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John Keane

Dr John Keane

John Keane

Research Fellow

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Dr John Keane is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania. His key research fields are in wild fisheries, particularly small pelagic fish and commercial dive fisheries.

Biography

John completed his undergraduate studies at the Australian Maritime College, winning the Captain Thomas Swanson and Raptis prizes for best performance in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Fisheries) degree program. After receiving first class honours he moved to Hobart where he completed his PhD at the University of Tasmania on larval fish assemblages and their links with the East Australian Current. Since graduating he has been working at the University of Tasmania on numerous ARC and FRDC environmental and fisheries research projects.

Career summary

Qualifications

Degree	Thesis Title	University	Country	Awarded
PhD	Mesoscale Characterisation of the Pelagic Shelf Ecosystem of South-Eastern Australia: Integrated Approach Using Larval Fish Assemblages and Oceanography	University of Tasmania	Australia	2009
BAppSci Fisheries (1st Class Hons)	Population Structure, reproductive Biology and temperature Tolerance of the mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki in Northern Tasmania	Australian Maritime College	Australia	2002

Memberships

Professional practice

Australian Society for Fish Biology

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Expertise

Tasmanian Commercial Dive Fishery
Periwinkles
Sea Urchins
Small Pelagic Fishery
Stock Assessment

Research Themes

John's research aligns to the University's research themes of Marine, Antarctic and Maritime and Environment, Resources and Sustainability. His research interests evolve around the science that supports sustainable harvest in wild fisheries. Much of John's work focuses on the small pelagic fishery where his research has underpins stock assessments on Blue Mackerel, Jack Mackerel and Redbait. John has also completed extensive research on the Tasmanian Commercial Dive Fishery. A growth and reproductive biological study on the Periwinkle lead to key management changes to ensure the long term sustainable harvest. Ongoing research into Long-Spined Sea Urchins is aiming to determine the effectiveness of the commercial fishery as a control mechanism of this range-extending species which is threatening the productivity of southeast Australian reef systems.

Collaboration

John is currently in collaboration with the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) on two national projects, which are primarily aimed at determining the spawning biomass of small pelagic fishes to enable sustainable management of the commonwealth fishery.

Awards

2015 - Tasmanian Seafood Industry Awards – Research Development and Extension Award (Winner)
2011 - UTAS Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Community Engagement

Current projects

Dr Keane is currently working on two FRDC Projects:

FRDC 2013/026 - Can commercial harvest of long-spined sea urchins reduce the impact of urchin grazing on abalone and lobster fisheries?
FRDC 2014/033 - Egg distribution, reproductive parameters and spawning biomass of blue mackerel, Australian sardine and tailor off the east coast during late winter and early spring.

Fields of Research

Fisheries management (300505)
Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment (300502)
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) (310305)
Fisheries sciences (300599)
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation (410102)
Surveying (incl. hydrographic surveying) (401306)
Biological oceanography (370801)
Aquaculture (300501)
Sustainable agricultural development (300210)
Horticultural crop growth and development (300802)
Fish physiology and genetics (300504)
Post-harvest fisheries technologies (incl. transportation) (300506)
Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology) (310302)
Maritime engineering (401599)
Behavioural ecology (310301)
Phycology (incl. marine grasses) (310801)
Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (420899)
Ecosystem function (410203)
Natural resource management (410406)
Food safety, traceability, certification and authenticity (300605)
Crop and pasture nutrition (300407)
Environmental management (410404)
Fish pests and diseases (300503)

Research Objectives

Fisheries - wild caught (100399)
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in marine environments (180503)
Wild caught edible molluscs (100304)
Marine biodiversity (180504)
Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna) (100305)
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems (180601)
Wild caught rock lobster (100307)
Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems (180501)
Understanding climate change (190599)
Fisheries - aquaculture (100299)
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity (180203)
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments (180507)
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts) (190504)
Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition (180505)
Horticultural crops (260599)
Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum (160301)
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in coastal and estuarine environments (180204)
Wild caught crustaceans (excl. rock lobster and prawns) (100303)
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems (180403)
Organic fertilisers (241402)
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna) (100202)
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem) (190101)
Nutraceuticals and functional foods (241308)
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change (190102)
Stone fruit (excl. avocado) (260513)
Macadamias (260507)
Field grown vegetable crops (260505)
Soils (180605)
Wine grapes (260608)
Industrial crops (260699)
Aquaculture molluscs (excl. oysters) (100203)

Publications

Total publications

Highlighted publications

(8 outputs)

