Fraser Asquith Australian Society for Fish Biology & Australian Freshwater Sciences Society Conference 2026

Fraser Asquith

Currently, I am working as an Aquatic Ecologist at Aquatica Environmental. In 2026, I completed my honours degree at the University of Melbourne focusing on defining the habitat and improving sampling success of the critically endangered Flathead Galaxias (Galaxias rostratus). I have completed a Bachelor of Environmental Science (Conservation and Wildlife Biology) with a minor in Indigenous or First Nations knowledge at Deakin University. I have a particular interest in freshwater ecology and threatened species conservation. I have a background in freshwater ecosystems starting with aquarium keeping which prospered into an internship at the Arthur Rylah Institute where I gained industry-based experience in freshwater ecology. This later led to me contracting as a sole trader for a year at the Arthur Rylah institute where I conducted freshwater fish, crayfish and mussel surveys. I have volunteered with various PhD students from Deakin University focussing on the ecology of the Moorabool River in Geelong. I volunteer weekly at the Victorian hatchery of Native Fish Australia, conducting health assessments of native fish, feeding and general management of the ecosystems in which they are kept.