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Nils Krueck
Senior Research Fellow
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Dr Nils Krueck is a Senior Research Fellow at IMAS studying marine population dynamics and data-poor fisheries, including small-scale commercial, artisanal, and recreational fisheries. Nils is involved in a broad range of research projects on the ecology and management of marine species in Tasmania, Australia and beyond. One of his primary areas of research expertise is area-based marine management, specifically the impacts of Marine Protected Aras (MPAs) on both ecosystems and people.
Biography
Nils was born and raised in Germany where he completed a MSc in Marine Biology at the University of Bremen. He moved to Australia in 2007 and completed a PhD in Marine and Fisheries Science at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane. Nils continued to work at UQ as a postdoc in the School of Biological Sciences and Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. His postdoc work was focused on studying the design and impacts of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) on coral reefs in southeast Asia. Nils has been studying fish population and fishery dynamics around MPAs for more than 10 years now, including his direct involvement in numerous MPA planning and research projects. He then started working more intensively on data-poor fisheries assessments and management, aiming to support decisions that help recover depleted fish populations while simultaneously sustaining or rebuilding productive fisheries. Following his move to IMAS in October 2019, Nils continues to study marine population dynamics, data-poor fisheries and MPAs, but focusing more on temperate systems.
Career summary
Qualifications
Degree | Thesis Title | University | Country | Date Awarded |
PhD | Integrating ecology, oceanography and genetics for spatial fisheries management | University of Queensland | Australia | December 2013 |
Teaching
Marine ecology; fish ecology; population dynamics; data-poor fisheries; small-scale fisheries; stock assessment; coral reef ecology; Marine Protected Areas (MPAs); marine reserves; partially protected areas; marine conservation; marine spatial planning; environmental decision making; natural resource management
Teaching expertise
Nils delivers lectures and practicals on marine ecology, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), small-scale fisheries, data-poor stock assessment approaches, and marine resource management and conservation decisions. Courses at IMAS that he is currently contributing to include: (1) QMS513 (Fisheries Science) and (2) QMS516 (Management Strategy Evaluation and Risk Assessment).
Teaching responsibility
https://www.utas.edu.au/courses/cse/units/qms513-fisheries-science
https://www.utas.edu.au/courses/cse/units/qms516-management-strategy-evaluation-and-risk-assessment
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Expertise
Nils works at the intersection of marine ecology, fisheries, and conservation science. He concentrates on studying fish population dynamics and data-poor fisheries, aiming to support marine management with multiple and potentially conflicting objectives.
His primary expertise is area-based marine management, specifically Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), including underlying theory, real-world planning, and impacts on both ecosystems and people. Most of his past work on MPAs was focused on reconciling biodiversity conservation and fisheries management objectives, specifically on tropical coral reefs. More recently, his work has expanded into temperate regions and increasingly includes (1) studies into the effectiveness of partial protection (as opposed to strict no fishing zones), and (2) studies that consider individual movement patterns and temporary residency of mobile predators, such as large fish and sharks.
Another recent focus of Nils’ research is the size ecology of marine species. In a nutshell, this work aims to support data-poor assessments of marine populations by (1) improving our understanding of natural size frequency distributions, and (2) unlocking novel data collection methods to contrast current size frequency distributions against benchmarks for natural (unfished) conditions.
Collaboration
Combined with current research projects.
Current projects
Nils is currently responsible for annual assessments of the Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery, which involves classifications of the status of more than 20 data-poor species of fishes and cephalopods. This work on “scalefish” aims to ensure the long-term sustainability and productivity of ecologically important species which are highly valued by communities across Tasmania. Scalefish assessments are supported by the Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration Agreement (SMRCA) between UTAS and the Tasmanian State Government. The SMRCA also supports IMAS scientists in addressing key research priorities to address limitations in our understanding of scalefish ecology, assessments, and management. Current scalefish projects that Nils leads include, for example, research into the abundance, movements and fine-scale habitat association of reef fishes (with Dr Alyssa Marshell and Assoc. Prof. Neville Barrett) and pale octopus (with Prof. Jayson Semmens). These projects are supported by both the SMRCA and the Australian Government’s Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC).
Another recently started project that Nils will be focusing on over the next years is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery grant titled “Universal properties in size distributions of aquatic species”. This work is a globally focused collaboration with fellow UTAS researcher Dr Asta Audzijonyte (https://www.sizeecology.org/), Dr Shane Richards, and Prof Ken Andersen from the Technical University of Denmark.
