Ash Fowler is a Fisheries Scientist with NSW Department of Primary Industries – Fisheries based at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science. His current research focuses on the development of fisheries harvest strategies, including the integration of recreational fishing in shared fisheries. As part of the Fisheries Resource Assessment Unit, Ash also leads stock assessments for fished stocks in NSW and nationally, which inform the management of these fisheries. More broadly, Ash’s research centres on demographic processes of fished populations, including movement, connectivity, age and growth, and how these may be affected by climate change.