John Lake Poster Award
Contact person
Stacy Bierwagen
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, QLD
Mail: s.bierwagen@aims.gov.au
or
Jason Thiem
Department of Primary Industries, Narrandera, NSW
Tel: 02 6958 8219
Mail: jason.thiem@dpi.nsw.gov.au
This award is presented to encourage and support high-quality posters by students at the annual conference, and includes both a junior and senior category.
This award commenced in 1987, in honour of the late John Lake. Lake was an Australian pioneer in breeding native inland fish. He joined NSW State Fisheries in 1949, after graduating from the University of Sydney. His initial work on trout was widely recognised throughout NSW, and he transferred these skills to perform pioneering research on native fish of the Murray-Darling Basin. In 1962, he was appointed biologist-in-charge at the Inland Fisheries Research Station at Narrandera, where he played a significant role in developing the research facilities to breed Murray cod, silver perch, golden perch and catfish, the major inland angling species. In late 1966, John Lake left the station to take a position as Senior Lecturer in Biology at the University of Sydney. He became Director of Forestry, Fisheries, Wildlife and National Parks for the Northern Territory in 1971, and later Senior Lecturer in Biology at the Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education. After a distinguished career in applied fisheries research, administration and education, John Lake died in 1977.
The award is currently sponsored by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation.
Value of Award
Junior and Senior awards of $600 each are presented.
Closing date for applications
The deadline for applications is at the deadline for abstract submission for the annual conference.
Conditions
Work presented must deal with fish or fisheries, not necessarily exclusively in Australia.
A Junior award may be made to a student for a presentation of work completed as part of a B.Sc., Honours, or M.Sc. Other categories such as a Graduate Diploma may be included at the judges’ discretion. Work must be presented during, or within one year of completion of the degree.
A Senior Award may be made to a student for a presentation of work completed as part of a M.Sc. or Ph.D research project. Work must be presented during, or within one year of completion of the degree.
Work presented for a Senior Award must have been completed within 7 years of completing a first degree. This condition may be varied at the discretion of the judges.
Any contribution by others to the work presented for the Senior Award must be made clear in the presentation and application for the award.
Projects should be at least half completed.
Process for application
You can opt in for consideration during the annual conference registration process. (no application required)
Judging process
Applications will be judged by a panel of three or more members appointed by the ASFB Executive Committee. Membership of the panel will include representation of both sexes and a variety of university and other institutions. Only part of the judging panel should be replaced in any one year.
Presentations will be judged on the originality and quality of both the research and the presentation.
The judges may take into consideration whether the student is currently completing the degree or presenting the work after the degree is completed.
Past Award Recipients
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Year |
Name |
Research topic |
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2023 (Auckland, NZ) |
Senior - Kristen McSpadden (University of Newcastle) |
That’s a lot of fish! Daily fish movement revealed using an imaging sonar, in an Australian estuary. |
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2022 (Gold Coast, QLD) |
Senior: Jessica Bolin (University of the Sunshine Coast) |
Forecasting swordfish quality for dynamic industry adaptation |
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Junior: Adrienne Gooden(Flinders University) |
Accelerometers and animal-borne cameras reveal behavioural plasticity in white shark predatory strategy. | |
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2021 (Adelaide, SA) |
Senior: Jessica Bolin (University of the Sunshine Coast) |
Forecasting swordfish quality in a climate-change hotspot: a tool for dynamic industry adaptation |
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Junior: Clement Ng (University of Melbourne) |
Contrasting drivers of snapper growth along the east and west coasts of Australia. |
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2020 **Runners-up were a one-off due to the 2020 COVID situation** |
Senior: Yi-Yang (Alex) Chen (PhD - Australian National University) |
Invertivorous fishes and their foraging microhabitat preferences can influence macroalgal epifaunal productivity in tropical marine ecosystem. |
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Senior Runner-Up: Paula Sgarlatta (PhD - University of NSW) |
From temperate to tropical: what are the impacts of tropicalisation on shallow reef fish communities and their dietary sources? |
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Junior: Alysha Chan (MSc - Macquarie University) |
Sighting trends, environmental influences and feeding ecology of Australian cownose rays (Rhinoptera neglecta) in temperate waters. |
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Junior Runner-Up: Tristan Guillemin (MSc - Macquarie University) |