Year	Type	Citation
2016	Journal Article	Ward TM, Burnell OW, Ivey A, Sexton SC, Carroll J, et al., 'Spawning biomass of jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) off eastern Australia: critical knowledge for managing a controversial fishery', Fisheries Research, 179 pp. 10-22. ISSN 0165-7836 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2016.02.005 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Ward TM; Lyle JM Tweet
2015	Journal Article	Neira FJ, Perry RA, Burridge CP, Lyle JM, Keane JP, 'Molecular discrimination of shelf-spawned eggs of two co-occurring Trachurus spp. (Carangidae) in southeastern Australia: a key step to future egg-based biomass estimates', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 72, (2) pp. 614-624. ISSN 1054-3139 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsu151 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Neira FJ; Perry RA; Burridge CP; Lyle JM Tweet
2014	Journal Article	Abell GCJ, Ross DJ, Keane J, Holmes BH, Robert SS, et al., 'Niche differentiation of ammonia-oxidising archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) in response to paper and pulp mill effluent', Microbial Ecology, 67, (4) pp. 758-768. ISSN 0095-3628 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00248-014-0376-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Ross DJ Tweet
2013	Journal Article	Abell GCJ, Ross DJ, Keane JP, Oakes JM, Eyre BD, et al., 'Nitrifying and denitrifying microbial communities and their relationship to nutrient fluxes and sediment geochemistry in the Derwent Estuary, Tasmania', Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 70, (1) pp. 63-75. ISSN 0948-3055 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/ame01642 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Ross DJ Tweet
2009	Journal Article	Neira FJ, Lyle JM, Keane JP, 'Shelf spawning habitat of Emmelichthys nitidus in south-eastern Australia - Implications and suitability for egg-based biomass estimation', Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 81, (4) pp. 521-532. ISSN 0272-7714 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.12.012 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Neira FJ; Lyle JM Tweet
2008	Journal Article	Keane JP, Neira FJ, 'Larval fish assemblages along the south-eastern Australian shelf: linking mesoscale non-depth-discriminate structure and water masses', Fisheries Oceanography, 17, (4) pp. 263-280. ISSN 1054-6006 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-249.2008.00478.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 40Web of Science - 41 Co-authors: Neira FJ Tweet
2008	Journal Article	Neira FJ, Keane JP, 'Ichthyoplankton-based spawning dynamics of blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus) in south-eastern Australia: links to the East Australian Current', Fisheries Oceanography, 17, (4) pp. 281-298. ISSN 1054-6006 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2008.00479.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 25 Co-authors: Neira FJ Tweet
2004	Journal Article	Keane JP, Neira FJ, 'First record of mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki, in Tasmania, Australia: stock structure and reproductive biology', New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 2004, 38, (5) pp. 857-867. ISSN 0028-8330 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2004.9517285 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Neira FJ Tweet

Journal Article

(16 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2022	Campus P, Swarts ND, Mundy C, Keane JP, Gardner C, 'Assessing processing waste from the sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) fishery as an organic fertilizer', Agronomy, 12, (12) Article 2919. ISSN 2073-4395 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12122919 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Campus P; Swarts ND; Mundy C; Gardner C Tweet
2022	Smith JE, Keane J, Mundy C, Gardner C, Oellermann M, 'Spiny lobsters prefer native prey over range-extending invasive urchins', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 79, (4) pp. 1353-1362. ISSN 1054-3139 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsac058 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Smith JE; Mundy C; Gardner C; Oellermann M Tweet
2019	Pecl GT, Ogier E, Jennings S, van Putten I, Crawford C, et al., 'Autonomous adaptation to climate-driven change in marine biodiversity in a global marine hotspot', Ambio, 48, (12) pp. 1498-1515. ISSN 0044-7447 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s13280-019-01186-x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 30Web of Science - 29 Co-authors: Pecl GT; Ogier E; Jennings S; van Putten I; Crawford C; Fogarty H; Frusher S; Hobday AJ; Lee E; MacLeod C; Mundy C; Stuart-Smith J; Tracey S Tweet
2019	Pecl GT, Stuart-Smith J, Walsh P, Bray DJ, Kusetic M, et al., 'Redmap Australia: challenges and successes with a large-scale citizen science-based approach to ecological monitoring and community engagement on climate change', Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, (JUNE) Article 349. ISSN 2296-7745 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00349 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 37Web of Science - 39 Co-authors: Pecl GT; Stuart-Smith J; Walsh P; Frusher SD; Pender A Tweet
2018	Smith JA, Miskiewicz AG, Beckley LE, Everett JD, Garcia V, et al., 'A database of marine larval fish assemblages in Australian temperate and subtropical waters', Scientific Data, 5 Article 180207. ISSN 2052-4463 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2018.207 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Lara-Lopez A; Leis JM; Swadling KM; Ward TM Tweet
2016	Ward TM, Burnell OW, Ivey A, Sexton SC, Carroll J, et al., 'Spawning biomass of jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) off eastern Australia: critical knowledge for managing a controversial fishery', Fisheries Research, 179 pp. 10-22. ISSN 0165-7836 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2016.02.005 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Ward TM; Lyle JM Tweet
2015	Neira FJ, Perry RA, Burridge CP, Lyle JM, Keane JP, 'Molecular discrimination of shelf-spawned eggs of two co-occurring Trachurus spp. (Carangidae) in southeastern Australia: a key step to future egg-based biomass estimates', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 72, (2) pp. 614-624. ISSN 1054-3139 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsu151 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Neira FJ; Perry RA; Burridge CP; Lyle JM Tweet
2014	Abell GCJ, Ross DJ, Keane J, Holmes BH, Robert SS, et al., 'Niche differentiation of ammonia-oxidising archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) in response to paper and pulp mill effluent', Microbial Ecology, 67, (4) pp. 758-768. ISSN 0095-3628 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00248-014-0376-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Ross DJ Tweet
2013	Abell GCJ, Ross DJ, Keane JP, Oakes JM, Eyre BD, et al., 'Nitrifying and denitrifying microbial communities and their relationship to nutrient fluxes and sediment geochemistry in the Derwent Estuary, Tasmania', Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 70, (1) pp. 63-75. ISSN 0948-3055 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/ame01642 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Ross DJ Tweet
2013	Banks JL, Ross DJ, Keough MJ, MacLeod C, Keane JP, et al., 'Influence of a burrowing, metal-tolerant polychaete on benthic metabolism, denitrification and nitrogen regeneration in contaminated estuarine sediments', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 68, (1-2) pp. 30-37. ISSN 0025-326X (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.01.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 20 Co-authors: Ross DJ; MacLeod C Tweet
2011	Abell GCJ, Banks J, Ross DJ, Keane JP, Robert SS, et al., 'Effects of estuarine sediment hypoxia on nitrogen fluxes and ammonia oxidizer gene transcription', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 75, (1) pp. 111-122. ISSN 1574-6941 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00988.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 46Web of Science - 43 Co-authors: Ross DJ Tweet
2009	Neira FJ, Lyle JM, Keane JP, 'Shelf spawning habitat of Emmelichthys nitidus in south-eastern Australia - Implications and suitability for egg-based biomass estimation', Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 81, (4) pp. 521-532. ISSN 0272-7714 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.12.012 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Neira FJ; Lyle JM Tweet
2008	Keane JP, Neira FJ, 'Larval fish assemblages along the south-eastern Australian shelf: linking mesoscale non-depth-discriminate structure and water masses', Fisheries Oceanography, 17, (4) pp. 263-280. ISSN 1054-6006 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-249.2008.00478.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 40Web of Science - 41 Co-authors: Neira FJ Tweet
2008	Neira FJ, Keane JP, 'Ichthyoplankton-based spawning dynamics of blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus) in south-eastern Australia: links to the East Australian Current', Fisheries Oceanography, 17, (4) pp. 281-298. ISSN 1054-6006 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2008.00479.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 25 Co-authors: Neira FJ Tweet
2008	Neira FJ, Keane JP, Lyle JM, Tracey S, 'Development of eggs and larvae of Emmelichthys nitidus (Percoidei: Emmelichthyidae) in south-eastern Australia, including a temperature-dependent egg incubation model', Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 79, (1) pp. 35 - 44. ISSN 0272-7714 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.03.013 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Neira FJ; Lyle JM; Tracey S Tweet
2004	Keane JP, Neira FJ, 'First record of mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki, in Tasmania, Australia: stock structure and reproductive biology', New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 2004, 38, (5) pp. 857-867. ISSN 0028-8330 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2004.9517285 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Neira FJ Tweet