Nils further continues working on the planning and impacts of MPAs. This work is based on collaborations with the environmental NGO Rare under their “Fish Forever” program, focusing on tropical coral reef systems. Other projects on MPAs and sharks are based on ongoing collaborations with Dr Ross Dwyer (University of the Sunshine Coast), Prof Colin Simpfendorfer (UTAS), and Prof Charlie Huveneers (Flinders University).
Fields of Research
- Fisheries management (300505)
- Conservation and biodiversity (410401)
- Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) (310305)
- Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment (300502)
- Aquaculture (300501)
- Other biological sciences (319999)
- Population ecology (310307)
- Natural resource management (410406)
- Fisheries sciences (300599)
- Ecosystem function (410203)
- Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation (410102)
- Applied economics (380199)
Research Objectives
- Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna) (100305)
- Coastal or estuarine biodiversity (180203)
- Fisheries - wild caught (100399)
- Wild caught edible molluscs (100304)
- Wild caught rock lobster (100307)
- Fisheries - recreational marine (100302)
- Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems (180201)
- Fisheries - recreational freshwater (100301)
- Fisheries - aquaculture (100299)
- Rehabilitation or conservation of coastal or estuarine environments (180206)
- Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments (180507)
- Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences (280111)
- Marine biodiversity (180504)
- Rehabilitation or conservation of fresh, ground and surface water environments (180307)
- Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem) (190101)
- Ecosystem adaptation to climate change (190102)
- Rights to environmental and natural resources (excl. water allocation) (190208)
- Environmental policy, legislation and standards (190299)
Publications
Total publications
57
Highlighted publications
(10 outputs)| Year | Type | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Journal Article | Krueck NC, 'Marine conservation across protected area boundaries', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5 pp. 1203-1204. ISSN 2397-334X (2021) [Non Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01503-2 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 1 | |
| 2020 | Journal Article | Dwyer RG, Krueck NC, Udyawer V, Heupel MR, Chapman D, et al., 'Individual and population benefits of marine reserves for reef sharks', Current Biology, 30, (3) pp. 480-489. ISSN 0960-9822 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.005 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 58Web of Science - 57 | |
| 2020 | Journal Article | Krueck NC, Treml EA, Innes DJ, Ovenden JR, 'Ocean currents and the population genetic signature of fish migrations', Ecology, 101, (3) Article e02967. ISSN 0012-9658 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2967 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9 | |
| 2020 | Journal Article | Lindsay AR, Sanchirico JN, Gilliland TE, Ambo-Rappe R, Taylor JE, et al., 'Evaluating sustainable development policies in rural coastal economies', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117, (52) pp. 33170-33176. ISSN 0027-8424 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2017835117 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 8 | |
| 2019 | Journal Article | Krueck NC, Abdurrahim AY, Adhuri DS, Mumby PJ, Ross H, 'Quantitative decision support tools facilitate social-ecological alignment in community-based marine protected area design', Ecology and Society, 24, (4) Article 6. ISSN 1708-3087 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.5751/ES-11209-240406 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 10 | |
| 2018 | Journal Article | Krueck NC, Legrand C, Ahmadia GN, Estradivari E, Green A, et al., 'Reserve sizes needed to protect coral reef fishes', Conservation Letters, 11, (3) Article 12415. ISSN 1755-263X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/conl.12415 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 26 | |
| 2017 | Journal Article | Krueck NC, Ahmadia GN, Green A, Jones GP, Possingham HP, et al., 'Incorporating larval dispersal into MPA design for both conservation and fisheries', Ecological Applications, 27, (3) pp. 925-941. ISSN 1051-0761 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/eap.1495 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 66Web of Science - 66 | |
| 2017 | Journal Article | Krueck NC, Ahmadia GN, Possingham HP, Riginos C, Treml EA, et al., 'Marine reserve targets to sustain and rebuild unregulated fisheries', PLoS Biology, 15, (1) Article e2000537. ISSN 1544-9173 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2000537 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 39Web of Science - 39 | |
| 2016 | Journal Article | Roff G, Doropoulos C, Rogers A, Bozec Y-M, Krueck NC, et al., 'The ecological role of sharks on coral reefs', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31, (5) pp. 395-407. ISSN 0169-5347 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.02.014 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 178Web of Science - 165 | |
| 2012 | Journal Article | Dudgeon CL, Blower DC, Broderick D, Giles JL, Holmes BJ, et al., 'A review of the application of molecular genetics for fisheries management and conservation of sharks and rays', Journal of Fish Biology, 80, (5) pp. 1789-1843. ISSN 0022-1112 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03265.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 174Web of Science - 166 |
Journal Article
