Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies  ·  University of Tasmania

Goodfish Lab

We work on fish, and how fish work.

Goodfish Lab Group logo, a sand flathead resting on rippled sand

We are a fish physiology lab at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in nipaluna/Hobart, run by Dr Harriet Goodrich. We use experimental biology to answer questions important to fish conservation, aquaculture production, and fisheries.

A sand flathead being unhooked on a boat

Two divers coming ashore at dawn

Blue-lit holding tanks in the experimental aquarium

Sand flathead resting in respirometry chambers, seen from above

Current focus

Since 2024 the lab has led the experimental component of the $4.19M FRDC Sand Flathead Recovery Program, and contributes to the Blue Economy CRC Experimental Platforms for Aquaculture Production.

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