Profiles
Emily Ogier
Emily Ogier
Fisheries Social Science Research Fellow
Room 112 , IMAS Taroona
Dr Emily Ogier is a Marine Social Science Research Fellow at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies. She is interested in the human dimension of marine systems, and the way this interaction is governed through formal institutions, markets and social processes. She leads IMAS’ Human Dimensions research team, and the national Human Dimensions Research Subprogram, which is a national program funded by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation.
Her research focuses on public policy for marine resources and spaces, and the design of institutions and assessment processes that address the breadth of values, uses, communities, private and state actors. Her work has included a particular focused on fisheries and aquaculture sectors, although with increasing attention to the scope of the emerging blue economy, and the policy challenges arising from climate change and the political economy implications for benefit sharing and distributive justice.
Biography
Before joining the University of Tasmania, Emily was Project Officer for the Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council. Prior to that she undertook her doctoral studies at The University Western Australia where she examined multi actor governance of sub-jurisdictional archipelagos, using the Houtman Abrolhos Islands in Western Australia as her primary case study. Since joining the University of Tasmania her positions have included policy research fellow with the Marine Adaptation Network and Executive Officer of the Fisheries Economics Capability Building project with the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics.
Career summary
Qualifications
- PhD (2013): University of Western Australia
- BA (1st Class Hons)(2001): University of Tasmania
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Expertise
Australia's marine and coastal estate entails a complex and often contentious mix of uses, management organisations and structures, interests and ecological characteristics. Emily's research focuses on:
- Governance systems for common-pool resources
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Adaptation to global environmental change
- Science policy
- Sustainability assessment and perception
- Ecosystem services
- Public values
- Science knowledge production, extension and brokerage
Her research skills and expertise include:
- Interdisciplinary research
- Public values mapping and assessment
- Content and text analysis
- Policy analysis
- Social science research methods (surveys, interviews, focus groups)
- Incorporating social sub-systems into decision tools for social ecological systems
Research Themes
Dr Ogier's research aligns to the University's research themes of Marine, Antarctic and Maritime; Environment, Resources and Sustainability; and Data, Knowledge and Decisions. Her overarching research interest is in bridging qualitative social science with decision science and decision support frameworks for marine governance.
Emily's research has included identify public and private values for marine systems affected by and affecting aquaculture in South-east Tasmania (Your Marine Values study undertaken as stage 1 of the INFORMD2 project FRDC 2012-024). Identified values, their relationship to ecosystem services, and the interactions between them, have been used to develop the qualitative model which will inform the design of the risk-based decision-support tool. Emily's findings have also been used to link environmental assessment and monitoring frameworks to public and private marine values. Through her involvement in the Centre for Marine Socioecology (CMS), she is pursuing further research to determine the ecosystem service values of these shared values using both standard ecosystem services evaluation methods and non-monetary deliberative evaluation methods.
Emily is also investigating the extent to which sustainability expectations are met in Australia's fisheries management. This research includes analysis of how surrogate public values articulated in fisheries management objectives are operationalised and used to inform trade off analysis in fisheries management systems. She is also examining the extent to which these surrogate public values align with public values expressed in social movements.
Through her role as manager of the FRDC's Social Sciences and Research Coordination Program, Emily's research activity includes identifying knowledge gaps and developing resources to address challenges regarding the social impacts, acceptability and sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture. A further focus of Emily's research in this role is facilitate better integration of social sciences (including economics) and between social and biological sciences in contributing to knowledge gaps.Emily's research has also included developing frameworks, models and tools for developing and evaluating adaptation pathways for managed fisheries, through her involvement in the South-East Australian Fisheries Climate Change Program. Further research has included investigating the interaction between science knowledge and social acceptability of the salmon aquaculture industry in South-eastern Tasmania, through the UTAS-CSIRO Coastal Cluster Collaboration.