(20 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Krueck NC, 'Marine conservation across protected area boundaries', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5 pp. 1203-1204. ISSN 2397-334X (2021) [Non Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01503-2 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 1 | |
| 2021 | Tong C, Hock K, Krueck NC, Tyazhelnikov V, Mumby PJ, 'An MPA design approach to benefit fisheries: maximising larval export and minimising redundancy', Diversity, 13, (11) Article 586. ISSN 1424-2818 (2021) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2020 | Dwyer RG, Krueck NC, Udyawer V, Heupel MR, Chapman D, et al., 'Individual and population benefits of marine reserves for reef sharks', Current Biology, 30, (3) pp. 480-489. ISSN 0960-9822 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.005 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 58Web of Science - 57 | |
| 2020 | Krueck NC, Treml EA, Innes DJ, Ovenden JR, 'Ocean currents and the population genetic signature of fish migrations', Ecology, 101, (3) Article e02967. ISSN 0012-9658 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2967 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9 | |
| 2020 | Lindsay AR, Sanchirico JN, Gilliland TE, Ambo-Rappe R, Taylor JE, et al., 'Evaluating sustainable development policies in rural coastal economies', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117, (52) pp. 33170-33176. ISSN 0027-8424 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2017835117 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 8 | |
| 2019 | Krueck NC, Abdurrahim AY, Adhuri DS, Mumby PJ, Ross H, 'Quantitative decision support tools facilitate social-ecological alignment in community-based marine protected area design', Ecology and Society, 24, (4) Article 6. ISSN 1708-3087 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.5751/ES-11209-240406 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 10 | |
| 2018 | Firmansyah F, Estradivari E, Handayani CN, Krueck N, Mustofa A, et al., 'Integrating larvae connectivity model optimum and reserve size on Marine Protected Area design case study at Sawai Bay, Central Maluku District', Majalah Ilmiah Globe, 20, (2) pp. 107-116. ISSN 1411-0512 (2018) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2018 | Krueck NC, Legrand C, Ahmadia GN, Estradivari E, Green A, et al., 'Reserve sizes needed to protect coral reef fishes', Conservation Letters, 11, (3) Article 12415. ISSN 1755-263X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/conl.12415 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 26 | |
| 2018 | McGowan J, Bode M, Holden MH, Davis K, Krueck NC, et al., 'Ocean zoning within a sparing versus sharing framework', Theoretical Ecology, 11 pp. 245-254. ISSN 1874-1738 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s12080-017-0364-x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 8 | |
| 2017 | Krueck NC, Ahmadia GN, Green A, Jones GP, Possingham HP, et al., 'Incorporating larval dispersal into MPA design for both conservation and fisheries', Ecological Applications, 27, (3) pp. 925-941. ISSN 1051-0761 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/eap.1495 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 66Web of Science - 66 | |
| 2017 | Krueck NC, Ahmadia GN, Possingham HP, Riginos C, Treml EA, et al., 'Marine reserve targets to sustain and rebuild unregulated fisheries', PLoS Biology, 15, (1) Article e2000537. ISSN 1544-9173 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2000537 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 39Web of Science - 39 | |
| 2016 | Roff G, Doropoulos C, Rogers A, Bozec Y-M, Krueck NC, et al., 'The ecological role of sharks on coral reefs', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31, (5) pp. 395-407. ISSN 0169-5347 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.02.014 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 178Web of Science - 165 | |
| 2016 | Roff G, Doropoulos C, Rogers A, Bozec Y-M, Krueck NC, et al., 'Reassessing shark-driven trophic cascades on coral reefs: a reply to Ruppert et al', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31, (8) pp. 587-589. ISSN 0169-5347 (2016) [Non Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.05.005 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12 | |
| 2014 | Roberts DT, Mallett S, Krueck NC, Loh W, Tobbetts I, 'Spawning activity of the Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri in an impoundment', Journal of Fish Biology, 84, (1) pp. 163-177. ISSN 0022-1112 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12264 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 7 | |
| 2013 | Krueck NC, Innes DI, Ovenden JR, 'New SNPs for population genetic analysis reveal possible cryptic speciation of eastern Australian sea mullet (Mugil cephalus)', Molecular Ecology Resources, 13, (4) pp. 715-725. ISSN 1755-098X (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12112 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 30Web of Science - 30 | |
| 2013 | Krueck NC, Tibbetts IR, Ward RD, Johnson JW, Loh WKW, et al., 'Multi-gene barcoding to discriminate sibling species within a morphologically difficult fish genus (Sillago)', Fisheries Research, 143 pp. 39-46. ISSN 0165-7836 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2013.01.007 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 23 | |
| 2012 | Dudgeon CL, Blower DC, Broderick D, Giles JL, Holmes BJ, et al., 'A review of the application of molecular genetics for fisheries management and conservation of sharks and rays', Journal of Fish Biology, 80, (5) pp. 1789-1843. ISSN 0022-1112 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03265.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 174Web of Science - 166 | |
