Beth Fulton

Dr. Beth Fulton is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO Environment and serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania. She leads the Integrated Ocean Stewardship Research Domain, focusing on sustainable marine ecosystem management through system-scale modeling.

• PhD, University of Tasmania (2001)
• BSc (Honors I) in Marine Biology & Mathematics, James Cook University (1997)
• BSc, James Cook University (1996)

Her research spans ecosystem modeling, climate change adaptation, and sustainable ocean governance. She develops tools like the Atlantis model to address marine planning, fisheries impacts, and alternative livelihoods, integrating economic and social dimensions with ecological systems.

Key contributions include strategic modeling for Australia's fisheries, Blue Carbon exploration, and international collaborations with organizations such as the CBD, FAO, and EU. Her work emphasizes non-stationarity and adaptation in coastal-marine systems under climate change.

• Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (2022)
• Beverton Medal for Lifetime Contribution to Fisheries Science (2020)
• Kay Radway Allen Award for Outstanding Fisheries Research (2019)
• Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher (2017-2021)

Beth actively contributes to education through guest lectures at UTAS summer/winter schools and leads initiatives like the IMBER summer school. She serves on editorial boards for journals including Fish and Fisheries and Ecology & Society, and participates in advisory committees for Antarctic science and EU projects.