1052-7613 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3087 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: McAllister JD; Awruch C Tweet
2019	Daley RK, Hobday AJ, Semmens JM, 'Simulation-based evaluation of reserve network performance for Centrophorus zeehaani (Centrophoridae): a protected deep-sea gulper shark', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76, (7) pp. 2318-2328. ISSN 1054-3139 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsz087 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1 Tweet
2019	Day RD, McCauley RD, Fitzgibbon QP, Hartmann K, Semmens JM, 'Seismic air guns damage rock lobster mechanosensory organs and impair righting reflex', Royal Society of London. Proceedings B, 286, (1907) Article 20191424. ISSN 0962-8452 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1424 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 22 Co-authors: Day RD; Fitzgibbon QP; Hartmann K Tweet
2019	French RP, Lyle JM, Lennox RJ, Cooke SJ, Semmens JM, 'Motivation and harvesting behaviour of fishers in a specialized fishery targeting a top predator species at risk', People and Nature, 1, (1) pp. 44-58. ISSN 2575-8314 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/pan3.9 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: French RP; Lyle JM Tweet
2019	French RP, Lyle JM, Twardek WM, Cooke SJ, Semmens JM, 'A characterization of Australian shortfin mako shark anglers', Marine Policy, 110 Article 103550. ISSN 0308-597X (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103550 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: French RP; Lyle JM Tweet
2019	McMillan MN, Huveneers C, Semmens JM, Gillanders BM, 'Partial female migration and cool-water migration pathways in an overfished shark', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76, (4) pp. 1083-1093. ISSN 1054-3139 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsy181 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10 Tweet
2019	Queiroz N, Humphries NE, Couto A, Vedor M, da Costa I, et al., 'Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries', Nature, 572, (7770) pp. 461-466. ISSN 0028-0836 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1444-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 184Web of Science - 184 Co-authors: McAllister JD; Soler G; Stehfest KM Tweet
2019	Semmens JM, Kock AA, Watanabe YY, Shepard CM, Berkenpas E, et al., 'Preparing to launch: biologging reveals the dynamics of white shark breaching behaviour', Marine Biology, 166, (7) Article 95. ISSN 0025-3162 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-019-3542-0 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Stehfest KM Tweet
2019	Watanabe YY, Payne NL, Semmens JM, Fox A, Huveneers C, 'Swimming strategies and energetics of endothermic white sharks during foraging', Journal of Experimental Biology, 222, (4) Article jeb185603. ISSN 0022-0949 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1242/jeb.185603 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 47Web of Science - 45 Tweet
2019	Watanabe YY, Payne NL, Semmens JM, Fox A, Huveneers C, 'Hunting behaviour of white sharks recorded by animal-borne accelerometers and cameras', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 621 pp. 221-227. ISSN 0171-8630 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps12981 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 13 Tweet
2018	Amoroso RO, Pitcher CR, Rijnsdorp AD, McConnaughey RA, Parma AM, et al., 'Bottom trawl fishing footprints on the world's continental shelves', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115, (43) pp. E10275-E10282. ISSN 0027-8424 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1802379115 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 141Web of Science - 132 Tweet
2018	Griffith GP, Strutton PG, Semmens JM, 'Climate change alters stability and species potential interactions in a large marine ecosystem', Global Change Biology, 24, (1) pp. e90-e100. ISSN 1354-1013 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13891 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 26 Co-authors: Griffith GP; Strutton PG Tweet
2018	Griffith GP, Strutton PG, Semmens JM, Fulton EA, 'Identifying important species that amplify or mitigate the interactive effects of human impacts on marine food webs', Conservation Biology, 33, (2) pp. 403-412. ISSN 0888-8892 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13202 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Griffith GP; Strutton PG; Fulton EA Tweet
2018	Huveneers C, Watanabe YY, Payne NL, Semmens JM, 'Interacting with wildlife tourism increases activity of white sharks', Conservation Physiology, 6, (1) Article coy019. ISSN 2051-1434 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coy019 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 30Web of Science - 29 Tweet
2018	McMillan MN, Huveneers C, Semmens JM, Gillanders BM, 'Natural tags reveal populations of conservation dependent school shark use different pupping areas', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 599 pp. 147-156. ISSN 0171-8630 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps12626 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 10 Tweet
2018	Penaherrera-Palma C, van Putten I, Karpievitch YV, Frusher S, Llerena-Martillo Y, et al., 'Evaluating abundance trends of iconic species using local ecological knowledge', Biological Conservation, 225 pp. 197-207. ISSN 0006-3207 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.07.004 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Frusher S Tweet
2018	Ramos JE, Pecl GT, Moltschaniwskyj N, Semmens JM, Souza CA, et al., 'Population genetic signatures of a climate change driven marine range extension', Scientific Reports, 8 Article 9558. ISSN 2045-2322 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27351-y [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 27 Co-authors: Ramos JE; Pecl GT Tweet
2018	Weltz K, Lyle JM, Bell JD, Semmens JM, 'Dietary analysis reveals the vulnerability of the endangered Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) to benthic changes in Macquarie Harbour', Marine and Freshwater Research, 70, (5) pp. 745-753. ISSN 1323-1650 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF18231 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Weltz K; Lyle JM; Bell JD Tweet
2018	Weltz K, Lyle JM, Semmens JM, Ovenden JR, 'Population genetics of the endangered Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania', Conservation Genetics, 19, (6) pp. 1505-1512. ISSN 1566-0621 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10592-018-1117-0 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Weltz K; Lyle JM Tweet
2017	Day RD, McCauley RD, Fitzgibbon QP, Hartmann K, Semmens JM, 'Exposure to seismic air gun signals causes physiological harm and alters behavior in the scallop Pecten fumatus', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, 114, (40) pp. E8537-E8546. ISSN 0027-8424 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1700564114 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 34Web of Science - 32 Co-authors: Day RD; Fitzgibbon QP; Hartmann K Tweet
2017	Fitzgibbon QP, Day RD, McCauley RD, Simon CJ, Semmens JM, 'The impact of seismic air gun exposure on the haemolymph physiology and nutritional condition of spiny lobster, Jasus edwardsii', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 25 pp. 146-156. ISSN 0025-326X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.004 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 22Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Fitzgibbon QP; Day RD; Simon CJ Tweet
2017	Huveneers C, Stehfest KM, Simpfendorfer CA, Semmens J, Hobday AJ, et al., 'Application of the Acoustic Propagation Model to a deep-water cross-shelf curtain', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8, (10) pp. 1305-1308. ISSN 2041-210X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12806 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Stehfest KM; Hobday AJ Tweet
2017	McAllister JD, Barnett A, Lyle JM, Stehfest KM, Semmens JM, 'Examining trends in abundance of an overexploited elasmobranch species in a nursery area closure', Marine and Freshwater Research, 69, (3) pp. 376-384. ISSN 1323-1650 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF17130 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: McAllister JD; Lyle JM; Stehfest KM Tweet
2017	McCauley RD, Day RD, Swadling KM, Fitzgibbon QP, Watson RA, et al., 'Widely used marine seismic survey air gun operations negatively impact zooplankton', Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1 Article 0195. ISSN 2397-334X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0195 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 81Web of Science - 68 Co-authors: Day RD; Swadling KM; Fitzgibbon QP; Watson RA Tweet
2017	Penaherrera-Palma C, Espinoza E, Hearn AR, Ketchum J, Semmens JM, et al., 'Report on the population status of hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos Marine Reserve', Galapagos Report 2015-2016 pp. 125-129. (2017) [Non Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2017	Rizzari JR, Semmens JM, Fox A, Huveneers C, 'Observations of marine wildlife tourism effects on a non-focal species', Journal of Fish Biology, 91, (3) pp. 981-988. ISSN 0022-1112 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13389 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Rizzari JR Tweet
2017	Stehfest KM, Carter CG, McAllister JD, Ross JD, Semmens JM, 'Response of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar to temperature and dissolved oxygen extremes established using animal-borne environmental sensors', Scientific Reports, 7 Article 4545. ISSN 2045-2322 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04806-2 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 73Web of Science - 69 Co-authors: Stehfest KM; Carter CG; McAllister JD; Ross JD Tweet
2017	Weltz K, Lyle JM, Ovenden J, Morgan JAT, Moreno DA, et al., 'Application of environmental DNA to detect an endangered marine skate species in the wild', PLoS One, 12, (6) Article e0178124. ISSN 1932-6203 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178124 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 67Web of Science - 50 Co-authors: Weltz K; Lyle JM; Moreno DA Tweet
2016	Barnett A, Payne NL, Semmens JM, Fitzpatrick R, 'Ecotourism increases the field metabolic rate of whitetip reef sharks', Biological Conservation, 119 pp. 132-136. ISSN 0006-3207 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.05.009 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 68Web of Science - 62 Tweet
2016	Cooke SJ, Brownscombe JW, Raby GD, Broell F, Hinch SG, et al., 'Remote bioenergetics measurements in wild fish: opportunities and challenges', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology: Part A, 202 pp. 23-37. ISSN 1095-6433 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.03.022 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 98Web of Science - 92 Co-authors: Clark TD Tweet
2016	Day RD, McCauley RD, Fitzgibbon QP, Semmens JM, 'Seismic air gun exposure during early-stage embryonic development does not negatively affect spiny lobster Jasus edwardsii larvae (Decapoda:Palinuridae)', Scientific Reports, 6 Article 22723. ISSN 2045-2322 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/srep22723 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Day RD; Fitzgibbon QP Tweet
2016	Doubleday Z, Prowse TAA, Arkhipkin A, Pierce GJ, Semmens J, et al., 'Global proliferation of cephalopods', Current Biology, 26, (10) pp. R406-R407. ISSN 0960-9822 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.04.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 181Web of Science - 167 Tweet
2016	Foo D, Semmens JM, Arnould JPY, Dorville N, Hoskins AJ, et al., 'Testing optimal foraging theory models on benthic divers', Animal Behaviour, 112 pp. 127-138. ISSN 0003-3472 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.11.028 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 24 Co-authors: Foo D; Hindell MA Tweet
2016	Huveneers C, Simpfendorfer CA, Kim S, Semmens JM, Hobday AJ, et al., 'The influence of environmental parameters on the performance and detection range of acoustic receivers', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 7, (7) pp. 825-835. ISSN 2041-210X (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12520 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 87Web of Science - 85 Co-authors: Hobday AJ Tweet
2016	Kernaleguen L, Dorville N, Ierodiaconou D, Hoskins AJ, Baylis AMM, et al., 'From video recordings to whisker stable isotopes: a critical evaluation of timescale in assessing individual foraging specialisation in Australian fur seals', Oecologia, 180, (3) pp. 657-670. ISSN 0029-8549 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00442-015-3407-2 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 35Web of Science - 37 Co-authors: Hindell MA Tweet
2016	Mendo T, Semmens JM, Lyle JM, Tracey SR, Moltschaniwskyj N, 'Reproductive strategies and energy sources fuelling reproductive growth in a protracted spawner', Marine Biology, 163, (1) Article 2. ISSN 0025-3162 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-015-2785-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 11 Co-authors: Mendo T; Lyle JM; Tracey SR Tweet
2016	Morash AJ, Mackellar SRC, Tunnah L, Barnett DA, Stehfest KM, et al., 'Pass the salt: physiological consequences of ecologically relevant hyposmotic exposure in juvenile gummy sharks (Mustelus antarcticus) and school sharks (Galeorhinus galeus)', Conservation Physiology, 4, (1) pp. 1-13. ISSN 2051-1434 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cow036 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Stehfest KM Tweet
2016	Ovenden JR, Tillett BJ, Macbeth M, Broderick D, Filardo F, et al., 'Stirred but not shaken: population and recruitment genetics of the scallop (Pecten fumatus) in Bass Strait, Australia', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 73, (9) pp. 2333-2341. ISSN 1054-3139 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsw068 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Tracey SR Tweet
2016	Tunnah L, MacKellar SRC, Barnett DA, MacCormack TJ, Stehfest KM, et al., 'Physiological responses to hypersalinity correspond to nursery ground usage in two inshore shark species (Mustelus antarcticus and Galeorhinus galeus)', Journal of Experimental Biology, 219, (13) pp. 2028-2038. ISSN 0022-0949 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1242/jeb.139964 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Stehfest KM Tweet
2016	Volpov BL, Rosen DAS, Hoskins AJ, Lourie HJ, Dorville N, et al., 'Dive characteristics can predict foraging success in Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) as validated by animal-borne video', Biology Open, 5, (3) pp. 262-271. ISSN 2046-6390 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1242/bio.016659 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Hindell MA Tweet
2015	Arnould JPY, Monk J, Ierodiaconou D, Hindell MA, Semmens J, et al., 'Use of anthropogenic sea floor structures by Australian fur seals: potential positive ecological impacts of marine industrial development?', PLoS ONE, 10, (7) Article e0130581. ISSN 1932-6203 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130581 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 33Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: Monk J; Hindell MA Tweet
2015	Dudgeon CL, Pollack KH, Braccini JM, Semmens JM, Barnett A, 'Integrating acoustic telemetry into mark-recapture models to improve the precision of apparent survival and abundance estimates', Oecologia, 178, (3) pp. 761-772. ISSN 0029-8549 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00442-015-3280-z [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 49Web of Science - 46 Tweet
2015	French RP, Lyle J, Tracey S, Currie S, Semmens JM, 'High survivorship after catch-and-release fishing suggests physiological resilience in the endothermic shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)', Conservation Physiology, 3, (1) Article cov044. ISSN 2051-1434 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cov044 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 41Web of Science - 28 Co-authors: French RP; Lyle J; Tracey S Tweet
2015	McAllister JD, Barnett A, Lyle JM, Semmens JM, 'Examining the functional role of current area closures used for the conservation of an overexploited and highly mobile fishery species', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 72, (8) pp. 2234-2244. ISSN 1054-3139 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv079 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: McAllister JD; Barnett A; Lyle JM Tweet
2015	Mendo T, Lyle JM, Moltschaniwskyj NA, Semmens JM, 'Early post-settlement mortality of the scallop Pecten fumatus and the role of algal mats as a refuge from predation', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 72, (8) pp. 2322-2331. ISSN 1054-3139 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv095 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Mendo T; Lyle JM Tweet
2015	Oellermann M, Lieb B, Portner H-O, Semmens JM, Mark FC, 'Blue blood on ice: modulated blood oxygen transport facilitates cold compensation and eurythermy in an Antarctic octopod', Frontiers in Zoology, 12, (6) pp. 1-17. ISSN 1742-9994 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/s12983-015-0097-x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 14 Tweet
2015	Payne NL, Snelling EP, Fitzpatrick R, Seymour J, Courtney R, et al., 'A new method for resolving uncertainty of energy requirements in large water breathers: the mega-flume' seagoing swim-tunnel respirometer', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 6, (6) pp. 668-677. ISSN 2041-210X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12358 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 40Web of Science - 39 Tweet
2015	Ramos JE, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, Strugnell JM, Leon RI, et al., 'Reproductive capacity of a marine species (Octopus tetricus) within a recent range extension area', Marine and Freshwater Research, 66, (11) pp. 999-1008. ISSN 1323-1650 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF14126 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Ramos JE; Pecl GT; Leon RI Tweet
2015	Stehfest KM, Lyle JM, Semmens JM, 'The use of acoustic accelerometer tags to determine seasonal changes in activity and catchability of a recreationally caught marine teleost', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 72, (8) pp. 2512-2520. ISSN 1054-3139 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv115 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Stehfest KM; Lyle JM Tweet
2015	Stehfest KM, Patterson TA, Barnett A, Semmens JM, 'Markov models and network analysis reveal sex-specific differences in the space-use of a coastal apex predator', Oikos, 124, (3) pp. 307-318. ISSN 0030-1299 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/oik.01429 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 19 Co-authors: Stehfest KM Tweet
2014	Mendo T, Lyle JM, Moltschaniwskyj NA, Tracey SR, Semmens JM, 'Habitat characteristics predicting distribution and abundance patterns of scallops in D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Tasmania', PLos ONE, 9, (1) Article e85895. ISSN 1932-6203 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085895 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Mendo T; Lyle JM; Tracey SR Tweet
2014	Mendo T, Moltschaniwskyj N, Lyle JM, Tracey SR, Semmens JM, 'Role of density in aggregation patterns and synchronization of spawning in the hermaphroditic scallop Pecten fumatus', Marine Biology, 161, (12) pp. 2857-2868. ISSN 0025-3162 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-014-2551-2 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Mendo T; Lyle JM; Tracey SR Tweet
2014	Payne NL, Taylor MD, Watanabe YY, Semmens JM, 'From physiology to physics: are we recognizing the flexibility of biologging tools?', Journal of Experimental Biology, 217, (3) pp. 317-322. ISSN 0022-0949 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1242/jeb.093922 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 42Web of Science - 37 Tweet
2014	Ramos JE, Pecl GT, Moltschaniwskyj NA, Strugnell JM, Leon RI, et al., 'Body size, growth and life span: implications for the polewards range shift of Octopus tetricus in south-eastern Australia', PLoS One, 9, (8) Article e103480. ISSN 1932-6203 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103480 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 26 Co-authors: Ramos JE; Pecl GT; Leon RI Tweet
2014	Stehfest KM, Patterson TA, Barnett A, Semmens JM, 'Intraspecific differences in movement, dive behavior and vertical habitat preferences of a key marine apex predator', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 495 pp. 249-262. ISSN 0171-8630 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps10563 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Stehfest KM; Barnett A Tweet