| 2011 | Chargulaf CA, Krueck NC, Tibbetts IR, 'Does sympatry affect trophic resource use in congeneric tidepool fishes? A tale of two gobies Favonigobius lentiginosus and Favonigobius exquisitus', Journal of Fish Biology, 79, (7) pp. 1968-1983. ISSN 0022-1112 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03132.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 8 | |
| 2009 | Krueck NC, Chargulaf CA, Saint-Paul U, Tibbetts IR, 'Early post-settlement habitat and diet shifts and the nursery function of tidepools during Sillago spp. recruitment in Moreton Bay, Australia', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 384 pp. 207-219. ISSN 0171-8630 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps07992 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 22 | |
| 2007 | Mohtadi M, Max L, Hebbeln D, Baumgart A, Krueck N, et al., 'Modern environmental conditions recorded in surface sediment samples off W and SW Indonesia: planktonic foraminifera and biogenic compounds analyses', Marine Micropaleontology, 65, (1-2) pp. 96-112. ISSN 0377-8398 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2007.06.004 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 27 |
Chapter in Book
(2 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ford A, Razak TB, Hakim AR, Iqbal M, Rusandi EA, et al., 'Marine Protected Area Zoning', Management of Marine Protected Areas in Indonesia: Status and Challenges, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund, Jakarta, pp. 153-170. (2020) [Other Book Chapter] | |
| 2020 | Muawanah U, Habibi A, Yusuf M, Andradi-Brown DA, Krueck NC, et al., 'Fisheries and Marine Protected Areas', Management of Marine Protected Areas in Indonesia: Status and Challenges, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund, Jakarta, pp. 173-192. (2020) [Other Book Chapter] |
Computer Software
(3 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Krueck N, Hedley C, 'Marine Protected Area (MPA) and Fisheries Simulator', 1.0.4 beta, Capturing Coral Reef and Related Ecosystem Service, World Bank (2018) [Software Windows] | |
| 2018 | Krueck N, Hedley C, 'Marine Protected Area (MPA) placement optimization tool', Capturing Coral Reef and Related Ecosystem Service, World Bank (2018) [Software Windows] | |
| 2018 | Krueck N, Hedley C, 'Marine Protected Area (MPA) size optimization tool', Capturing Coral Reef and Related Ecosystem Service, World Bank (2018) [Software Windows] |
Contract Report, Consultant's Report
(10 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fraser K, Hartmann K, Krueck N, 'Tasmanian Octopus Assessment 2020/2021', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, May (2022) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Fraser K; Hartmann K | |
| 2022 | Stacy B, Krueck N, 'Tasmanian Banded Morwong Fishery Assessment 2020/21', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, February (2022) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Stacy B | |
| 2022 | Twiname S, Lyle JM, Pearn R, Tracey S, Hartmann K, et al., 'Options to effectively monitor and regulate recreational catch in the Tasmanian rock lobster fishery', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, UTAS, FRDC # 2019/183 (2022) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Twiname S; Lyle JM; Tracey S; Hartmann K | |
| 2021 | Fraser K, Hartmann K, Krueck N, 'Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery Assessment 2019/20', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, August (2021) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Fraser K; Hartmann K | |
| 2021 | Krueck N, Hill N, Hartmann K, Fraser K, 'Tasmanian Octopus Fishery Assessment 2019/20', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, February (2021) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Hill N; Hartmann K; Fraser K | |
| 2020 | Ewing G, Forbes E, Lyle JM, Krueck N, Pecl GT, et al., 'Where do Calamari spawn in Northern Tasmania and how will this information aid the management of the Calamari fishery in Northern Tasmania?', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra, FRDC #2016/028 (2020) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Ewing G; Forbes E; Lyle JM; Pecl GT; Tracey S | |
| 2020 | Hill N, Krueck N, Hartmann K, 'Tasmanian Octopus Fishery Assessment 2018/19', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, January (2020) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Hill N; Hartmann K | |
| 2020 | Krueck N, Hartmann K, Lyle J, 'Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery Assessment 2018/19', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, May (2020) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Hartmann K; Lyle J | |
| 2020 | Stacy B, Hartmann K, Lyle JM, Krueck N, 'Tasmanian Banded Morwong Fishery Assessment 2019/20', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, November (2020) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Stacy B; Hartmann K; Lyle JM | |
| 2019 | Stacy B, Krueck N, Hartmann K, Lyle L, 'Tasmanian Banded Morwong Fishery Assessment 2018/19', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, December (2019) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Stacy B; Hartmann K; Lyle L |
Other Public Output