Collaboration
Dr Ogier is a member of the Centre for Marine Socioecology (CMS), which is a joint collaboration between the University of Tasmania, CSIRO and the Australian Antarctic Division and brings together disciplinary expertise in physics, law, economics, biology, sociology, and governance. The focus of CMS research activity is on the complex issues that are developing in the management of the marine estate.Previously she has undertaken research under the banner of a number of collaborations, including the UTAS-CSIRO Coastal Cluster Collaboration: Knowledge Theme and the Marine Adaptation Network for the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.
Current projects
Dr Ogier is the Principal Investigator of the following projects:
- Social Sciences and Economics Research Coordination Program (FRDC project 2015/300)
- Meeting sustainability expectations: translating and aligning objectives, reporting and evaluation of the performance of Australian fisheries (FRDC project 2013/204)
She is a Co-Investigator for FRDC project 2014/008 Fishery status reports: health-check for Australian fisheries.
Emily is involved in the following projects in order to contribute social science and governance research expertise:
- FRDC 2012/024 'INFORMD Stage 2: risk-based tools supporting consultation, planning and adaptive management for aquaculture, and other multiple-uses of the coastal waters of southern Tasmania'
- FRDC 2011/039 'Preparing fisheries for climate change: identifying adaptation options for four key fisheries in South Eastern Australia'
- CSIRO-UTAS Coastal Cluster Collaboration: Knowledge Theme
Fields of Research
- Fisheries management (300505)
- Aquaculture (300501)
- Environment and resource economics (380105)
- Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment (300502)
- Public policy (440709)
- Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation (410102)
- Environment policy (440704)
- Natural resource management (410406)
- Media studies (470107)
- Sociology and social studies of science and technology (441007)
- Urban geography (440612)
- Fish pests and diseases (300503)
- Performance art (360603)
- Research, science and technology policy (440710)
- Fisheries sciences (300599)
- Social geography (440610)
- Environmental sociology (441002)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sociology (450525)
- Transportation, logistics and supply chains (350999)
- Industry economics and industrial organisation (380109)
- Agricultural economics (380101)
- Ecological economics (389902)
- Economic geography (440603)
- Environmental education and extension (410403)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental knowledges (450304)
- Ethical theory (500306)
- Applied economics (380199)
Research Objectives
- Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems (180201)
- Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna) (100202)
- Fisheries - wild caught (100399)
- Expanding knowledge in human society (280123)
- Wild caught rock lobster (100307)
- Fisheries - aquaculture (100299)
- Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem) (190101)
- Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna) (100305)
- Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems (180601)
- Fisheries - recreational freshwater (100301)
- Other environmental management (189999)
- Wild caught edible molluscs (100304)
- Sustainability indicators (190209)
- Wild caught crustaceans (excl. rock lobster and prawns) (100303)
- Social impacts of climate change and variability (190103)
- Wild caught prawns (100306)
- Aquaculture oysters (100204)
- Communication (130299)
- The creative arts (130103)
- Environmental policy, legislation and standards (190299)
- Trade and environment (190210)
- The media (130204)
- Rights to environmental and natural resources (excl. water allocation) (190208)
- Environmentally sustainable animal production (100199)
- Other culture and society (139999)
- Environmental protection frameworks (incl. economic incentives) (190205)
- Technological and organisational innovation (150306)
- Wind energy (170808)
- Management and productivity (150399)
- Coastal and estuarine systems and management (180299)
- Ecological economics (159902)
- Other law, politics and community services (239999)
- Agricultural and environmental standards and calibrations (150401)
- Wild caught tuna (100308)
Publications
Total publications
32
Journal Article
(20 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cullen-Knox C, Fleming A, Lester L, Ogier E, 'Tracing environmental sustainability discourses: an Australia-Asia seafood case study', Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, (MAR) Article 176. ISSN 2296-7745 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00176 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Cullen-Knox C; Fleming A; Lester L | |
