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Beth Strain

Dr Beth Strain

Beth Strain

Senior Researcher

IMAS/Taroona , Off-Campus

+61 3 6226 8231 (phone)

elisabeth.strain@utas.edu.au

Dr. Beth Strain is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Science, with a broad background in quantitative marine ecology and socio-ecology. Her research focuses on understanding and managing the effects of anthropogenic impacts on marine habitats in coastal and estuarine ecosystems. She has built an outstanding international research profile and plays a lead role in the delivery of science and advice to government, industry, and the community, in two key research areas:

Eco-Engineering/Habitat Restoration
Sustainable Aquaculture

Biography

Before joining the University of Tasmania, Beth worked as lecturer in marine science and a project leader for the habitat restoration group of the National Centre for Coasts and Climate at the University of Melbourne. Prior to this she, worked as a postdoctoral researcher/project manager for the World Harbours Project at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, building innovative technologies for European coasts in a changing climate at the University of Bologna (Italy) and restoring native mussel beds at Queens University (UK).

Career summary

Qualifications

Degree	Thesis title	University	Country	Date of award
PhD	Ecological interactions between abalone, sea urchins and benthic habitat in a temperate rocky reef system: implications for ecosystems-based management.	University of Tasmania	Australia	31/08/2010
BSc (1^st Class Hons)	Spatio-temporal variability in the photosynthetic characteristics of Zostera tasmanica measured by PAM	Monash University	Australia	31/12/1999

Languages (other than English)

Basic Italian

Memberships

Professional practice

Since 2021: Australia Marine Science Association Tasmania vice president
2018– 2019: Australian Marine Science Association Victoria committee member
2018–2019: Research and Industry, UoM committee member
2015–2018: Australian Marine Science Association NSW committee member
Since 2013: Reef Life Survey Foundation member

Administrative expertise

Honours coordinator
Deputy masters coordinator
Project Manager: Storm Bay Project/University of Tasmania
Project leader: Habitat restoration/National Centre for Coasts and Climate/University of Melbourne
Project Manager: Green Engineering/World Harbour Project/Sydney Institute of Marine Science
Laboratory Manager: University of Bologna

Teaching

Marine and Antarctic Ecosystems, Marine Ecology, Experimental Design and Analysis

Teaching expertise

Since 2022: Unit coordinator for Quantitative Methods in Marine and Antarctic Studies

Since 2021: Lecturer in Quantitative Methods in Marine Biology (KSM 309)

Since 2020: Lecturer Antarctic and Marine Ecosystems (KSM 202)

2018 to 2019 University of Melbourne: I have developed new curriculum, lectured and taught practical classes for Marine Ecology and Management, Blue Planet, and Experimental Marine Biology (Undergraduate level) and Ecology in a Changing Environment and Global Environmental Change (Masters level), guest lecturing in The Future Governance of Social-ecological Systems (Masters level).

2011-2013 University of Bologna: Developed and ran field and laboratory practical classes and lectured in Experimental Design and Data Analysis, and Marine Habitats: Structure and Process (Masters level).

2004, 2006, 2007, 2014-2015 University of Tasmania: Ran field and practical classes and in Biology of Animals, Quantitative Methods, and Marine Ecology (Undergraduate level).

Teaching responsibility

Lecturing in KSM202 – Marine and Antarctic Ecosystems

Research Appointments

Since 2022: CoSE Restoration and Rehabilitation theme leader

Since 2021: Derwent Estuary Program scientific advisor

Since 2020: Feeding the Pipeline – CoSE Women in STEM, UTAS

Since 2020: Seaweed Research Group, IMAS/UTAS aquaculture representative

Since 2018: Victorian Coastal Council scientific advisor

Since 2019: Journal Editor for Frontiers in Marine Pollution: Frontiers in Marine Conservation and Sustainability; Frontiers in Animal Conservation; Journal of Ecological Engineering,

Research Invitations

2022: Speaker: World Environment Day. Tasmania
2021: Speaker: Storm Bay research day. Tasmania
2021: Workshop: Assessment of eco-engineering options for the live-bearing seastar. Tasmania
2019: Workshop: Partner investigator – Structural equation modelling for kelp forests. VIMS, US
2019: Speaker: Marine protected areas synthesis project. Saudi Arabia
2019: Speaker: World Science Festival. Brisbane
2018: Speaker: 2nd International Workshop on Ecoshoreline Design. Hong Kong
2017: Speaker: World Harbour Project meeting. Xiamen, China
2017: Workshop: Australian Temperate Reef Collaboration/ Reef Life Survey / AIMS. Tasmania
2016: Speaker: Shellfish symposium. Sydney
2015: Speaker: Organiser of World Harbour Project meeting. Montpellier, France, National estuaries network. Sydney
2013: Workshop: Developing strategies for the adaptive management of European kelp beds. EU-FW7 project Biodiversity Knowledge, Porto, Portugal
2012: Workshop: Global analysis of biodiversity workshop. Tasmania, Expert assessment of the available information on the status and trend, and the ecological importance of European kelp beds. EU-FW7 project Biodiversity Knowledge, Belgium

Organiser of 2 national and 2 international stakeholder meetings. Conveyor and presenter at 1 national and 3 international conferences, Presenter at 24 international conferences.