(22 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Broadhurst M, Earl J, Duffy R, Krueck N, 'Black Bream Acanthopagrus butcheri (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Broadhurst M, Krueck N, Roelofs A, 'Luderick Girella tricuspidata (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Earl J, Duffy R, Krueck N, 'Greenback Flounder Rhombosolea tapirina (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Emery T, Liggins G, Krueck N, 'Jackass Morwong Nemadactylus macropterus (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Emery T, Liggins G, Krueck N, 'Tiger Flathead Platycephalus richardsoni (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Emery T, Liggins G, Krueck N, 'Redfish Centroberyx affinis (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Fowler A, Chick RC, Krueck N, Fairclough D, Emery T, et al., 'Silver Trevallies Pseudocaranx georgianus, Pseudocaranx sp. 'dentex' & Pseudocaranx wrighti, Pseudocaranx dinjerra (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Hall K, Emery T, Krueck N, 'Eastern School Whiting Sillago flindersi (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Krueck N, Fowler A, Hughes J, 'Bluethroat Wrasse Notolabrus tetricus (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Krueck N, Hall K, Noriega R, Drew M, 'Southern Calamari Sepioteuthis australis (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Krueck N, Rogers P, Hill N, Hall K, 'Pale Octopus Octopus pallidus (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] Co-authors: Hill N | |
| 2021 | Krueck N, Smoothey A, Emery T, Drew M, 'Bastard Trumpeter Latridopsis forsteri (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Krueck N, Stewart J, Lewis P, Steer M, 'Snook Sphyraena novaehollandiae (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Lyle J, Krueck N, Stacy B, 'Banded Morwong Cheilodactylus spectabilis (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] Co-authors: Lyle J; Stacy B | |
| 2021 | Noriega R, Krueck N, Hall K, 'Gould's Squid Nototodarus gouldi (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Norriss J, Blake S, Bailleul F, Smoothey A, Krueck N, 'Blue Morwong Nemadactylus valenciennesi (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Norriss J, Krueck N, Rogers P, 'Southern Sand Flathead Platycephalus bassensis (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Norriss J, Moore A, Krueck N, Rogers P, 'Bight Redfish Centroberyx gerrardi (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Smoothey A, Krueck N, Fowler A, Emery T, 'Ocean Jacket Nelusetta ayraudi (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Stewart J, Krueck N, 'Eastern Australian Salmon Arripis trutta (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Woodhams J, Braccini M, Krueck N, Peddemors V, Rogers P, 'Sawsharks Pristiophorus spp. (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] | |
| 2021 | Woodhams J, Krueck N, Peddemors V, 'Elephantfish Callorhinchus milii (2020)', Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2020, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra (2021) [Government or Industry Research] |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
18
Total funding
$3,180,873
Projects
Endorsements review (2023)$51,011
- Description
- IMAS will provide a summary of existing information to support a review of non-transferable endorsements in the Scalefish Fishery. This will include information on recreational fishing activity, commercial fishing activity (endorsed activity and general scalefish activity), economic contributions, gear types and their impacts, stock status of target species, marine environment, and social, cultural, and economic values.
- Funding
- Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($51,011)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Marshell AL; Krueck N; Rust SA; Spanou E; Lacharite M; Stark KE
- Year
- 2023
Quantifying Banded Morwong, Bluethroat Wrasse and Purple Wrasse abundance and movements to sustain key fisheries in Tas (2023 - 2025)$75,000
- Description
- Key reef fishery species in Tasmania are assumed to be sustainably fished. However, uncertainty about localised depletion and the exchange of individuals between heavily and lightly fished areas have raised concerns over the long-term sustainability of dependent operations. This uncertainty is of fundamental importance to the management of the commercial fisheries sector, given that state-wide and large-scale regional assessments of trends in catch, effort and catch rates are insensitive to potential changes in abundance at the level of individual reefs, which is the putative scale at which the fishery impacts populations. Marked regional shifts in reef fishing effort have been reported and may have masked localised depletion, with fishers suspected to move to new or lightly fished areas to maintain high catches and catch rates. Moreover, for Banded Morwong, there is a lack of empirical data to determine the appropriate structure and parameterisation of the stock assessment model to represent fish population biomass and exchange across shallow and deeper-water (>30 m) reef habitats. A more conservative version of the current stock assessment model has been introduced to account for this uncertainty, but associated model predictions result in a shift of population status classification from Sustainable to Depleted. This project will address these uncertainties by studying the abundance and movements of key reef fishes in Tasmania along environmental gradients and levels of human impact.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($75,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Krueck N; Marshell AL; Barrett NS
- Period
- 2023 - 2025
Universal properties in size distributions of aquatic species (2022 - 2024)$456,000
- Description
- Knowledge about the body size distributions in natural populations is central to ecology and management. Body sizes are rapidly changing due to human impacts, but we still do not know how and why. This project will bring together large datasets collected through traditional and citizen science methods and advances in size based theory to assess general properties in body size distributions across thousands of aquatic species, estimate and predict temperature and harvest impacts through space and time, and advance size-based theory and its application. We will develop practical statistical tools for management and conservation of data poor species worldwide, focusing on non-traditional data sources.
