Associate Professor Gretchen Grammer
Biography
Associate Professor Grammer is the Research Director for the Aquatic and Livestock Sciences Division at the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). She has worked in the field of marine science for more than two decades and specialises in fish ecology and biology, and fisheries science with a focus on forage fish such as sardine and mackerels. Associate Professor has led extended scientific survey cruises on SARDI’s research vessel, the MRV Ngerin, and her expertise also includes substantial knowledge of seafloor habitats along Australia’s southern coast.
Associate Professor has a strong collaborative background and works with many different stakeholders from universities, government agencies, industry associations, and others in natural resource management.
Research interests
- Fish and fisheries biology and ecology
- Fish reproductive biology and early life history (fish egg and larvae)
- Biogeochemical tracers and sclerochronology
- Impacts of trawling on the seafloor and long-term benthic monitoring using towed cameras & AUV
- Impacts of climate variability in the marine environment–biological response
Qualifications
- PhD, 2015, University of Adelaide
- MSc, 2004, University of Southern Mississippi
- BSc, 2001, Coastal Carolina University
Research affiliations
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Flinders University
- Affiliate Lecturer, The University of Adelaide
Professional affiliations
- Past President, Australian Society for Fish Biology
- Member, Marine Scalefish
- Fishery Management Advisory Committee
- Member, IMOS Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC)
- Member, SeaMap Australia Steering Committee