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Expertise

Beth’s research aligns to the University’s research themes of Restoration and Rehabilitation and Environment and Resources and Sustainability. She is a field-based, multidisciplinary researcher who focuses on understanding and mitigating human impacts for coastal habitats. She designs, leads, and conducts ecology and social science studies, in both intertidal and subtidal settings, to address fundamental questions in marine science. The quality and breath of her research has been demonstrated in answering key questions about the effects of local and global scale stressors, assessing the role of eco-engineering and other restoration strategies, and understanding the interactions between aquaculture activities and the surrounding habitats, with a particular focus on bivalves, seagrasses, and large brown seaweeds.

Research Themes

Beth’s research aligns to the University’s research theme of Marine, Antarctic and Maritime and Environment and Resources and Sustainability. Her research interests are focused on improving the sustainability of finfish aquaculture in coastal waters, and developing solutions for overfishing, habitat loss and climate change both from an environmental and social science perspective. She is also interested in developing new techniques and sampling designs to better understand the interaction between finfish aquaculture the surrounding habitats (water column, soft-sediment, rocky reefs and seagrass).

The UTAS research theme/s to which your work relates. These are: Better Health; Creativity, Culture and Society; Marine, Antarctic and Maritime; Environment, Resources and Sustainability; and Data, Knowledge and Decisions. Describe the broad, over-arching research interest in a way that generally describes the research activity/projects that you and your group undertake, using the format provided in the example below.

Collaboration

Beth is currently involved in two international projects which are aimed at understanding the benefits of marine protected areas and assessing the benefits of eco-engineering interventions for enhancing biodiversity and ecosystems function. These projects involve several international universities and industries across Africa, Europe, US, Asia and the Middle East. In Tasmania she is working on key habitat restoration and offsetting projects with the Department of State Growth, Pitt & Sherry, and Sea Forest.

Awards

2019 Australian Native Trust Prize for research ($10,000)
2017-2018 Homeward Bound Project Leadership Training
2004-2007 Tasmanian Fisheries Research Institute Scholarship ($10,000 per year)
2004-2007 Australian Commonwealth Postgraduate Scholarship (~$23,000 per year)
2000 RMIT University/Queenscliff Marine Research scholarship ($20,000)

Current projects

Storm Bay Observing System
Marine spatial planning for seaweed aquaculture
Upscaling the restoration of endangered giant kelp forests in Tasmania
Establishing an insurance population for the threatened live bearing seastar Parvulastra vivipara during causeway construction works
Environmental Offsets Feasibility Assessment for the Live-bearing seastar Parvulastra vivipara at the Sorell Causeways

Fields of Research

Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) (310305)
Environmental rehabilitation and restoration (410405)
Conservation and biodiversity (410401)
Urban geography (440612)
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation (410102)
Aquaculture (300501)
Environmentally sustainable engineering (401102)
Environmental management (410404)
Palaeoecology (310306)
Ecosystem function (410203)
Pollution and contamination (410599)
Population ecology (310307)
Environmental assessment and monitoring (410402)
Invertebrate biology (310913)
Ecology (310399)
Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology) (310302)
Phycology (incl. marine grasses) (310801)
Natural resource management (410406)
Environment policy (440704)

Research Objectives

Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems (180201)
Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems (180501)
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments (180507)
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems (180601)
Marine biodiversity (180504)
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems (180403)
Coastal and estuarine systems and management (180299)
Other environmental management (189999)
Rehabilitation or conservation of coastal or estuarine environments (180206)
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna) (100202)
Marine systems and management (180599)
Terrestrial biodiversity (180606)
Fisheries - aquaculture (100299)
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts) (190504)
Conserving natural heritage (130404)
Environmental policy, legislation and standards (190299)

Publications

Beth has authored a >60 publications in total. Her highest cited publication has been cited more than 1500 times, with more than 70% of her publications being cited more than 10 times. Her publications contain a balance of both high impact international journals and applied scientific reports. She is committed to ensuring that the results of her scientific research are provide to the relevant stakeholders (i.e. industry, government and community) in such a way that they can be easily understood and incorporated into practice. Beth is committed to improving science engagement and uptake.