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($456,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Discovery Projects
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Audzijonyte A; Krueck N; Richards S; Andersen K
- Period
- 2022 - 2024
- Grant Reference
- DP220102446
The multiple values attained through partially protected areas (2022 - 2024)$227,635
- Description
- The project proposal is in response to an EOI set out by the FRDC. The project is now in the full application stage.This project will review definitions of the main objectives for (partially protected areas) PPAs across Australia andcharacterise their implementation across Australia. We will then quantify the extent to which specific types of PPAs achievetheir stated goals and use the results to develop evidence-based decision support tools, in conjunction withmarine resource managers, to facilitate effective implementation of appropriate marine policies
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($227,635)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Phillips GA; Krueck N; Ogier EM; Barrett NS; Hartmann K; Emery TJ; Dutton I
- Period
- 2022 - 2024
Fish Forever MA+R Design and Assessment Extension (2021 - 2022)$132,904
- Description
- This project forms part of a long-term collaboration between IMAS Fisheries & Aquaculture and the USbased conservation NGO Rare. Supporting Rare's Fish Forever program, the project aims to advance the management ofdata-poor, small-scale reef fisheries through basic and applied research in support of conservation planning and fisheriesmanagement decision-making.
- Funding
- Rare Org ($132,904)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Krueck N; Fraser K
- Period
- 2021 - 2022
Improving assessment approaches for deep-water species (2021)$24,000
- Description
- The project aims to estimate productivity of Orange Roughy stocks and undertake a risk assessment that incorporates the uncertainty in OrangeRoughy natural mortality and steepness of the stock recruitment relationship. The project further aims to review the characteristics and discardingpractices of species in the Deepwater shark basket (multiple species are assessed as a single complex)
- Funding
- CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($24,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Krueck N; Burch P; Curin Osorio SE
- Year
- 2021
Assessing the spawning characteristics and reproductive biology of pearl perch (Glaucosoma scapulare) in Queensland (2021)$15,000
- Description
- The project aims to quantify larval dispersal of Pearl Perch on the east coast of Australia, specifically to assess connectivity between the Swains and coastal fish populations.
- Funding
- Queensland Department of Agriculture & Fisheries ($15,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Krueck N; Hartmann K
- Year
- 2021
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
Identifying biological stocks of Silver Trevally and Ocean Jackets for assessment and management (2021 - 2023)$458,203
- Description
- This application is required primarily to address the needs of FRDC and the SAFS advisory group to resolve stock uncertainty for two priority speciesacross their national distributions, being Silver Trevally and Ocean Jackets.The results will inform future SAFS assessments that will ideally be done at the biological stock level. In addition, understanding appropriate scales forassessment and management will benefit future collaborative research, stock assessments and management arrangements. In particular, SilverTrevally in eastern Australia is recognized as being Depleted in NSW waters, yet if there is a single biological stock also being fished by neighbouringjurisdictions (for example the Commonwealth fisheries) there will need to be improved collaboration in terms of stock assessment and management torecover the stock.All relevant jurisdictions have identified the need to resolve stock structure of Silver Trevally and Ocean Jackets as they are important to commercialand recreational fisheries across their distributions.Note this project is led by Dr John Stewart from NSW DPI. Assoc. Professor Sean Tracey and Dr. Nils Krueck has been invited on as a co-investigator. Theproject has been approved by FRDC for a total Funding request of $458,203.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($458,203)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
- Research Team
- Stewart J; Rehwinkel J; Fowler A; Barnes TC; Chick R; Smoothey A; Tracey S; Krueck N
- Period
- 2021 - 2023
Development of a user-friendly Management Strategy Evaluation framework for Queensland's rocky reef fishery (2020)$9,800
- Description
- As part of the Sustainable Fisheries Strategy (SFS), the Queensland Government now aspires fishery stocks to be at about 60% of virgin biomass, which equates roughly to maximum economic yield. Further, on the 18-19 September 2018, the Rocky Reef Working Group (RRWG) members stated that there was a need to improve snapper and pearl perch stocks. Given the relatively poor state of the snapper fishery, RRWG members discussed on 4-5 February 2019 that some urgent management options are required to increase snapper abundance. This included management ideas of reducing the harvest by 30% across all fishing sectors for a time, and better protecting spawning fish. However, the cost and benefit of these options, and others, on fish stocks and fishing remain unquantified. It is therefore necessaru to analyse options, and understand possible management changes to better-inform stakeholders.
