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Dr. Stephen John NEWMAN

Senior Principal Research Scientist

Fisheries Research Division

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - Government of Western Australia

Work Location

39 Northside Drive
Hillarys Western Australia 6025
Australia

Nationality

Australia

Email(s)

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Telephone

61 (8) 9203 0111

Profile URL

https://oceanexpert.org/expert/snewman

Highest Degree

BSc (Hons), PhD

Job Type

Research

Subject Area

Fisheries
Aquaculture

Activities

Currently managing the Offshore group involving fishery monitoring, stock assessment, design and implementation of research projects. Research interests include understanding the nature and causes of spatial and temporal variability in the distribution and abundance of tropical multi-species fish stocks. fish taxonomy. Stock identity of tropical fish. Determination of age, growth and mortality parameters and the reproductive biology of fishes of commercial and recreational fishing significance. Causes of spatial variability in the demographic parameters of tropical fish stocks. Selectivity of fishing gears and fishery assessment techniques.

Sea regions of study

Indian Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
South Pacific Ocean

Skills

Fisheries ecology, fisheries research, and management

Working language(s)

English

Citation(s)

Google Scholar

Website(s)

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Sustainability-and-Environment/Fisheries-Science/Pages/staff-profiles/Dr-Stephen-J-Newman.aspx

Created: 1998-02-25 | Last Updated: 2024-03-19


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