Marine ecology · Fish physiology · Conservation
Respiration, vulnerability, and fish size in a warming ocean
I study why some fishes are more vulnerable than others to climate change and fishing — linking gill surface area, oxygen supply, and long-term trends in body size.
About
I am a marine biologist with field experience from polar regions to temperate coasts. My doctoral work in Prof. Jessica Meeuwig’s Marine Futures Lab at the University of Western Australia links respiratory physiology to ecological vulnerability — asking how oxygen limitation and the Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory help explain climate sensitivity and long-term trends in fish size.
I also work as an expedition field scientist, combining ecological monitoring (including BRUVS and eDNA) with science communication for public audiences.
Research themes
- Gill surface area and oxygen supply as predictors of vulnerability
- Climate and fishing vulnerability indices in comparative analyses
- Teleost vs elasmobranch respiratory physiology
- Long-term recreational fisheries records and global BRUVS assemblage data
