Rate My Professor Fabrice Jaine

Dr. Fabrice Jaine serves as Conjoint Lecturer in the School of Natural Sciences at Macquarie University and Research Associate at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science. He earned his PhD in Spatial Animal Ecology from The University of Queensland in 2013, with a thesis titled 'The movement ecology of the manta ray Manta alfredi in east Australia.' His undergraduate qualifications include a BSc (Honours) in Marine Ecology and a BSc in Marine Biology & Ecology from The University of Queensland, both awarded in 2008, as well as a BEnvSc in Environmental Science from SKEMA Business School in 2008. Since 2016, Jaine has been Deputy Leader of the IMOS Animal Tracking Facility at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, contributing to national efforts in marine observation. His career emphasizes frontline research on marine megafauna, including supervision of PhD and Masters students on topics such as yellowtail kingfish movement ecology.

Jaine's research centers on marine ecology, animal biotelemetry, oceanography, and biodiversity, examining the effects of fisheries, climate change, and anthropogenic disturbances on sustainable management of marine ecosystems. He specializes in monitoring populations and movements of sharks, batoid rays including manta and devil rays, gamefish, and other marine megafauna through analysis of large spatial, presence-absence, and time-series datasets using R and GIS for data visualization. Active projects encompass continental-scale tracking via Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System to assess population structure and climate impacts; population and movement ecology of manta and devil rays globally; critical habitats and connectivity of gamefish for management; sighting trends of threatened pelagic species; and eDNA applications in marine protected areas. Key publications include 'Research Priorities to Support Effective Manta and Devil Ray Fisheries Management' (2018), 'A standardised framework for analysing animal detections from manual and automated telemetry' (2018), 'Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) movement patterns and habitat use' (2014), 'Applying acoustic telemetry, vessel tracking and fisher knowledge to investigate and manage fisher-shark conflict at Lord Howe Island, Australia' (2024), 'Environmental drivers of yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi, activity inferred through a continental acoustic tracking network' (2024), and 'Observing marine heatwaves using ocean gliders to address ecosystem challenges through a coordinated national program' (2025). His contributions advance understanding of marine movement ecology and support evidence-based conservation.