2013	Dudgeon CL, Lanyon JM, Semmens JM, 'Seasonality and site fidelity of the zebra shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, in southeast Queensland, Australia', Animal Behaviour, 85, (2) pp. 471-481. ISSN 0003-3472 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.12.013 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 36 Tweet
2013	Higgins KL, Semmens JM, Doubleday ZA, Burridge CP, 'Comparison of population structuring in sympatric octopus species with and without a pelagic larval stage', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 486 pp. 203-212. ISSN 0171-8630 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps10330 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Higgins KL; Burridge CP Tweet
2013	Huveneers C, Rogers PJ, Beckmann C, Semmens JM, Bruce BD, et al., 'The effects of cage-diving activities on the fine-scale swimming behaviour and space use of white sharks', Marine Biology, 160, (11) pp. 2863-2875. ISSN 0025-3162 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-013-2277-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 62Web of Science - 60 Tweet
2013	Huveneers C, Rogers PJ, Semmens JM, Beckmann C, Kock AA, et al., 'Effects of an Electric Field on White Sharks: In Situ Testing of an Electric Deterrent', Plos One, 8, (5) Article e62730. ISSN 1932-6203 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062730 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 28 Tweet
2013	Payne NL, Snelling EP, Semmens JM, Gillanders BM, 'Mechanisms of population structuring in giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama ', Plos One, 8, (3) Article e58694. ISSN 1932-6203 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058694 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 6 Tweet
2013	Semmens JM, Payne NL, Huveneers C, Sims DW, Bruce BD, 'Feeding requirements of white sharks may be higher than originally thought', Scientific Reports, 3 Article 1471. ISSN 2045-2322 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/srep01471 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 37Web of Science - 38 Tweet
2013	Stehfest K, Patterson TA, Dagorn L, Holland KN, Itano D, et al., 'Network analysis of acoustic tracking data reveals the structure and stability of fish aggregations in the ocean', Animal Behaviour, 85, (4) pp. 839-848. ISSN 0003-3472 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.02.003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 27 Co-authors: Stehfest K Tweet
2012	Abrantes KG, Semmens JM, Lyle JM, Nichols PD, 'Normalisation models for accounting for fat content in stable isotope measurements in salmonid muscle tissue', Marine Biology, 159, (1) pp. 57-64. ISSN 0025-3162 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1789-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Abrantes KG; Lyle JM Tweet
2012	Barnett A, Semmens JM, 'Sequential movement into coastal habitats and high spatial overlap of predator and prey suggest high predation pressure in protected areas', Oikos, 121, (6) pp. 882-890. ISSN 1600-0706 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.20000.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 47Web of Science - 46 Co-authors: Barnett A Tweet
2012	Herwig JN, Depczynski M, Roberts JD, Semmens JM, Gagliano M, et al., 'Using age-based life history data to investigate the life cycle and vulnerability of Octopus cyanea', PLoS One, 7, (8) Article e43679. ISSN 1932-6203 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043679 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 18 Tweet
2012	Payne NL, Van Der Meulen DE, Gannon R, Semmens JM, Suthers IM, et al., 'Rain reverses diel activity rhythms in an estuarine teleost', Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 280, (1750) Article 20122363. ISSN 1471-2954 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.2363 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 55Web of Science - 47 Tweet
2011	Abrantes KG, Lyle JM, Nicholas PD, Semmens JM, 'Do exotic salmonids feed on native fauna after escaping from aquaculture cages in Tasmania, Australia?', Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 68, (9) pp. 1539-1551. ISSN 0706-652X (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1139/F2011-057 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 22Web of Science - 22 Co-authors: Abrantes KG; Lyle JM Tweet
2011	Barnett A, Abrantes KG, Stevens JD, Semmens JM, 'Site fidelity and sex-specific migration in a mobile apex predator: implications for conservation and ecosystem dynamics', Animal Behaviour, 81, (5) pp. 1039-1048. ISSN 0003-3472 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.02.011 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 77Web of Science - 71 Co-authors: Barnett A; Abrantes KG Tweet
2011	Doubleday ZA, Semmens JM, 'Quantification of the age-pigment lipofuscin in known-age octopus (Octopus pallidus): A potential tool for age determination', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 397, (1) pp. 8-12. ISSN 0022-0981 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.11.010 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 17 Co-authors: Doubleday ZA Tweet
2011	Doubleday ZA, White J, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, 'Age determination in merobenthic optopuses using stylet increment analysis: assessing future challenges using Macroctopus maorum as a model', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68, (10) pp. 2059-2063. ISSN 1054-3139 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr135 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Doubleday ZA; White J; Pecl GT Tweet
2011	Neuheimer AB, Thresher RE, Lyle JM, Semmens JM, 'Tolerance limit for fish growth exceeded by warming waters', Nature Climate Change, 1, (2) pp. 110-113. ISSN 1758-678X (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE1084 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 206Web of Science - 211 Co-authors: Lyle JM Tweet
2011	Payne NL, Gillanders BM, Semmens JM, 'Breeding durations as estimators of adult sex ratios and population size', Oecologia, 165, (2) pp. 341-347. ISSN 0029-8549 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1729-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 Tweet
2011	Payne NL, Gillanders BM, Seymour RS, Webber DM, Snelling EP, et al., 'Accelerometry estimates field metabolic rate in giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama during breeding', Journal of Animal Ecology, 80, (2) pp. 422-430. ISSN 0021-8790 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01758.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 76Web of Science - 69 Tweet
2011	Payne NL, Semmens JM, Gillanders BM, 'Elemental uptake via immersion: a mass-marking technique for the early life-history stages of cephalopods', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 436 pp. 169-176. ISSN 0171-8630 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps09235 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Tweet
2011	Semmens JM, Doubleday ZA, Hoyle K, Pecl GT, 'A multilevel approach to examining cephalopod growth using Octopus pallidus as a model', Journal of Experimental Biology, 214, (16) pp. 2799-2807. ISSN 0022-0949 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1242/jeb.051631 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Doubleday ZA; Hoyle K; Pecl GT Tweet
2011	Welch DW, Melnychuk MC, Payne JC, Rechisky EL, Porter AD, et al., 'In situ measurement of coastal ocean movements and survival of juvenile Pacific salmon', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108, (21) pp. 8708-8713. ISSN 1091-6490 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1014044108 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 84Web of Science - 87 Tweet
2010	Barnett A, Abrantes K, Stevens JD, Bruce BD, Semmens JM, 'Fine-scale movements of the broadnose sevengill shark and its main prey, the gummy shark', PLoS ONE, 5, (12) EJ ISSN 1932-6203 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015464 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 39Web of Science - 40 Co-authors: Barnett A; Abrantes K Tweet
2010	Barnett A, Abrantes K, Stevens JD, Yick JL, Frusher SD, et al., 'Predator-prey relationships and foraging ecology of a marine apex predator with a wide temperate distribution', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 416, (October) pp. 189-200. ISSN 0171-8630 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps08778 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 34Web of Science - 30 Co-authors: Barnett A; Abrantes K; Yick JL; Frusher SD Tweet
2010	Barnett A, Redd KS, Frusher SD, Stevens JD, Semmens JM, 'Non-lethal method to obtain stomach samples from a large marine predator and the use of DNA analysis to improve dietary information', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 393, (1-2) pp. 188-192. ISSN 0022-0981 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.07.022 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 65Web of Science - 62 Co-authors: Barnett A; Redd KS; Frusher SD Tweet
2010	Barnett A, Stevens JD, Frusher SD, Semmens JM, 'Seasonal occurrence and population structure of the broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus in coastal habitats of south-east Tasmania', Journal of Fish Biology, 77, (7) pp. 1688-1701. ISSN 0022-1112 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02810.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 41Web of Science - 38 Co-authors: Barnett A; Frusher SD Tweet
2010	Payne NL, Gillanders BM, Webber DM, Semmens JM, 'Interpreting diel activity patterns from acoustic telemetry: the need for controls', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 419, (Nov) pp. 295-301. ISSN 0171-8630 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps08864 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 138Web of Science - 129 Tweet
2010	Payne NL, Semmens JM, Gillanders BM, 'Examination of giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama breeding behaviour through acoustic telemetry', The South Australian Naturalist, 84, (1) pp. 38-41. ISSN 0038-2965 (2010) [Non Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details]
2010	Semmens JM, Buxton CD, Forbes E, Phelan MJ, 'Spatial and temporal use of spawning aggregation sites by the tropical sciaenid Protonibea diacanthus', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 403, (March) pp. 193-203. ISSN 0171-8630 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps08469 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 25 Co-authors: Buxton CD; Forbes E Tweet
2009	Andre J, Grist EPM, Semmens JM, Pecl GT, Segawa S, 'Effects of temperature on energetics and the growth pattern of benthic octopuses', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 374, (August) pp. 167-179. ISSN 0171-8630 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps07736 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 28 Co-authors: Andre J; Pecl GT Tweet
2009	Andre J, Pecl GT, Grist EPM, Semmens JM, Haddon M, et al., 'Modelling size-at-age in wild immature female octopus: a bioenergetics approach', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 384, (May) pp. 159-174. ISSN 0171-8630 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps08035 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 11 Co-authors: Andre J; Pecl GT; Leporati S Tweet
2009	Doubleday ZA, Semmens JM, Smolenski AJ, Shaw PW, 'Microsatellite DNA markers and morphometrics reveal a complex population structure in a merobenthic octopus species (Octopus maorum) in south-east Australia and New Zealand', Marine Biology, 156, (6) pp. 1183-1192. ISSN 0025-3162 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1160-y [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Doubleday ZA; Smolenski AJ Tweet
2009	Leporati S, Ziegler PE, Semmens JM, 'Assessing the stock status of holobenthic octopus fisheries: is catch per unit effort sufficient?', I C E S Journal of Marine Science: (International Council for The Exploration of The Sea), 66, (3) pp. 478-487. ISSN 1054-3139 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn224 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Leporati S; Ziegler PE Tweet
2008	Andre J, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, Grist EPM, 'Early life-history processes in benthic octopus: Relationships between temperature, feeding, food conversion, and growth in juvenile Octopus pallidus', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 354, (1) pp. 81-92. ISSN 0022-0981 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.10.008 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Andre J; Pecl GT Tweet
2008	Doubleday ZA, Belton D, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, 'Quantitative elemental imaging of octopus stylets using PIXE and the nuclear microprobe', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 266, (1) pp. 67-72. ISSN 0168-583X (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2007.10.027 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Doubleday ZA; Pecl GT Tweet
2008	Doubleday ZA, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, Danyushevsky LV, 'Using stylet elemental signatures to determine the population structure of Octopus maorum', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 360, (22 May) pp. 125-133. ISSN 0171-8630 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps07389 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Doubleday ZA; Pecl GT; Danyushevsky LV Tweet
2008	Doubleday ZA, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, Danyushevsky LV, 'Stylet elemental signatures indicate population structure in a holobenthic octopus species, Octopus pallidus', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 371, (19 November) pp. 1-10. ISSN 0171-8630 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps07722 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Doubleday ZA; Pecl GT; Danyushevsky LV Tweet
2008	Leporati S, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, 'Reproductive status of Octopus pallidus, and its relationship to age and size', Marine Biology, 155, (4) pp. 375-385. ISSN 0025-3162 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1033-9 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 37Web of Science - 37 Co-authors: Leporati S; Pecl GT Tweet
2008	Leporati S, Semmens JM, Pecl GT, 'Determining the age and growth of wild octopus using stylet increment analysis', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 367, (September) pp. 213-222. ISSN 0171-8630 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps07558 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 38Web of Science - 38 Co-authors: Leporati S; Pecl GT Tweet
2007	Harrington JJ, Semmens JM, Haddon M, 'Spatial Distribution of commercial dredge fishing effort: application to survey design and the spatial management of a patchily distributed benthic bivalve species', Marine and Freshwater Research, 58, (8) pp. 756-764. ISSN 1323-1650 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF06101 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 21 Co-authors: Harrington JJ; Haddon M Tweet
2007	Leporati S, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, 'Cephalopod hatchling growth: the effects of initial size and seasonal temperatures', Marine Biology , 151, (4) pp. 1375- 1383. ISSN 0025-3162 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0575-y [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 51Web of Science - 50 Co-authors: Leporati S; Pecl GT Tweet
2007	Moltschaniwskyj N, Jackson G, Pecl G, Semmens J, 'Preface', Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 17 pp. 77-78. ISSN 0960-3166 (2007) [Non Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s11160-007-9049-7 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Moltschaniwskyj N; Jackson G; Pecl G Tweet
2007	Semmens JM, Pecl GT, Gillanders BM, Waluda CM, Shea EK, et al., 'Approaches to resolving cephalopod movement and migration patterns', Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 17, (2-3) pp. 401-423. ISSN 0960-3166 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s11160-007-9048-8 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 101Web of Science - 95 Co-authors: Pecl GT; Leporati S Tweet
2006	Doubleday ZA, Semmens JM, Pecl GT, Jackson GD, 'Assessing the validity of stylets as ageing tools in Octopus pallidus', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 338, (1) pp. 35 - 42. ISSN 0022-0981 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.06.027 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 50Web of Science - 51 Co-authors: Doubleday ZA; Pecl GT; Jackson GD Tweet
2006	Harrington JJ, Semmens JM, Gardner C, Frusher SD, 'Predation of trap-caught southern rock lobsters, Jasus edwardsii (Hutton, 1875), in Tasmanian waters by the Maori octopus, Octopus maorum (Hutton, 1880): Spatial and temporal trends', Fisheries Research, 77, (1) pp. 10 - 16. ISSN 0165-7836 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2005.09.003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 19 Co-authors: Harrington JJ; Gardner C; Frusher SD Tweet
2006	Heupel MR, Semmens JM, Hobday AJ, 'Automated acoustic tracking of aquatic animals: scales, design and deployment of listening station arrays', Marine and Freshwater Research, 57, (1) pp. 1-13. ISSN 1323-1650 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF05091 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 451Web of Science - 431 Co-authors: Hobday AJ Tweet
2006	Pecl GT, Tracey S, Semmens JM, Jackson GD, 'Use of acoustic telemetry for spatial management of southern calamary Sepioteuthis australis, a highly mobile inshore squid species', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 328, (December 20) pp. 1-15. ISSN 0171-8630 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps328001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 38Web of Science - 38 Co-authors: Pecl GT; Tracey S; Jackson GD Tweet
2005	Semmens JM, Jackson GD, 'Evaluation of biochemical indices for assessing growth and condition of the deepwater squid Moroteuthis ingens', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 289, (March 30) pp. 215-223. ISSN 0171-8630 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps289215 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Jackson GD Tweet
2004	Jackson GD, Semmens JM, Phillips K, Jackson CH, 'Reproduction in the deepwater squid Moroteuthis ingens, what does it cost?', Marine Biology, 145, (5) pp. 905-916. ISSN 0025-3162 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1375-x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 22 Co-authors: Jackson GD; Phillips K; Jackson CH Tweet
2004	Semmens JM, Pecl GT, Villanueva R, Jouffre D, Sobrino I, et al., 'Understanding octopus growth: patterns, variability and physiology', Marine and Freshwater Research, 55, (4) pp. 367-377. ISSN 1323-1650 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF03155 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 115Web of Science - 107 Co-authors: Pecl GT Tweet
2003	Steer MA, Semmens JM, 'Pulling or drilling, does size or species matter? An experimental study of prey handling in Octopus dierythraeus', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 290, (2) pp. 165-178. ISSN 0022-0981 (2003) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00076-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: Steer MA Tweet
2002	Semmens JM, 'Changes in the digestive gland of the loliginid squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana (Lesson 1830) associated with feeding', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 274, (1) pp. 19-39. ISSN 0022-0981 (2002) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00165-X [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 45Web of Science - 45 Tweet
2000	Moltschaniwskyj NA, Semmens JM, 'Limited use of stored energy reserves for reproduction by the tropical loliginid squid Photololigo sp', Journal of Zoology, 251 pp. 307-313. ISSN 0952-8369 (2000) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb01081.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 52 Co-authors: Moltschaniwskyj NA Tweet
2000	Semmens JM, Moltschaniwskyj NA, 'An examination of variable growth in the loliginid squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana: a whole animal and reductionist approach', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 193 pp. 135-141. ISSN 1616-1599 (2000) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps193135 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Moltschaniwskyj NA Tweet
1998	Semmens JM, 'An examination of the role of the digestive gland of two loliginid squids, with respect to lipid: storage or excretion?', Royal Society of London. Proceedings. Series B - Biological Sciences, 265, (1406) pp. 1685-1690. ISSN 0962-8452 (1998) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1998.0489 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 51Web of Science - 49 Tweet
1995	Semmens JM, Moltschaniwskyj NA, Alexander G, 'Effect of feeding on the structure of the digestive gland of the tropical sepioid Idiosepius pygmaeus', Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 75, (4) pp. 885-897. ISSN 0025-3154 (1995) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S0025315400038224 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Moltschaniwskyj NA Tweet

