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Dr Caleb Gardner Curriculum Vitae Dr Caleb Gardner Contents 1. Summary 2 2. Personal Details 2 3. Qualifications 2 4. Current Employment 3 5. External Grants 4 6. Current Committee Membership 7 7. Refereed Publications 8 8. Research and Management Reports 14 9. Students 19 Caleb Gardner 11/09/2011 Page 1 Summary I have qualifications in both economics and biology which interact in research on commercial fisheries. I currently hold two positions. The first is leading Australian national research activities on wild harvest fisheries at the Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre. Projects in this organisation are mainly related to improving economic yield and reducing ecosystem impacts through better management. Projects involve partnerships between research organisations around Australia and industry organisations including western rock lobster, southern rock lobster, abalone, finfish and prawn fisheries. My second role is as the leader of the Fisheries Program at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, UTAS in South East Australia. This role involves supervision of a team of 24 staff operating across 65 projects that are mainly funded through competitive external sources. Research in this program is on higher value fisheries for blacklip abalone, southern rock lobster, giant crab, and scallops. Smaller projects are underway on a range of scalefish species, clams, squid, urchins and periwinkles. More significant outcomes include: (i) bioeconomic analysis of giant crab management that led to increase in both economic yield and egg production; (ii) mitigation of the impacts of trawling on deep water crab habitat along the shelf break zone; (iii) working with the commercial industry to change ITQ management of the Tasmanian southern rock lobster fishery to target more stable and higher economic yield; and (iv) development of management options for controlling spread of an invasive, habitat-altering urchin species. Personal Details Name: Dr Caleb Gardner Phone: H- +61 (03) 6224 8417 W- +61 (03) 6227 7233 Mob- 0409 427 366 Fax- +61 (03) 6227 8035 Email: [email protected] Qualifications Bachelor of Science. University of Adelaide (1985-1987) Graduate Diploma of Applied Science, Aquaculture. University of Tasmania (1993). Caleb Gardner 11/09/2011 Page 2 Bachelor of Applied Science, Honours, Aquaculture. Upper First Class. University of Tasmania (1994). Doctor of Philosophy, Applied Science, University of Tasmania (1995- 1997). The Larval and Reproductive Biology of the Giant Crab Pseudocarcinus gigas. Bachelor of Economics, University of Tasmania (Underway). Masters of Economics, University of Tasmania (Underway, An economic evaluation of novel management strategies for Crustacean Fisheries). Current Employment Current employment is split between two positions: Program Leader, Fisheries, Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, February 1997 - Present. [80%] The function of this section is to provide research on harvested marine species in Tasmania. Effort is mainly directed to the largest state fisheries, which are rock lobster and abalone, with smaller projects on scallops, finfish, giant crab, urchins, clams, cephalopods and recreational fisheries. Associated with provision of fisheries assessments is involvement in management planning through evaluating alternative harvest strategies. Summaries of current projects are available at: http://fcms.its.utas.edu.au/scieng/mrl/Research.asp Theme leader, Future Harvest, Australian Seafood CRC. [20%] The Future Harvest Theme conducts research on novel management strategies to increase economic yield and productivity of wild fisheries. It involves numerous industry and research provider partners including the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc., Southern Rocklobster Ltd, Tasmanian Seafoods Pty Ltd, Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd, and Abalone Council Australia Ltd. Summaries of current projects are available at: http://www.seafoodcrc.com/about_our_research.html Caleb Gardner 11/09/2011 Page 3 External Grants 1. Gardner, C., 1999. Are catches of the Southern Rock Lobster Jasus edwardsii a true reflection of their abundance underwater? University of Tasmania Collaborative Grants (total commitment from all external sources = $22,000). 2. Gardner, C., 1999. Developing a new Tasmanian fisheries resource: estimating growth of two inshore crab species. University of Tasmania Collaborative Grants (total commitment from all external sources = $9,000). 3. Gardner, C., 2000. Validation of radiometric estimation of shell age in crustaceans. Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Energy (AINSE; total commitment = $8,300). 4. Buxton, C., Gardner, C. and Edgar, G. 1999-2002. Evaluating the effectiveness of MPAs as a fisheries management tool, Fisheries Research and Development Organisation (FRDC; total commitment = $428,000). 