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2025

Journal Article

Opportunity to leverage tactics used by skilled fishers to address persistent bycatch challenges

Roberson, Leslie A., Brown, Christopher J., Klein, Carissa J., Game, Edward T. and Wilcox, Chris (2025). Opportunity to leverage tactics used by skilled fishers to address persistent bycatch challenges. Fish and Fisheries, 26 (2), 193-202. doi: 10.1111/faf.12873

Opportunity to leverage tactics used by skilled fishers to address persistent bycatch challenges

2025

Journal Article

A new seafood import policy for nations to combat illegal fishing

Roberson, Leslie, Hosch, Gilles, Wilcox, Chris, Domiguez-Martinez, Rosa Mar, Sant, Glenn and Klein, Carissa (2025). A new seafood import policy for nations to combat illegal fishing. Conservation Letters, 18 (1) e13091. doi: 10.1111/conl.13091

A new seafood import policy for nations to combat illegal fishing

2024

Journal Article

Environmental law reform needed to manage trade of Australia’s threatened marine species

Dominguez-Martinez, Rosa Mar, Roberson, Leslie, Gephart, Jessica, Wilcox, Chris, Sant, Glenn and Klein, Carissa (2024). Environmental law reform needed to manage trade of Australia’s threatened marine species. npj Ocean Sustainability, 3 (1) 45. doi: 10.1038/s44183-024-00085-3

Environmental law reform needed to manage trade of Australia’s threatened marine species

2024

Other Outputs

A new seafood import policy for nations to combat illegal fishing

Roberson, Leslie, Hosch, Gilles, Wilcox, Chris, Dominguez Martinez, Rosa Mar, Sant, Glenn and Klein, Carissa (2024). A new seafood import policy for nations to combat illegal fishing. doi: 10.20944/preprints202401.1003.v2

A new seafood import policy for nations to combat illegal fishing

2023

Other Outputs

Ecological risk assessment of cetaceans to Indian Ocean tuna fisheries

Kiszka, Jeremy J., Marchant, Katrina and Roberson, Leslie (2023). Ecological risk assessment of cetaceans to Indian Ocean tuna fisheries. Technical Report Victoria Mahé, Seychelles: Indian Ocean Tuna Commission.

Ecological risk assessment of cetaceans to Indian Ocean tuna fisheries

2023

Other Outputs

Measures to prevent the importation of illegal, unreported and unregulated seafood: Discussion paper

Hosch, Gilles, Roberson, Leslie, Cottrell, Richard, Harrison, Emily, Klein, Carissa, Domiguez-Martinez, Rosa Mar, Sant, Glenn and Wilcox, Chris (2023). Measures to prevent the importation of illegal, unreported and unregulated seafood: Discussion paper. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/0fd4e88

Measures to prevent the importation of illegal, unreported and unregulated seafood: Discussion paper

2023

Journal Article

Quantifying the accessibility of sustainable seafood in south-eastern Queensland, Australia

Vella, Tia, Roberson, Leslie, Kuempel, Caitie and Klein, Carissa (2023). Quantifying the accessibility of sustainable seafood in south-eastern Queensland, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 74 (15), 1340-1354. doi: 10.1071/mf23054

Quantifying the accessibility of sustainable seafood in south-eastern Queensland, Australia

2022

Journal Article

Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species (vol 27, pg 6206, 2021)

Roberson, L. A., Beyer, H. L., O'Hara, C., Watson, J. E. M., Dunn, D. C., Halpern, B. S., Klein, C. J., Frazier, M. R., Kuempel, C. D., Williams, B., Grantham, H. S., Montgomery, J. C., Kark, S. and Runting, R. K. (2022). Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species (vol 27, pg 6206, 2021). Global Change Biology, 28 (22), 6834-6834. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16401

Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species (vol 27, pg 6206, 2021)

2022

Other Outputs

Submission on burning native forest timber (biomass burning) for energy production

Roberson, Leslie, Reside, April and Rutherford, Caitlin (2022). Submission on burning native forest timber (biomass burning) for energy production. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water .