| 2020 | Fleming A, Ogier E, Hobday AJ, Thomas L, Hartog JR, et al., 'Stakeholder trust and holistic fishery sustainability assessments', Marine Policy, 111 Article 103719. ISSN 0308-597X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103719 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Hobday AJ; Haas B | |
| 2020 | Fudge M, Ogier E, Alexander KA, 'Emerging functions of the wellbeing concept in regional development scholarship: a review', Environmental Science and Policy, 115 pp. 143-150. ISSN 1462-9011 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.10.005 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Fudge M; Alexander KA | |
| 2020 | Hornborg S, Hobday AJ, Ogier E, Fleming A, Thomas L, et al., 'Challenges and insights from holistic sustainability reporting for shrimp fisheries in different jurisdictions', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 77, (6) pp. 2022-2032. ISSN 1054-3139 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsaa048 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hobday AJ; Fleming A | |
| 2020 | Kelly R, Nettlefold J, Mossop D, Bettiol S, Corney S, et al., 'Let's talk about climate change: Developing effective conversations between scientists and communities', One Earth, 3, (4) pp. 415-419. ISSN 2590-3330 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.09.009 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Kelly R; Mossop D; Bettiol S; Corney S; Cullen-Knox C; Fleming A; Melbourne-Thomas J; Van Putten I; Pecl GT | |
| 2020 | Mackay M, Yamazaki S, Lyle JM, Ogier EM, 'Determining management preferences in a multimethod consumptive recreational fishery', Ecology and Society, 25, (2) Article 22. ISSN 1708-3087 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.5751/ES-11602-250222 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Mackay M; Yamazaki S; Lyle JM | |
| 2020 | Ogier E, Jennings S, Fowler A, Frusher S, Gardner C, et al., 'Responding to climate change: participatory evaluation of adaptation options for key marine fisheries in Australia's south east', Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, (MAR) Article 97. ISSN 2296-7745 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00097 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Jennings S; Frusher S; Gardner C; Hobday AJ; Mundy C; Pecl G | |
| 2019 | Cullen-Knox C, Fleming A, Lester L, Ogier E, 'Publicised scrutiny and mediatised environmental conflict: the case of Tasmanian salmon aquaculture', Marine Policy, 100 pp. 307-315. ISSN 0308-597X (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.11.040 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Cullen-Knox C; Fleming A; Lester L | |
| 2019 | Farmery AK, Ogier E, Gardner C, Jabour J, 'Incorporating ecologically sustainable development policy goals within fisheries management: an assessment of integration and coherence in an Australian context', Journal of Environmental Management, 249 Article 109230. ISSN 0301-4797 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.07.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Gardner C; Jabour J | |
| 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 - 10Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Pecl GT; Jennings S; van Putten I; Crawford C; Fogarty H; Frusher S; Hobday AJ; Keane J; Lee E; MacLeod C; Mundy C; Stuart-Smith J; Tracey S | |
| 2019 | Stephenson RL, Hobday AJ, Cvitanovic C, Alexander KA, Begg GA, et al., 'A practical framework for implementing and evaluating integrated management of marine activities', Ocean and Coastal Management, 177 pp. 127-138. ISSN 0964-5691 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.04.008 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 11 Co-authors: Hobday AJ; Cvitanovic C; Alexander KA; Frusher S; Fudge ME; Fulton EA; Haward M; Macleod C; McDonald J; Nash KL; Pecl G; Plaganyi EE; van Putten I; Smith T | |
| 2018 | Alexander KA, Hobday AJ, Cvitanovic C, Ogier E, Nash KL, et al., 'Progress in integrating natural and social science in marine ecosystem-based management research', Marine and Freshwater Research, 70, (1) pp. 71-83. ISSN 1323-1650 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF17248 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Alexander KA; Hobday AJ; Cvitanovic C; Nash KL; Cottrell RS; Fleming A; Fudge M; Fulton EA; Frusher S; Kelly R; MacLeod CK; Pecl GT; van Putten I; Vince J; Watson RA | |