Chapter in Book

(1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2022	Keane JP, Ling SD, 'Diver Control of Long-spined Sea Urchin in Tasmania', Kelp Restoration Guidebook: Lessons Learned from Kelp Projects Around the World, The Nature Conservancy, AM Eger, C Layton, TA McHugh, M Gleason and N Eddy (ed), Sacramento, CA, USA, pp. 64-66. (2022) [Other Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ling SD

Year

Citation

Altmetrics

2022

Keane JP, Ling SD, 'Diver Control of Long-spined Sea Urchin in Tasmania', Kelp Restoration Guidebook: Lessons Learned from Kelp Projects Around the World, The Nature Conservancy, AM Eger, C Layton, TA McHugh, M Gleason and N Eddy (ed), Sacramento, CA, USA, pp. 64-66. (2022) [Other Book Chapter]

[eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Ling SD

Conference Publication

(13 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2023	Keane J, Cresswell K, Ling S, 'Fishing for climate: establishing a harvest industry on a range-extender to protect a reef ecosystem', The 2023 International Temperate Reefs Symposium, 8-12 January 2023, Hobart, Australia (2023) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Cresswell K; Ling S Tweet
2023	Keane J, Creswell K, 'Sustainable overfishing of longspined sea urchins to protect key abalone habitat', The 11th International Abalone Symposium, 27 February - 2 March 2023, Auckland, New Zealand (2023) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Creswell K Tweet
2023	Ling S, Soler G, Barrett N, Ridgway K, Keane J, et al., 'Global change, phase-shifts and recovery potential of Tasmania's rapidly warming reef ecosystems', The 2023 International Temperate Reefs Symposium, 8-12 January 2023, Hobart, Australia (2023) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ling S; Soler G; Barrett N; Charlton D; Johnson C; Sanderson C; Bennett S; Strain B; Layton C; Wright J; Hurd C; Stuart-Smith R; Oh E; Cooper A; Edgar G
2023	Smith J, Keane J, Mundy C, Oellermann M, Gardner C, 'Will a native predator help to control novel, range-extending urchins on temperate reefs in Tasmania?', International Temperate Reefs Symposium, 8-12 January 2023, Hobart, Australia (2023) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Smith J; Mundy C; Oellermann M; Gardner C
2021	Smith J, Keane J, Oellermann M, Gardner C, Mundy C, 'Can we trust southern rock lobsters to control range-expanding, habitat-destroying longspined sea urchins in Tasmania?', World Fisheries Congress program, 20-24 September, online from Adelaide (2021) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Smith J; Oellermann M; Gardner C; Mundy C Tweet
2018	Johnson OJ, Keane JP, Mundy CN, 'Identifying Reefs at Risk: Modelling Local Ecological Knowledge of a range-extending sea urchin', SE Australia MCIA symposium abstracts, 20-21 February, CSIRO, Hobart (2018) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Johnson OJ; Mundy CN
2018	Keane JP, Johnson OJ, 'Establishment of a fishery for a range extending species', SE Australia MCIA symposium abstracts, 20-21 February, CSIRO, Hobart (2018) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Johnson OJ
2018	Keane JP, Ling SD, 'Range extension of the long spined sea urchin - Centrostephanus rodgersii', SE Australia MCIA symposium abstracts, 20-21 February, CSIRO, Hobart (2018) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ling SD
2017	Keane JP, Mundy CN, Johnson OJ, Ling SD, 'Can commercial harvest of the long-spined sea urchin, Centrostephanus rodgersii, reduce the impact of destructive urchin grazing on macroalgae communities and associated fisheries?', Australian Society of FIsheries Biology Program, 22-24 July 2017, Albany, WA, pp. 60. (2017) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Mundy CN; Johnson OJ; Ling SD
2014	Thompson F, Wilson S, Waterhouse A, Armstrong C, Keane J, et al., 'Empowering undergraduate education through support of student societies', Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 8-10 December 2014, Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 1-8. ISBN 978-0-473-30428-7 (2014) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Thompson F; Wilson S; Waterhouse A; Armstrong C; Forrest AL; Symes M
2007	Keane JP, Neira FJ, Lyle JM, 'Water mass selectivity by larvae of small pelagic fishes in south-eastern Australian shelf waters: a proxy for key spawning habitats', ASFB abstracts and official program, 11- 15 Sept 2007, Canberra, ACT, pp. 45. (2007) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Neira FJ; Lyle JM
2006	Keane JP, Neira FJ, Lyle JM, 'Linking larval fish assemblages with water masses for non-depth discriminate data in shelf waters off south-eastern Australia', ASFB abstracts and official program, 28 Aug - 1 Sept 2006, Hobart, TAS, pp. 79. (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Neira FJ; Lyle JM
2006	Keane JP, Neira FJ, Lyle JM, 'Linking larval fish assemblages with water masses from non-depth-discriminate data in shelf waters off south-eastern Australia', Abstracts. Catchments to Coast. Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA 44th Annual Conference and The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) 27th International Conference, 9-14 July 2006, Cairns, pp. 61. (2006) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Neira FJ; Lyle JM

