Michael is a Research Fellow in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University.

Michael has executed and published aquaculture research across a variety of marine and freshwater species. He has in-depth commercial knowledge of the Australian aquaculture and commercial feed industry, including extrusion technology. He brings to the NuSea.Lab 6 years experience as a product development manager in a commercial R&D environment. With aquaculture experience in the conduct of applied, fundamental and commercial R&D, with a particular focus and passion for tropical species. Michael has an extensive network of collaborators in Australia and internationally.