My recent work has also involved quantifying the relative ability of fishery-dependent and fishery-independent methods to accurately measure species relative abundance, diversity and size-composition.  I have worked extensively on the application of statistical models to commercial and recreational fisheries data in order to examine how environmental factors and management strategies (such as the introduction of partially protected areas) can influence (i) fishery exploitation; and (ii) population parameters such as the abundance, growth and mortality of marine taxa. My past research has also focused the application of ecological theory and experimental design to assess the efficiency of marine management tools such as stock enhancement and examine the impact of such tools on mechanistic processes such as predation & competition.