Contract Report, Consultant's Report

(11 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2022	Cresswell K, Hartmann K, Gardner C, Keane J, 'Tasmanian Longspined Sea Urchin Fishery Assessment 2020/21', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania (2022) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Cresswell K; Hartmann K; Gardner C Tweet
2022	Grammer GL, Ward TM, Ivey AR, Keane JP, 'Spawning biomass of redbait (Emmelichthys nitidus) in the east sub-area of the small pelagic fishery during October 2020', Report to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, SARDI, Adelaide, RR2019/0853 (2022) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ward TM
2021	Ling S, Keane J, 'Decadal resurvey of long-term lobster experimental sites to inform Centrostephanus control', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, August (2021) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ling S
2021	Lucieer V, Keane J, Shelamoff V, Nau A, Ling S, 'Mapping abalone habitat impacted by Centrostephanus on the east coast of Tasmania: Final contracted report for the Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund (AIRF Project 2021) and Tasmanian Climate Change Office (Climate Research Grants Program 2021)', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, UTAS, December (2021) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lucieer V; Shelamoff V; Ling S
2020	Cresswell K, Hartmann K, Gardner C, Keane J, 'Tasmanian Longspined Sea Urchin Fishery Assessment 2019/20', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania (2020) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Cresswell K; Hartmann K; Gardner C
2019	Cresswell K, Hartmann K, Gardner C, Keane J, 'Tasmanian Longspined Sea Urchin Fishery Assessment 2018/19', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania (2019) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Cresswell K; Hartmann K; Gardner C
2015	Ward TM, Burnell O, Ivey A, Carroll J, Keane J, et al., 'Summer spawning patterns and preliminary daily egg production method survey of jack mackerel and Australian sardine off the East Coast', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and SARDI, ACT, 2013/053 (2015) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ward TM; Lyle J
2015	Ward TM, Grammer G, Ivey A, Carroll J, Keane J, et al., 'Egg distribution, reproductive parameters and spawning biomass of blue mackerel, Australian sardine and tailor off the east coast during late winter and early spring', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation; South Australian Research and Development Institute, South Australia, 2014/033 (2015) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ward TM
2014	Keane JP, Lyle JM, Mundy C, Hartmann K, 'Periwinkle fishery of Tasmania: supporting management and a profitable industry', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Hobart, 2011/024 (2014) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lyle JM; Mundy C; Hartmann K
2011	Ward TM, Lyle JM, Keane JP, Begg G, Hobsbawn P, et al., 'Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery: Status Report 2010', Australian Fisheries Management Authority, F2010/000270-2 (2011) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lyle JM; Sakabe R
2008	Neira FJ, Lyle JM, Ewing G, Keane JP, Tracey S, 'Evaluation of egg production as a method of estimating spawning biomass of redbait off the east coast of Tasmania', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Project 2004/039 (2008) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Neira FJ; Lyle JM; Ewing G; Tracey S

Major Creative Work

(1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2022	Keane JP, 'Urchins Beware!', Hobart, Australia (2022) [Curated Exhibition] [eCite] [Details]

Thesis

(1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2009	Keane JP, 'Mesoscale Characterisation of the Pelagic Shelf Ecosystem of South-Eastern Australia: Integrated Approach Using Larval Fish Assemblages and Oceanography' (2009) [PhD] [eCite] [Details]