Total publications

Journal Article

(51 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2023	Hurd CL, Wright JT, Layton C, Strain EMA, Britton D, et al., 'From Tasmania to the world: long and strong traditions in seaweed use, research, and development', Botanica Marina pp. 1-36. ISSN 0006-8055 (2023) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1515/bot-2022-0061 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hurd CL; Wright JT; Layton C; Britton D; Visch W; Barrett N; Bennett S; Edgar G; Greeno D; Johnson CR; Ling SD; MacLeod CK; Paine ER; Sanderson C; Schmid M; Shelamoff V; Tatsumi M; White CA Tweet
2023	Young A, Runting RK, Kujala H, Konlechner TM, Strain EMA, et al., 'Identifying opportunities for living shorelines using a multi-criteria suitability analysis', Regional Studies in Marine Science, 61 Article 102857. ISSN 2352-4855 (2023) [Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details]
2022	Dodds KC, Schaefer N, Bishop MJ, Nakagawa S, Brooks PR, et al., 'Material type influences the abundance but not richness of colonising organisms on marine structures', Journal of Environmental Management, 307 Article 114549. ISSN 0301-4797 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114549 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 8 Tweet
2022	Mayer-Pinto M, Bugnot AB, Johnston EL, Potts J, Airoldi L, et al., 'Physical and biogenic complexity mediates ecosystem functions in urban sessile marine communities', Journal of Applied Ecology pp. 1-39. ISSN 0021-8901 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14347 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2022	Morris RL, Bilkovic DM, Walles B, Strain EMA, 'Nature-based coastal defence: developing the knowledge needed for wider implementation of living shorelines', Ecological Engineering, 185 Article 106798. ISSN 0925-8574 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106798 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2022	Strain EMA, Kompas T, Boxshall A, Kelvin J, Swearer S, et al., 'Assessing the coastal protection services of natural mangrove forests and artificial rock revetments', Ecosystem Services, 55 Article 101429. ISSN 2212-0416 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2022.101429 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 4 Tweet
2022	Strain EMA, Lai RWS, White CA, Piarulli S, Leung KMY, et al., 'Marine pollution: emerging issues and challenges', Frontiers in Marine Science, 9 Article 918984. ISSN 2296-7745 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.918984 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: White CA Tweet
2021	Adams LW, Morris RL, Hull RB, Dempster T, Strain EMA, 'Making marinas bivalve friendly for enhanced biodiversity outcomes', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 169 Article 112464. ISSN 0025-326X (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112464 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 Tweet
2021	Chee SY, Yee JC, Cheah CB, Evans AJ, Firth LB, et al., 'Habitat complexity affects the structure but not the diversity of sessile communities on tropical coastal infrastructure', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 Article 673227. ISSN 2296-701X (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.673227 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Tweet
2021	Graham TDJ, Morris RL, Strain EMA, Swearer SE, 'Identifying key factors for transplantation success in the restoration of kelp (Ecklonia radiata) beds', Restoration Ecology, 30, (4) Article e13536. ISSN 1061-2971 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/rec.13536 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Tweet
2021	O'Shaughnessy KA, Perkol-Finkel S, Strain EMA, Bishop MJ, Hawkins SJ, et al., 'Spatially variable effects of artificially created physical complexity on subtidal benthos', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 Article 690413. ISSN 2296-701X (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.690413 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3 Tweet
2021	Sharma R, Swearer SE, Morris RL, Strain EMA, 'Testing the efficacy of sea urchin exclusion methods for restoring kelp', Marine Environmental Research, 170 Article 105439. ISSN 0141-1136 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105439 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Tweet
2021	Suebsanguan S, Strain EMA, Morris RL, Swearer SE, 'Optimizing the initial cultivation stages of kelp Ecklonia radiata for restoration', Restoration Ecology, 29, (5) Article e13388. ISSN 1061-2971 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/rec.13388 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 2 Tweet
2021	Tachas JN, Raoult V, Morris RL, Swearer SE, Gaston TF, et al., 'Eco-engineered mangroves provide complex but functionally divergent niches for estuarine species compared to natural mangroves', Ecological Engineering, 170 Article 106355. ISSN 0925-8574 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106355 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Tweet
2021	Vozzo ML, Mayer-Pinto M, Bishop MJ, Cumbo VR, Bugnot AB, et al., 'Making seawalls multifunctional: the positive effects of seeded bivalves and habitat structure on species diversity and filtration rates', Marine Environmental Research, 165 Article 105243. ISSN 0141-1136 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105243 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 15 Tweet
2020	Bradford TE, Astudillo JC, Lau ETC, Perkins MJ, Lo CC, et al., 'Provision of refugia and seeding with native bivalves can enhance biodiversity on vertical seawalls', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160 Article 111578. ISSN 0025-326X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111578 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 Tweet
2020	Bugnot AB, Mayer-Pinto M, Airoldi L, Heery EC, Johnston EL, et al., 'Current and projected global extent of marine built structures', Nature Sustainability, 4 pp. 33-41. ISSN 2398-9629 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41893-020-00595-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 78Web of Science - 82 Tweet
2020	Morris RL, Hale R, Strain EMA, Reeves SE, Verges A, et al., 'Key principles for managing recovery of kelp forests through restoration', Bioscience, 70, (8) pp. 688-698. ISSN 0006-3568 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biaa058 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Layton C; Shelamoff V Tweet