- Funding
- Queensland Department of Agriculture & Fisheries ($9,800)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Krueck N; O'Neill M; Oliver S; Campbell M; Winning M
- Year
- 2020
Fish Forever MA+R Design and Assessment (2020)$50,598
- Description
- Rare is a natural resource management NGO based in the United States. IMAS Fisheries & Aquaculture are planning long-term collaborations with Rare of mutual strategic benefit, including annually renewed contracts on the management of data-poor, small-scale fisheries in the context of Rare's Fish Forever program. We further anticipate long- term collaborations by accessing the Australian Research Council Linkage Project scheme under which Rare will act as industry partner committed to co-funding (US$100,000 per application). This contract is a starting point for long-term collaborations, which will include basic and applied research, management decision support, and the development ofmanagement decision support tools.
- Funding
- Rare Org ($50,598)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Krueck N
- Year
- 2020
Responding to unintended consequences - evaluating changes to fisheries under ITQ systems (2020 - 2021)$201,212
- Description
- Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) and Individual Transferable Effort (ITE) have been introduced to a wide range of Australian fisheries (FRDC 2017-159). Since 1985, forty-six ITQ systems have been introduced for a range of species and can be found across all jurisdictions in Australia; six ITE systems have also been introduced and relate mostly to prawn trawl operations. Such systems allocate shares or portions of a total allowable catch (TAC), or total allowable effort (TAE), between fishers, vessels, communities or others with an interest in the fishery.Experience shows that ITQs as generally designed and implemented have not always fully delivered promised outcomes, have had outcomes that were unintended, and in some instances have resulted in outcomes that make it difficult for fisheries managers to deliver against other, in many cases non-economic objectives of fisheries management. In some instances these unintended consequences may also have been inappropriately attributed to the ITQ system, and may more be down to other drivers such as globalisation or changes in stock abundance.Building on industry and management's growing interest in improving ITQ-fishery outcomes (SRL Corporatisation Workshop, Melbourne Airport, October 2019) and on the findings of FRDC 2017-159: Retrospective assessment of ITQs, this work will aim to provide evidence-based advice to management and industry on options to address any performance gaps or unintended consequences, and the potential effects of any proposed interventions on the economic, social and environmental outcomes of the ITQ system as generally implemented in Australian fisheries. The scope of options will include industry-led private sector initiatives, as well as Government-led changes to management.Experience shows that ITQs as generally designed and implemented have not always fully delivered promised outcomes, have had outcomes that were unintended, and in some instances have resulted in outcomes that make it difficult for fisheries managers to deliver against other, in many cases non-economic objectives of fisheries management. In some instances these unintended consequences may also have been inappropriately attributed to the ITQ system, and may more be down to other drivers such as globalisation or changes in stock abundance.Building on industry and management's growing interest in improving ITQ-fishery outcomes (SRL Corporatisation Workshop, Melbourne Airport, October 2019) and on the findings of FRDC 2017-159: Retrospective assessment of ITQs, this work will aim to provide evidence-based advice to management and industry on options to address any performance gaps or unintended consequences, and the potential effects of any proposed interventions on the economic, social and environmental outcomes of the ITQ system as generally implemented in Australian fisheries. The scope of options will include industry-led private sector initiatives, as well as Government-led changes to management.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($201,212)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Gardner C; Ogier EM; Hartmann K; Krueck N; Rust SA; Emery TJ; Kailis G; Sen S
- Period
- 2020 - 2021
Developing a cost-effective monitoring regime and stock assessment for Sand Flathead in Tasmania (2020 - 2023)$343,700
- Description