Submission on burning native forest timber (biomass burning) for energy production

2022

Journal Article

Spatially explicit risk assessment of marine megafauna vulnerability to Indian Ocean tuna fisheries

Roberson, Leslie, Wilcox, Chris, Boussarie, Germain, Dugan, Emma, Garilao, Cristina, Gonzalez, Kristofer, Green, Madeline, Kark, Salit, Kaschner, Kristin, Klein, Carissa J., Rousseau, Yannick, Vallentyne, Dan, Watson, James E. M. and Kiszka, Jeremy J. (2022). Spatially explicit risk assessment of marine megafauna vulnerability to Indian Ocean tuna fisheries. Fish and Fisheries, 23 (5), 1180-1201. doi: 10.1111/faf.12676

Spatially explicit risk assessment of marine megafauna vulnerability to Indian Ocean tuna fisheries

2022

Journal Article

Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species

Roberson, Leslie A., Beyer, Hawthorne L., O’Hara, Casey, Watson, James E. M., Dunn, Daniel C., Halpern, Benjamin S., Klein, Carissa J., Frazier, Melanie R., Kuempel, Caitlin D., Williams, Brooke, Grantham, Hedley S., Montgomery, Jamie C., Kark, Salit and Runting, Rebecca K. (2022). Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species. Global Change Biology, 27 (23), 6206-6216. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15844

Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species

2022

Journal Article

The global rarity of intact coastal regions

Williams, Brooke A., Watson, James E. M., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Klein, Carissa J., Montgomery, Jamie, Runting, Rebecca K., Roberson, Leslie A., Halpern, Benjamin S, Grantham, Hedley S., Kuempel, Caitlin D., Frazier, Melanie, Venter, Oscar and Wenger, Amelia (2022). The global rarity of intact coastal regions. Conservation Biology, 36 (4) e13874, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13874

The global rarity of intact coastal regions

2022

Other Outputs

Dolphins, turtles and birds don’t have to die in fishing gear – skilled fishers can avoid it

Roberson, Leslie and Wilcox, Chris (2022, 04 05). Dolphins, turtles and birds don’t have to die in fishing gear – skilled fishers can avoid it The Conversation

Dolphins, turtles and birds don’t have to die in fishing gear – skilled fishers can avoid it

2022

Journal Article

Bycatch rates in fisheries largely driven by variation in individual vessel behaviour

Roberson, Leslie A. and Wilcox, Chris (2022). Bycatch rates in fisheries largely driven by variation in individual vessel behaviour. Nature Sustainability, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41893-022-00865-0

Bycatch rates in fisheries largely driven by variation in individual vessel behaviour

2021

Other Outputs

Nature doesn’t recognise borders but countries can collaborate to save species. The Escazú Agreement shows how

Roberson, Leslie, Lopez-Cubillos, Sofia and Runting, Rebecca K. (2021, 10 19). Nature doesn’t recognise borders but countries can collaborate to save species. The Escazú Agreement shows how The Conversation

Nature doesn’t recognise borders but countries can collaborate to save species. The Escazú Agreement shows how

2021

Journal Article

The landmark Escazú Agreement: an opportunity to integrate democracy, human rights, and transboundary conservation

López‐Cubillos, Sofía, Muñoz‐Ávila, Lina, Roberson, Leslie A., Suárez‐Castro, Andrés F., Ochoa‐Quintero, Jose Manuel, Crouzeilles, Renato, Gallo‐Cajiao, Eduardo, Rhodes, Jonathan, Dressler, Wolfram, Martinez‐Harms, María José and Runting, Rebecca K. (2021). The landmark Escazú Agreement: an opportunity to integrate democracy, human rights, and transboundary conservation. Conservation Letters, 15 (1) e12838. doi: 10.1111/conl.12838

The landmark Escazú Agreement: an opportunity to integrate democracy, human rights, and transboundary conservation

2021

Other Outputs

Reducing fishing impacts on species of conservation concern at multiple scales

Roberson, Leslie Amlwch (2021). Reducing fishing impacts on species of conservation concern at multiple scales. PhD Thesis, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/b57face

Reducing fishing impacts on species of conservation concern at multiple scales

2021

Other Outputs

The global rarity of intact coastal regions

Williams, Brooke A, Watson, James E M, Beyer, Hawthorne L, Klein, Carissa J, Montgomery, Jamie, Runting, Rebecca K, Roberson, Leslie A, Halpern, Benjamin S, Grantham, Hedley S, Kuempel, Caitlin D., Frazier, Melanie, Venter, Oscar and Wenger, Amelia (2021). The global rarity of intact coastal regions. doi: 10.1101/2021.05.10.443490

The global rarity of intact coastal regions

2021

Other Outputs

Submission to Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Roberson, Leslie, Tibbetts, Ian and Davey, Madeline (2021). Submission to Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Submission to Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

2020

Other Outputs

What are you really eating? How threatened ‘seafood’ species slip through the law and onto your plate

Roberson, Leslie and Klein, Carissa (2020, 10 07). What are you really eating? How threatened ‘seafood’ species slip through the law and onto your plate The Conversation

What are you really eating? How threatened ‘seafood’ species slip through the law and onto your plate