2020	Strain EMA, Cumbo VR, Morris RL, Steinberg PD, Bishop MJ, 'Interacting effects of habitat structure and seeding with oysters on the intertidal biodiversity of seawalls', PLoS ONE, 15, (7) Article e0230807. ISSN 1932-6203 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230807 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 16 Tweet
2020	Strain EMA, Steinberg PD, Vozzo M, Johnston EL, Abbiati M, et al., 'A global analysis of complexity-biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30, (1) pp. 140-153. ISSN 1466-822X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/geb.13202 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 25 Co-authors: Davey A; MacLeod C; Ross DJ Tweet
2019	Morris RL, Strain EMA, Konlechner TM, Fest BJ, Kennedy DM, et al., 'Developing a nature-based coastal defence strategy for Australia', Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, 17, (2) pp. 167-176. ISSN 1448-8353 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/14488353.2019.1661062 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 11 Tweet
2019	Strain EMA, Alexander KA, Kienker S, Morris R, Jarvis R, et al., 'Urban blue: a global analysis of the factors shaping people's perceptions of the marine environment and ecological engineering in harbours', Science of The Total Environment, 658 pp. 1293-1305. ISSN 0048-9697 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.285 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 28 Co-authors: Alexander KA Tweet
2019	Strain EMA, Edgar GJ, Ceccarelli D, Stuart-Smith RD, Hosack GR, et al., 'A global assessment of the direct and indirect benefits of marine protected areas for coral reef conservation', Diversity and Distributions, 25, (1) pp. 9-20. ISSN 1366-9516 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12838 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 41Web of Science - 39 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Stuart-Smith RD; Thomson RJ Tweet
2019	Strain EMA, Morris RL, Bishop MJ, Tanner E, Steinberg P, et al., 'Building blue infrastructure: assessing the key environmental issues and priority areas for ecological engineering initiatives in Australia's metropolitan embayments', Journal of Environmental Management, 230 pp. 488-496. ISSN 0301-4797 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.09.047 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: MacLeod C; Alexander KA Tweet
2018	Fowles AE, Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Kirkpatrick JB, Hill N, et al., 'Effects of pollution from anthropogenic point sources on the recruitment of sessile estuarine reef biota', Frontiers in Marine Science, 5 Article 417. ISSN 2296-7745 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00417 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Fowles AE; Edgar GJ; Stuart-Smith RD; Kirkpatrick JB; Hill N Tweet
2018	Fowles AE, Stuart-Smith RD, Hill NA, Thomson RJ, Strain EMA, et al., 'Interactive responses of primary producers and grazers to pollution on temperate rocky reefs', Environmental Pollution, 237 pp. 388-395. ISSN 0269-7491 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.061 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Fowles AE; Stuart-Smith RD; Hill NA; Kirkpatrick J; Edgar GJ Tweet
2018	Kienker SE, Coleman RA, Morris RL, Steinberg P, Bollard B, et al., 'Bringing harbours alive: assessing the importance of eco-engineered coastal infrastructure for different stakeholders and cities', Marine Policy, 94 pp. 238-246. ISSN 0308-597X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.04.028 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Alexander KA Tweet
2018	Mancuso FP, Strain EMA, Piccioni E, De Clerck O, Sara G, et al., 'Status of vulnerable Cystoseira populations along the Italian infralittoral fringe, and relationships with environmental and anthropogenic variables', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 129, (2) pp. 762-771. ISSN 0025-326X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.10.068 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 34Web of Science - 30 Tweet
2018	Strain EMA, Heath T, Steinberg PD, Bishop MJ, 'Eco-engineering of modified shorelines recovers wrack subsidies', Ecological Engineering, 112 pp. 26-33. ISSN 0925-8574 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.12.009 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 13 Tweet
2018	Strain EMA, Morris RL, Coleman RA, Figueira WF, Steinberg PD, et al., 'Increasing microhabitat complexity on seawalls can reduce fish predation on native oysters', Ecological Engineering, 120 pp. 637-644. ISSN 0925-8574 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.05.030 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 55Web of Science - 49 Tweet
2017	Heery EC, Bishop MJ, Critchley LP, Bugnot AB, Airoldi L, et al., 'Identifying the consequences of ocean sprawl for sedimentary habitats', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 472 pp. 31-48. ISSN 0022-0981 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2017.01.020 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 155Web of Science - 139 Tweet
2017	Strain EMA, Olabarria C, Mayer-Pinto M, Cumbo V, Morris RL, et al., 'Eco-engineering urban infrastructure for marine and coastal biodiversity: which interventions have the greatest ecological benefit?', Journal of Applied Ecology, 55, (1) pp. 426-441. ISSN 1365-2664 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12961 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 141Web of Science - 123 Tweet
2017	Strain EMA, van Belzen J, Comandini P, Wong J, Bouma TJ, et al., 'The role of changing climate in driving the shift from perennial grasses to annual succulents in a Mediterranean saltmarsh', Journal of Ecology, 105, (5) pp. 1374-1385. ISSN 0022-0477 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12799 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 17 Tweet
2017	Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Barrett NS, Bates AE, Baker SC, et al., 'Assessing national biodiversity trends for rocky and coral reefs through the integration of citizen science and scientific monitoring programs', Bioscience, 67, (2) pp. 134-146. ISSN 0006-3568 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biw180 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 53Web of Science - 52 Co-authors: Stuart-Smith RD; Edgar GJ; Barrett NS; Baker SC; Bax NJ; Berkhout J; Blanchard JL; Cooper AT; Day PB; Kininmonth S; Ling SD Tweet