Other Public Output

(26 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2023	Keane JP, 'Sea urchins are wreaking havoc on Tasmania's kelp forests. How can we stop this environmental disaster? by Zoe Kean', ABC Radio Hobart, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Hobart, Australia (2023) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2021	Keane J, '2021 Small bivalve fishery assessment: Ostrea angasi - Georges Bay', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, August (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details]
2021	Keane J, '2021 Small bivalve fishery assessment: Katelysia scalarina - Ansons Bay', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, December (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details]
2021	Keane JP, 'Resetting urchin barrens: liming as a rapid widespread urchin removal tool', Final contracted report for the Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund (AIRF Project 2019_21), Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, November (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details]
2021	Keane JP, 'Sea urchin fertiliser trials are underway in Tasmania and are already showing promising results, by Fiona Breen', ABC News Rural, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia, 06 November (2021) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2021	Keane JP, Campus P, Swarts N, 'Waste to profit in urchin fisheries: developing business opportunities to ensure fishery sustainability and safeguard reef dependent fisheries from destructive urchin grazing', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Australia, FRDC Project No 2016-208, October (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Campus P; Swarts N
2021	Keane JP, Walker H, 'Sea urchin fertiliser trials are underway in Tasmania and are already showing promising results', ABC Rural, ABC News, Australia (2021) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Walker H Tweet
2021	Keane JP, Walker H, 'From ocean menace to possible garden saviour. Is this the pest you want in your garden?', ABC News, ABC News Australia, Australia (2021) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Walker H 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: Semmens JM; Ewing G
2019	Cresswell KA, Keane JP, Ogier EM, Yamazaki S, 'Centrostephanus Subsidy Program: Initial Evaluation', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania (2019) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Cresswell KA; Ogier EM; Yamazaki S
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: Semmens JM; Ewing G
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: Semmens JM; Mendo T; Jones N; 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; Semmens JM
2018	Keane J, Gardner C, '2018 Small bivalve fishery assessment: Ostrea angasi - Georges Bay; Katelysia scalarina - Ansons Bay; Venerupis largillierti - Northern Zone, Georges Bay', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, June (2018) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Gardner C
2018	Ling SD, Keane JP, 'Resurvey of the longspined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) and associated barren reef in Tasmania', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, December (2018) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ling SD 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: Semmens JM; Ewing G
2017	Keane JP, Gardner C, '2017 Small bivalve fishery assessment: Venerupis largillierti - Northern Zone, Georges Bay Katelysia scalarina - Ansons Bay', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, June (2017) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Gardner C
2017	Keane JP, Ling SD, 'Roe v weed: urchinomics turns pest to gourmet gold', The Australian, 16 January (2017) [Newspaper Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ling SD
2015	Keane J, Lyle J, 'Periwinkle fishery of Tasmania: supporting management and a profitable industry', Fishing Today, DPIPWE, Hobart, TAS, 28, 1 (2015) [Magazine Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lyle J
2015	Keane J, Lyle J, 'Periwinkle fishery of Tasmania: supporting management and a profitable industry', Fishing Today - Tasmanian Seafood Industry News, Artemis Publishing Consultants, 28, 1, pp. 24-25. (2015) [Magazine Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lyle J
2015	Lyle J, Keane J, Buxton C, Fulton B, Smith T, '5th Tasmanian seafood industry award winners', Fishing Today - Tasmanian Seafood Industry News, Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council (TSIC) and DPIPWE, Hobart, Tasmania, 28, 4 (2015) [Award] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lyle J; Buxton C
2014	Keane J, 'Periwinkle potential', FISH Magazine, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, 22, 3, pp. 4-5. (2014) [Magazine Article] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Pecl GT, Barry Y, Brown R, Robinson LME, Gartner EA, et al., 'Finalist for Science Innovation Award', Tasmanian Science Excellence Awards, Tasmanian Government, Tasmania (2013) [Award] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pecl GT; Barry Y; Brown R; Robinson LME; Gartner EA; Beaumont KL; Pender AJ; Frusher SD; Walsh PH; Hulls J; Stuart-Smith JF
2011	Lyle JM, Keane JP, 'A shellfish attitude change', Mercury, Mercury Newspaper, Hobart, Tasmania, 02/12/2011 (2011) [Media Interview] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Lyle JM
2011	Pecl GT, Frusher SD, Brodribb FM, Walsh PH, Keane JP, 'Team award for creative partnerships', Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Community Engagement, University of Tasmania (2011) [Award] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pecl GT; Frusher SD; Brodribb FM; Walsh PH
2008	Neira FJ, Lyle JM, Ewing G, Keane JP, Tracey S, 'Evaluation of egg production as a method of estimating spawning biomass of redbait off the east coast of Tasmania', Fishing Today, Artemis Publishing Consultants, Hobart, 21, 5 (2008) [Magazine Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Neira FJ; Lyle JM; Ewing G; Tracey S

Grants & Funding

Funding Summary

Number of grants

Total funding

$3,602,149

Projects

Post-harvest best practice for Tasmanian sea urchin fisheries (2023)$70,000

Description: 1) to determine post-harvest best practices in sea urchin fisheries to maximise roe quality2) provide communication and extension on sea urchin research
Funding: Southern Regional Natural Resource Management Association Inc ($70,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP
Year: 2023

Developing a spatial planning framework for Longspined Sea Urchin control in Tasmania (2023)$47,762

Description: The current management of the non-endemic Longspined Sea Urchin in Tasmania aims to control the extent of barrens, but control strategies are not spatially defined. Decision-support tools such as those developed for marine spatial planning can support the management of this species by providing ecological, socio-economic and cultural (recreational) information at appropriate spatial scales to support the development of spatially-varying Target Reference Points to achieve the desired reef state. In this project, we will: 1) collate information on key factors influencing the acceptable extent of urchins barrens; 2) conduct targeted community surveys to augment knowledge on cultural value of reef; 3) provide a quantitative assessment and synthesis of key factors influencing the extent of barrens; and 4) propose a decision-support framework to support setting Target Reference Points within regions based on identified key factors.
Funding: Tasmanian Abalone Council Ltd ($47,762)
Scheme: Grant-Abalone Industry Development Fund
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Lacharite M; Keane JP; Baird HP
Year: 2023

