Biography
Dr. Justin Rizzari is a Fisheries Scientist. He joined the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University as a Lecturer in Fisheries in 2018. Justin has a Bachelor of Science in Marine and Coastal Resources from Texas A & M University – Corpus Christi. In 2011, he moved to Australia and completed a Postgraduate Diploma of Research Methods in Tropical Marine Ecology and Fisheries Biology at James Cook University (JCU). In 2015, Justin then went on to complete his PhD in Marine Biology at JCU. Prior to joining Deakin, he was a postdoc at JCU where he worked on modelling the interactive effects of benthic habitat change and marine reserves on coral reef fishes in the Philippines. After that he was a research fellow at the University of Tasmania, specialising in the high-value southern rock lobster and giant crab fisheries. Justin’s research interests span a diverse portfolio encompassing fisheries biology, quantitative fisheries science, assessments of commercial and recreational fisheries, marine conservation, spatial ecology, and the impacts of global change on fisheries. He also has a strong research interest in elasmobranch communities.
Read more on Justin's profileAffiliations
Oceania Chondrichthyan Society
Australian Society for Fish Biology
Society for Conservation Biology
Surfrider Foundation
Units taught
SLE134 - Recreational Fisheries Science
SLE105 - Marine Pollution
SLE240 - Analysing Marine Dynamics
SLE242 - Quantitative Marine Ecology
SLE327 - Fisheries Science
SLE343 - Fisheries Management
Publications
The value of estuarine producers to fisheries: A case study of Richmond River Estuary
H Jänes, P Macreadie, J Rizzari, D Ierodioconou, S Reeves, P Dwyer, P Carnell
(2022), Vol. 51, pp. 875-887, Ambio, Sweden, C1
Coral cover a stronger driver of reef fish trophic biomass than fishing
Garry Russ, Justin Rizzari, Rene Abesamis, Angel Alcala
(2021), Vol. 31, pp. 1-22, Ecological Applications, London, Eng., C1
C Huveneers, F Jaine, A Barnett, P Butcher, T Clarke, L Currey-Randall, R Dwyer, L Ferreira, A Gleiss, X Hoenner, D Ierodiaconou, E Lédée, M Meekan, H Pederson, J Rizzari, P van Ruth, J Semmens, M Taylor, V Udyawer, P Walsh, M Heupel, R Harcourt
(2021), Vol. 256, pp. 1-13, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
B Arvizu, B Allan, J Rizzari
(2021), Vol. 99, pp. 679-683, Journal of Fish Biology, England, C1
A van Rooyen, A Miller, Z Clark, C Sherman, P Butcher, J Rizzari, A Weeks
(2021), Vol. 3, pp. 940-949, Environmental DNA, C1
Parks for sharks: human exclusion areas outperform no‐take marine reserves
Ashley Frisch, J Rizzari
(2019), Vol. 17, pp. 145-150, Frontiers in ecology and the environment, Hoboken, N.J., C1
Recovery potential of mutualistic anemone and anemonefish populations
A Frisch, J Hobbs, S Hansen, D Williamson, M Bonin, G Jones, J Rizzari
(2019), Vol. 218, pp. 1-9, Fisheries research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
J Rizzari, B Finucci
(2019), Vol. 29, pp. R352-R353, Current Biology, Cambridge, Mass., C1
Supply risk of bait in Australia's Southern Rock Lobster Fishery
Justin Rizzari, Caleb Gardner
(2019), Vol. 108, pp. 1-5, Marine policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Garry Russ, Cody Payne, Brock Bergseth, Justin Rizzari, Rene Abesamis, Angel Alcala
(2018), Vol. 93, pp. 887-900, Journal of fish biology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Garry Russ, Jake Lowe, Justin Rizzari, Brock Bergseth, Angel Alcala
(2017), Vol. 12, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
Observations of marine wildlife tourism effects on a non-focal species
J Rizzari, J Semmens, A Fox, C Huveneers
(2017), Vol. 91, pp. 981-988, Journal of fish biology, London, Eng., C1-1
G Russ, O Aller-Rojas, J Rizzari, A Alcala
(2017), Vol. 38, Marine ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Jordan Casey, Andrew Baird, Simon Brandl, Mia Hoogenboom, Justin Rizzari, Ashley Frisch, Christopher Mirbach, Sean Connolly
