Dr Jasmin Martino

Jasmin is an aquatic ecologist specialising in fish and cephalopod biology, and isotope ecology. At UNSW, Jasmin belongs to the Centre for Ecosystem Science (BEES) and the Water Research Laboratory (CVEN). Her research develops and implements novel pipe fishways, such as the Tube Fishway, as adaptable and cost-effective solutions for reconnecting fish passage. She belongs to a multidisciplinary team who combines fish biology with hydraulic engineering to address the critical issue of widespread barriers to freshwater fish migration. Jasmin’s research involves conducting laboratory experiments using full-scale models and undertaking field deployments to trial pipe fishways in Australian freshwater ecosystems.

Before joining UNSW, Jasmin completed her PhD at the University of Adelaide centred on linking sclerochronology and physiology with isotopic tracers in marine fish. Subsequently, she was employed in roles at the University of South Australia and ANSTO where she investigated population and spatial dynamics of octopus, and investigated iso-elemental signatures in carbonate and organic tissues to track the origins of marine animals (fish, cephalopods, shellfish).