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2015	Penaherrera-Palma C, Llerena Y, Espinoza E, Semmens J, 'Analysis of the perception of population trends for six shark species in the Galapagos Marine Reserve', Galapagos Report 2013-2014, Galapagos Conservancy, LJ Cayot, D Cruz, R Knab (ed), Galapagos, Ecuador, pp. 111-117. ISBN 978-9942-8571-1-8 (2015) [Research Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details] Tweet

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Penaherrera-Palma C, Llerena Y, Espinoza E, Semmens J, 'Analysis of the perception of population trends for six shark species in the Galapagos Marine Reserve', Galapagos Report 2013-2014, Galapagos Conservancy, LJ Cayot, D Cruz, R Knab (ed), Galapagos, Ecuador, pp. 111-117. ISBN 978-9942-8571-1-8 (2015) [Research Book Chapter]

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2017	Fitzgibbon Q, Day R, McCauley R, Semmens J, 'Physiological impacts of seismic air gun exposure on spiny lobster (Jasus edwardsii)', Abstracts for the 11th International Conference and Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management, 04-09 June, Portland, Maine, USA, pp. 65. (2017) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Fitzgibbon Q; Day R
2016	Bell JD, Lyle JM, Semmens JM, Moreno DA, 'Movement and behaviour of the endangered Maugean skate, Zearaja maugeana, in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania', Program book for the Australian Society for Fish Biology - Oceania Chondrichthyan Society Joint Conference, 04-07 September, Hobart, Tasmania (2016) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bell JD; Lyle JM; Moreno DA
2016	Moreno DA, Bell JD, Lyle JM, Semmens JM, 'Space utilisation, movement and behaviour of the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania', Program book for the Australian Society for Fish Biology - Oceania Chondrichthyan Society Joint Conference, 04-07 September, Hobart, Tasmania (2016) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Moreno DA; Bell JD; Lyle JM
2016	Weltz K, Ovenden J, Lyle JM, Morgan JAT, Moreno DA, et al., 'Genetics: a vital tool for understanding connectivity and the ability of a threatened marine species (Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana)) to withstand future challenges', Program book for the Australian Society for Fish Biology - Oceania Chondrichthyan Society Joint Conference, 04-07 September, Hobart, Tasmania (2016) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lyle JM; Moreno DA
2012	Arnould JPY, Dorville N, Monk J, Ierodiaconou D, Hoskins AJ, et al., 'The diet of female Australian fur seals as determined by animal-borne video cameras', Abstracts for the 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 09-13 December, Dunedin, New Zealand, pp. 15. (2012) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Monk J; Hindell MA
2011	Tracey S, Hartmann K, Lyle JM, Semmens JM, 'Using acoustic telemetry to understand the behaviour and habitat utilisation of key recreational fish in southeast Australia', World Recreational Fishing Conference, 01-04 August 2011, Berlin, Germany (2011) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Tracey S; Hartmann K; Lyle JM
2011	Tracey S, Hartmann K, Lyle JM, Semmens JM, 'Using acoustic telemetry to understand the behaviour and habitat utilisation of key recreational fish in southeast Australia', The Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, 23-24 July 2011, Townsville (2011) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Tracey S; Hartmann K; Lyle JM
2010	O'Dor R, Dagorn L, Holland K, Jonsen I, Payne J, et al., 'The Ocean Tracking Network', Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society, 21-25 September 2009, Venice, Italy EJ (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.5270/OceanObs09.cwp.66 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2008	Doubleday ZA, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, Danyushevsky LV, 'Elemental Signatures in Stylets: Are They Useful for Determining Population Structure in Octopus?', Advances in Fish Tagging & Marking Technology: International Symposium (Abstracts), 24-28 February 2008, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 62. (2008) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Doubleday ZA; Pecl GT; Danyushevsky LV
2008	Pecl GT, Tracey S, Danyushevsky LV, Semmens JM, 'Assessing connectivity and movement at different scales with a multi-faceted approach', Advances in Fish Tagging and Marking Technology, International Symposium, February 2008, Auckland, New Zealand (2008) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pecl GT; Tracey S; Danyushevsky LV
2008	Pederson HG, Semmens JM, Lucieer VL, Frusher SD, Buxton CD, 'Integrating Acoustic Telemetry Data and Benthic Tarrain Models to Understand Spatial and Temporal Patters in Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) Movement and Habitat Utilisation', Advances in Fish Tagging & Marking Technology: International Symposium (Abstracts), 24-28 February 2008, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 100. (2008) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pederson HG; Lucieer VL; Frusher SD; Buxton CD
2008	Semmens JM, Buxton CD, Forbes E, Lyle JM, Phelan N, et al., 'Spatial Management of Reef Fisheries: Understanding the importance of Movement', Advances in Fish Tagging & Marking Technology: International Symposium (Abstracts), 24-28 February 2008, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 106. (2008) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Buxton CD; Forbes E; Lyle JM; Barrett ND
2007	Barnett A, Stevens J, Semmens JM, Frusher SD, Bruce B, 'Habitat use of sevengill sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) in coastal systems of South-East Tasmania: Preliminary work', Oceania Chondichthyan Society First workshop and conference, October 22 to 24th , Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, pp. 21. (2007) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Barnett A; Frusher SD
2007	Fearn RC, Williams RN, Cameron-Jones RM, Harrington JJ, Semmens JM, 'Automated Intelligent Abundance Analysis of Scallop Survey Video Footage', AI 2007: Advances in Artificial Intelligence 20th Australian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2-6 December 2007, Gold Coast, Australia, pp. 549-558. ISBN 3-540-76926-9 (2007) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Fearn RC; Williams RN; Cameron-Jones RM; Harrington JJ
2007	Pecl GT, Semmens JM, Pederson HG, Lucieer VL, Frusher SD, 'Using acoustic tracking data to support planning and assessment of closed areas: determining effective size, boundaries and location', Using acoustic tracking data to support planning and assessment of closed areas: determining effective size, boundaries and location, 9-13 July 2007, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 1. (2007) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pecl GT; Pederson HG; Lucieer VL; Frusher SD
2007	Pederson HG, Semmens JM, Lucieer VL, Frusher SD, Buxton CD, 'Determining the potential impacts of fishing activity on rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) behaviour and habitat utilisation via the application of radio acoustic positioning', 8th International Conference and Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management, 23-28 September 2007, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, pp. 35. (2007) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pederson HG; Lucieer VL; Frusher SD; Buxton CD
2006	Andre J, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, Grist E, 'Shedding light on growth variability in octopus: an experimental individual based approach', Australian Society for Fish Biology 2006 conference, 28 August - 1 September 2006, Hobart, Tasmania, pp. 46. (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Andre J; Pecl GT; Grist E
2006	Doubleday ZA, Semmens JM, Pecl GT, 'Assessing the validity of stylets as ageing tools in Octopus pallidus', Proceedings of the Cephalopod International Advisory Commitee 2006 International Symposium, 6-10 February 2006, Hobart, Tasmania (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Doubleday ZA; Pecl GT
2006	Leporati S, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, 'The role of initial hatchling size and temperature on the growth of captive pale octopus (Octopus pallidus)', Proceedings of the Cephalopod International Advisory Commmittee (CIAC) 2006 International Symposium, 6-10 February 2006, Hobart, Tasmania (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Leporati S; Pecl GT
2006	Leporati S, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, 'The role of initial hatchling size and temperature on the growth captive pale octopus', Cephalopod International Advisory Council International Symposium, 6 - 10 February 2006, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Leporati S; Pecl GT
2006	Leporati S, Pecl GT, Semmens JM, 'Impacts of size and seasonal temperatures on octopus growth', Australian Society for Fish Biology, 28 August - 1 September 2006, Hobart, Tasmania, pp. 130. (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Leporati S; Pecl GT
2006	Pecl GT, Tracey S, Danyushevsky LV, Semmens JM, 'Assessing population linkages in a mobile inshore squid species using a combination of acoustic tracking, t-bar tagging and trace element analysis', Australian Society of Fish Biology 2006 Conference and Workshop, 28 August - 1 September 2006, Hobart, Australia (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pecl GT; Tracey S; Danyushevsky LV
2006	Pederson HG, Semmens JM, Frusher SD, 'Understanding the effects of fishing on rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) foraging behaviour and habitat utilisation via radio acoustic tracking', Workshop on cutting-edge technologies in fish and fisheries science, Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Fish Biology, 28th August- 1st September, Hobart, Tasmania (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pederson HG; Frusher SD
2006	Redd KS, Semmens JM, Pecl GT, Frusher SD, 'Using DNA to explore cephalopod diet', Proceedings of the Cephalopod International Advisory Commmittee (CIAC) 2006 International Symposium, 6-10 February, Hobart, Tasmania (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Redd KS; Pecl GT; Frusher SD
2005	Awruch CA, Frusher SD, Stevens J, Semmens JM, 'Movement patterns of the draughtboard shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps) combining acoustic telemetry and conventional tagging information', Program and Book of Abstracts, June 2005, Sesimbra, Portugal, pp. 122. (2005) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Awruch CA; Frusher SD
2005	Haddon M, Semmens JM, Harrington JJ, 'Growth in recovering beds of Tasmanian scallops (Pecten fumatus)', Program and Book of Abstracts, April 2005, Mooloolaba, Australia (2005) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Haddon M; Harrington JJ
2005	Harrington JJ, Semmens JM, Haddon M, 'Comparison of dredged benthic fauna from areas of different fishing intensity: examining the effects of fishing disturbance', Programme and Book of Abstracts, April 2005, Mooloolaba, Australia, pp. 161. (2005) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Harrington JJ; Haddon M
2005	Pecl GT, Tracey S, Semmens JM, Jackson GD, 'Addressing spatial management issues of mobile species with acousitc telemetry', Programme and Book of Abstracts, June 2005, Sesimbra, Portugal, pp. 39. (2005) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pecl GT; Tracey S; Jackson GD
2004	Haddon M, Semmens JM, Harrington JJ, 'Growth in recovering Tasmanian scallop beds', Program and Book of Abstracts, July 2004, Perth, Western Australia (2004) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Haddon M; Harrington JJ
2004	Harrington JJ, Semmens JM, Gardner C, 'Predation of pot caught Southern Rock Lobsters, Jasus edwardsii, by octopus maorum: spatial and temporal interactions', Program & Abstract: 7th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster Biology & Management, 8-13 February, 2004, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, pp. 50. (2004) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Harrington JJ; Gardner C
2004	Hunter CM, Haddon M, Sainsbury K, Semmens JM, 'Modeling the predator-prey interaction between maori octopus Octopus maorum, and Tasmanian rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii', Program and Abstracts, Hobart, Tasmania (2004) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hunter CM; Haddon M; Sainsbury K
2004	Inkson M, Williams RN, Gardner C, Semmens JM, 'Triton: Spatial analysis software for interpretation of acoustic telementry data in marine fisheries', Program & Abstracts: 7th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster Biology & Management, 8-13 February, 2004, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, pp. 133. (2004) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Williams RN; Gardner C
2004	Pecl GT, Semmens JM, Tracey S, Jackson GD, 'Addressing spatial management issues of mobile species with acoustic telemetry', Program and Abstracts, Hobart, Tasmania (2004) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pecl GT; Tracey S; Jackson GD
2004	Semmens JM, Harrington JJ, Inkson M, 'Why won't my octopus come back: Utilising passive telemetry to understand the dynamics of an octopus population', AMSA, 6-9 July, 2004, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (2004) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Harrington JJ
2004	Welch D, Semmens JM, 'Developing a permanent continental-scale acoustic tracking array for marine fisheries research: the goal and the strategy', AMSA 2004 Program and Abstracts, 6-9 July, 2004, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (2004) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]
2003	Hoyle K, Semmens JM, Pecl GT, 'Examining the effect of seasonal temperature changes on octopus growth', Program and Abstracts, Phuket, Thailand (2003) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hoyle K; Pecl GT
2003	Semmens JM, 'Utilising passive and real-time telemetry to examine the movement of Octopus maorum in relation to a unique fishery', Program and Abstracts: 17th International Sumposium on Biotelemetry, Brisbane, Queensland (2003) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]
2003	Semmens JM, 'Movement of Octopus maorum in relation to the unique Eaglehawk Neck fishery', Program and Abstracts, Phuket, Thailand (2003) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]
1997	Semmens JM, 'The role of the loliginid digestive gland: lipid storage or lipid excretion', Program and Abstracts, Cape Town, South Africa (1997) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]
1996	Semmens JM, 'Changes in digestive gland structure and function during the lift cycle of Sepioteuthis lessoniana', Program and Abstracts, Brisbane, Australia (1996) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]
1995	Semmens JM, 'Structure and function of the loliginid digestive system: a comparative study of two tropical squids', Program and Abstracts, Vigo, Spain (1995) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]
1994	Semmens JM, Moltschaniwskyj NA, Alexander GG, 'Fine structure and function of the digestive gland of the tropical sepioid Idiosepius pygmaeus', Program and Abstracts, Townsville, Queensland (1994) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Moltschaniwskyj NA

