Dr Jasmin Martino

Dr Jasmin Martino

Research Fellow
Science
School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences

Jasmin is an aquatic ecologist dedicated to applying fundamental biological understanding to solve real-world sustainability challenges. Her research has spanned a diverse range of topics, employing chemical and engineered tools for management of finfish and octopus fisheries, food traceability, and restoration of riverine fish passage. 

At UNSW, Jasmin integrates fish biology with hydraulic engineering to tackle the critical issue of barriers to freshwater fish migration. She develops and implements novel pipe fishways, such as the Tube Fishway, as adaptable and cost-effective solutions for reconnecting fish passage. Jasmin’s research involves at UNSW involves both simulated and live fish experiments using full-scale lab models, alongside field deployments across Australian riverine ecosystems.

Research fields:

  • Stable isotope ecology
  • Sclerochronology and otolith chemistry  
  • Fish physiology (metabolic and growth rates) 
  • Fisheries science and management (finfish, cephalopods)
  • Iso-elemental fingerprinting of food, animals and plants for authenticating origins and traceability    
  • Development of novel fishways using pipes 
  • Fish attraction and safety into fishways and hydraulic structures 
     
  • Book Chapters | 2023
    Doubleday Z; Semmens J; Boultby E; Martino J, 2023, 'Cephalopods', in Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods, CSIRO Publishing, pp. 513 - 518
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Jeremy Y; Martino J; Felder S; Kingsford R; Suthers I, 2025, 'Tackling Fish Passage Problems: Conservation Implications of Fish Ascending Hypobaric Pressure Gradients in a Pipe', Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70050
    Journal articles | 2024
    Boultby EN; Martino JC; Baring R; Doubleday ZA, 2024, 'Using isotopic fingerprints in gastropod shells to validate commercial production pathway and geographic provenance', Royal Society Open Science, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.231673
    Journal articles | 2024
    Doubleday ZA; Willoughby J; Martino JC; Cottrell RS; Gephart JA, 2024, 'Improved fisheries management and aquaculture growth align with fewer shocks to Australian seafood production', Cell Reports Sustainability, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100131
    Journal articles | 2024
    Durante E; Grammer G; Martino J; Klaebe R; Chung MT; Payne J; Doubleday Z, 2024, 'Developing isotopic proxies to reconstruct the metabolic rates and thermal histories of octopus', Marine Environmental Research, 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106543
    Journal articles | 2024
    Durante ED; Grammer GL; Martino JC; Payne JL; Doubleday ZA, 2024, 'Nondaily growth increments in the commercial species, Octopus berrima, and the importance of age validation', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 81, pp. 293 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsad188
    Journal articles | 2023
    Hua QQH; Thomson VA; Strugnell JM; Martino JC; Gillanders BM; Doubleday ZA, 2023, 'Using genomics and morphometrics to monitor data-poor and commercially exploited octopod populations', Marine Biology, 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04270-9
    Journal articles | 2023
    Hua QQH; Young C; Pukala TL; Martino JC; Hoffmann P; Gillanders BM; Doubleday ZA, 2023, 'Better late than never: Optimising the proteomic analysis of field-collected octopus', PLoS ONE, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288084
    Journal articles | 2023
    Martino JC; Crawford J; Gadd P; Sammut J; Saintilan N; Mazumder D, 2023, 'A novel use of a handheld elemental scanner for authenticating prawn provenance', Food Control, 151, pp. 109813, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.109813
    Journal articles | 2022
    Doubleday ZA; Martino JC; Trueman C, 2022, 'Harnessing universal chemical markers to trace the provenance of marine animals', Ecological Indicators, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109481
    Journal articles | 2022
    Martino JC; Chung MT; Chiang CI; Wang CH; Shirai K; Doubleday ZA, 2022, 'Systematic evaluation of oxygen isotopes in cephalopod statoliths as thermal proxies', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 79, pp. 1719 - 1729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac102
    Journal articles | 2022
    Martino JC; Mazumder D; Gadd P; Doubleday ZA, 2022, 'Tracking the provenance of octopus using isotopic and multi-elemental analysis', Food Chemistry, 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131133
    Journal articles | 2022
    Martino JC; Trueman CN; Mazumder D; Crawford J; Doubleday ZA, 2022, 'The universal imprint of oxygen isotopes can track the origins of seafood', Fish and Fisheries, 23, pp. 1455 - 1468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/faf.12703
    Journal articles | 2021
    Daryanani DS; Martino JC; Doubleday ZA, 2021, 'Statolith chemistry: a new tool to understand the ecology and provenance of octopus', Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 31, pp. 923 - 934, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-021-09671-x
    Journal articles | 2021
    Martino JC; Doubleday ZA; Fowler AJ; Gillanders BM, 2021, 'Identifying physiological and environmental influences on otolith chemistry in a coastal fishery species', Marine and Freshwater Research, 72, pp. 904 - 921, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF20196
    Journal articles | 2021
    Martino JC; Steer M; Doubleday ZA, 2021, 'Supporting the sustainable development of Australia's octopus industry: First assessment of an artisanal fishery', Fisheries Research, 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2021.105999
    Journal articles | 2020
    Martino JC; Doubleday ZA; Chung MT; Gillanders BM, 2020, 'Experimental support towards a metabolic proxy in fish using otolith carbon isotopes', Journal of Experimental Biology, 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.217091
    Journal articles | 2019
    Martino JC; Doubleday ZA; Gillanders BM, 2019, 'Metabolic effects on carbon isotope biomarkers in fish', Ecological Indicators, 97, pp. 10 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.10.010
    Journal articles | 2019
    Martino JC; Fowler AJ; Doubleday ZA; Grammer GL; Gillanders BM, 2019, 'Using otolith chronologies to understand long-term trends and extrinsic drivers of growth in fisheries', Ecosphere, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2553
    Journal articles | 2017
    Martino J; Doubleday ZA; Woodcock SH; Gillanders BM, 2017, 'Elevated carbon dioxide and temperature affects otolith development, but not chemistry, in a diadromous fish', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 495, pp. 57 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2017.06.003