Deciphering the trophic ecology of marlin using stable isotopes in eastern Australia. |
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2019 (Canberra, ACT) |
Senior: Yi-Yang (Alex) Chen (Australian National University) |
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2018 (Melbourne, VIC) |
Senior: Louise Tossetto (Macquarie University) Junior: Jenna Hounslow (Murdoch University) |
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2016 (Hobart, TAS) |
Senior: Karissa Lear (Murdoch University) |
Correlations of metabolic rate and body acceleration in three coastal shark species under contrasting temperature regimes |
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Junior: Hannah Ashe (Murdoch University) |
Ecology of marine cleaning stations used by Manta alfredi in Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. |
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2015 (Sydney, NSW) |
Senior: Mario Espinoza (James Cook U) |
Contrasting movements and connectivity of reef-associated sharks: implications for management. |
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Junior: Kye Adams (U Wollongong) |
Fiddler on the reef: movement and abundance of Fiddler rays. |
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2014 (Darwin, NT) |
Senior Award -Leanne Currey (JCU) |
Environmental drivers of depth use by an exploited reef fish. |
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Junior Award - Mae Noble (ANU) |
Can Murray crayfish be a key surrogate species for freshwater management? |
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2013 (Hamilton, N.Z) |
Not awarded |
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2012 (Adelaide, SA) |
Senior - Gretchen Grammer (U. Adelaide) |
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Junior - George Giatas (Flinders Uni) |
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2011 (Townsville, Qld) |
Senior - Jimmy White (JCU) |
Assessing the susceptibility of Glaucostegus typus, Rhynochobatus australiaeand Anoxypristis cuspidata to commercial fishing activity. |
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Junior - Vinay Udyawer (JCU) |
Evacuation of a coastal bay: movement patterns of elasmobranchs in response to Tropical Cyclones Anthony and Yasi. |
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2010 (Melbourne, VIC) |
Jason Earl (Flinders University) |
Spatio-temporal variation in the early life-history characteristics and recruitment dynamics of green back flounder (Rhombosolea tapirina) in the Murray Mouth and Coorong, South Australia. |
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2009 (Fremantle, WA) |
Jonathan Gilson (U. NSW) |
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2007 (Canberra, ACT) |
Senior - Dan Johnson Junior - Shanti Mors |
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2006 (Hobart, TAS) |
Stephen Leporati (U. Tasmania) |
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2002 |
Richard Pillains (U. Queensland) |
Physiological ecology of Bull sharks in the Brisbane River |
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2001 (Bunbury, WA) |
Not awarded |
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2000 (Albury, NSW) |
Senior - Gavin Sarre |
The age composition and growth rates of black bream, Acanthopagrus butcheri (Sparidae) vary among estuaries: some possible contributing factors. |
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Junior - Victor Hughes |
Snags....where are they and why? |
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1999 (Bendigo, VIC) |
Not awarded |
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1998 (Hobart, TAS) |
Not awarded |
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1997 (Darwin, NT) |
Not awarded |
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1996 (Brisbane, QLD) |
Senior - Michael Finn |
Larval Supply of Coral Reef Fish Populations |
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Junior - Troy Coyle |
How does the whitebait fishery affect other species? |
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1995 (Sydney, NSW) |
Not awarded |
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1992 (Victor Harbour, SA) |
Senior - M. Shepherd (Maquarie U.) |
The effect of some standard fixatives on fish gill morphology. |
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1991 |
Augy Syahailatua |
The Australian Pilchard (Sardinops neopilchardus ): Morphometric and Meristic Study. |
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1990 |
Beatrice Ferreria |
Growth and structure of the vertebrae in the school shark Galeorhinus galeus(Linneus, 1758) from southern Brazil. |
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1989 |
Bradley C Congdon |
Genetic differentiation within a catchment: the role of natural selection, gene flow, and genetic drift in population subdivision of Gambusia affinis. |
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1988 |
Barbara Nowak |
Sublethal effect of endosulfan on Australian freshwater catfish Tandanus tandanus. |
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1987 |
Natalie Pavuk |
Stock assessment of Tasmanian whitebait. |
2021 Senior winner: Forecasting swordfish quality in a climate-change hotspot: a tool for dynamic industry adaptation (Jessica Bolin, University of the Sunshine Coast)
2021 Junior winner: Contrasting drivers of snapper growth along the east and west coasts of Australia (Clement Ng, University of Melbourne)