Contract Report, Consultant's Report

(32 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2020	Beecroft R, Bodrossy L, Brasier M, Brown C, Cossu R, et al., 'Monitoring and assessing offshore/high energy production structures. A report from the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre', Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australia, 4.20.001 (2020) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Beecroft R; Bodrossy L; Brasier M; Brown C; Cossu R; Foo D; Lacharite M; Lea M-A; Ross J; Strain E; Ugalde S; White C
2020	Moreno D, Lyle J, Semmens J, Morash A, Stehfest K, et al., 'Vulnerability of the endangered Maugean Skate population to degraded environmental conditions in Macquarie Harbour', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Hobart, Tasmania, 2016-068 (2020) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Moreno D; Lyle J; Morash A; Stehfest K; McAllister J; Barrett N
2018	Semmens J, Gorfine H, Marton N, 'Commercial Scallop (2018)', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Australia (2018) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2016	Bell J, Lyle J, Semmens J, Awruch C, Moreno DA, et al., 'Movement, habitat utilisation and population status of the endangered Maugean skate and implications for fishing and aquaculture operations in Macquarie Harbour', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Hobart, Tasmania, 2013/008 (2016) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bell J; Lyle J; Awruch C; Moreno DA; Currie S; Morash A; Ross J; Barrett N
2016	Semmens J, Green C, Marton N, 'Commercial Scallop Pecten fumatus', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, ACT (2016) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2015	MacLeod CK, Ross J, Carter CG, Gardner C, Haward MG, et al., 'Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Inquiry into Fin-fish Aquaculture in Tasmania', Senate Environment and Communications References Committee, University of Tasmania, Hobart, June (2015) [Consultants Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: MacLeod CK; Ross J; Carter CG; Gardner C; Haward MG; Ogier EM; Barrett NS; Crawford C; Lyle JM; Battaglene SC; Frusher SD; Johnson CR
2015	Semmens JM, Ovenden JR, Jones NAR, Mendo TC, Macbeth M, et al., 'Establishing fine-scale industry based spatial management and harvest strategies for the commercial scallop in South east Australia', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Hobart, Tasmania, 2008/022 (2015) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Jones NAR; Mendo TC; Tracey SR; Buxton CD
2014	Semmens J, Gorfine H, Marton N, Jarvis D, Bell J, 'Status of key Australian fish stocks reports 2014 - 4. Commercial Scallop Pecten fumatus', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2014) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bell J
2014	Stehfest KM, Lyle JM, Semmens JM, 'Relating catchability of flathead to their seasonal activity and movement', Fishwise, Hobart, Tasmania, Final report (2014) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Stehfest KM; Lyle JM
2013	Semmens JM, Mendo TC, Ovenden JR, Jones NAR, Tracey SR, et al., 'Recruitment and retention of commercial scallops in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel: is there a relationship with scallop density?', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, Australia (2013) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Mendo TC; Jones NAR; Tracey SR; Lyle JM
2013	Thomson R, Semmens J, 'Pittwater pup index, in Review of proposed indicators of abundance for school shark', Australian Fisheries Management Authority, RR2013/0800 (2013) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details]
2012	Huveneers C, Rogers PJ, Beckmann C, Semmens J, Bruce B, et al., 'Effects of a cage-diving operation on the fine-scale movement of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias): Final report', South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), DEWNR, and the Nature Foundation, Adelaide, Australia, F2012/000417-1 (2012) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details]
2012	Huveneers C, Rogers PJ, Semmens JM, Beckmann C, Kock AA, et al., 'Effects of the Shark Shield ^TM electric deterrent on the behaviour of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias): Final report', South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) and SafeWork South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, F2012/000123-1 (2012) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details]
2012	Semmens J, Jarvis D, Piasente M, Schubert M, Sen S, et al., 'Commercial Scallop Pecten fumatus', Status of Key Australian Fish Stocks Reports 2012 (2012) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details]
2012	Semmens JM, Jones NAR, '2012 Victorian scallop fishery survey report', Department of Primary Industries, Victoria (2012) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Jones NAR
2011	Higgins K, Burridge CP, Semmens JM, 'Genetic stock structure of Octopus pallidus in Tasmania', W.V. Scott Charitable Trust (2011) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Higgins K; Burridge CP
2010	Abrantes K, Semmens J, Lyle J, Nichols PD, 'Can biochemical methods determine if salmonids feed and thrive after escaping from aquaculture cages? A pilot study', NRM Cradle Coast, Hobart, Australia (2010) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lyle J
2010	Buxton CD, Semmens JM, Forbes E, Lyle JM, Barrett NS, et al., 'Spatial Management of Reef Fisheries and Ecosystems: Understanding the Importance of Movement', FRDC, 2004/002 (2010) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Buxton CD; Forbes E; Lyle JM; Barrett NS
2010	Harrington JJ, Leporati S, Semmens JM, '2009 Victorian scallop fishery survey final report', Department of Primary Industries, Victoria (2010) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Harrington JJ; Leporati S
2010	Harrington JJ, McAllister J, Semmens JM, 'Assessing the short-term impact of seismic surveys on adult commercial scallops (Pecten fumatus) in Bass Strait', Australian Fisheries Management Authority (2010) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Harrington JJ; McAllister J
2010	Harrington JJ, Semmens JM, 'Bass Strait central zone scallop fishery: 2009 scallop surveys final report', Australian Fisheries Management Authority (2010) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Harrington JJ
2009	Leporati S, Ziegler P, Semmens J, 'The effects of commercial fishing on Octopus pallidus populations in northern Tasmanian waters', TAFI (2009) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Leporati S; Ziegler P
2008	Harrington J, Semmens J, Haddon M, '2008 Commonwealth Bass Strait central zone scallop fishery survey', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (2008) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Harrington J; Haddon M
2008	Harrington JJ, Haddon M, Semmens JM, 'Facilitating Industry Self-Management for Spatially Managed Stocks: A Scallop Case Study', FRDC, 2005/027 (2008) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Harrington JJ; Haddon M
2006	Haddon M, Harrington JJ, Semmens JM, 'Juvenile scallop discard rates and bed dynamics: testing the management rules for scallops in Bass Strait', FRDC, 2003/017 (2006) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Haddon M; Harrington JJ
2006	Semmens JM, Haddon M, Mackinnon CJ, 'Fishery Assessment Report: Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishery 2004/05', DPIW (2006) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Haddon M; Mackinnon CJ
2005	Haddon M, Harrington JJ, Semmens JM, 'Bass Strait central zone scallop survey, March 2005. AFMA Final Report', Australian Fisheries Management Authority (2005) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Haddon M; Harrington JJ
2004	Haddon M, Semmens JM, Harrington JJ, 'Bass Strait central zone scallop survey, March 2004. AFMA Final Report', Australian Fisheries Management Authority (2004) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Haddon M; Harrington JJ
2003	Haddon M, Semmens JM, 'Bass Strait central zone scallop survey, March 2003. AFMA Final Report', Australian Fisheries Management Authority (2003) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Haddon M
2002	Haddon M, Semmens JM, 'Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Survey', Australian Fisheries Management Authority (2002) [Consultants Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Haddon M
2001	Haddon M, Semmens JM, 'Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Survey, June 2001', Australian Fisheries Managemet Authority (2001) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Haddon M
2000	Semmens JM, Haddon M, Lyle JM, 'Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Survey, June 2000', AFMA Final Report (2000) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Haddon M; Lyle JM

Other Public Output

(37 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2021	Ross J, Beard J, Wild-Allen K, Andrewartha J, Stehfest K, et al., 'Understanding oxygen dynamics and the importance for benthic recovery in Macquarie Harbour', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Australia, March, FRDC 2016/067 (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ross J; Beard J; Wild-Allen K; Stehfest K; Durand A; Davey A; Hortle JA; Pender AJ; Quigley BT; MacLeod CK; Moreno DA Tweet
2020	Semmens JM, Ewing G, Keane JP, 'Tasmanian Scallop Fishery Assessment 2019', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, October (2020) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ewing G; Keane JP
2019	Pitcher R, Rochester W, Dunning M, Broadhurst M, Noell C, et al., 'Putting potential environmental risk of Australia's trawl fisheries in landscape perspective: exposure of seabed assemblages to trawling, and inclusion in closures and reserves. FRDC Project No 2016-039', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Brisbane, Australia, No 2016‐039, pp. 1-62. (2019) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details]
2019	Semmens JM, Ewing G, Keane J, 'Tasmanian Scallop Fishery Assessment 2018', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, January (2019) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ewing G; Keane J
2019	Semmens JM, Mendo T, Jones N, Keane JP, Leon R, et al., 'Determining when and where to fish: Linking scallop spawning, settlement, size and condition to collaborative spatial harvest and industry in-season management strategies', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Australia, 978-1-925646-59-7, March 2019, pp. 1-84. (2019) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Mendo T; Jones N; Keane JP; Leon R; Ewing G; Hartmann K
2018	Ewing G, Keane JP, Semmens JM, 'Industry-independent video survey of commercial scallop (Pecten fumatus) densities in Great Oyster Bay - May 2017 survey', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, June (2018) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ewing G; Keane JP
2018	Semmens J, 'Blue-sea thinking: Technology is transforming the relationship between people and the oceans', The Economist: Technology Quarterly, United Kingdom, 3 October (2018) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2018	Semmens JM, 'Sing a Song of Sonar. Blue-sea thinking: Technology is transforming the relationship between people and the oceans', The Economist, The Economist Newspaper Limited, New York (2018) [Magazine Article] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2018	Semmens JM, Ewing G, Keane JP, 'Tasmanian scallop fishery assessment 2017', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, March (2018) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ewing G; Keane JP
2016	Day RD, McCauley RD, Fitzgibbon QP, Hartmann K, Semmens JM, 'Assessing the impact of marine seismic surveys on southeast Australian scallop and lobster fisheries', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, University of Tasmania, Hobart, FRDC 2012/008 (2016) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Day RD; Fitzgibbon QP; Hartmann K
2015	MacLeod C, Ross J, Carter C, Gardner C, Haward M, et al., 'Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Inquiry into Fin-fish Aquaculture in Tasmania', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, June (2015) [Report Other] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: MacLeod C; Ross J; Carter C; Gardner C; Haward M; Ogier E; Barrett N; Crawford C; Lyle J; Battaglene S; Frusher S; Johnson C
2015	Semmens JM, 'The scallop paddocks', Landline, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 26 October (2015) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Semmens JM, 'Great whites have whale of an appetite', The Mercury, News Corp Australia, Hobart, Tasmania, 20 March (2013) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Semmens JM, 'Dr Jayson Semmens discusses new research into great whites', 2SER Radio, Sydney, Australia, 21 March (2013) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Semmens JM, 'Sharks have appetite for more food', The West Australian, Seven West Media Limited, Perth, Western Australia, 21 March (2013) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Semmens JM, 'Le grand requin blanc est bien une machine a devorer', Sciences et Avenir, Groupe Perdriel, France, 21 March (2013) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Semmens JM, 'Great whites bite more often than thought', ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia, 20 March (2013) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Semmens JM, 'Great white sharks: world's largest predatory fish eat far more than previously thought', International Business Times, IBT Media, United States of America, 21 March (2013) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Semmens JM, 'Great white sharks may eat a lot more baby seals than we once thought', RealClearScience, RealClearInvestors and Crest Media, 20 March (2013) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Semmens JM, 'Great white sharks feed three to four times as often as originally estimated', The Raw Story, Raw Story Media, 20 March (2013) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Semmens JM, 'Great white sharks eat four times as much as previously estimated', Nature World News, 21 March (2013) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Semmens JM, 'Great white sharks eat far more than thought', Discovery News, 21 March (2013) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Semmens JM, 'Great white shark bite off far more than believed: new study', The Japan Times, Toshiaki Ogasawara, 22 March (2013) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Semmens JM, 'Great white sharks are even HUNGRIER than thought, new study claims', Daily Mail Australia, DMG Media, 21 March (2013) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2012	Semmens JM, 'Seismic testing study to measure fishery impact', ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia, 31 October (2012) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2005	Semmens JM, 'Tas Scientists help NT understand jewfish', ABC Northern Territory Local News, ABC, Darwin, 19/1/05 (2005) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2005	Semmens JM, Doubleday ZA, 'Age no barrier for octopus researchers', ABC Radio National - The World Today, ABC, Australia, 22/11/2005 (2005) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Doubleday ZA
2005	Semmens JM, Doubleday ZA, 'Octopus ageing comes out of its shell', ABC News Online, ABC, Australia, 22/11/2005 (2005) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Doubleday ZA
2004	O'Dor R, Semmens JM, 'Little suckers' deep secrets', The Mercury, The Mercury, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7/7/04 (2004) [Newspaper Article] [eCite] [Details]
2004	Semmens JM, 'Australian & International Acoustic Telementry Workshop', ABC Country Hour, Australian Broacasting Corporation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 6 July 2004 (2004) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details]
2003	Frusher SD, Semmens JM, Stark KE, Pecl GT, Gardner C, et al., 'Use of acoustic technology to track animal movements in S-E Tasmania', Fishing Today, Turtle Press, Tasmania, Australia, 16, 2 (2003) [Magazine Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Frusher SD; Stark KE; Pecl GT; Gardner C; Harrington JJ; Tracey S; Jackson GD
2003	Frusher SD, Semmens JM, Stark KE, Pecl GT, Gardner C, et al., 'The use of acoustic technology to track animal movements in south eastern Tasmania', Fishing Today, Turtle Press P/L, Rosny, Tasmania, 16, 2 (2003) [Magazine Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Frusher SD; Stark KE; Pecl GT; Gardner C; Harrington JJ; Tracey S; Jackson GD
2002	Frusher SD, Gardner C, Eaton L, Bradshaw MB, Semmens JM, et al., 'Research Excellence Grants Scheme', Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of Tasmania, March 2002 (2002) [Award] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Frusher SD; Gardner C; Eaton L; Bradshaw MB; Mills D; Mackinnon CJ; Ibbott SJ; Fava S; Cohen PJ; Harrington JJ; Hyndes TJ
2002	Harrington JJ, Semmens JM, 'The Maori octopus and its impact on the Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishery', Fishing Today, Turtle Press Pty Ltd, Rosny, Tasmania, 15, 3 (2002) [Magazine Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Harrington JJ
2002	Semmens JM, 'Hi-tech quest for secrets of the octopus', The Saturday Mercury, Davies Brothers Ltd, Hobart, Tasmania, January 12 (2002) [Newspaper Article] [eCite] [Details]
2002	Semmens JM, Lawler MM, 'A synopsis of scallop surveys in 2002', Fish Today, Turtle Press Pty Ltd, Rosny, Tasmania, 15, 5 (2002) [Magazine Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lawler MM
2000	Semmens JM, 'Preliminary results of the TAFI scallop survey of Bass Strait waters in the Tasmanian scallop fishery', Fishing Today, Turtle Press Ltd, Rosny, 13, 4 (2000) [Magazine Article] [eCite] [Details]