2016	Araujo RM, Assis J, Aguillar R, Airoldi L, Barbara I, et al., 'Status, trends and drivers of kelp forests in Europe: an expert assessment', Biodiversity and Conservation, 25 pp. 1319-1348. ISSN 0960-3115 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10531-016-1141-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 82Web of Science - 77 Tweet
2016	Banks J, Hedge LH, Hoisington C, Strain EM, Steinberg PD, et al., 'Sydney Harbour: beautiful, diverse, valuable and pressured', Regional Studies in Marine Science, 8, (2) pp. 353-361. ISSN 2352-4855 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2016.04.007 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 11 Tweet
2015	Strain EMA, van Belzen J, van Dalen J, Bourma TJ, Airoldi L, 'Management of local stressors can improve the resilience of marine canopy algae to global stressors', PLoS ONE, 10, (3) Article e0120837. ISSN 1932-6203 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120837 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 37Web of Science - 35 Tweet
2015	Stuart-Smith RD, Bates AE, Lefcheck JS, Duffy JE, Baker SC, et al., 'The potential of trait-based approaches to contribute to marine conservation', Marine Policy, 51 pp. 148-150. ISSN 0308-597X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.07.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Stuart-Smith RD; Baker SC; Thomson RJ; Stuart-Smith JF; Hill NA; Soler G; Edgar GJ Tweet
2014	Bouma TJ, van Belzen J, Balke T, Zhu Z, Airoldi L, et al., 'Identifying knowledge gaps hampering application of intertidal habitats in coastal protection: opportunities and steps to take', Coastal Engineering, 87 pp. 147-157. ISSN 0378-3839 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2013.11.014 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 213Web of Science - 202 Tweet
2014	Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Willis TJ, Kininmonth SJ, Baker SC, et al., 'Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features', Nature, 506, (7487) pp. 216-220. ISSN 0028-0836 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/nature13022 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1131Web of Science - 1084 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Stuart-Smith RD; Kininmonth SJ; Baker SC; Barrett NS; Berkhout J; Buxton CD; Cooper AT; Davey M; Soler G; Thomson RJ Tweet
2014	Firth LB, Thompson RC, Bohn K, Abbiati M, Airoldi L, et al., 'Between a rock and a hard place: environmental and engineering considerations when designing coastal defence structures', Coastal Engineering, 87 pp. 122-135. ISSN 0378-3839 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2013.10.015 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 220Web of Science - 211 Tweet
2014	Strain EMA, Thomson RJ, Micheli F, Mancuso FP, Airoldi L, 'Identifying the interacting roles of stressors in driving the global loss of canopy-forming to mat-forming algae in marine ecosystems', Global Change Biology, 20, (11) pp. 3300-3312. ISSN 1354-1013 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12619 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 156Web of Science - 152 Co-authors: Thomson RJ Tweet
2013	Goodwin CE, Strain EMA, Edwards H, Bennett SC, Breen JP, et al., 'Effects of two decades of rising sea surface temperatures on sublittoral macrobenthos communities in Northern Ireland, UK', Marine Environmental Research, 85 pp. 34-44. ISSN 0141-1136 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.12.008 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 3 Tweet
2013	Strain EMA, Johnson CR, 'The effects of an invasive habitat modifier on the biotic interactions between two native herbivorous species and benthic habitat in a subtidal rocky reef ecosystem', Biological Invasions, 15, (6) pp. 1391-1405. ISSN 1387-3547 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0378-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Johnson CR Tweet
2013	Strain EMA, Johnson CR, Thomson RJ, 'Effects of a range-expanding sea urchin on behaviour of commercially fished abalone', PLoS ONE, 8, (9) Article e73477. ISSN 1932-6203 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073477 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Johnson CR; Thomson RJ Tweet
2013	Stuart-Smith RD, Bates AE, Lefcheck JS, Duffy JE, Baker SC, et al., 'Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity', Nature, 501 pp. 539-542. ISSN 0028-0836 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/nature12529 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 384Web of Science - 363 Co-authors: Stuart-Smith RD; Bates AE; Baker SC; Thomson RJ; Stuart-Smith JF; Hill NA; Soler GA; Edgar GJ Tweet
2012	Strain EMA, Allcock AL, Goodwin CE, Maggs CA, Picton BE, et al., 'The long-term impacts of fisheries on epifaunal assemblage function and structure, in a Special Area of Conservation', Journal of Sea Research, 67, (1) pp. 58-68. ISSN 1385-1101 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2011.10.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 35Web of Science - 33 Tweet
2012	Strain EMA, Johnson CR, 'Intensive fishing of marine consumers causes a dramatic shift in the benthic habitat on temperate rocky reefs', Marine Biology, 159, (3) pp. 533-547. ISSN 0025-3162 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1833-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Johnson CR Tweet
2010	Strain EMA, Johnson CR, 'Scale-dependent relationships between benthic habitat characteristics and abundances of blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra (Leach)', Marine and Freshwater Research, 61, (11) pp. 1227-1236. ISSN 1323-1650 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF09211 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Johnson CR Tweet
2009	Strain E, Johnson CR, 'Competition between an invasive urchin and commercially fished abalone: effect on body condition, reproduction and survivorship ', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 377, (February) pp. 169-182. ISSN 0171-8630 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps07816 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 30 Co-authors: Johnson CR Tweet
2006	Strain E, Beardall J, Thomson R, Roberts S, Light B, 'Spatio-temporal variability in the photosynthetic characteristics of Zostera tasmanica measured by PAM', Aquatic Botany, 85, (1) pp. 21-28. ISSN 0304-3770 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.01.009 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Thomson R Tweet

