Biography
Karina is Fisheries Scientist based at the National Marine Science Centre in Coffs Harbour. Her current research focuses on the resource assessment of 26 key finfish and cephalopod species exploited by commercial and recreational fisheries along the east coast of Australia. She is currently exploring innovative ways to assess data-poor, non-target species through alternative methods such as ecological risk assessment. Karina also contributes towards joint stock assessments with Commonwealth and other State agencies for biological stocks that cross jurisdictional boundaries.