Kristina Heidrich

Associate Fellow
Sea Around Us - Indian Ocean
School of Biological Sciences
University of Western Australia (UWA)
kristina.heidrich@research.uwa.edu.au

I come from Germany, where I obtained my BSc in Biology from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz and my MSc degree in Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science from the University of Hamburg. Thereafter I moved to Australia where I obtained my PhD at the University of Western Australia under the supervision of Prof Dirk Zeller, director of the Sea Around Us – Indian Ocean, and Prof Jessica Meeuwig, Wen Family Chair in Conservation and director of the Marine Futures Lab. I have a strong interest in the fisheries, management and governance of large pelagic species in the Indian Ocean and around the world and the topic of my thesis research was “Below the surface: data-driven solutions for a deeper insight into global large pelagic fisheries.” Furthermore, I am increasingly driven to understand the role that humans play in marine and terrestrial ecosystems and am passionate about ecosystem conservation, research, management, and monitoring. I now work fulltime as Managing Senior Scientist at Oceanwise Australia, where I oversee projects, conduct comprehensive data collection, management and spatio-temporal analyses for effective environmental management and monitoring.

Publications:

Heidrich KN, Juan-Jorda MJ, Murua H, Thompson CDH, Meeuwig JJ and Zeller D (2022) Assessing progress in data reporting by tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations. Fish & Fisheries 23: 1264-1281. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12687

Heidrich KN, Meeuwig JJ, Juan-Jordá MJ, Palomares MLD, Pauly D, Thompson CDH, Friedlander AM, Sala E and Zeller D (2023a) Multiple lines of evidence highlight the dire straits of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean. Ocean & Coastal Management 246: 106902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106902

Heidrich KN, Meeuwig JJ and Zeller D (2023b) Reconstructing past fisheries catches for large pelagic species in the Indian Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science 10: 1177872. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1177872

Zeller D, Ansell M, Andreoli V and Heidrich K (2023) Trends in Indian Ocean marine fisheries since 1950: Synthesis of reconstructed catch and effort data. Marine and Freshwater Research 74(4): 301-319. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF22148

Grants and Awards:

Forrest Research Foundation Scholarship

University of Western Australia International Fee Scholarship (UIFS)

University Postgraduate Award (UPA) for 2020