Chapter in Book

(2 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2019	Morris RL, Heery EC, Loke LHL, Lau E, Strain EMA, et al., 'Design Options, Implementation Issues and Evaluating Success of Ecologically Engineered Shorelines', Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Taylor & Francis Ltd, SJ Hawkins, AL Allcock, AE Bates, LB Firth, IP Smith, SE Swearer and PA Todd (ed), Boca Raton, Florida, pp. 169-228. ISBN 9780367134150 (2019) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1201/9780429026379 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Alexander KA Tweet
2015	Hoggart S, Hawkins SJ, Bohn K, Airoldi L, van Belzen J, et al., 'Ecological Approaches to Coastal Risk Mitigation', Coastal Risk Management in a Changing Climate, Elsevier Inc., B Zanuttigh, R Nicholls, JP Vanderlinden, HF Burcharth and RC Thompson (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 171-236. ISBN 9780123973108 (2015) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-397310-8.00004-X [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6 Tweet

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2019

Morris RL, Heery EC, Loke LHL, Lau E, Strain EMA, et al., 'Design Options, Implementation Issues and Evaluating Success of Ecologically Engineered Shorelines', Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Taylor & Francis Ltd, SJ Hawkins, AL Allcock, AE Bates, LB Firth, IP Smith, SE Swearer and PA Todd (ed), Boca Raton, Florida, pp. 169-228. ISBN 9780367134150 (2019) [Research Book Chapter]

DOI: 10.1201/9780429026379 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Alexander KA

2015

Hoggart S, Hawkins SJ, Bohn K, Airoldi L, van Belzen J, et al., 'Ecological Approaches to Coastal Risk Mitigation', Coastal Risk Management in a Changing Climate, Elsevier Inc., B Zanuttigh, R Nicholls, JP Vanderlinden, HF Burcharth and RC Thompson (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 171-236. ISBN 9780123973108 (2015) [Research Book Chapter]

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-397310-8.00004-X [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 6

Review

(1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2022	Komyakova V, Jaffres JBD, Strain EMA, Cullen-Knox C, Fudge M, et al., 'Conceptualisation of multiple impacts interacting in the marine environment using marine infrastructure as an example', The Science of The Total Environment, 830, (article 154748) pp. 1-18. ISSN 0048-9697 (2022) [Substantial Review] DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154748 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2 Co-authors: Komyakova V; Cullen-Knox C; Fudge M; Wilson E; Haward M Tweet

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2022

Komyakova V, Jaffres JBD, Strain EMA, Cullen-Knox C, Fudge M, et al., 'Conceptualisation of multiple impacts interacting in the marine environment using marine infrastructure as an example', The Science of The Total Environment, 830, (article 154748) pp. 1-18. ISSN 0048-9697 (2022) [Substantial Review]

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154748 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2

Co-authors: Komyakova V; Cullen-Knox C; Fudge M; Wilson E; Haward M

Conference Publication

(5 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
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; Keane J; Charlton D; Johnson C; Sanderson C; Bennett S; Layton C; Wright J; Hurd C; Stuart-Smith R; Oh E; Cooper A; Edgar G
2020	Brown J, Yelland M, Morris R, Strain B, 'Sensors to quantify coastal scheme flood resistance and resilience', Coastal Structures: Proceedings of the 2020 Coastal Engineering International Conference ISSN 0161-3782 (2020) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.9753/icce.v36v.structures.3 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2018	Chai YJ, Firth LB, Ban CC, Strain E, Hwai ATS, et al., 'It is in the details: simple structural complexity modification could restore ecological function on seawall', Proceedings of the 11th IMT-GT UNINET Conference 2018 - Bioscience for A Sustainable Future, 11-12 December 2018, Penang, Malaysia, pp. 10-14. (2018) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2014	Airoldi L, Ballesteros E, Buonuomo R, van Belzen J, Bouma TJ, et al., 'Marine forests at risk: solutions to halt the loss and promote the recovery of Mediterranean canopy-forming seaweeds', Proceedings of the 5th Mediterranean Symposium on Marine Vegetation, 27-28 October 2014, Portoroz, Slovenia, pp. 28-33. (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Johnson CR, Ling SD, Strain EMA, 'Is 'barrens' habitat good for sea urchins?', Echinoderms in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 13th International Echinoderm Conference, 5-9 January 2009, Hobart, Australia, pp. 254. ISBN 9781138000100 (2013) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Johnson CR; Ling SD

Contract Report, Consultant's Report

(1 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; Semmens J; Ugalde S; White C

Year

Citation

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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; Semmens J; Ugalde S; White C

Other Public Output

(8 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2021	Morris RL, Bishop MJ, Boon P, Browne NK, Carley JT, et al., 'The Australian guide to nature-based methods for reducing risk from coastal hazards', NESP Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub, Australia, Report No. 26, May (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details]
2021	Ross J, Strain E, 'Annual Broadscale Environmental Monitoring Program - Environmental License 10180/1 Marine Farming Lease No. 281 at Yellow Bluff 2019/2020', Report to Huon Aquaculture Company Pty Ltd, August (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ross J
2021	Ross J, Strain E, 'Broadscale Environmental Monitoring Program Storm Bay Marine Farming Lease No. 279 Water Quality Performance Report', Report to Tassal Operations Pty Ltd, Hobart, Tasmania, May 2020 - April 2021 (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ross J
2021	Ross J, Strain E, 'Broadscale Environmental Monitoring Program Storm Bay Marine Farming Lease No. 281 Water Quality Performance Report', Report to Huon Aquaculture Company Pty Ltd, Hobart, Tasmania, May 2020 - April 2021 (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ross J
2021	Ross J, Strain E, White C, 'Annual Broadscale Environmental Monitoring Program 2020/2021 for Environmental License 10180/1 Marine Farming Lease No. 281 at Yellow Bluff 2020/2021 & Environmental License 10211/1 Marine Farming Lease No. 279 at West of Wedge Island', Report to Huon Aquaculture Company Pty Ltd & Tassal Operations Pty Ltd, Hobart, Tasmania (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ross J; White C
2020	Strain E, White C, Ross J, 'The Storm Bay Observing System: Preliminary review of the sampling parameters and design for assessing the performance of salmon aquaculture', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Hobart, July, FRDC Proj. 2018/131 (2020) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: White C; Ross J
2017	Strain E, Morris R, Bishop M, 'Sydney Harbour - enhancing seawall sustainability', State of New South Wales through the Department of Industry, Australia (2017) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details]
2011	Roberts D, Allcock L, Farinas-Franco JM, Gorman E, Maggs CA, et al., 'Modiolus Restoration Research Project: Final Report and Recommendations', Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Belfast, 20th May 2011 (2011) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details]