- Sand Flathead account for well over half of the total catch (by numbers) taken by marine recreational fishersin Tasmania and represent the mainstay of Tasmania's recreational fishery. Furthermore, since therecreational catch of sand flathead is more than 20 times the commercial catch, trends in commercial catchand catch rates are of little value in inferring changes in stock status. This has meant that fishery independentor novel assessment methods are required. To date, IMAS has implemented a research program focused onsand flathead in the south-east of the state that provides a spatially restricted, perspective and semiquantitativeevaluation of stock condition. Given the significance of the species and a status of 'depleting' inthe latest stock assessment report, there is a need to implement a more comprehensive stock monitoringapproach throughout the state that can support the development of a spatially explicit quantitative stockassessment model. There is also a need to determine the appropriate spatial resolution to apply to the stockassessment model. As such, there is a need to understand the extent of adult movement and ontogeneticconnectivity of regional sub-populations of sand flathead throughout Tasmania. In addition, by collation ofbiological data sets from historical studies and surveys conducted around Tasmania the extent and directionof potential changes in population size structures, and life history characteristics will be investigated. Wherepossible collated biological data will be used to assess spatial and temporal changes in life historycharacteristics to assess the implications of selective excessive fishing pressure and/or past and futureclimate change effects for this species.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($343,700)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Tracey S; Haddy JA; Lyle JM; Hartmann K; Moreno DA; Krueck N; Ewing G; Marshell AL
- Period
- 2020 - 2023
Options to effectively monitor and regulate recreational catch limits in the Tasmanian rock lobster fishery (2020 - 2021)$110,000
- Description
- The project aims to combine an in-depth global review of existing recreational fisheries management systems with a feasibility analysis of specific management schemes to effectively monitor and regulate recreational rock lobster catches. It will thereby help to achieve Tasmanian stock recovery targets for this highly valuable and heavily fished species.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($110,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Krueck N; Lyle JM; Hartmann K; Tracey S
- Period
- 2020 - 2021
Understanding population structure and dynamics of Victorias developing Octopus fishery (2020 - 2024)$561,140
- Description
- In Victoria, Octopus spp. are predominantly a byproduct species caught across various fisheries. Pale Octopus is not differentiated from other octopus species in catch and effort reporting in Victoria, making it difficult to apply stock assessment methods or catch rate indicators. Maori Octopus (Octopus maorum) are likely caught in the Victorian Rock Lobster Fishery (VRLF); whereas Pale Octopus and Gloomy Octopus (Octopus tetricus) are caught within the Inshore Trawl Fishery, Ocean Access Fishery (OAF), Corner Inlet Fishery (CIF) and Port Phillip and Westernport Bay Fishery (PPWPBF). Targeting octopus using 'shelter traps' within the OAF off Lakes Entrance has significantly increased in 2016 and 2017. The average catch during this period was ten times greater compared with the average catch taken from 2006-2015 with the potential for a developing fishery, management is lacking fundamental information to assist in guiding and building a sustainable fishery. For example, there is no requirement to identify and report quantities of species caught. This makes any sort of assessment impossible. Presently, two license holders actively fish for octopus with a capacity to have many more within the OAF.
- Funding
- Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($561,140)
- Scheme
- Grant-Annual Open Call Round
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Semmens JM; Hartmann K; Burridge CP; Krueck N
- Period
- 2020 - 2024
Socio-economic characterisation of a small scale commercial fishery: opportunities to improve viability and profitability in the Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery (2019 - 2021)$249,855
- 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
- Ogier EM; Krueck N; Yamazaki S; Lyle JM; Moore BR
- Period
- 2019 - 2021
(SMRCA Core) Fishery Assessment: Scalefish (2016)$78,150
- Funding
- Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($78,150)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Krueck N
- Year
- 2016
(SMRCA Core) Octopus Fishery Annual Assessment (2015-2020) (2015 - 2020)$35,665
- Description
- Production of annual octopus fishery assessments for period 2014/15 to 2019/2020.Previously externally funded by DPIPWE, funded internally through SMRCA from 2020.
- Funding
- Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($35,665)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Krueck N
- Period
- 2015 - 2020
Research Supervision
Nils currently supervises multiple postgraduate students (Hons, MSc and PhD) who work on a diverse range of projects focused on fish ecology, fisheries management and marine conservation. He is always interested in discussing options for future projects with prospective students.
Current
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Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Life History Characteristics and Vulnerability of Sharks and Rays Landed in Small-Scale Fisheries in the Indo-Pacific Region | 2021 |
| PhD | Marine Spatial Planning and Fisheries Management Under Explicit Consideration of Larval Dispersal by Ocean Currents | 2022 |
| PhD | Assessing the Status of a Commercially Important Emperor (Lethrinus olivaceous), to Inform Coral Reef Fisheries Management in Palau | 2022 |
| PhD | Fish sizes and growth in a warming ocean | 2022 |