Inland Fisheries Research Group
We’re passionate about helping to improve food security, and sustain both livelihoods and biodiversity on a global scale.
We offer opportunities for motivated students to perform research in one or more of these fields.
The Fish barrier prioritisation masterclass aims to teach participants how to effectively prioritise fish barriers for remediation, using real-life case studies from their own countries or regions.
The Fish passage design masterclass aims to teach participants how to design effective fish passes, using a ‘learning by doing’ approach.
Australian citizens and permanent residents must have a First-class Honours degree or equivalent (e.g. Masters by research) in an applicable field. Preferably, applicants will have also published a lead-authored paper in an international peer-reviewed journal, or co-authored several such papers.
International applicants should have a First-class Honours degree or equivalent (e.g. Masters by research) in an applicable field. Such applicants must also have lead-authored at least one publication in an internationally-recognised peer-reviewed journal (i.e. a journal with an impact factor from ISI).
The reproductive ecology of the threatened Stocky galaxias
The Stocky galaxias (Galaxias tantangara Raadik 2014) is a critically-endangered small-bodied freshwater fish found exclusively in the headwaters of Tantangara Creek, upstream of Tantangara Reservoir in the Snowy Mountains of southern New South Wales, Australia.
This project will aim to better understand the reproductive ecology of the Stocky galaxias to inform captive breeding rescue programs.