Grants & Funding

Funding Summary

Number of grants

Total funding

$1,805,251

Projects

Setting restoration targets for flat oyster reef functioning (2023)$65,153

Description: In the marine environment oysters are ecosystem engineers: they form reef super-structures that significantly influence the surrounding abiotic and biotic conditions. Under suitable environmental conditions oysters can filter, and store nutrients, and enhance bacterially mediated denitrification, which greatly improves the surrounding water quality. The effects of many natural oyster reefs in achieving the ecosystems services are generally inferred through laboratory incubations which have been undertaken for a limited number of species. In Australia, most of the remaining subtidal flat oyster reefs are in Tasmania. This project represents a unique opportunity to test the effects of remnant flat oyster reefs on the nutrient cycling, by applying two different situ measurement techniques. The results are expected to inform future restoration and culturing programs for flat oysters being developed in Tasmania and nationally.
Funding: The Nature Conservancy ($65,153)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Strain EMA; Coutts AM; Bastiaansen A; Ross DJ
Year: 2023

Development of a marine restoration roadmap for Tasmania: a case study using East coast kelp communities (2023)$51,000

Description: Marine habitat restoration is pivotal to current and future environmental policy in Tasmania. Key to habitat restoration is the selection of suitable sites for active or passive interventions, which includes considerations for suitable biophysical conditions, other ocean users and community sentiment. In this short project, we will support the initial development of a marine habitat restoration roadmap in Tasmania (initiated by NRM South) by using a case study of giant kelp along the East coast. We will: 1) undertake a review and data gap analysis of restoration of kelp communities on the East coast of Tasmania; 2) more broadly, undertake a review of governance and planning for marine restoration in Tasmania, and provide recommendations; 3) apply the outcomes of the case study to recommend approaches to marine restoration for other ecological communities, e.g., seagrass beds, oyster reefs. The targeted audience of this project is the Tasmanian seafood industry.
Funding: Southern Regional Natural Resource Management Association Inc ($51,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Lacharite M; Strain EMA
Year: 2023

Improved management of marine habitats by learning from historical change (2023 - 2025)$625,764

Description: This project aims to greatly improve the cost-effectiveness of actions to protect and restore shallow subtidal marine habitats by quantifying the severity and distribution of recent human impacts. Environmental change will be quantified as the difference between contemporary and historical assemblages encompassing thousands of invertebrate species, and by reading historical chronicles coded by mollusc shells layered in sediments. The roles of different stressors (warming, dredging, eutrophication, introduced species, sediment runoff) will be distinguished. Expected outcomes include continental-scale understanding of factors that facilitate ecosystem decline and recovery, and of sites and species traits most affected by ongoing threats.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($625,764)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Edgar GJ; Strain EMA; Lefcheck J
Period: 2023 - 2025
Grant Reference: DP230103006

Seastar captivity trial (2022 - 2023)$412,207

Description: Preliminary trials to look at different treatments for housing seastars in captivity (P. vivipara, and also forst with a surrogatespecies, P. exigua) as part of the Sorell causeway project (which will require moving the population of P. vivipara, a threatened species, from thecauseway during planned roadworks in 2022).
Funding: Department of Natural Resources & Environment Tasmania ($412,207)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Trotter AJ; Stuart-Smith JF; Strain EMA; Codabaccus MB
Period: 2022 - 2023

Upscaling the restoration of endangered giant kelp forests in Tasmania (2022 - 2023)$382,174

Description: Giant kelp forests have declined in Tasmania by over 95% in recent decades and in 2012 became the first marine communityto be listed as threatened under the Australian Federal Government EPBC Act. Research conducted by IMAS has established a foundation forrestoration of giant kelp in Tasmania. The primary objective of this project is to optimise methods required to achieve large-scale restoration of giantkelp forests. Specifically, the project will identify optimal thinning regimes of competitive seaweed and optimal seeding methods (gravel size andquantity, and twine material) required for the best giant kelp recruitment, analyse the cost-effectiveness of different methods, and quantify ecologicalcharacteristics of remnant giant kelp forests as a benchmark for restoration.
Funding: Donation via University of Tasmania Foundation ($250); Sea Forest Foundation ($381,924)
Scheme: Donation - Institutional
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Bennett S; Ling SD; Layton C; Wright JT; Hurd CL; Strain EMA
Period: 2022 - 2023

Planning for seaweed aquaculture in Tasmania: A preliminary evaluation of biophysical potential and co-location with existing aquaculture (2022 - 2023)$65,000