| 2018 | Hobday AJ, Fleming A, Ogier EM, Thomas L, Hartog JR, et al., 'Perceptions regarding the need for broad sustainability assessments of Australian fisheries', Fisheries Research, 208 pp. 247-257. ISSN 0165-7836 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2018.08.006 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Hobday AJ; Fleming A | |
| 2018 | Ugalde SC, Preston J, Ogier E, Crawford C, 'Analysis of farm management strategies following herpesvirus (OsHV-1) disease outbreaks in Pacific oysters in Tasmania, Australia', Aquaculture, 495 pp. 179-186. ISSN 0044-8486 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.05.019 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Ugalde SC; Crawford C | |
| 2017 | Cullen-Knox C, Haward M, Jabour J, Ogier E, Tracey SR, 'The social licence to operate and its role in marine governance: insights from Australia', Marine Policy, 79 pp. 70-77. ISSN 0308-597X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2017.02.013 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 27 Co-authors: Cullen-Knox C; Haward M; Jabour J; Tracey SR | |
| 2016 | Leith P, Haward M, Rees C, Ogier E, 'Success and evolution of a boundary organization', Science, Technology and Human Values, 41, (3) pp. 375-401. ISSN 0162-2439 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1177/0162243915601900 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 20 Co-authors: Leith P; Haward M; Rees C | |
| 2016 | Ogier EM, Davidson J, Fidelman P, Haward M, Hobday AJ, et al., 'Fisheries management approaches as platforms for climate change adaptation: comparing theory and practice in Australian fisheries', Marine Policy, 71 pp. 82-93. ISSN 0308-597X (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.05.014 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 24 Co-authors: Davidson J; Haward M; Hobday AJ; Holbrook NJ; Pecl GT | |
| 2014 | Leith P, O'Toole K, Haward M, Coffey B, Rees C, et al., 'Analysis of operating environments: a diagnostic model for linking science, society and policy for sustainability', Environmental Science and Policy, 39 pp. 162-171. ISSN 1462-9011 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.01.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: Leith P; Haward M; Rees C | |
| 2014 | Leith P, Ogier E, Haward M, 'Science and social license: defining environmental sustainability of Atlantic salmon aquaculture in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia', Social Epistemology, 28, (3-4) pp. 277-296. ISSN 0269-1728 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/02691728.2014.922641 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 33Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: Leith P; Haward M | |
| 2014 | Leith P, Ogier E, Pecl G, Hoshino E, Davidson J, et al., 'Towards a diagnostic approach to climate adaptation for fisheries', Climatic Change, 122, (1-2) pp. 55-66. ISSN 0165-0009 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10584-013-0984-0 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Leith P; Pecl G; Hoshino E; Davidson J; Haward M |
Conference Publication
(4 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pecl GT, Frusher S, Hobday AJ, Jennings SM, Ogier EM, et al., 'Developing adaptation pathways for climate-impacted and at risk fisheries in south-east Australia', Book of Abstracts, 3rd ICES-PICES-IOC International Symposium on the Effect of Climate Change on the, 21-27 March 2015, Santos, Brazil, pp. 118. (2015) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Pecl GT; Frusher S; Hobday AJ; Jennings SM | |
| 2014 | MacLeod C, Ogier EM, 'Aquaculture environmental impact assessments and strategic planning - how do you decide what is important so that you can provide the right information and advice to various stakeholders?', World Aquaculture Conference 2014, 7-11 June 2014, Adelaide, Australia (2014) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: MacLeod C | |
| 2014 | Ogier E, Leith P, Haward M, 'Science and social license: who defines environmental sustainability of Atlantic salmon aquaculture in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia?', World Aquaculture Adelaide 2014, 7-11 June, Adelaide, South Australia (2014) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Leith P; Haward M | |
| 2014 | Ogier E, MacLeod C, 'Your marine values: linking public values to decision-making for aquaculture in southeast Tasmania', World Aquaculture Adelaide 2014, 7-11 July, Adelaide, South Australia (2014) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: MacLeod C |
Contract Report, Consultant's Report
