Robert Kearney

Bob Kearney is Emeritus Professor of Fisheries at the University of Canberra. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the WorldFish Center, a member of the Research Committees of the Australia & Pacific Science Foundation and the Pacific Biological Foundation, and a member of the Threatened Species Scientific Committee of the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Heritage. He is the author of 150 scientific and technical papers and the recipient of more than $20 million in research grants.

His current research projects include modelling Australia’s fisheries production and consumption to 2050 and beyond, reducing conflict between recreational and commercial fishers, and developing realistic approaches to the use of marine protected areas for conservation and fisheries management purposes.

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