Grants & Funding

Funding Summary

Number of grants

110

Total funding

$19,861,133

Projects

Evaluating the relevance and transferability of existing scientific knowledge from Southern Rock Lobster to Western Rock Lobster (2024)$22,906

Description: This project will produce a report outlining the relevance and transferability of existing scientific knowledge from Southern Rock Lobster to Western Rock Lobster.
Funding: Klarite Pty Ltd ($22,906)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Peinado Fuentes P; Day R
Year: 2024

Establishment and maintenance of an emergency insurance population of Maugean skate outside Macquarie Harbour. (2024)$614,589

Description: Establish and maintain an emergency insurance population of Maugean Skate outside Macquarie Harbour, considering the viability of the population within Macquarie Harbour, in partnership with relevant parties where applicable.
Funding: Cradle Coast Authority ($614,589)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Moreno DA; Tracey S
Year: 2024

Use of ancient environmental DNA to identify a viable site for conservation of the Maugean skate (2024)$38,349

Description: The endangered Maugean skate was only known from 2 locations. However, it is no longer found in Bathurst Harbour. The last site they inhabit, Macquarie Harbour has a degraded environment due to human impacts and the skate population has halved in 7 years and is near extinction. Captive breeding is urgently required. This project will use ancient DNA to examine the skate's population history in Bathurst Harbour to determine if it is suitable for releasing skate created through captive breeding.
Funding: Shark Conservation Fund ($38,349)
Scheme: Small Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Moreno DA
Year: 2024

Maugean Skate Conservation Action (2024)$1,418,000

Description: The funding will explore and implement managed reproduction technologies for the species including genetic monitoring and assisted reproduction, informing decisions to enhance conservation strategies.
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($1,418,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Moreno DA; Tracey S
Year: 2024

Maugean Skate Decision Making Workshops (2023)$9,091

Description: 10K funding for technical workshop attendance and provision of technical paper
Funding: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water ($9,091)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Moreno DA
Year: 2023

If, when and how natural sex ratio bias occurs in Gambusia holbrooki?: consequences for the management of pest populations. (2023)$5,300

Description: Understanding the mechanisms of population declines is critical for both conservation of endangered species as well as for implementing sex-ratio-biased extinction/eradication strategies for the management of pest populations. Regardless of the mechanism that delivers a sex ratio bias, increased numbers of one sex over the other can result in behaviors that impose additional fitness costs, such as mating harassment, increasing the risk of population extinctions. Despite, what appears a naturally occurring adult sex ratio bias, the invasive G. holbrooki are known to exhibit normal sex ratios (1:1) at birth and their populations thrive, particularly in invaded habitats. Therefore, it is not clear if the bias is real or reflects an observational artifact, on the count of size dimorphism.
Funding: North Central Catchment Management Authority ($5,300)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Patil JG
Year: 2023

The reproductive health of the endangered Maugean skate: steps towards conservation (2023)$48,302

Description: The Maugean skate, Zearaja maugeana, is an Australian species endemic to one isolated western Tasmanian estuary, theonly remaining stronghold for the species. Based on their limited geographic range and decreasing population size, the species is listed as endangered.The species' habitat is a highly anthropogenically impacted system. One of the main effects of marine contamination is the failure of the reproductivesystem. Reproduction is the primary requirement for successful propagation of any species, failure to reproduce will result in a major conservationproblem limiting the species capacity to contribute to future generations. We have already witnessed a decrease in Maugean skate populationsize and absence of juvenile individuals, possibly as a result of reproductive failure over the years, placing the species under risk of extinction. We mustunderstand the reproductive capacity and consequent future survival of the species to ensure the implementation of effective conservation plans
Funding: Save our Seas Foundation ($48,302)
Scheme: Grant-Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Awruch CA; Moreno DA; Semmens JM
Year: 2023

Capture stress and post-release survival of thresher sharks: contributing to developing best-practice for catch and release game fishing (2023)$26,555

Description: This study will directly examining post-release survivorship of thresher sharks (Alopias vulpinus) released by recreational game fishers and quantify physiological indicators of capture stress and relate these to capture data (e.g., shark size, fight time, SST, capture gear). Game fishing associations are keen to release these sharks upon capture and contribute to their conservation, but there is currently no data as to the survivorship of released sharks to show that this approach has merit. This study will provide such data and assist game fishers to refine their practices, such that survivorship is maximised. If the data showed, however, that the practice should not be undertaken as mortality rates are high, the results of the study would also provide the basis for the Government to review the status of the fishery.
Funding: Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc ($26,555)
Scheme: Grant-Research Project
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Tracey S
Year: 2023

Characterising the impacts of warm water and other stressors on the boom-and-bust cycle of the Commercial Scallop (2023 - 2026)$354,000

Description: The commercial scallop (Pecten fumatus) fisheries in south-eastern Australia have long been characterised as boom-and-bust (Tracey & Lyle 2010). While historic overfishing has contributed to this (Young 1989), unpredictable cycles of alternating abundance and large-scale die-off characterise the species, particularly in the eastern portion of the region. The relative difference in predictability between the regions likely lie with the changing nature of the EAC on the east coast bringing warm, nutrient-poor water to the east coast and the Leeuwin current bringing cold nutrient-rich water to the west coast, with these differences likely to be further exacerbated due to climate change. This project will use a collaborative industry/management/research approach to investigate the factors causing mass die-off of scallop beds, characterising the impacts of stressors including fishery practices, such as the use of tumblers, survey method (e.g., dredge vs video) and environmental factors, such as location of beds, sea temperatures (considering both absolute temperature and rate of change) and food availability, and assessing them in a framework that fits management practices to the relative risk of loss of fishable stock.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($354,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Day R; Semmens JM
Period: 2023 - 2026

ConocoPhillips Southern Rock Lobster Project Stage 1 (2022)$20,696

Description: The first stage is required to ensure that ConocoPhillips can collate and assess existing information specific to the SRLpopulation within the ZMP, to inform future survey work and the ongoing management of this key natural feature. Theoutput is expected to be a draft report containing most of the literature review
Funding: ConocoPhillips Australia ($20,696)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Day R; Peinado Fuentes P
Year: 2022

ConocoPhillips Southern Rock Lobster Project Stage 2 (2022)$39,620

Description: The second stage is required to ensure that ConocoPhillips can collate and assess new data specific to the SRL populationwithin the ZMP, to inform future survey work and the ongoing management of this key natural feature. The output isexpected to be a final report containing the final literature review, fisheries data and a fisher survey
Funding: ConocoPhillips Australia ($39,620)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Hartmann K; Leon Leiva RI; Twiname S; Tracey S
Year: 2022

The effects of anthropogenic stressors on the reproductive function of chondrichthyans (2022)$5,950

Description: Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras) are among the most threatened marine groups experiencing widespread population declines, (32.6%) species are threatened with extinction. This group is exceptionally vulnerable to anthropogenic stressors due to their conservative life histories and reproductive strategies. However, there is scarce information on the reproductive consequences of these interactions despite increasing anthropogenic pressure on marine environments. Reproduction is the most important life history characteristic in any organism as the primary requirement for successful propagation of any species is the availability to reproduce and contribute to future generations. It is critical to understand the effects of anthropogenic stressors on the reproductive success of chondrichthyan species if they are to be managed and their biodiversity conserved. My project will evaluate the reproductive health of chondrichthyans exposed to environmental contamination, nutritional stress, and habitat degradation due to increased nutrient loadings from overuse and development of the local coastal environment in Tasmania (Australia).
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($5,950)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Moreno DA; Awruch CA; Davies-Knight M; Semmens JM
Year: 2022

Assessing the effectiveness of artificial reefs and FADs in creating recreational opportunities for Tasmanias recreational fishers (2022 - 2023)$369,000

Description: An Election Commitment 'Taking Recreational Fishing and Boating to the Next Level' has provided $1.0M over the next two years to install artificial reefs in Tasmania. There is also an addition $450K for the installation and management of Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs) that will provide a new range of fishing options for recreational and sport fishers (total $1.45M). his commitment aligns with the strategic direction of recreational sea fishing, 'Towards a 10 Year Vision for Recreational Sea Fishing in Tasmania', where Outcome 3 'Making it easier for people to go fishing' identifies infrastructure projects that can enhance fishing opportunities a priority, such as installing artificial reefs and FADs. Marine and Safety Authority Tasmania (MAST) has been tasked with implementing this Election Commitment on behalf of the Government, and Marine Solutions has completed feasibility assessments, including site selection, for the installation of both the artificial reefs and FADs: www.mast.tas.gov.au/artificial-reefs-and-fish-aggregation-devices-fads-in-tasmania. Marine Solutions is currently seeking government permits for two artificial reefs and five FADs in Tasmania, and installation will likely be open for tender in early 2021. It is expected that installation at all sites will be completed towards the end of next financial year (2021). Upon completion, all equipment ownership and ongoing management will be transferred to Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE). Currently, there is no pathway to determine the direct and in-direct benefits these resources may have for the recreational fishery and other multi-sector users. This includes the role these resources play for Tasmania's unique fish fauna, and their specific habitat and nursery requirements. It is vital that we invest into measuring these contributions to, ultimately, determine value and potential "success". Information can be used for ongoing management to ensure long-term benefits are maximised. This project is endorsed by RecFAC & will be carried out in collaboration with the recreational fishery (TARFish), MAST and DPIPWE.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($369,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Ugalde SC; Marshell AL; Semmens JM; Frilink S; Gallichan J; Pearn R
Period: 2022 - 2023

Movement of elasmobranchs at Ningaloo Reef - BHP Ningaloo Outlook Marine Research Partnership Extended PhD Program Scholarship(s) (2021 - 2024)$77,000

Description: This project aims to use existing tissue samples to address key questions regarding whale shark biology within the NE Indian Ocean, and more broadly through international collaboration. We have ~300 samples from whale sharks from Ningaloo (NE Australia) collected over the past 4 years with accompanying information about length and ID (individuals can be identified by their unique pattern) and we will collect an additional 300 samples over the next few years. There are also ~600 samples used in a previous global assessment of whale shark genetics that are available for analysis.This project will survey genetic variation among these samples to estimate population sizes and movement rates and patterns among ocean basins.This project will complement short-term inferences of whale shark movements, site fidelity, and abundance, obtained via direct observations.
Funding: CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($77,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Period: 2021 - 2024

Giant Crab Literature Review Stage 1 (2021)$20,458

Description: The first stage is required to ensure the ConocoPhillips has enough information to review its own Environment Plansubmission and make adaptive changes to the survey to appropriately protect giant crabs proximate to the Sequoia seismicsurvey. The output is expected to be a draft report containing most of the literature review
Funding: ConocoPhillips Australia ($20,458)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Day R; Peinado Fuentes P
Year: 2021

The effects of sustained swimming on long-term changes to Chinook salmon form and composition (2021 - 2024)$57,500

Description: Swimming at relatively high velocity affects salmon in a variety of ways that may impact on management practices, including feeds and feeding, as well as on product quality. This project aims to determine the relationships between sustained swimming and long-term changes to physical and chemical characteristics of Chinook salmon. Further, this project will provide additional information to a large MBIE funded project that is due for completion in 2021 and aimed to quantify the genetic basis for food conversation efficiency in Chinook salmon (Symonds et al 2019). This is a 50:50 BECRC / CoSE PhD Project.
Funding: Blue Economy CRC Co ($57,500)
Scheme: Grant-PhD Scholarship
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Carter CG; Semmens JM; Miller MR
Period: 2021 - 2024

Can novel seismic survey sources mitigate potential impacts to fisheries? (2021 - 2023)$998,608

Description: 3D Marine seismic surveys (MSS) are typically used by the petroleum industry to locatepotential oil and gas deposits. In Australia, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and EnvironmentalManagement Authority (NOPSEMA) requires an Environmental Plan (EP) be developed to demonstrate that theMSS will be carried out in a manner that is consistent with the principles of ecologically sustainable development,and that the environmental impacts and risks associated with the MSS will be reduced to as low as reasonablypracticable. However, during the public consultation phase of the EP, there is often a perceived conflict betweenthe proponents of the survey and the fishing industry, with the later party often concerned that the survey willharm the fishery stocks and their livelihoods. As such, there is a need to break the continual cycle where each EPseemingly triggers the same ill feeling and distrust from the fishing industry. One possible way to do this is tointroduce new seismic sources or ways of using current sources, such that some or all of the potential impactsare mitigated. While there are new seismic sources and source designs that should lessen any impact onanimals, these have not been tested with animals anywhere in the world and have never been tested or used inAustralia in general and only sparsely overseas. As such there is an urgent need to compare a current industrystandard seismic array to arrays using alternate sources of seismic signals or different source designs todetermine the relative impact of each on marine animals, while also comparing the quality of the geophysicalrecords obtained from each source. This approach would put Australian fisheries management, NOPSEMA,Australian Oil and Gas, the fishing industry, etc. ahead of the game of determining what alternate sources willreduce conflict between two key industries. It would also move us into a position to start mitigating the impacts ofseismic surveys, rather than the situation we currently have, where each individual seismic survey causes a largeamount of angst between a large number of stake holders.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($998,608)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Day R; Leon Leiva RI; Semmens JM; McCauley R
Period: 2021 - 2023

2019-149 Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) reports 2020, and further development of the SAFS production and dissemination system (2021)$101,000

Description: To bring together available biological, catch and effort information to determine the status of Tasmania's key wild catch fishstocks against a nationally agreed reporting framework and provide a resource to inform the general public, policy makers and industry on thesustainability of these stocks.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($101,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Hartmann K; Krueck N; Gardner C; Mundy CN; Lyle JM; Keane JP; Semmens JM
Year: 2021

Wider investigation of the use of video survey techniques to determine commercial scallop abundance in inshore and offshore waters, closed areas and juvenile beds (2021 - 2023)$355,509

Description: The Tasmanian Scallop Fishery contains a network of scallop dredge prohibited areas and shark refuge areas where commercial harvesting of scallops is not allowed. Scallop dredging is also prohibited in waters less than 20 m deep. These areas contain an unknown scallop biomass that may contribute to recruitment into areas accessible to scallop dredging. A recent towed video scallop survey of Great Oyster Bay undertaken by IMAS demonstrated the utility of towed camera surveys in areas that are closed to scallop dredging. This survey was also able to demonstrate the ability of a towed camera to detect small scallops that otherwise would not be detected in a scallop dredge survey. Towed video surveys may also be able to be used in conjunction with dredge surveys to gain a wider understanding of the scallop population and seabed community structure (i.e. identify sensitive seabed habitat types) prior to commercial harvesting, and better define areas of very small scallops that should be avoided during a closed season. This project will provide a better understanding and knowledge of the scallop distribution and abundance in inshore waters that may contribute towards recruitment to waters available to the commercial scallop fishery. It aims to development of a towed video process to supplement commercial dredge surveys to assist with the identification of presence of very small scallops.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($355,509)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Day R; Scoulding B; Ryan T; Semmens JM
Period: 2021 - 2023