(3 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Lyle JM, Hartmann K, Mackay M, Yamazaki S, Ogier E, et al., 'Rebuilding East Coast Rock Lobster Stocks: Developing an Effective Management Framework for Recovery', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Hobart, Tasmania, 2017/013 (2020) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Lyle JM; Hartmann K; Mackay M; Yamazaki S; Rizzari J; Tracey S; Gardner C | |
| 2017 | Condie S, Gorton R, Hadley SA, Little R, MacLeod C, et al., 'INFORMD2: risk-based tools supporting consultation, planning and adaptive management for aquaculture and other multiple-uses of the coastal waters of southern Tasmania', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Hobart, Tasmania, 2012/024 (2017) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Hadley SA; Little R; MacLeod C; Proctor WL; Ross J | |
| 2012 | Ogier E, Leith P, Pecl G, Haward M, Davidson J, et al., 'Diagnostics for adaptation in action: user guide', Adaptation Research Network for Marine Biodiversity and Resources (2012) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Pecl G; Haward M; Hoshino E |
Other Public Output
(5 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MacLeod C, Ross J, Carter C, Gardner C, Haward M, et al., 'Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Inquiry into Fin-fish Aquaculture in Tasmania', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, June (2015) [Report Other] Co-authors: MacLeod C; Ross J; Carter C; Gardner C; Haward M; Barrett N; Crawford C; Lyle J; Semmens J; Battaglene S; Frusher S; Johnson C | |
| 2013 | Ogier E, MacLeod C, 'Your marine values: workshop and survey', Fishing Today, Tasmanian Seafood Industry, Australia, 26, 1, p. 26. (2013) [Magazine Article] Co-authors: MacLeod C | |
| 2013 | Ogier E, MacLeod C, 'Your marine values: public report 2013', IMAS Technical Report, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (2013) [Report Other] Co-authors: MacLeod C | |
| 2013 | Ogier EM, Macleod C, ''Your marine values: workshop and survey', Fishing Today, Tasmanian Seafood Industry, Australia', Fishing Today, Tasmania, 26, 1, p. 26. (2013) [Magazine Article] Co-authors: Macleod C | |
| 2011 | Green BS, Emery TJ, Ogier EM, Gardner C, Hartmann K, et al., 'Managing inshore stocks of southern rock lobster for a sustainable fishery', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Australia, Project 2009/058 (2011) [Government or Industry Research] Co-authors: Green BS; Emery TJ; Gardner C; Hartmann K |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
21
Total funding
Projects
- Description
- This project will develop a cost-benefit analysis framework for prospective or underexploited fisheries in the Southern Ocean in order to assess their potential contribution to global food security.
- Funding
- Department of Agriculture and Water Resources ($77,146)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Tinch DR; Ogier EM; Yamazaki S; Rust SA; Nichols RL; Spanou E; Pecl GT
- Year
- 2020
- Funding
- Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment ($229,521)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Ogier EM
- Year
- 2020
- Description
- This consultancy proposal comes from the Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre of the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania. IMAS provides all abalone research services to the Tasmanian government, including stock assessment, management strategy evaluation, economic and social analysis. Much of the information requested by the ILSC is already part of IMASs existing obligation to communicate our information on the abalone fishery to stakeholders and therefore can be provided at no charge (i.e. in-kind contribution). Three phase project. Continuation to be evaluated after the completed of each phase.
- Funding
- Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation ($56,165)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Gardner C; Mundy CN; Hartmann K; Ogier EM
- Period
- 2020 - 2021
- Description
- The blue economy concept varies substantially across studies and countries. There exist different approaches to planning and evaluating blue economy. This study reviews and develops economic assessment frameworks for Sustainable BE Developments (RP5). A systematic review will be conducted to draw upon the knowledge and experience across countries/regions. Based on this, economic assessment frameworks, including national economic accounting, input-output tables, computer general equilibrium, stated, revealed and deliberative monetary valuation approaches and ecosystem service value and natural capital accounting frameworks will be developed for both market and non-market goods and services.
