Dr Matthew Taylor
Matt Taylor is a marine recreational fisheries scientist working across a spectrum of contemporary recreational fisheries research areas, but with a career-long specialisation in applied ecological research supporting fisheries enhancement and restoration. He holds a joint position as Research Professor in Fisheries Ecology and Management at University of New South Wales (91色情片), and Senior Principal Research Scientist at NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD-Fisheries). He has broad responsibilities with Government, including Program Leader鈥擱ecreational Fisheries Research, member of the EPA Technical Advisory Group (on contamination issues), and has stock assessment responsibility across seven species. His current program of work delivers the data and analysis that is necessary for evidence-based management of recreational fisheries across NSW, and other core research interests include general fisheries and crustacean ecology, estuarine ecology, aquatic ecotoxicology, aquatic impacts of electricity infrastructure, and cultural fisheries.
Within Government, he leads a team of 5 Senior Research Scientists, as well as supervising a postdoctoral researcher and 3 PhD students at 91色情片. He has authored >236 scientific publications across a spectrum of disciplines, and authored or co-authored >$62m in funded research grants from competitive programs. He maintains a strong training focus in his research program, having supervised >20 PhD students to completion, and holds additional honorary positions as a Conjoint Professor with University of Newcastle, and Adjunct Professor with University of Queensland.
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Awards over the past 10 years include:
2022听听听听 National Seafood Industry Award 鈥 Environment
2022听 听 听Sydney Fish Market Seafood Excellence Award 鈥 Environment
2020听听听听 University of Newcastle Faculty of Science Industry Engagement Excellence Award
2020听听听听 Sydney Fish Market Seafood Excellence Award 鈥 Research, Development and Extension Award (Highly Commended)
2018听听听听 NSW DPI Stakeholder鈥檚 Award
2016听听听听 NSW DPI Service Award (Values)
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Earlier awards include:
2008听听听听 Australian Academy of Science 2008/09 Science Academies Program Award
2007听听听听 Australian Society for Fish Biology International Travel Award
2007听听听听 NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award
2006听听听听 Inaugural Recfish Australia Award for 鈥淏est Research Project with Recreational Fishing Outcomes鈥
2006听听听听 NSW DPI Fisheries John Holliday Student Conservation Award for Postgraduate Research
Matt Taylor is a marine recreational fisheries scientist working across a spectrum of contemporary recreational fisheries research areas, but with a career-long specialisation in applied ecological research supporting fisheries enhancement and restoration. He holds a joint position as Research Professor in Fisheries Ecology and Management at University of New South Wales (91色情片), and Senior Principal Research Scientist at NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD-Fisheries). He has broad responsibilities with Government, including Program Leader鈥擱ecreational Fisheries Research, member of the EPA Technical Advisory Group (on contamination issues), and has stock assessment responsibility across seven species. His current program of work delivers the data and analysis that is necessary for evidence-based management of recreational fisheries across NSW, and other core research interests include general fisheries and crustacean ecology, estuarine ecology, aquatic ecotoxicology, aquatic impacts of electricity infrastructure, and cultural fisheries.
Within Government, he leads a team of 5 Senior Research Scientists, as well as supervising a postdoctoral researcher and 3 PhD students at 91色情片. He has authored >236 scientific publications across a spectrum of disciplines, and authored or co-authored >$62m in funded research grants from competitive programs. He maintains a strong training focus in his research program, having supervised >20 PhD students to completion, and holds additional honorary positions as a Conjoint Professor with University of Newcastle, and Adjunct Professor with University of Queensland.