Towards conservation of the vulnerable Melbourne Skate: Assessing life-history and reproductive behaviour (2021)$2,000

Description: Given that large skate species are more prone to local extinction compared to smaller species, coupled with the already observed population declines, its high susceptibility to fishing pressure, and the lack of biological and ecological information, the large Melbourne skate may be particularly vulnerable to local extinction. As such, this project is important, as it addresses this lack of information to provide a starting point for conservation efforts for this vulnerable species. Specifically, we aim to define the species' (i) life history (age, growth, and reproduction), (ii) distribution and abundance in south-east Australia, (iii) population productivity, (iv) use of inshore protected areas, (v) candidate egg laying and nursery grounds and (vi) extinction risk and make this information available to resource managers.
Funding: Oceania Chondrichthyan Society ($2,000)
Scheme: Grant-Student Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Moreno DA; Awruch CA; McAllister JD; Woolley BK
Year: 2021

Towards conservation of the vulnerable Melbourne Skate: Assessing life-history and reproductive behaviour (2021 - 2023)$21,375

Description: Given that large skate species are more prone to local extinction compared to smaller species, coupled with the already observed population declines, its high susceptibility to fishing pressure, and the lack of biological and ecological information, the large Melbourne skate may be particularly vulnerable to local extinction. As such, this project is important, as it addresses this lack of information to provide a starting point for conservation efforts for this vulnerable species. Specifically, we aim to define the species' (i) life history (age, growth, and reproduction), (ii) distribution and abundance in south-east Australia, (iii) population productivity, (iv) use of inshore protected areas, (v) candidate egg laying and nursery grounds and (vi) extinction risk and make this information available to resource managers.
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($21,375)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Moreno DA; Awruch CA; McAllister JD; Woolley BK
Period: 2021 - 2023

Investigating the use of germ cell transplantation as an insurance tool for the conservation of the endangered Maugean Skate Zearaja maugeana (2021 - 2022)$77,000

Description: This project aims to investigate if germ cell transplantation has potential for providing an additionaltool for aiding elasmobranch conservation, which would address one of the biggest marine conservation issues the worldcurrently faces
Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($77,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Anderson KC; Moreno DA; Lyle JM; Yoshizaki G
Period: 2021 - 2022

NESP MaC 1.33: Application of environmental DNA (eDNA) to survey Bathurst Harbour Tasmania for the endangered Maugean skate (2021)$73,528

Description: This study will use eDNA to determine the presence of the endangered Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) in Bathurst Harbour on the southwest coast of Tasmania. Zearaja maugeana has been classified as endangered by the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999) based on its small population size and restricted distribution, as it has only been reported from two remote estuarine systems in Tasmania, Bathurst Harbour and Macquarie Harbour on the west coast [25]. Initially discovered in Bathurst Harbour in 1988, Z. maugeana has not been recorded in that locality since 1992, with only four individuals ever sighted, despite extensive fishing and underwater visual surveys conducted over a number of years, with the most recent survey in 2016 [26]. The lack of confirmed sightings has raised considerable uncertainty as to the current status of the Bathurst Harbour population, implying either a very small population size or even localised extinction.Core record = J0028102
Funding: Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment ($73,528)
Scheme: Grant-National Environmental Science Prgm (NESP)
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Moreno DA; Patil JG
Year: 2021

Risks & Opportunities for the Blue Economy (2020 - 2022)$613,462

Description: Cataloguing hazards and characterising risks associated with the Blue Economy is the most challenging step of any risk identification process. This project will deliver an integrative characterisation of risk across all parts of the Blue Economy CRC - engineering and technology, production, energy, sustainability and policy. The resulting integrated inventory will identify the multidimensional envelopes of risk relevant to the Blue Economy activities in the short to medium term. Opportunities (research gaps, industry needs, etc.) identified during the analysis will also be catalogued. Consequently, this project is foundational to many CRC activities, bringing immediate benefit to any industry partners undertaking trials or deployment within the next decade.
Funding: Blue Economy CRC Co ($613,462)
Scheme: General Projects
Administered By: Blue Economy CRC Co
Research Team: Fulton E; Lacharite M; Semmens JM; Lea MA; MacLeod C; D'Alessandro SP; Deegan CM; Hatton MacDonald DA; Haward MG; Wood G; Abdussamie N
Period: 2020 - 2022

Understanding population structure and dynamics of Victorias developing Octopus fishery (2020 - 2024)$561,140

Description: In Victoria, Octopus spp. are predominantly a byproduct species caught across various fisheries. Pale Octopus is not differentiated from other octopus species in catch and effort reporting in Victoria, making it difficult to apply stock assessment methods or catch rate indicators. Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum) are likely caught in the Victorian Rock Lobster Fishery (VRLF); whereas Pale Octopus and Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) are caught within the Inshore Trawl Fishery, Ocean Access Fishery (OAF), Corner Inlet Fishery (CIF) and Port Phillip and Westernport Bay Fishery (PPWPBF). Targeting octopus using 'shelter traps' within the OAF off Lakes Entrance has significantly increased in 2016 and 2017. The average catch during this period was ten times greater compared with the average catch taken from 2006-2015 with the potential for a developing fishery, management is lacking fundamental information to assist in guiding and building a sustainable fishery. For example, there is no requirement to identify and report quantities of species caught. This makes any sort of assessment impossible. Presently, two license holders actively fish for octopus with a capacity to have many more within the OAF.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($561,140)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Hartmann K; Burridge CP; Krueck N
Period: 2020 - 2024

Life-history and reproductive behaviour of the vulnerable Melbourne skate to inform fisheries management and conservation (2020 - 2022)$42,626

Description: Given its large body-size, with Dulvy and Reynolds (2002, Cons Biol 16:440) finding that skate species that have suffered local extinction have large body sizes compared with all other skates, coupled with the already observed population declines, its high susceptibility fishing pressure and the virtual complete lack of biological and ecological information, the Melbourne skate may be particularly vulnerable to local extinction. As such, this project aims to address this lack of vital information available in order to guide conservation efforts for this vulnerable species. Specifically, we aim to define the species' (i) life history (age, growth and reproduction), (ii) distribution and abundance in south-east Australia, (iii) population productivity, (iv) use of inshore protected areas, (v) candidate egg laying and nursery grounds and (vi) extinction risk.
Funding: Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc ($42,626)
Scheme: Grant-Research Project
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Lyle JM; Awruch CA; Rizzari J
Period: 2020 - 2022

Examining the potential impacts of seismic surveys on octopus and larval stages of Southern Rock Lobster (2020 - 2022)$606,770

Description: CGG has NOPSEMA approval for a 3D seismic survey in the Gippsland Basin to commence in early 2020. This survey overlaps the Victorian shelter-pot octopus fishery off Lakes Entrance. This overlap has raised concerns about the potential impacts to octopus and the fishers from the survey. Tank-based experiments simulating seismic exposure have resulted in high levels of damage in several species of octopus, however, it is unclear how experiments conducted in tanks translate into the field. Field-based seismic experiments are rarely conducted on invertebrates, however, a recent study by the applicants (FRDC 2012-008) demonstrated significant impact on scallops from seismic signals. Like scallops, the benthic and relatively sessile habit of octopus leaves them potentially vulnerable to impacts, as they have limited capacity to avoid the waterborne and ground-borne energy of seismic signals. CCG has acknowledged these potential impacts and is supporting this research, through the formation of a Scientific Advisory Committee, a cash contribution and the use of a full seismic survey, with the lack of a full array often a limitation of seismic research. This project will use a field and laboratory experimental approach to provide a thorough assessment of the potential impacts of seismic surveys on octopus pallidus (the primary species captured in the fishery) in the natural environment, as a model species for octopus fisheries. Additionally, the project will examine the potential impact of the seismic survey on octopus catches and catch rates. These approaches will assist octopus fisheries and petroleum regulators to make informed decisions on the timing and manner in which future surveys are performed. Importantly, along with that of CGG, it has the support of the Victorian Fisheries Authority, who have also offered in-kind support, the two octopus fishers in the region, the Lakes Entrance Fishermen's co-op and the sustainable shark fishing association.ObjectivesNo.Details1Determine the impact of intense low frequency acoustic signals on adult pale octopus (Octopus pallidus)2Determine the impact of intense low frequency acoustic signals on the development of eggs, hatching rates and competency of the resultant hatchlings.3Outline threshold distances for potential impacts of seismic surveying4Determine the impact of intense low frequency acoustic signals on pale octopus (Octopus pallidus) catch.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($606,770)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Day R; Hartmann K; Fitzgibbon Q; Swadling KM
Period: 2020 - 2022

Improving knowledge of hammerhead shark aggregations to assist conservation of an iconic predator (2020 - 2021)$65,600

Description: Our research will support conservation efforts aimed at Sphyrna lewini and other marine migratory species in Australia/Australasia and the Eastern Tropical Pacific.
Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($65,600)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Hearn A; Watanabe Y; Papastamatiou Y
Period: 2020 - 2021

Fine-scale behaviour of elasmobranchs (2020 - 2022)$20,195

Description: This project is investigating the fine-scale behaviour of elasmobranchs using a multi-sensor biologging package to examine their movements (i.e. diving behaviour) and investigate their locomotion using biomechanical principles.
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($20,195)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Tracey S; Moreno DA; George LW
Period: 2020 - 2022

The impacts of climate change on behaviour and physiology of key elasmobranch species in Southeast Tasmania (2020 - 2022)$19,635

Description: This research meets the HERDC five core criteria as there is limited behavioural and physiology research pertaining to fluctuating temperatures, especially compounded with changing salinities, that has been conducted on these species, as well being the first study to measure the rates of protein synthesis (PS) in elasmobranchs (1: novel & 2: creative). Because this is the first research of its kind on these sharks and rays, as well novel in measuring elasmobranch PS rates, the final outcomes are uncertain as the response to stressors varies across species and rates of PS are unknown (3: uncertain). The ideas and proposals for this research have been outlined in a project plan which also includes a detailed budget to prepare for the total cost of the project in advance (4: systemic). All research methods will be recorded and reported, including novel PS procedures, and data will be presented in an understandable and accessible way to allow for reproduction of research or procedures with other species (5: transferable/reproducible).
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($19,635)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Lyle JM; Oellermann M; Ollerhead KM
Period: 2020 - 2022

Monitoring and assessing offshore production structures (2020)$49,972

Description: The expansion of aquaculture/energy production into offshore areas requires the development of science-based automated environmental monitoring platforms. These platforms are important for maintaining public confidence in the associated industry and will reduce the operational costs and risks. Developing these platforms is contingent on ensuring that the environmental footprint and associated monitoring tools are well understood. This project will conduct a systematic review of the literature and consult with stakeholders (e.g. industry, government regulators), to identity the relevant parameters and technologies needed to develop these systems. The results will help to meet the end needs of the expanding industries and the government.
Funding: Blue Economy CRC Co ($49,972)
Scheme: Scoping Study Projects
Administered By: Blue Economy CRC Co
Research Team: Strain EMA; Ross DJ; White CA; Semmens JM; MacLeod C; Lea MA; Frid C
Year: 2020

Mechanisms and consequences of a climate-driven range extension of snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) in southeast Australia (2019 - 2020)$33,666

Description: This research will investigate the ecological consequences of climate-driven marine species range shifts. Globally, species are shifting poleward with rising temperatures, which has critical impacts on ecosystems and humans that depend on them. A key focus of climate change biology is understanding and predicting the consequences of ongoing and future range shifts. However, attempts to date to understand and predict effects of range shifts have been hindered by the scalability of laboratory studies and a lack of mechanistic insight from field observational studies. Using the contemporary range extension of snapper Chrysophrys auratus in the south-east Australian 'ocean warming hotspot' as a case study we are investigating: (1)Which mechanisms underpin range extensions (e.g. thermal tolerance, reproduction and migration)?(2)What are the resulting consequences (e.g. altered growth rates, ecosystem impacts)?
Funding: Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc ($33,666)
Scheme: Grant-Research Project
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Pecl GT; Tracey S; Fitzgibbon Q; Semmens JM; Wolfe B
Period: 2019 - 2020

NW Shoals to Shore Marine Noise Project (2018 - 2020)$150,000

Description: This project is examining the impacts of exposure to a marine seismic survey on pearl oysters and reef fish in WA
Funding: Australian Institute of Marine Science ($150,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Period: 2018 - 2020

Mechanisms and consequences of a climate-driven range extension of snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) in southeast Australia (2018)$9,350

Description: This research will investigate the ecological consequences of climate-driven marine species range shifts. Globally, species are shifting poleward with rising temperatures, which has critical impacts on ecosystems and humans that depend on them. A key focus of climate change biology is understanding and predicting the consequences of ongoing and future range shifts. However, attempts to date to understand and predict effects of range shifts have been hindered by the scalability of laboratory studies and a lack of mechanistic insight from field observational studies. Using the contemporary range extension of snapper Chrysophrys auratus in the south-east Australian 'ocean warming hotspot' as a case study we are investigating:(1) Which mechanisms underpin range extensions (e.g. thermal tolerance, reproduction and migration)?(2) What are the resulting consequences (e.g. altered growth rates, ecosystem impacts)?
Funding: PADI Foundation ($9,350)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Pecl GT; Tracey S; Fitzgibbon Q; Semmens JM; Wolfe B
Year: 2018

Mechanisms and consequences of a climate-driven range extension of snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) in southeast Australia (2018)$1,999

Description: This research will investigate the ecological consequences of climate-driven marine species range shifts. Using the contemporary range extension of snapper Chrysophrys auratus in the south-east Australian 'ocean warming hotspot' as a case study we are investigating:(1) Which mechanisms underpin range extensions (e.g. thermal tolerance, reproduction and migration)?(2) What are the resulting consequences (e.g. altered growth rates, ecosystem impacts)?The portion of the project these funds are for will calibrate accelerometer tags with snapper in a swim tunnel so that measurements from tagged fish in the wild can be converted to assess metabolic rates from pre-conducted laboratory derived experiments
Funding: Australian Society of Fish Biology ($1,999)
Scheme: Grant-Michael Hall Award
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Pecl GT; Tracey S; Fitzgibbon Q; Semmens JM
Year: 2018

Status of key Australian fish stocks (SAFS) reports 2018, and further development of the SAFS production and dissemination system (2017 - 2018)$84,400

Description: To bring together available biological, catch and effort information to determine the status of Tasmania's key wild catch fish stocks against a nationally agreed reporting framework and provide a resource to inform the general public, policy makers and industry on the sustainability of these stocks.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($84,400)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Hartmann K; Moore BR; Gardner C; Mundy CJ; Semmens JM; Lyle JM; Keane JP
Period: 2017 - 2018

Life in the fast lane: Macroecology of cephalopods in a changing climate (2017 - 2020)$11,400

Description: Biological responses to climate change at the Individual organism level are likely to alter the structure and function of marine ecosystems.My project will enhance our ability to understand and predict how climate change will alter the physiology and morphology of cephalopods, which in turn feeds into a large-scale approach used to assess ecosystem level effects. By using physiology experiments and diet studies of southern calamari to develop mechanistic models, and then combing these with species distribution models, this project could enhance the ability of fisheries and conservation management to mitigate and prevent the damaging ecological impacts of climate change.
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($11,400)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Blanchard JL; Pecl GT; Semmens JM; Murphy K
Period: 2017 - 2020