- Funding
- Blue Economy CRC Co ($49,396)
- Scheme
- Scoping Study Projects
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Nguyen H-O; Pham T; Tinch DR; Ogier EM; Stoeckl NE; Hatton MacDonald DA
- Year
- 2020
- Description
- Contribute to the development of a climate risk assessment framework and methodology for Commonwealth-managed fisheries.In particular:1. advise on the selection of appropriate, climate driven social/socioeconomic and governance indicators and metrics for the risk assessment methodology 2. provide input into the design, development, implementation and running of the risk assessment methodology and framework
- Funding
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority ($18,253)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Ogier EM
- Year
- 2019
- Description
- In order to secure the future of Australian aquaculture, it is increasingly clear that, alongside effective and responsible production, building and maintaining community support is vital. The Tasmanian salmon industry is acutely aware of the need to garner and maintain societal support. A number of factors contribute towards the achievement of community acceptability (or social license to operate). These include: the perception that a company offers benefits; that it contributes to the well-being of the region, respects the local way of life and acts fairly; that it listens, responds and exhibits reciprocity; and that relations are based on an enduring regard for each others interests. Many of these factors are based on understanding, and contributing towards the achievement of, that which is valued by local and regional communities. This project aims to understand the regional development and well-being futures envisaged by residents of NW Tasmania and how salmonid farming can contribute to meeting these shared values.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($172,996)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Alexander KA; Ogier EM; Evans JD
- Period
- 2019 - 2021
- 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 Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment ($40,000)
- Scheme
- Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cresswell KA; Keane JP; Ogier EM; Yamazaki S
- Year
- 2019
- Description
- This project will be an in-depth social and economic assessment of the Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery. This will include improved understanding of fisher dynamics, supply chains and opportunities to improve industry performance with a focus on social, economic and environmental outcomes.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($249,855)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Lyle JM; Moore BR; Ogier EM; Yamazaki S
- Period
- 2019 - 2021
- Description
- This project seeks to describe (and model) the relationships between fisher behaviour, stock status and management intervention in the east coast rock lobster fishery. This will be used to develop a management framework to support the rebuilding of the east coast rock lobster stocks, recognizing that traditional management approaches are expected to become less effective at controlling the catch as the east coast stocks recover.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($103,800)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Lyle JM; Hartmann K; Tracey S; Ogier EM; Gardner C; Yamazaki S; Revill H
- Period
- 2018 - 2019
- Description
- The project will explore and test potential policy 'pathways' for managing aquatic resources, including fisheries. Objectives are to: 1 Identify the range of potential objectives, tools for establishing and allocating fishing rights, and participatory processes available to achieve preferred social and economic outcomes; 2 Determine and evaluate the likely social and economic outcomes of alternate sets of objectives, tools and participatory processes under a range of plausible scenarios for four WA case studies; 3 Develop a list of candidate objectives, tools and participatory processes which deliver preferred social and economic outcomes and the conditions under which they are fit-for-purpose.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($273,240)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Ogier EM; Hartmann K; Jennings SS; Gardner C
- Period
- 2018 - 2020
- Description
- Objectives are to:1. Provide an estimate of the economic contribution of wildcatch fisheries and aquaculture to the Australian (national) economy, and of the economic contribution of jurisdictionally-based fisheries and aquaculture make to their State/Territory economies2. Provide measures of a range of social and economic contributions made by sselected fisheries/aquaculture sectors at the regional/product scale3. Develop a robust and nationally-consistent framework to support data collection and estimation of contributions in the future
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($393,218)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Ogier EM; Jennings SS; Morison J; McIlgorm A; Curtotti R
- Period
- 2018 - 2020
- Description
- Building on preliminary scoping work undertaken as part of the Healthcheck Phase 1 project, develop a Heathcheck (i.e. ecosystem-based) assessment framework that would be suitable for state and commonwealth commercial fisheries. Proposed research elements are: a) Indicators: Evaluate the current set of indicators and link to existing management frameworks and match to operational objectives and performance indicators. This would show the match between the current reporting by States and information flow to the portal, and allow consideration of the use of substitutable indicators (Ogier).