(SMRCA Core) Population Biology: Centro (2022)$57,038

Funding: Department of Natural Resources & Environment Tasmania ($57,038)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP
Year: 2022

(SMRCA Core) Centrostephanus Barren Assessment (2022)$46,927

Funding: Department of Natural Resources & Environment Tasmania ($46,927)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP
Year: 2022

Social-economic analysis of the Tasmanian Commercial Dive Fishery (2022 - 2023)$83,178

Description: The project will developing a comprehensive understanding of the contribution of the commercial dive industry to the Tasmanian economy, both at the State-wide and regional levels. This data will be important for industry and policy makers to target measures that enhance regional employment, and the viability of small business within Tasmania. This study will be conducted in collaboration with TCDA, and the relevant fisheries managers at NRE Tasmania.
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($83,178)
Scheme: Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Rust SA; Keane JP
Period: 2022 - 2023

Risk profile for paralytic shellfish toxins in Tasmanian Periwinkles (2022 - 2025)$180,504

Description: The project will deliver a preliminary risk assessment (risk profile) of paralytic shellfish toxins in Tasmanian Periwinkles by:1.Providing both field and laboratory data on whether Periwinkles can take up PST during high risk, peak algal bloom concentrations.2.Building upon this evidence (if there is PST uptake) by identifying what approach to defining biotoxin management regions would be most appropriate (e.g. smaller scale Abalone blocks or larger Rock Lobster biotoxin zones). This part of the project will also provide insight into how PST concentrations and uptake/depuration in Periwinkles might compare to those in other species (e.g. potential use of bivalve or Abalone PST monitoring as sentinels).3.Identifying whether Periwinkle consumption is comparable to that of bivalves (i.e. is the bivalve serving size currently used for risk management appropriate for use in Periwinkles?). 4.Generating a risk profile for PST in Tasmanian Periwinkles in an internationally accepted format that combines all available Tasmanian and overseas information. This risk profile will be discussed and finalised together with NRET to improve future PST monitoring for Periwinkles (if required).
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($180,504)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Seger A; Turnbull AR; Keane JP
Period: 2022 - 2025

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

Understanding Centrostephanus Age, Growth and Size of Maturity (2021)$37,581

Description: This project aims to refine and determine key biological parameters of age, growth and size at maturity of Centrostephanus along the Tasmanian east coast.
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($37,581)
Scheme: Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP
Year: 2021

Stable isotopes: a rapid method to determine lobster diet and trace lobster origin? (2021 - 2022)$31,890

Description: Looking into lobster feeding preference and the use of stable isotope in determining catch location
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($31,890)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP; Smith J; Gardner C; Mundy C
Period: 2021 - 2022

FRDC Sea Urchin Fertiliser Project (2021 - 2024)$199,996

Description: This project will investigate the commercial upscaling of processing sea urchin waste for use as an agricultural fertiliser. This project was primarily aimed at benefitting the seafood processing industry by purchasing and establishing a waste processing facility, analysing waste products for their biochemical composition and very preliminary research trials in an agricultural context. The processing facility can produce two main products from the processing waste: a powder of dried and crushed shell waste and a liquid from gut waste.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($199,996)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Swarts ND; Keane JP
Period: 2021 - 2024

Resetting urchin barrens: Liming as a rapid widespread urchin removal tool (2020)$65,309

Description: Cost-effective methods for remediation of urchin barrens remains a challenge for many reef systems. Natural processes (predation by lobsters) will occur over decades and human intervention by direct culling is expensive and challenging in depths where barrens are most abundant (15m to 30m). Liming has been used in North America and Norway as method to remove urchins from barrens and promote algal community recovery but has also been effective in removing seastars on oyster beds, and fouling communities from mussel farms. Application of liming methods to remove urchins from barrens in Tasmania needs to occur at deeper depths than trialled in Norway and Canada, and will require some innovative approaches to ensure delivery of lime at depth can be achieved prior to neutralisation of the lime to be effective. QuickLime is readily available (1000kg bags), but may also be cost-prohibitive. A cascading series of projects is proposed commencing from simple trials in beakers to identify optimum size-fraction of lime particles, to more elaborate aquarium trials. This preliminary project will determine application rates required to kill Centrostephanus, impact on other invertebrates. It will inform whether localised field trials are warranted, and provide an indication of cost effectiveness of the method.
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($65,309)
Scheme: Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP
Year: 2020

Effects of urchin fishing on urchin populations and recovery (2020 - 2021)$132,303

Description: This project will determine the effects of high fishing pressure on urchin populations and the quantify kelp recovery in heavily fished areas in NE Tas. Field data collection will combine a combination of dive surveys, video surveys, urchin processing.
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($132,303)
Scheme: Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP; Johnson OJ; Ling SD
Period: 2020 - 2021

Commercial upscaling of urchin fertiliser (2020 - 2022)$569,944

Description: This project is to conduct trials of urchin fertiliser on commercial crops
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($569,944)
Scheme: Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP; Swarts ND
Period: 2020 - 2022

Lose home or eat more: comparative prey choice and consumption of different rock lobster species on barren forming sea urchins (2020 - 2022)$17,585

