Natalie Dowsett

Biography

Natalie joined SARDI in 2007 and her current research focus involves food safety and market access for Seafood.  She has been the Executive Officer of SafeFish since its inception in 2010, a long-term research project funded primarily by the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC) assisting the Australian seafood industry deal with food safety and market access issues. Prior to this, she coordinated an annual residue testing program for Australian Aquaculture to enable export of their products to Europe and its member nations. She has also facilitated a number of R&D projects relating to food safety in seafood and published relevant journal articles relating to her research.

Research Interests

• Seafood food safety.
• Technical trade and market access.
• Microplastics in seafood (human health impacts).
• Marine biotoxins and harmful algal blooms.
• Chemical residues and contaminants in seafood

Qualifications

• B. Health. Science, 2004, The University of Adelaide;
• Diploma of Project Management, 2010, Centre for People Development (RTO 40038).

Professional Affiliations

• Executive Officer, SafeFish 2010-present
• Affiliate Associate Lecturer, The University of Adelaide 2020-present
• Member, Women in Seafood 2020-present
• Member, Food Standards Australia, New Zealand (FSANZ) Food Incident Forum
• Member, Food Safety Information Council