Fish Ecology lab
The UTS Fish ecology lab strives for excellence in research, research training and community outreach in the area of fisheries sustainability, ecology, climate change impacts, and threatened species biology.
Members are also closely associated with research undertaken within the Centre for Environmental Sustainability (cens) a key UTS Research Strength.
Key Research areas
Coral Reef Ecology
25 years of research into the processes of settlement and population dynamics of reef fishes in 3 oceans
Climate Change related fisheries
Links between climate-change related changes in sea surface temperature and East Australian Current influence patterns of recruitment and survival of vagrant coral reef fishes in SE Australia see, Temperate fish section, Marine Climate Change report card (opens an external site)
Sustainable Seafood Program
We are part of a Science reference panel that has developed assessment criteria for sustainable Australian seafood products (opens an external site).
Deep Sea Biology
As part of the SEA SERPENT (opens an external site) deep sea program, we investigate biodiversity and ecological processes in the deep sea with an unique partnership with Industry.
Sea Dragons and Pipe Fishes
We have long term research into iconic syngnathid fishes- population dynamics data that aid in their conservation. Read Catalyst story (opens an external site).
Seagrass Inc
Key membership of UTS collective of Seagrass experts.
Photo by: E. Shlogl