Uncoupling oceanographic and life history drivers to alternate foraging strategies in Long-nosed fur seals (2017)$3,000

Description: Long-nosed fur seal (LNFS, formerly New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri) breeding range in South Australia is distributed across a relatively small geographic area characterized by a southern distribution, associated with narrow shelves in proximity to localized seasonal coastal upwelling in summer and autumn. Early in lactation (December to March), females undertake short foraging trips (~4 days duration) to near shelf waters (70-90 km the colony), in regions associated with localised upwelling. However, between April to May females switch to foraging in distant oceanic waters 700-1,000 km to the south of breeding colonies, associated with the Subtropical Front (STF), where they continue to forage until the weaning of their pup in September/October. These winter foraging trips can last more than two weeks. It is unclear if this major shift in foraging distribution occurs in response to: 1) reduced prey availability as a consequence of cessation in coastal upwelling; 2) life-history/pup growth factors that enable females to switch to more reliable but distant foraging grounds once their pup reaches a size and condition threshold where they can sustain longer fasts; or 3) a combination of these factors.Understanding the role of the in-situ oceanographic and life history factors in shaping alternate summer and winter foraging strategies is the central focus of this study. Changes in shelf oceanographic features associated with fur seal foraging areas will be monitored using a novel approach, by simultaneously fitting biologging tags to fur seals and oceanographic (CTD/Fluorometer/Irradiance) tags onto Australian sea lion males. Sea lions forage over shelf waters year round and sample the entire water column, providing a means to monitor changes in local oceanographic conditions from the summer to winter period.
Funding: Field Naturalists Society of South Australia Inc ($3,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Hindell MA; Semmens JM; McMahon CR; Goldsworthy S; Bailleul F; Harcourt R; Foo D
Year: 2017

Vulnerability of the endangered Maugean Skate population to degraded environmental conditions in Macquarie Harbour (2017 - 2020)$421,129

Description: This project aims to assess the impacts and implications of environmental conditions experienced in a heavily impacted estuarine system (Macquarie Harbour) on the physiology and survival of an endangered species (Maugean skate) with a view to formulating threat abatement and recovery plans for the species.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($421,129)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Lyle JM; Semmens JM; Stehfest K; Barrett NS
Period: 2017 - 2020

Understanding oxygen dynamics and the importance for benthic recovery in Macquarie Harbour (2017 - 2020)$3,679,698

Description: Sustainable finfish aquaculture is dependent on a benthic environment that can assimilate and process farm particulate wastes. This project will help inform the likely effectiveness and duration of any given fallowing or remediation strategy, and as such is essential for both operational management of farming activities and the long-term management of the harbour. This will involve a combination of benthic surveys, a real time observation network and oxygen transport modelling. The central outcome of this research will be better advice on appropriate fallowing and remediation strategies for the conditions currently occurring in Macquarie Harbour. Robust scientific understanding of benthic and water column condition in the Harbour, with a particular focus on dissolved oxygen dynamics in the water column, will provide a much better appreciation of the response of benthic communities to fallowing and remediation strategies.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($3,642,802)
Scheme: Grant-Tactical Research Fund
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Ross DJ; MacLeod C; Semmens JM
Period: 2017 - 2020

Status of key Australian fish stocks (SAFS) reports 2016, and further development of the SAFS production and dissemination system (2016)$63,400

Description: To bring together available biological, catch and effort information to determine the status of Tasmania's key wild catch fish stocks against a nationally agreed reporting framework and provide a resource to inform the general public, policy makers and industry on the sustainability of these stocks.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($63,400)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Hartmann K; Gardner C; Emery TJ; Semmens JM; Mundy CN; Jones H; Tracey S
Year: 2016

Petuna Storm Bay Shark Desk-Top Study (2016)$6,900

Description: This project is a desktop study to look at the risk of attracting sharks by establishing aquaculture infrastructure in Storm Bay, Tasmania.
Funding: Petuna Aquaclture Pty Ltd ($6,900)
Scheme: Consultancy
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Year: 2016

(SMRCA Core) Fishery Assessment: Commercial Scallop (2016)$69,033

Description: INTERNAL SMRCA USE ONLY - ORS please do not make any edits.This is an internal SMRCA project and this record is for SMRCA tracking purposes only.
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($69,033)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Year: 2016

Uncoupling oceanographic and life history drivers to alternate foraging strategies in Long-nosed fur seals (2016 - 2018)$18,300

Description: Long-nosed fur seal (LNFS, formerly New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri) breeding range in South Australia is distributed across a relatively small geographic area characterized by a southern distribution, associated with narrow shelves in proximity to localized seasonal coastal upwelling in summer and autumn. Early in lactation (December to March), females undertake short foraging trips (~4 days duration) to near shelf waters (70-90 km the colony), in regions associated with localised upwelling. However, between April to May females switch to foraging in distant oceanic waters 700-1,000 km to the south of breeding colonies, associated with the Subtropical Front (STF), where they continue to forage until the weaning of their pup in September/October. These winter foraging trips can last more than two weeks. It is unclear if this major shift in foraging distribution occurs in response to: 1) reduced prey availability as a consequence of cessation in coastal upwelling; 2) life-history/pup growth factors that enable females to switch to more reliable but distant foraging grounds once their pup reaches a size and condition threshold where they can sustain longer fasts; or 3) a combination of these factors.Understanding the role of the in-situ oceanographic and life history factors in shaping alternate summer and winter foraging strategies is the central focus of this study. Changes in shelf oceanographic features associated with fur seal foraging areas will be monitored using a novel approach, by simultaneously fitting biologging tags to fur seals and oceanographic (CTD/Fluorometer/Irradiance) tags onto Australian sea lion males. Sea lions forage over shelf waters year round and sample the entire water column, providing a means to monitor changes in local oceanographic conditions from the summer to winter period.
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($18,300)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Hindell MA; Semmens JM; McMahon CR; Goldsworthy S; Bailleul F; Harcourt R; Foo D
Period: 2016 - 2018

Putting potential environmental risk of Australia's trawl fisheries in landscape perspective: exposure of seabed assemblages to trawling, and inclusion in closures and reserves (2016 - 2018)$281,019

Description: Addressing & demonstrating the environmental sustainability of fishing particularly trawling remains amajor challenge & priority in management plans for many demersal fisheries in Australia. The effects of trawling (EoT) are contentious, with often negative perceptions among the public & media, thus impeding social licence to operate. Australian fisheries must meet legislative requirements under the EPBC Act & regular environmental assessment by the Department of Environment. Environmental Risk Assessment(ERA) approaches have been used for assessing EoT in response to EPBC Assessment requirements, primarily for bycatch at a qualitative or semi-quantitative level. However, EPBC Principle 2 / Objective 3 (minimize impacts on the ecosystem, including habitats & communities) has rarely been addressed & almost never quantitatively. These shortcomings limit the goal of ensuring no unacceptable impacts on ecosystems. Further, the annual Fishery Status Reports aim to include broader environmental reporting & the Healthcheck project (FRDC 2014/008) has identified suitable indicators, such as habitat footprint (e.g. % exposed tofishing).
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($281,019)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
Research Team: Pitcher R; Noell C; Courtney TJ; Broadhurst MK; Kangas M; Newman S; Dunning MC; Semmens JM; Andrews J; Beckmann C; Martin J
Period: 2016 - 2018

Sense-T Stage 2: Sensing Macquarie Harbour (2015 - 2016)$677,100

Description: This Sense-T project brings together the Tasmanian Salmonid Growers' Association, IMAS and CSIRO to collect and analyse data from salmon farms in Macquarie Harbour. Sensors will be attached to individual 'sentinel' fish in pens in addition to sensors in the environment. Data will be collected on fish behaviour as well as environmental conditions such as water temperature, dissolved oxygen and depth. This will: help to reduce feed wastage by ensuring fish are fed when environmental conditions are suitable; collect new or previously difficult to obtain information about the harbour environment and the impact of salmon farming on variables such as oxygen levels; improve the salmon industry's efficiency and productivity; provide real-time data to support decision-making; and, highlight areas where the industry could improve its environmental practices.
Funding: Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association ($39,600); University of Tasmania ($637,500)
Scheme: Grant - Institutional
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Main A; McCulloch J; Ross DJ; Carter CG; Stehfest K
Period: 2015 - 2016

Developing conservation management strategies for vulnerable deepwater sharks off south-eastern Australia (2015 - 2016)$10,000

Description: Deepwater sharks are particularly vulnerable to human impacts due to late age maturity, low fecundity and low natural mortality. These species are particularly difficult to manage because the ability of populations to compensate for any additional human induced mortality is so low that they remain vulnerable, even as by-catch. Not surprisingly, a number of species have been overfished in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Off SE Australia declines of more than 99% for two species in some areas have resulted in nomination for protection under the EBA Act.
Funding: CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($10,000)
Scheme: Scholarship-Top-Up
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Period: 2015 - 2016

Population ecology and genetic variability of the endangered Maugean skate in Macquarie Harbour (2014)$85,000

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($85,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Lyle JM; Buxton CD; Barnett A
Year: 2014

Population ecology and genetic variability of the endangered Maugean skate in Macquarie Harbour (2014 - 2015)$15,000

Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($15,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Lyle JM
Period: 2014 - 2015

Movement, habitat utilisation and population status of the endangered Maugean skate and implications for fishing and aquaculture operations in Macquarie Harbour (2013 - 2015)$263,825

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($263,825)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Lyle JM; Semmens JM; Buxton CD; Barrett NS; Ross DJ
Period: 2013 - 2015

Life History and Population Dynamics of the Range Extending Octopus tetricus in south-eastern Australia (2013)$6,000

Description: Anthropogenic climate change is resulting in warmer waters that are altering the distribution, abundance and life history of many marine species. In south-eastern Australia, the East Australian Current is extending further into Tasmanian waters and persisting for longer periods throughout each year. Consequently, the Tasman Sea is warming at three to four times the global average and contributing to the shift in distribution of several dozen benthic, demersal and pelagic species (Pitt et al. 201 0; Johnson et al. 2011 ). One of these species is the ecologically and commercially important Sydney octopus, Octopus tetricus, which is commonly distributed from southern Queensland to central NSW. As waters have warmed over the last seven years this octopus has been detected along the coasts of Victoria and Tasmania, indicating a very large apparent range shift, with the potential impacts on local marine ecosystems largely unknown. Despite range shifts being documented all over the world, there are large gaps in our understanding of the mechanisms underpinning range-shift dynamics, the evolutionary consequences and how genetic traits can modulate such shifts.
Funding: Ecological Society of Australia Limited ($6,000)
Scheme: Grant-Jill Landsberg Student Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Pecl GT; Semmens JM
Year: 2013

Determining local population size and survival rates of scalloped hammerhead sharks around Darwin Island, Galapagos Marine Reserve (2013 - 2015)$18,300

Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($18,300)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Frusher SD; Hobday AJ; Penaherrera-Palma C
Period: 2013 - 2015

Determining when and where to fish: Linking scallop spawning, settlement, size and condition to collaborative spatial harvest and industry in-season management strategies (2012 - 2015)$272,542

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($272,542)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Buxton CD; Day G; Hartmann K; Jarvis D; Lister Bob; Schubert M
Period: 2012 - 2015

2012: 51st Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, Canada (2012)$1,500

Funding: University of Tasmania ($1,500)
Scheme: Grant-Conference Support Scheme
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Year: 2012

Assessing the effectiveness of spatial management strategies for the protection and conservation of coastal shark species (2012 - 2013)$10,000

Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($10,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Lyle JM; Buxton CD
Period: 2012 - 2013

Post-release survival of captured mako sharks: contributing to developing best-practice for catch and release game fishing (2012 - 2014)$19,000

Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($19,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Lyle JM
Period: 2012 - 2014

Assessing the impact of marine seismic surveys on southeast Australian fisheries (2012 - 2016)$689,900

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($689,900)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Buxton CD; Fitzgibbon Q; Battaglene SC; Levings A; McCauley R
Period: 2012 - 2016

Relating catchability of flathead to their seasonal catchability and movement (2012 - 2013)$25,000

Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($25,000)
Scheme: Grant-Fishwise Community
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Lyle JM
Period: 2012 - 2013

Using Animal-borne Cameras to Quantify Prey Field, Habitat Characteristics and Foraging Success in a Marine Top Predator (2011 - 2013)$190,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($190,000)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: Deakin University
Research Team: Arnould JPY; Hindell MA; Semmens JM
Period: 2011 - 2013
Grant Reference: DP110102065

National Fishery Status Reports (2011 - 2012)$592,275

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($592,275)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
Research Team: Gardner C; Flood M; Andrews J; Begg G; Fletcher R; Lyle JM; Hartmann K; Mundy CN; Semmens JM
Period: 2011 - 2012

Post-settlement processes affecting commercial scallop recruitment in D'Entrecasteaux Channel (2011 - 2013)$33,400

Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($33,400)
Scheme: Grant-Fishwise Community
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Lyle JM; Mendo Aguilar T; Semmens JM; Tracey S
Period: 2011 - 2013

Assessing effectiveness of refuge areas for conservation of coastal sharks (2011 - 2013)$86,635

Description: This project seeks to extend work on investigating the role of sevengill sharks Notorynchus cepedianus in coastal areas of south east Tasmania. A major component of the current project is using acoustic technology to investigate the movement patterns of sevengill sharks within these coastal areas. This project will continue using acoustic technology to gather long term data on the movement patterns for the chondrichthyan assemblage of south east Tasmania. Due to the availability of long term infrastructure in the form of permanent VR2 receiver arrays deployed throughout south east Australia, this project has a unique opportunity to monitor long term and long distance movement patterns for several chondrichthyan species tagged with acoustic transmitters in south east Tasmania. Additionally this project aims to determine the size and age structure of juvenile shark populations in nursery areas by using stereo baited remote underwater video cameras (BRUVs) as a survey tool. This multi-species approach will address a range of relevant issues associated with managing and conserving chondrichthyans, such as identifying important habitats for chondrichthyan species, evaluating the effectiveness of protected areas, investigate long distance migrations and predicting predator-prey relationships. The project will have a strong emphasis on conservation and management of top order predators, and will provide optimal management strategies for a number of shark species. This project will address the need for a broader understanding of ecosystem issues in the management of commercial fisheries. For example, it will further build on the knowledge of species interactions in these systems by evaluating the impact of sevengill sharks on other shark species that are commercially fished. This information will assist in ecosystem management (as opposed to single species management) which should be the goal of all conservation and fisheries management plans.
Funding: Save our Seas Foundation ($86,635)
Scheme: Grant-Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Lyle JM; Barnett A; Buxton CD; Frusher SD
Period: 2011 - 2013

Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (2011 - 2015)$188,752

Funding: Australian Fisheries Management Authority ($188,752)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Buxton CD
Period: 2011 - 2015

Understanding climate drivers and predicting the future for coast Australian ecosystems (2011)$297,857

Funding: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations ($297,857)
Scheme: Grant-ANNIMS Springboard Program
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Strutton PG; Semmens JM; Gardner C
Year: 2011

Post release survival of captured Mako sharks: Contributing to developing best practice for catch and release game fishing (2011 - 2015)$69,818

Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($69,818)
Scheme: Grant-Fishwise Community
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Lyle JM
Period: 2011 - 2015

