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ManagementMike Fabinyi
Former Research Fellow
PhD, Australian National University
James Cook University
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au
Former Research Fellow
PhD, Australian National University
James Cook University
My research broadly focuses on the social and political aspects of marine resource use and management. Using theory and methods from environmental anthropology and political ecology, a key aspect of my research is the use of ethnographic research techniques. I am currently involved in two major projects.
The first project focuses on marine resource trading and livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific. This project seeks to understand how trade in marine resources is linked with the broader livelihood goals of fishing households, and the ways in which such trade is having both positive and negative effects on sustainable livelihoods. A particular focus has been the live reef fish for food trade, which is one of the most significant fisheries in the Asia-Pacific region. My research on this theme is ongoing in the Philippines and Malaysia, and involves close collaboration with the Center for Strategic Policy and Governance at Palawan State University, Philippines.
My second project investigates the trends, drivers and effects of seafood consumption in China. Increased levels of seafood consumption in China have major implications for the livelihoods and environments of source countries outside of China. The project aims to provide an anthropological perspective on this phenomenon in order to understand and analyse the social drivers that shape seafood consumer perspectives and behaviour, forms of seafood trade, and the policy landscape relating to Chinese sefaood consumption. I am conducting research on this project under a Society in Science Branco Weiss fellowship, and from early 2013 I will be based in Beijing for this project.
If you cannot access the links to the publications below please email me for a copy.
Books
Journal Articles
The Achilles heel of coral growth is high temperatures, not ocean acidification, according to researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and The University of Western Austral
A new study has ingeniously reconstructed a 103-year record of the Queensland east coast Spanish Mackerel spawning fishery, and revealed that catch rates have declined by 70 per cent over the past 80
Scientists have discovered that a fish species has evolved highly specialised self-lubricating lips to help them feed from razor-sharp corals. Professor David Bellwood, from the ARC Centre of Excel
The future of the world’s coral reefs hangs in the balance, but it is not too late to save them, according to a major study published today in the prestigious journal, Nature. Scientists say tha
Abstract. Coral reefs are some of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet and are extremely important ecologically, economically, socially and scientifically. Spurs and grooves are a common feat
Abstract. Conservation problems are inherently complex with effective solutions dependent on the ability to integrate and apply diverse concepts, approaches, and tools. Here, I describe how we have us
Abstract. The finance sector has been attracting significant attention in the media lately for their support, or lack thereof, for projects that are expected to exacerbate the problem of climate chang
Abstract. In response to domination of social impact analyses by economists, a model was developed which was originally referred to as a “non-economic social impact analysis” model, or NESIA. Re
Abstract. Mass mortality of several mollusc species occurs regularly in the summer months in natural and cultured environments worldwide. Termed ‘summer mortality,’ this condition is known to im
Abstract. Shallow-water seascapes are composed of a mosaic of different habitats (e.g. coral reef, seagrass beds, mangroves, macroalgae beds). Many reef-associated fishes use multiple habitat patches
Abstract. The outstanding diversity of flora and fauna of the Indo-Australian Archipelago has captivated the interest of scientists. This region contains the most diverse coral marine ecosystems for a
Abstract. Unprecedented ocean temperatures caused by global warming are leading to mass bleaching events worldwide. Technological interventions have been hypothesised as a means of potentially mitigat
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au