5. Gardner, C. 1999-2000. Preliminary investigation towards ongrowing puerulus to enhance rock lobster stocks while providing animals for commercial culture. (FRDC; total commitment = $57,000). 6. Frusher, S. and Gardner, C. 2000-2001. Life history and ecology of Octopus maorum and minimisation of its impact on the rock lobster fishery in Tasmania. University Collaborative Grant (total commitment = $12,000). 7. Gardner, C. and MacDiarmid, A. 2001-2003. Evaluating the release and survival of juvenile rock lobsters released for enhancement purposes, Fisheries Research and Development Organisation (FRDC total commitment = $267,000). 8. Gardner, C. 2000-2001. Ageing giant crabs by two novel techniques - radioisotope ratios and lipofuscin fraction. Strategic Partnerships in Industry, Research and Training (SPIRT; total funds sourced externally = $84,024). 9. Semmens, J., Gardner, C., Frusher, S. and Jackson, G. 2001-2003. Life history and ecology of Octopus maorum and minimisation of its impact on the rock lobster fishery in Tasmania. Strategic Partnerships in Industry, Research and Training (SPIRT; total funds sourced externally = $272,756). 10. Hobday, D., Frusher, S., Gardner, C. and Prescott, J., 2001-2004. Can production in the Southern Rock Lobster fishery be higher? Juvenile Caleb Gardner 11/09/2011 Page 4 growth, survival and the influence of density. (FRDC; total requested = $434,000). 11. Handlinger, J., Munday, B. and Gardner, C. 2001-2003. Health assurance for southern rock lobsters (FRDC; total requested = $106,922). 12. Gardner, C., Haddon, M., McGarvey, R. and Hobday, D. 2001-2003. Development of low cost, broad scale assessment protocols for the Australian giant crab fishery, Fisheries Research and Development Organisation (FRDC; total = $252,378). 13. Bruce, Griffen, Gardner, Hobday, Prescott. Larval Transport and Recruitment Processes of Southern Rock Lobster. FRDC. 14. Gardner, C and Musgrove, R. 2002-2003. Quantification of shell hardness in southern rock lobster. (FRDC; total funds contributed = $86,000). 15. Gardner, C and Williams, A. 2004-2006 Understanding shelf-break habitat for sustainable management of fisheries with spatial overlap. (FRDC; total funds contributed = $515,245). 16. Gardner, C. 2005. RLEAS: The feasibility of translocating rock lobsters in Tasmania for increasing yield. (FRDC; total funds contributed = $19,848). 17. Gardner, C., Hobday, D., Linnane, A., Revill, H., Mills, D., Treloggen, R., van Putten, I., Punt, A. and McGarvey, R.. 2006. Improving spatial management of southern rock lobster fisheries to improve yield, value and sustainability. (FRDC; total funds = $1,459,496). 18. Gardner, C., Jennings, S. 2006. Re-assessing giant crab (Pseudocarcinas gigas) size limits to optimise value and sustainability of the fishery. (FRDC; total funds = $44,000) 19. Johnson, C., Gardner, C., Frusher, S., Pederson, H. and Haddon, M. 2007. Rebuilding ecosystem resilience: assessment of management options to minimise formation of barrens habitat by the long spined sea-urchin (Centrostephanus rogersii) in Tasmania. (Natural Heritage Trust; total funds = $50,000) 20. Johnson, C., Gardner, C., Frusher, S., Pederson, H. and Haddon, M. 2007. Rebuilding ecosystem resilience: assessment of management options to minimise formation of barrens habitat by the long spined sea-urchin (Centrostephanus rogersii) in Tasmania. (FRDC; total funds = $400,000) 21. Linnane, A., Gardner, C. and Hobday, D. 2008. Integration of lobster stock assessments across southern Australian states. (FRDC; total value = Caleb Gardner 11/09/2011 Page 5 $115,000) 22. Frusher, S., Pecl, G., Nursey-Bray, M., Haward, M., Jennings, S., Gardner, C. National Coastal Vulnerability Assessment - Tasmanian East Coast Rock Lobster Fishery Case Study. 2008. (Department of Climate Change; total funds = $200,000) 23. Dr GT Pecl; Dr SM Jennings; AssocProf SD Frusher; AssocProf MG Haward; Ms MJ Nursey-Bray; Dr C Gardner; Mr H Revill; Mr S Yamazaki. Developing Analytical Skills and Tools for Incorporating Multidisciplinary Approaches into Marine and Climate Change Research - An Example of Capacity Building at the Disciplinary Boundaries (UTAS, Grant Cross-Theme, $19,000) 24. Gardner, C. Seasonal Closures in Rock Lobster Fisheries. (The South Eastern Professional Fisherman's Association, $4,000) 25. Dr BS Green; Professor JG Tisdell; Dr C Gardner; Mr TJ Emery. Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Changing Fishing Practices in the Southern Rock Lobster Fishery. (Australian Seafood CRC, $53,000) 26. Dr K Hartmann; Dr C Gardner. Managing Fisheries to Maximise Profits by Understanding and Reducing Variable Costs of Fishing. (Australian Seafood CRC, $53,000) 27.
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