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($251,020)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- CSIRO-Marine & Atmospheric Research
- Research Team
- Hobday AJ; Ogier EM
- Period
- 2017 - 2019
- Description
- The project will conduct meta-analyses, gap analyses, synthesis and evaluation of major findings and decision-support tools from previous social science and economic research of Australian fisheries and aquaculture. It will use these research findings to inform and coordinate future FRDC RD&E investment, as well as produce specific research outputs such as meta-analysis, gap analysis, synthesis and evaluation of major findings and decision-support tools from previous social science and economic research of Australian fisheries and aquaculture. This knowledge will generate findings that will be used to develop new conceptual and analytical frameworks, as well as impact pathways, for understanding and addressing current and anticipated social and economic challenges facing fisheries and aquaculture.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($383,617)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Ogier EM; Jennings SS
- Period
- 2017 - 2020
- Description
- The aim of this project is to hold an installation event incorporating moving image, projection, sound, and oral histories surrounding fishing and the night. Incorporating history, folklore and ecological perspectives. The Night Watch explores human and non-human perspectives to present a reflection on contemporary narratives related to professional fishing and the night in Tasmania.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($4,500)
- Scheme
- Grant-MAM Research Theme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Ogier EM; Rees A
- Year
- 2017
- Funding
- Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment ($20,840)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Ogier EM
- Year
- 2016
- Description
- This proposal was developed at the request of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, in a call for an expression of interest on the topic. The idea of a standard for fishery management has been under discussion in AFMA for some time and is consistent with broader directions in government and expectations in the community. In developing the EOI, further consultation was held with several state jurisdictions, with interest shown by both South Australia and Tasmania in pursuing such an approach. General indications of support were obtained from the federal Department of the Environment and the Department of Agriculture. The project was discussed at the Australian Fisheries Managers Forum in November 2014 and broadly supported. Discussions with other interested parties included with the Commonwealth Fisheries Association and the Seafood CRC. This project follows on logically from a current Seafood CRC project investigating responsible fisheries management certification due for completion prior to the commencement of this project.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($410,115)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
- Research Team
- Smith Tony; Gardner C; Ogier EM
- Period
- 2015 - 2016
- Description
- Develop a framework by which to achieve an efficient and wide-ranging evaluation of the condition of Australian fisheries, including the people and species involved, area and method of fishing
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($130,951)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
- Research Team
- Hobday AJ; Flood M; Ogier EM
- Year
- 2015
- Description
- This project will undertake analysis and evaluation of major findings and tools from previous research aimed at improving the social acceptability and of fisheries and aquaculture, and the optimum management of aquatic resources, as well as targeted research to meet identified gaps.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($152,416)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Ogier EM
- Period
- 2015 - 2017
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($164,674)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Ogier EM; Flood M; Gardner C; Jabour JA; Sloan S
- Period
- 2013 - 2015
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($750,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
- Research Team
- Condie S; Hepburn Mark; Little Rich; MacLeod C; Proctor W; Ross DJ; Wild-Allen K; Ogier EM
- Period
- 2012 - 2016
- Funding
- Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre ($45,616)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jennings SM; Hartmann K; Ogier EM; Yamazaki S
- Period
- 2010 - 2011
Research Supervision
Current
7
Completed
2
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Mapping Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Services to the 'Total Economic Value' Framework | 2016 |
| PhD | Media and environmental conflict over salmon aquaculture: Investigating the local and the transnational | 2016 |
| PhD | Relative Values of the Coastal and Marine Environment: Ecosystem service valuation in multi-use governance contexts | 2017 |
| Masters | The Under-Utilisation of Australias Living Marine Resources | 2019 |
| PhD | Are We Getting Through? Evaluating the Success and Impact of Science Communication and Engagement Activities | 2019 |
| PhD | Opportunities and Implication of Puerulus Harvest and Ongrowing in Indonesia | 2019 |
| PhD | Political Ecology and the Managment of the Ocean: critical moments, discourses, power and predictive governance | 2019 |
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | The Effects of Sustainable Aquaculture Certification on the Production, Social and Economic Performance of Small-scale Prawn Farmers in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam Candidate: Tan Duc Nguyen | 2020 |
| PhD | Participation and Political Representation: A critique of participation in marine governance Candidate: Maree Elizabeth Fudge | 2019 |