Providing a safe working environment for marine activities: risk assessment of the efficiency of the Shark Shield. (2010)$50,000

Funding: SafeWork SA ($50,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Huveneers C; Semmens JM; Rogers P; Page B; Clark M
Year: 2010

Assessing the impacts of berleying from shark cage-diving operators on the swimming behaviour of the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) (2010)$19,200

Funding: Dept. Environment & Heritage SA ($19,200)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Huveneers C; Semmens JM; Bruce B; Goldsworthy S; Bryars S
Year: 2010

Predatory-prey Relationships and their Effects on Ecosystem Dynamics and Commercial Fishery Species (2010)$80,000

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($80,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Barnett A
Year: 2010

Activity Patterns of Reef Sharks Assessed from Accelerometer Telemetry: Contributing to Understanding the Potential Impacts of Tourist Diving on Shark Behaviour (2010)$75,000

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($75,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Year: 2010

Assessing the Effectiveness of Shark Nursery Area Closures for the Protection and Conservation of Coastal Shark Species (2010)$70,000

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($70,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Frusher SD
Year: 2010

The Provision of a Scientific Survey to Measure Changes in the Life Status and/or Behaviour of Commercial Scallops in the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (2010)$15,182

Funding: Australian Fisheries Management Authority ($15,182)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Harrington JJ; Buxton CD
Year: 2010

Assessing the impacts of berleying through four-dimensional modeling of the swimming behaviour of white sharks (2009)$9,000

Funding: Nature Foundation of SA ($9,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Huveneers C; Semmens JM; Bruce B; Rogers P; Goldsworthy S
Year: 2009

Genetic Stock Structure of Octopus Pallidus in Tasmania (2009)$65,000

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($65,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Burridge CP; Higgins K
Year: 2009

The impact of fish aggregating devices (FADs) on the movement and behaviour of tropical tuna (Thunnus obesus, Katsuwonus pelamis and Thunnus elbacares) (2009 - 2011)$17,500

Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($17,500)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Frusher SD; Stehfest K
Period: 2009 - 2011

Recruitment and retention of commercial scallops in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel: is there a relationship with scallop destiny (2009 - 2011)$49,932

Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($49,932)
Scheme: Grant-Fishwise Community
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Tracey S; Lyle JM; Harrington JJ
Period: 2009 - 2011

Automated video analysis system for assessing marine animal populations in ocean environments (2008)$27,500

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($27,500)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Cameron-Jones RM; Williams RN; Semmens JM; Harrington JJ
Year: 2008

Rebuilding Ecosystem Resilience: Assessment of Management Options to Minimise Formation of 'Barrens' Habitat by the Long-Spined Sea Urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) in Tasmania (2008)$20,000

Funding: Natural Heritage Trust ($20,000)
Scheme: Grant-Natural Resource Management, Southern Region
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnson CR; Gardner C; Frusher SD; Pederson HG; Haddon M; Semmens JM
Year: 2008

Understanding the Vulnerability of Key Inshore and Estuarine Fish Species: New Opportunities with Electromyogram (EMG) Telemetry (2008)$58,500

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($58,500)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Year: 2008

2008/022 Establishing Fine-scale Industry Based Spatial Management and Harvest Strategies for the Commercial Scallop Fishery in South East Australia (2008 - 2013)$791,068

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($791,068)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Pearn R; Ovenden J; Stivala J; Pecl GT; Gaddes S; Buxton CD; Haddon M; Koopman M
Period: 2008 - 2013

Bass Strait Scallop Residual Risk Data (2008)$5,454

Funding: Australian Fisheries Management Authority ($5,454)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Harrington JJ
Year: 2008

Pilot Study into the Application of Stable Isotopes Analysis in Atlantic Salmon Dietary Investigations (2008 - 2009)$22,500

Funding: Natural Heritage Trust ($22,500)
Scheme: Grant-Natural Resource Management, Cradle Coast
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Period: 2008 - 2009

Rebuilding Ecosystem Resilience: Assessment of Management Options to Minimise Formation of 'Barrens' Habitat by the Long-Spined Sea Urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) in Tasmania (2007 - 2009)$111,294

Funding: Natural Heritage Trust ($111,294)
Scheme: Grant-Natural Resource Management, Northern Region
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Johnson CR; Gardner C; Frusher SD; Pederson HG; Haddon M; Semmens JM
Period: 2007 - 2009

The Role of Higher Tropic Level Predators on Inshore Ecosystems and their Interactions with Fisheries: A Case Study examining Sevengill Sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) (2007 - 2009)$106,664

Funding: Save our Seas Foundation ($106,664)
Scheme: Grant-Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Frusher SD; Stevens J; Barnett A
Period: 2007 - 2009

The Role of Higher Tropic Level Predators on Inshore Ecosystems and their Interactions with Fisheries: A Case Study examining Sevengill Sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) (2007)$55,000

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($55,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Frusher SD; Stevens J; Barnett A
Year: 2007

Travel Grant to Attend the 7th Conference on Fish Telemetry held in Europe - Denmark June 2007 (2007)$2,000

Funding: Ian Potter Foundation ($2,000)
Scheme: Grant-Travel/Conference
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Year: 2007

Travel for Attendance at 7th Conference on Fish Telemetry - Denmark, Europe. (2007)$4,500

Funding: CASS Foundation (Contributing to Australian Scholarship and Science) ($4,500)
Scheme: Grant-Post Doctoral Travel
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Year: 2007

[2007-803] Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Survey 2007-2008 (2007 - 2008)$85,250

Funding: Australian Fisheries Management Authority ($85,250)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Harrington JJ
Period: 2007 - 2008

Conference-Travel Attendance: Marine Laboratory IMAT Workshop - University of Auckland (2006)$1,516

Funding: CASS Foundation (Contributing to Australian Scholarship and Science) ($1,516)
Scheme: Grant-Post Doctoral Travel
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Year: 2006

The Role of Higher Tropic Level Predators on Inshore Ecosystems and their Interactions with Fisheries: A Case Study examining Sevengill Sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) (2006 - 2008)$15,000

Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($15,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Frusher SD; Stevens J; Barnett A
Period: 2006 - 2008

Stock Structure and Dispersal of Octopus Maorum with Emphasis on the Eaglehawk Bay Aggregation (2006 - 2008)$7,500

Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($7,500)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Period: 2006 - 2008

Stock Structure and Dispersal of Two Commercial Octopus Species: A Comparison between Benthic and Planktonic Early Life Histories (2006 - 2008)$2,400

Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($2,400)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Period: 2006 - 2008

2004-013 Towards Integrated Multi-Species Management of Australia's SE Reef Fisheries: A Tasmanian Example (2005 - 2009)$589,164

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($589,164)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Frusher SD; Buxton CD; Barrett NS; Tarbath D; Jarman SN; Semmens JM; Elliott N
Period: 2005 - 2009

2005-027 Facilitating Industry Self-Management for Spatially Managed Stocks: A Scallop Case Study (2005 - 2007)$345,660

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($303,660)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Haddon M; Semmens JM
Period: 2005 - 2007

International Symposium on Cephalopod Lifecycles: Biology, Management and Conservation (2005 - 2006)$20,000

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($20,000)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Moltschaniwskyj NA; Jackson GD; Semmens JM; Pecl GT
Period: 2005 - 2006

Stock Structure and Dispersal of Two Commercial Octopus Species with Emphasis on Early Life History: a Multi-disciplinary Approach (2005 - 2007)$11,000

Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($11,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Pecl GT; Doubleday ZA
Period: 2005 - 2007

Stock Structure and Dispersal in Two Commercial Octopus Species: a Comparison Between Benthic and Planktonic Early Life Histories (2005)$1,600

Funding: Unitas Malacological Society ($1,600)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Pecl GT
Year: 2005

Population Structure and Dispersal in Two Commercial Octopus Species: a Comparison between Benthic and Planktonic Early Life Histories (2005)$18,100

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($18,100)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Pecl GT
Year: 2005

International Acoustic Telemetry Workshop (2005)$2,270

Funding: CASS Foundation (Contributing to Australian Scholarship and Science) ($2,270)
Scheme: Grant-Post Doctoral Travel
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Year: 2005

Assessment of the implications of target fishing on black jewfish (Protonibea dicanthus) aggregations in the Northern Territory (2004 - 2006)$268,057

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($268,057)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: Northern Territory Department of Business Industries and Resource Development
Research Team: Hay T; Semmens JM; Meekan M
Period: 2004 - 2006

The Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project (2004 - 2005)$36,651

Funding: Alfred P Sloan and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundations ($36,651)
Scheme: Grants
Administered By: Census of Marine Life
Research Team: Welch D; Batten S; Semmens JM
Period: 2004 - 2005

Life History and Dispersal of Octopus pallidus (2004 - 2006)$6,000

Funding: Dept of Primary Industries, Water and the Environment ($6,000)
Scheme: DPIWE Core Funding
Administered By: TAFI - University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Pecl G; Leporati S
Period: 2004 - 2006

2004-002 Spatial Management of Reef Fisheries and Ecosystems: Understanding the Importance of Movement (2004 - 2009)$384,083

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($384,083)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Buxton CD; Barrett NS; Semmens JM
Period: 2004 - 2009

Juvenile scallop trashing rates and bed dynamics: testing the management rules for scallops. (2003 - 2004)$400,532

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($400,532)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Haddon M; Semmens JM
Period: 2003 - 2004

Tracking Squids from Embryos to Adults - Novel Approaches and New Directions (2003 - 2005)$295,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($295,000)
Scheme: Grant-Linkage Projects Round 1
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Pecl GT; Jackson GD; Semmens JM
Period: 2003 - 2005
Grant Reference: LP0347556

International Conference on Cephalapods in Thailand, trip to Canada (2003)$2,000

Funding: Ian Potter Foundation ($2,000)
Scheme: Grant-Travel/Conference
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Year: 2003

Scallop Bed Dynamics in the Bass Strait Central Zone 2002 - 2003 (2002 - 2003)$94,930

Funding: Australian Fisheries Management Authority ($94,930)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Haddon M; Semmens JM
Period: 2002 - 2003

Acoustic Tracking Key Marine Species in Tasmania using new Technology (2002)$200,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($200,000)
Scheme: Grant-Linkage Infrastructure
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Jackson GD; Semmens JM
Year: 2002
Grant Reference: LE0237912

Movement of Octopus maorum in Relation to the Eaglehawk Bay Fisheries (2002)$24,000

Funding: University of Tasmania ($24,000)
Scheme: Grant-Institutional Research Scheme
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM
Year: 2002

Bass Strait Central Scallop Fishery Survey 2001 (2001)$32,410

Funding: Australian Fisheries Management Authority ($32,410)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Haddon M; Semmens JM
Year: 2001

Life History and Ecology of Octopus Maorum and Minimisation of its Impact on the Rock Lobster Fishery in Tasmania (2001 - 2003)$241,782

Funding: Australian Research Council ($181,782)
Scheme: Grant-SPIRT
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Semmens JM; Gardner C; Frusher SD; Jackson GD
Period: 2001 - 2003
Grant Reference: C00107233

Research Supervision

Thinking of undertaking a PhD? Feel free to discuss ideas with Jayson, but applicants must have a strong track record, proven writing skills and good overall English.

Current

Completed

Current

Degree	Title	Commenced
PhD	Examining the Physiological Tolerance of the Prey of the Maugean Skate in Macquarie Harbour to Low Dissolved Oxygen	2017
PhD	Fine-scale Behaviour of Elasmobranchs	2019
PhD	Cardiorespiratory Physiology of Farmed Atlantic Salmon in a Warming Climate and Implications for Growth and Swimming Performance	2019
PhD	Examining the Habitat use and Behaviour of White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) Using Long-term Passive Acoustic Telemetry Data	2019
PhD	Applying New Tracking Technologies and Optimal Foraging Theory to Understand Small Scale Fisheries and Address Illegal Fishing	2020
PhD	Towards Conservation of the Vulnerable Melbourne Skate (Spiniraja whitleyi): Assessing lifehistory and reproductive behaviour to inform fisheries management and conservation	2020
PhD	The Effects of Sustained Swimming on Long-Term Changes to Chinook Salmon Form and Composition	2021
PhD	Movement of elasmobranchs at Ningaloo Reef	2022
PhD	Reproductive impairments in Chondrichthyans: A neglected problem critical for future population success	2022

Completed

Degree	Title	Completed
PhD	The Impacts of Acute Environmental Changes on the Physiology of Critically Endangered School Sharks (Galeorhinus galeus) in Southeast Tasmania Candidate: Katherine May Ollerhead	2024
PhD	Integrating Physiology, Behaviour and Molecular Mechanisms to Understand Impacts of Ocean Warming on Southern Calamari (Sepioteuthis australis) Candidate: Patricia Peinado Fuentes	2021
PhD	Physiological and Behavioural Mechanisms Underpinning the Climate-driven Range Extension of Snapper Chrysophrys auratus in Southeast Tasmania Candidate: Barrett William Wolfe	2021
PhD	Exploring Macroecology of Cephalopods in a Changing Climate through Trait-based Approaches Candidate: Kieran James Murphy	2021
PhD	Drivers of Bimodal Foraging Behaviour in Marine Central Place Foragers Candidate: Dahlia Xi Hui Foo	2020
PhD	Stock Structure and Critical Habitats for a Key Apex Predator: The broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus Candidate: Alicia Consuelo Joanna Schmidt-Roach	2019
PhD	An Unusual Habitat For a Common Shark: Life-history, ecology and demographics of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania Candidate: David Armando Moreno Iturria	2018
PhD	Evaluating the Extinction Risk of the Endangered Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana), Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania Candidate: Kay Weltz	2018
PhD	Spatial Management Strategies for Deep-sea Sharks Candidate: Ross Kelvin Daley	2017
PhD	Integrating Biological and Social Information to Inform Responsible Practices for Recreational Shark Fishing Candidate: Robert Phillip French	2017
PhD	Abundance, Distribution and Conservation Value of Sharks in the Galapagos Marine Reserve Candidate: Cesar Renet Penaherrera Palma	2016
PhD	Life-history and Population Dynamics of the Range Extending Octopus tetricus (Gould, 1852) in South-Eastern Australia Candidate: Jorge Eduardo Ramos Castillejos	2015
PhD	Examining the Role of Area Closures for the Protection and Conservation of an Overexploited Coastal Shark Species Candidate: Jaime David McAllister	2015
PhD	Influence of Reproductive and Post-settlement Processes on Recruitment in a Marine Benthic Invertebrate Candidate: Tania Cecilia Mendo Aguilar	2014
PhD	Novel Methods for Quantifying Movement Behaviour of Free-ranging Fish from Telemetry Data Candidate: Kilian Michael Stehfest	2013
PhD	The Role of Apex Predators in Coastal Ecosystems: A Case Study Examining the Broadnose Sevengill Shark Notorynchus cepedianus Candidate: Adam Barnett	2011
PhD	Modelling the Population Dynamics of a Benthic Octopus Species: Exploring the Potential Impact of Environment Variation and Climate Change Candidate: Jessica Andre	2009
PhD	An Integrative Approach to Understanding the Population Structure and Dispersal Patterns of Two Commercial Octopus Species (Octopus maorum and Octopus pallidus) Candidate: Zoe Anne Doubleday	2009
PhD	Fisheries Biology and Population Dynamics of the Pale Octopus (Octopus pallidus) Candidate: Stephen Charles Leporati	2008