Description: Using field and lab work to determine spatial and size variability in lobster diet around Tasmania. Stage 1: Methods comparison; Stage 2: Spatial and size variability; Stage 3: Prey preference trials in lab; Stage 4: Optimal foraging investigation; Stage 5: Potential impact of future warming.
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($17,585)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP; Oellermann M; Fitzgibbon Q; Gardner C
Period: 2020 - 2022

Babel Island 'take-all' research support (2020)$10,132

Description: This project will provide scientific support to the AIRF take-all Babel Island harvest as per Tasman Peninsula take-all.The project will deliver mapping and analysis of diver activity, as well as sampling and assessment of the harvest on its return to RTS PauaCo. It will enable the AIRF to accurately assess the merit of the Babel Is. take-all harvest.
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($10,132)
Scheme: Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP; Mundy CN
Year: 2020

Lobster predation re-survey (2020)$30,000

Description: The proposed project will re-survey baseline sites established during a previous Fisheries Research Development Corporation project (FRDC#2007/045) which investigated the effectiveness of rebuilding large lobsters to mitigate risk of urchin overgrazing.Changes observed from 2008-2014 show decline in urchin abundance inside the dedicated no-take Fisheries Research Areas ofElephant Rock Research Reserve (ERRR) and North Bay Research Reserve (NBRR). From this prior research, the rebuilding of largepredatory-capable lobster stocks within intact kelp beds (but containing incipient barrens) was, after 6 years, much moreeffective at reducing risk of barrens formation than was rebuilding of lobster stocks in an attempt to recover widespread barrens.
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($30,000)
Scheme: Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Ling SD; Keane JP
Year: 2020

Mapping warming reefs for management strategy evaluation (2020 - 2021)$45,532

Description: The work will conduct a high-resolution survey of rocky reefs in the 0- 40 m depth range on the rapidly warming east coast of Tasmania between Eddystone Point and Tasman Island. It will produce data to create a high-resolution bathymetric map from which seafloor habitats can be defined. The acoustic survey will include water column data that allows for 3D estimates of vegetation cover to be quantified. Video surveys will be used as a source of validation for acoustic discrimination and species identification.The data will be applied in models explain the distribution and dynamics of reef associated species that are impacted by climate change (marine heatwaves) and invasive marine pests (Long spined sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii). These results will provide Tasmanian managers with vital data to underpin decision support tools for fine-scale ecosystem-based management, including ecosystem-based fishery management. The new survey data will provide a step change in the resolution of seafloor data for decision-support tools and be an exemplar nationally as a way forward for knowledge-based management of complex marine ecological systems.
Funding: Department of Premier and Cabinet ($45,532)
Scheme: Climate Research Grants Program
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Lucieer VL; Ling SD; Keane JP
Period: 2020 - 2021

Mapping abalone habitat impacted by Centrostephanus on the east coast of Tasmania (2020 - 2021)$111,738

Description: The work will conduct a high-resolution survey of rocky reefs in the 0- 40 m depth range on the rapidly warming east coast of Tasmania. It will produce data to create a high-resolution bathymetric map from which seafloor habitats can be defined. The acoustic survey will include water column data that allows for 3D estimates of vegetation cover to be quantified. Remotely operated vehicle video surveys will be used as a source of validation for acoustic discrimination and species identification. The data will be applied in models explaining the distribution and dynamics of reef associated species that are impacted by climate change (marine heatwaves) and invasive marine pests (Long spined sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii).
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($111,738)
Scheme: Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Lucieer VL; Keane JP; Shelamoff V
Period: 2020 - 2021

Evaluation of the subsidy for the Centrostephanus fishery (2019)$40,000

Description: The commercial fishery for Centrostephanus rodgersii sea urchins in Tasmania has been subsidised through the Tasmanian Abalone Council for around 2.5 seasons at a cost of $0.75/kg in an effort to control increasing population numbers. Recent significant increases in total commercial catch have necessitated an evaluation of expenditure on the urchin harvest subsidy. This project will evaluate the existing spatial and economic effectiveness of the subsidy and investigate various possible future structures for the subsidy, including spatial and seasonal price structuring and the effect of possible removal or gradual reductions in the subsidy. Areas where knowledge is lacking and targeted data collection will be identified to provide guidance for future subsidy decisions.Our aims are the following: - Evaluate the existing subsidy structure and its effectiveness at achieving its original goals - Gather information from divers and processors (through survey) to identify key challenges in harvesting process, and what incentives or changes could lead to improved harvesting efficiency - Test possible alternative structures for subsidy, including reduction or cessation - Identify key areas of data collection (including method) needed to best assess the subsidy program over the next 1-3 years and to allow the formulation of an optimal urchin harvest strategy
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($40,000)
Scheme: Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Cresswell KA; Keane JP; Ogier EM; Yamazaki S
Year: 2019

Spawning biomass of Jack Mackerel (Trachurus declivis) in the East sub-area of the Small Pelagic Fishery (2019)$300,000

Description: In summary, surveys to estimate DEPM parameters will be conducted in shelf waters between south-easternTasmania and central New South Wales). Fish trawls for adult Jack Mackerel will be undertaken atapproximately 20 locations between St Helens, Tasmania and Eden, NSW, which includes the main spawningarea. Plankton samples will be taken from approximately 210 sites on 30 transects between South East CapeTasmania and Wollongong, NSW.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($300,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: South Australian Research and Development Institute
Research Team: Ward T; Keane JP
Year: 2019

