Overview
Background
Rich is an Honorary Research Fellow with UQ School of the Environment and the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science who focuses on how human food production systems affect our planet. His main research interests lie in the field of aquaculture – the farming of fish, seaweeds and aquatic invertebrates – and particularly how this rapidly growing food sector can evolve to sustainably provide a critical source of food and nutrition to a human population growing in number and affluence under global change.
Through data synthesis, spatial analysis, and ecological modelling, Rich’s research aims to understand the trajectory of aquaculture growth through three main approaches. The first focuses on the growth potential of aquaculture in response to demand given its need for space and inputs (e.g., feed). The second is understanding the environmental and social impacts of aquaculture’s current and projected growth. And the third is to understand how this picture changes amid a backdrop of meteorological and geopolitical shock events and sustained pressures of climate change.
He is currently developing decision-making tools for project partners in the aquaculture feed industry to minimise their environmental footprint at both global and local scales.
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Works
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2024
Journal Article
Towards resilient, inclusive, sustainable livestock farming systems
Bilotto, Franco, Harrison, Matthew T., Vibart, Ronaldo, Mackay, Alec, Christie-Whitehead, Karen M., Ferreira, Carla S.S., Cottrell, Richard S., Forster, Daniel and Chang, Jinfeng (2024). Towards resilient, inclusive, sustainable livestock farming systems. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 152 104668, 104668. doi: 10.1016/j.tifs.2024.104668
2024
Journal Article
Improved fisheries management and aquaculture growth align with fewer shocks to Australian seafood production
Doubleday, Zoë A., Willoughby, Jasper, Martino, Jasmin C., Cottrell, Richard S. and Gephart, Jessica A. (2024). Improved fisheries management and aquaculture growth align with fewer shocks to Australian seafood production. Cell Reports Sustainability, 1 (7) 100131, 100131. doi: 10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100131
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2024
Journal Article
Having our kelp and eating it too: minimising trade-offs from seaweed farming
Spillias, Scott, Cottrell, Richard S., Layton, Cayne, O’Brien, Katherine R. and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2024). Having our kelp and eating it too: minimising trade-offs from seaweed farming. Journal of Cleaner Production, 448 141150. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141150
2024
Journal Article
Towards a nutritional balance of fish for feed and fish for food
Cottrell, Richard S. (2024). Towards a nutritional balance of fish for feed and fish for food. Nature Food, 5 (3), 200-201. doi: 10.1038/s43016-024-00933-y
2023
Journal Article
Aquaculture governance: five engagement arenas for sustainability transformation
Partelow, Stefan, Asif, Furqan, Béné, Christophe, Bush, Simon, Manlosa, Aisa O., Nagel, Ben, Schlüter, Achim, Chadag, Vishnumurthy M., Choudhury, Afrina, Cole, Steven M, Cottrell, Richard S., Gelcich, Stefan, Gentry, Rebecca, Gephart, Jessica A., Glaser, Marion, Johnson, Teresa R., Jonell, Malin, Krause, Geshe, Kunzmann, Andreas, Kühnhold, Holger, Little, Dave C, Marschke, Melissa J., Mizuta, Darien D., Paramita, Adiska O., Pin, Nie, Salayo, Nerissa D., Stentiford, Grant D., Stoll, Joshua, Troell, Max and Turchini, Giovanni M. (2023). Aquaculture governance: five engagement arenas for sustainability transformation. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 65 101379, 65. doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101379
2023
Journal Article
Reply to: The environmental footprint of fisheries
Halpern, Benjamin S., Frazier, Melanie, Rayner, Paul-Eric, Clawson, Gage, Blanchard, Julia L., Cottrell, Richard S., Froehlich, Halley E., Gephart, Jessica A., Jacobsen, Nis Sand, Kuempel, Caitlin D., Moran, Daniel, Nash, Kirsty L. and Williams, David R. (2023). Reply to: The environmental footprint of fisheries. Nature Sustainability, 6 (11), 1314-1315. doi: 10.1038/s41893-023-01223-4
2023
Journal Article
Vulnerability of blue foods to human-induced environmental change
Cao, Ling, Halpern, Benjamin S., Troell, Max, Short, Rebecca, Zeng, Cong, Jiang, Ziyu, Liu, Yue, Zou, Chengxuan, Liu, Chunyu, Liu, Shurong, Liu, Xiangwei, Cheung, William W. L., Cottrell, Richard S., DeClerck, Fabrice, Gelcich, Stefan, Gephart, Jessica A., Godo-Solo, Dakoury, Kaull, Jessie Ihilani, Micheli, Fiorenza, Naylor, Rosamond L., Payne, Hanna J., Selig, Elizabeth R., Sumaila, U. Rashid and Tigchelaar, Michelle (2023). Vulnerability of blue foods to human-induced environmental change. Nature Sustainability, 6 (10), 1186-1198. doi: 10.1038/s41893-023-01156-y
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
2023
Journal Article
Reducing global land-use pressures with seaweed farming
Spillias, Scott, Valin, Hugo, Batka, Miroslav, Sperling, Frank, Havlík, Petr, Leclère, David, Cottrell, Richard S., O’Brien, Katherine R. and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2023). Reducing global land-use pressures with seaweed farming. Nature Sustainability, 6 (4), 380-390. doi: 10.1038/s41893-022-01043-y