Description: The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas) has identified a need to spatially resolve the potential for the sustainable growth of the emerging seaweed aquaculture industry in Tasmania. This project will address this need by: 1) synthesizing the current state of knowledge on the biophysical requirements and geographic extent of key seaweed species with the most potential for commercialization, 2) pending data availability, conducting a biophysical assessment of the potential for seaweed aquaculture in Tasmanian State waters, and 3) determining the potential for co-location with established aquaculture species, e.g., Atlantic Salmon.
Funding: Department of Natural Resources & Environment Tasmania ($65,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Lacharite M; Ross DJ; Strain EMA; Bush FB
Period: 2022 - 2023

Kick-starting seagrass restoration in Tasmania (2022 - 2023)$29,160

Description: The aim of the project is to fund additional research funding for a masters student Kelsie Fractal. This project will provideclear environmental benefits by establishing the most suitable method for Zostera seagrass restoration in Tasmania. It will also provide improvedunderstanding of how sediment nutrient levels influence the successes of Zostera seagrass restoration efforts
Funding: QBE Foundation ($29,160)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: OzFish Unlimited Limited
Research Team: Price C; Strain EMA; Fractal KJ
Period: 2022 - 2023

Environmental Offsets Feasibility Assessment for the Live-bearing Seastar Parvulastra vivipara at the Sorell Causeways (2021 - 2022)$44,612

Description: To provide advice on the feasibility of a range of environmental offset options for loss of habitat of the threatened seastar Parvulastra vivipara [resulting from the duplication of causeways at Sorell in Tasmania for the South East Traffic Solution (SETS) Program] and to identify any additional data needs and strategies required to progress the feasibility assessment and the development of an environmental offsets proposal on the basis of any feasible approaches identified.
Funding: Pitt&Sherry Operations Pty. Ltd. ($44,612)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Strain EMA
Period: 2021 - 2022

Assessing the use of different benthic imagery techniques for monitoring the effects of organic pollution on deep reefs (2021)$6,750

Description: The primary aim of my PhD project is to assess the effectiveness of different benthic imagery techniques formonitoring the impacts of nutrient enrichment and sedimentation on temperate mesophotic benthic communities. With the funds obtainedwith the Holsworth grant I aim to develop monitoring techniques using settlement plates and uncrewed submersibles to analyse the potentialimpacts of nutrient enrichment and sedimentation on the recruitment and growth of juvenile benthic organisms on deep reef communities ofStorm Bay Tasmania.
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($6,750)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Strain EMA; Martinez-Escobar DF; White CA; Barrett NS; Perkins NR
Year: 2021

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

Assessing the role of restored and natural kelp forests in protecting against coastal erosion and ocean acidification (2020 - 2021)$25,000

Description: Kelp forests could reduce the threat of coastal erosion by dampening storm waves and alleviate the pressure of oceanacidification by buffering pH2. Currently, there is relatively few quantitative studies on these topics, with only a fewspecies and hydrodynamic conditions examined3-7. My project will address this key knowledge gap, by testing the roleof the dominant kelp species from south-eastern Australia, Ecklonia radiata in providing these vital ecosystemsservices.
Funding: Australian Academy of Science ($25,000)
Scheme: Grant-Thomas Davies Research Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Strain EMA
Period: 2020 - 2021

Kelp aquaculture scoping study (2020)$48,459

Description: This project will be a scoping study to gain the information needed to bring the bull kelp Durvillaea spp. into integrated offshore aquaculture. The Blue Economy CRC is interested in co-cultivation of Durvillaea with caged salmon in wave-exposed off shore sites (e.g. Storm Bay). Durvillaea's unique cellular structure and biomechanical properties allow it to thrive in wave-exposed sites and make it an excellent candidate for offshore culture. Also, the biomechanical properties that allow Durvillaea to absorb wave-energy provide the potential to dampen wave forces on or around off shore aquaculture structures. However, Durvilllaea is a notoriously challenging genus to work with and no species, internationally, has been brought into cultivation to date. This scoping project will have three components: 1. Desktop study to identify what is known about Durvillaea culture and that of related genera to identify suitable hatchery and methods for cultivation on off-shore structures; 2. An industry-partner workshop (e.g. with King Island Kelp Industries, Marinova) with Durvillaea experts from Chile to discuss the potential for and issues around Durvillaea aquaculture, and 3. A workshop followed by a desktop study to develop engineering and hydrodynamic projects that are needed to understand how Durvillaea will interact with wave forces on off-shore structures.
Funding: Blue Economy CRC Co ($48,459)
Scheme: Scoping Study Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Wright JT; Hurd CL; MacLeod C; Cossu R; Baldock T; White L; Roediger J; Stringer D; Gutierrez A; Fitton H; Strain EMA
Year: 2020

Research Supervision

Student Research Projects Available

PhD Projects:

Can kelp forests adapt to and mitigate climate stressors?
Making social sense of management options for salmon aquaculture
Mechanisms of stability for degraded reefs

Masters/honours:

Conserving the live-bearing seastar Parvulastra vivipara through population studies and community engagement
Quantifying the ecological functioning of natural oyster reefs in southeast Tasmania

Current

Degree	Title	Commenced
PhD	Mechanisms of Stability for Degraded Reefs	2022
PhD	Kick Starting Seagrass Restoration in SE Tasmania	2023