(2017), Vol. 183, pp. 161-175, Oecologia, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Key aspects of the biology, fisheries and management of Coral grouper
A Frisch, D Cameron, M Pratchett, D Williamson, A Williams, A Reynolds, A Hoey, J Rizzari, L Evans, B Kerrigan, G Muldoon, D Welch, J Hobbs
(2016), Vol. 26, pp. 303-325, Reviews in fish biology and fisheries, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Reassessing the trophic role of reef sharks as apex predators on coral reefs
A Frisch, M Ireland, J Rizzari, O Lönnstedt, K Magnenat, C Mirbach, J Hobbs
(2016), Vol. 35, pp. 459-472, Coral reefs, New York, N.Y., C1-1
A Frisch, J Rizzari, K Munkres, J Hobbs
(2016), Vol. 35, pp. 375-386, Coral reefs, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Experimental bleaching of a tropical sea anemone in situ
M Finn, O Lönnstedt, J Rizzari, G Jones, A Frisch
(2016), Vol. 37, pp. 691-696, Marine ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Justin Rizzari, Brock Bergseth, Ashley Frisch
(2015), Vol. 29, pp. 418-429, Conservation biology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
The parrotfish-coral relationship: refuting the ubiquity of a prevailing paradigm
G Russ, S Questel, J Rizzari, A Alcala
(2015), Vol. 162, pp. 2029-2045, Marine biology, New York, N.Y., C1-1
G Russ, B Bergseth, J Rizzari, A Alcala
(2015), Vol. 34, pp. 773-787, Coral reefs, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Long-term no-take marine reserve and benthic habitat effects on coral reef fishes
G Russ, K Miller, J Rizzari, A Alcala
(2015), Vol. 529, pp. 233-248, Marine ecology progress series, Oldendorf, Germany, C1-1
Not worth the risk: apex predators suppress herbivory on coral reefs
J Rizzari, A Frisch, A Hoey, M McCormick
(2014), Vol. 123, pp. 829-836, Oikos, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
How robust are estimates of coral reef shark depletion?
J Rizzari, A Frisch, S Connolly
(2014), Vol. 176, pp. 39-47, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
J Rizzari, A Frisch, K Magnenat
(2014), Vol. 161, pp. 2847-2855, Marine biology, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Effects of spearfishing on reef fish populations in a multi-use conservation area
Ashley Frisch, Andrew Cole, Jean-Paul Hobbs, Justin Rizzari, Katherine Munkres
(2012), Vol. 7, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Understanding the stock structure of rock flathead and the role of movement dynamics in influencing the performance of the Corner Inlet fishery.
Dr Justin Rizzari, Dr Adam Miller
FRDC Grant - Research - Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
- 2022: $28,000
- 2021: $32,310
- 2020: $96,930
Other Public Sector Funding
Understanding the stock structure of rock flathead and the role of movement dynamics in influencing the performance of the Corner Inlet fishery.
Dr Justin Rizzari, Dr Adam Miller
Victorian Fisheries Authority
- 2021: $5,000
Rock lobster and giant crab stock assessments FOL/19/5050
Dr Justin Rizzari
Victorian Fisheries Authority
- 2021: $8,909
- 2020: $8,909
Determining the stock structure of Victoria's mulloway fishery.
Dr Adam Miller, Dr Justin Rizzari
Victorian Fisheries Authority
- 2021: $4,840
Giant Spider Crab ecological and socio-economic assessment in the marine water of Port Phillip Bay.
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Justin Rizzari, Prof John Arnould, A/Prof Helen Scarborough, Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Mary Young, Dr Sasha Whitmarsh
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
- 2022: $347,467
Industry and Other Funding
Star of the south marine ecology survey program: Fish biodiversity assessment.
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Justin Rizzari
RPS Manidis Roberts Pty Ltd
- 2021: $85,600
- 2020: $321,790
Star of the south marine ecology survey program: Fisheries
Dr Justin Rizzari, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou
RPS Manidis Roberts Pty Ltd
- 2021: $25,935
- 2020: $69,610
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report