2023
Journal Article
Perspectives on aquaculture's contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals for improved human and planetary health
Troell, Max, Costa‐Pierce, Barry, Stead, Selina, Cottrell, Richard S., Brugere, Cecile, Farmery, Anna K., Little, David C., Strand, Åsa, Pullin, Roger, Soto, Doris, Beveridge, Malcolm, Salie, Khalid, Dresdner, Jorge, Moraes‐Valenti, Patricia, Blanchard, Julia, James, Philip, Yossa, Rodrigue, Allison, Edward, Devaney, Christopher and Barg, Uwe (2023). Perspectives on aquaculture's contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals for improved human and planetary health. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 54 (2), 251-342. doi: 10.1111/jwas.12946
2023
Journal Article
Environmental footprints of farmed chicken and salmon bridge the land and sea
Kuempel, Caitlin D., Frazier, Melanie, Verstaen, Juliette, Rayner, Paul-Eric, Blanchard, Julia L., Cottrell, Richard S., Froehlich, Halley E., Gephart, Jessica A., Jacobsen, Nis Sand, McIntyre, Peter B., Metian, Marc, Moran, Daniel, Nash, Kirsty L., Többen, Johannes, Williams, David R. and Halpern, Benjamin S. (2023). Environmental footprints of farmed chicken and salmon bridge the land and sea. Current Biology, 33 (5), 990-997.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.01.037
2023
Journal Article
The empirical evidence for the social-ecological impacts of seaweed farming
Spillias, Scott, Kelly, Rachel, Cottrell, Richard S., O’Brien, Katherine R., Im, Ran-Young, Kim, Ji Yoon, Lei, Chuan, Leung, Rainbow W. S., Matsuba, Misako, Reis, Juliana Albano, Sato, Yoichi, Sempert, Kai and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2023). The empirical evidence for the social-ecological impacts of seaweed farming. PLoS Sustainability and Transformation, 2 (2) e0000042, 1-23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pstr.0000042
2022
Journal Article
The environmental footprint of global food production
Halpern, Benjamin S., Frazier, Melanie, Verstaen, Juliette, Rayner, Paul-Eric, Clawson, Gage, Blanchard, Julia L., Cottrell, Richard S., Froehlich, Halley E., Gephart, Jessica A., Jacobsen, Nis S., Kuempel, Caitlin D., McIntyre, Peter B., Metian, Marc, Moran, Daniel, Nash, Kirsty L., Többen, Johannes and Williams, David R. (2022). The environmental footprint of global food production. Nature Sustainability, 5 (12), 1027-1039. doi: 10.1038/s41893-022-00965-x
2022
Journal Article
Expert perceptions of seaweed farming for sustainable development
Spillias, Scott, Cottrell, Richard S., Kelly, Rachel, O’Brien, Katherine R., Adams, John, Bellgrove, Alecia, Kelly, Bronagh, Kilpatrick, Carley, Layton, Cayne, Macleod, Catriona, Roberts, Shane, Stringer, Damien and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2022). Expert perceptions of seaweed farming for sustainable development. Journal of Cleaner Production, 368 133052, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133052
2022
Journal Article
Mapping the spatial distribution of global mariculture production
Clawson, Gage, Kuempel, Caitlin D., Frazier, Melanie, Blasco, Gordon, Cottrell, Richard S., Froehlich, Halley E., Metian, Marc, Nash, Kirsty L., Többen, Johannes, Verstaen, Juliette, Williams, David R. and Halpern, Benjamin S. (2022). Mapping the spatial distribution of global mariculture production. Aquaculture, 553 738066, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738066
2022
Journal Article
Historical food consumption declines and the role of alternative foods
Ferraro, Danielle M., Cottrell, Richard S., Blasco, Gordon D., Froehlich, Halley E. and Halpern, Benjamin S. (2022). Historical food consumption declines and the role of alternative foods. Environmental Research Letters, 17 (1) 014020, 1-12. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac4072
2021
Journal Article
Feeding fish with fumes
Cottrell, Richard S. (2021). Feeding fish with fumes. Nature Sustainability, 5 (1), 9-10. doi: 10.1038/s41893-021-00798-0
2021
Journal Article
The overlooked importance of food disadoption for the environmental sustainability of new foods
Cottrell, Richard S., Maier, Jason, Ferraro, Danielle M., Blasco, Gordon D., Geyer, Roland, Froehlich, Halley E. and Halpern, Benjamin S. (2021). The overlooked importance of food disadoption for the environmental sustainability of new foods. Environmental Research Letters, 16 (10) 104022, 1-11. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac269c
2021
Journal Article
Governing the land-sea interface to achieve sustainable coastal development
Singh, Gerald G., Cottrell, Richard S., Eddy, Tyler D. and Cisneros-Montemayor, Andrés Miguel (2021). Governing the land-sea interface to achieve sustainable coastal development. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 709947. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.709947
2021
Journal Article
The search for blue transitions in aquaculture-dominant countries
Cottrell, Richard S., Ferraro, Danielle M., Blasco, Gordon D., Halpern, Benjamin S. and Froehlich, Halley E. (2021). The search for blue transitions in aquaculture-dominant countries. Fish and Fisheries, 22 (5), 1006-1023. doi: 10.1111/faf.12566
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