Favourite papers?
Marcoli, R., Jones, D. B., Massault, C., Marc, A. F., Moran, M., Harrison, P. J., Cate, H. S., Lopata, A. L., & Jerry, D. R. (2023). The skin structure in multiple color variants of barramundi (Lates calcarifer): A histological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural overview. Aquaculture, 576, 739859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739859
Martins, A. B., Smart, J., Ciampaglia, M., Lonati, M., Hoffman, A., Berge, A., Schlawinsky, M., Potgieter, K., Pisarczyk, A., Hatayama, M., Baker, D., Razali, H., Dayan, L., New, J., Tobin, R., & Chin, A. (2026). Australia’s seafood imports outsource environmental and socioeconomic costs to other nations. Environmental Research: Food Systems, 3(3), 032003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2976-601X/ae93b7
Tablada, J., Bennion, M., Geange, S. W., Duffy, C. A., Stephenson, F., Hartill, B. W., & Hiddink, J. G. (2026). Spatial assessment of recreational fishing displacement from marine protected areas. Ecosphere, 17(7), e70713. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70713
Ella Haack
BSc (Hons) - Marine Biology and Aquaculture Science and Technology | James Cook University
Ella is from Darwin, Northern Territory, where she developed a passion for fishing and ocean conservation while growing up fishing for barramundi and pelagic game fish with her dad. These early experiences inspired her interest in fisheries management and her goal of contributing to a sustainable future for fisheries. She is currently studying at James Cook University while working part-time as a technician at a barramundi aquaculture farm in Townsville, where her responsibilities include animal husbandry, feeding, water quality monitoring, and health management. She is also employed as a research assistant with JCU’s Marine and Aquaculture Research Facilities Unit (MARFU), working on a project investigating golden barramundi genetics.
Ella has gained experience across several areas of aquaculture and fisheries research in the Northern Territory. She previously worked as an aquaculture technician at a research-based sea cucumber farm, which focused on cultivating Holothuria scabra as an alternative to harvesting declining wild populations affected by illegal poaching. She has also volunteered with NT Fisheries on a black-lipped oyster research project investigating opportunities to establish oyster farms in the Northern Territory, including in remote communities. In addition, Ella has worked as a deckhand on a pearling vessel, gaining experience with both wild and aquaculture oysters.
Ella's current projects include:
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Analysing 30 years of data from the JCU-AIMS Long-Term Inshore Reef Fish Monitoring Program to investigate changes in Red Emperor (Lutjanus sebae) population numbers and size structure, as well as the effects of climate on the species across multiple inshore reefs along the Queensland coast, before and after rezoning of the Great Barrier Reef.