Shellfish Survey 2017-2019 (2017 - 2022)$70,777

Description: This project is to provide biomass estimates and the derived TAC recommendations to DPIPWE for the Shellfish fishery. In 2017, there are two stocks to be assessed: one survey will be undertaken for Venerupis clams in the Georges Bay North Zone and one survey one survey will be undertaken for Katelysia clams at Ansons Bay.
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($70,777)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP
Period: 2017 - 2022

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

Waste to profit in urchin fisheries: developing business opportunities to ensure fishery sustainability and safeguard reef dependant fisheries from destructive urchin grazing (2017 - 2018)$52,102

Description: Increasing the viability of urchin fisheries is particularly important for the range-extending Centrostephanus rodgersii which is threatening the productivity and profitability of the lucrative abalone and rock lobster fishing grounds as far south as the Tasman Peninsula (south-eastern Tasmania).Waste products from urchin fisheries account for over 85% of the harvested biomass, with up to 180 tonnes of sea urchin waste produced annually. Developing saleable by-products from waste will increase the viability and profitability of urchin fisheries by 1) creating new business opportunities 2) reducing waste disposal and transport costs and 3) enabling increased harvest levels temporally (longer seasons), spatially (further from port) and at an increased density. Cost effective control of Centrostephanus is a key priority of the Tasmanian Government as well as the Tasmanian Abalone and Rock Lobster Council. A profitable Centrostephanus fishery is seen as the best way to achieve this. However, profitability in the fishery is currently low given the species lower roe quality. Methods to reduce costs and increase profitability are vital for a prosperous fishery and control of destructive urchin grazing.Initial studies have indicated that urchin gut contain high levels of bioactive molecules with anti-thrombotic activity. Similar activities recently conducted in abalone processing waste have developed separation strategies for anti-thrombotic and anti-coagulant molecules. These methods are being patented by CSIRO and FRDC for future commercial engagement. Preliminary trials indicate that the separation strategies developed for abalone can be extended to urchin processing waste isolating molecules with nutraceutical grade bioactivity. Initial biochemical analyses have also shown that urchin testes contain essential micronutrients deficient in Australian soils providing a basis for the development of agricultural products. Developing business opportunities from the vast quantities of urchin waste is seen as an effective way to increase the viability of urchin fisheries while simultaneously reducing costs associated with urchin waste management and decreasing urchin numbers in valuable abalone and rock lobster fishing grounds.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($52,102)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP; Chick R; Swarts ND; Browne K
Period: 2017 - 2018

Fisheries biology of short-spined sea urchins (Heliocidaris erythrogramma) in Tasmania: supporting a profitable harvest and appropriate management (2017 - 2019)$262,870

Description: Urchins have been fished in Tasmania since the 1980s, yet no significant research has been conducted to support the management of the fishery. Spatial and habitat variability in growth rates, maximum sizes and size at maturity in urchins are not known from key harvesting regions. Furthermore, little is known about the specific factors that influence the general variability in roe quality and yield. The lack of information on the biology, population structure and roe characteristics of the urchin continues to hinder prospects to optimise the wild fishery in Tasmania. Trials of Norwegian technologies to enhance roe quality of urchins harvested from barrens are also set to commence in 2017.This project aims to provide sound scientific knowledge of short-spined urchin growth and reproduction to allow for sustainable management of the fishery. Additional research on roe quality will optimise harvesting strategies and profitability the fishery, while scientific support of farming trials will assist in the management and development of a new industry. Biological sampling will include tagging to estimate growth, while size at maturity and gonad condition will be based on macroscopic staging validated with histology. Roe quality will be determined by a suite of morphologically (colour, texture, granularity, recovery) and biochemical (moisture, protein, lipids, amino acids, glucose and glycogen) indicators and analysed against habitat and environmental parameters.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($262,870)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Keane JP; Ling SD; James P; White CA; Robinson N; Ryan G; Langdale R; Barrenger M
Period: 2017 - 2019

Spawning biomass of Jack Mackerel (Trachurus declivis) between western Tasmania and Kangaroo Island, South Australia: Plankton surveys and egg identification (2016 - 2018)$430,000

Description: Conduct plankton surveys and egg identification in collaboration with SARDI. This is a subcontract of an AFMA grant bySARDI
Funding: Australian Fisheries Management Authority ($430,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: South Australian Research and Development Institute
Research Team: Ward T; Grammer G; Keane JP
Period: 2016 - 2018

Egg distribution, reproductive parameters and spawning biomass of blue mackerel, Australian sardine and tailor off the east coast during late winter and early spring (2014)$222,000

Description: Conduct egg surveys to provide biomass estimates of key small pelagic fish species off eastern Australia; confirm egg identification by genetic methods.
Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($222,000)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: South Australian Research and Development Institute
Research Team: Keane JP; Lyle JM; Ward T; Andreacchio L; Ivey A; Stewart J
Year: 2014

Can Commercial Harvest of Long-Spined Sea Urchins Reduce the Impact of Urchin Grazing on Abalone and Lobster Fisheries (2013 - 2016)$301,581

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($301,581)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Mundy CN; Allen D; Hartmann K; Buxton CD; Gardner C; Keane JP; Ryan G
Period: 2013 - 2016

Research Supervision

Current

Completed

Current

Degree	Title	Commenced
PhD	Lose Home or Eat More: comparative prey choice and consumption of different rock lobsters species on barren forming sea urchins	2019

Completed

Degree	Title	Completed
PhD	Optimising the Fishery of the Under-exploited Edible Sea Urchin, Centrostephanus rodgersii Candidate: Paolo Campus	2021