ProfKate Barclay
Professor
Discipline of International Studies
- ProfessorDiscipline of International Studies
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FUNDED RESEARCH
Kate Barclay researches the social aspects of fisheries, aquaculture and marine conservation. Since the late 1990s she has researched the sustainable development of tuna resources in the island Pacific in the context of changing governance systems and globalisation. Recent projects include multidisciplinary work to evaluate the social and economic contributions fisheries and aquaculture make to coastal communities in the Asia Pacific region, governance analysis of value chains chains, and improving social inclusion in fisheries.
Kate has been commissioned to do research for organisations including: WWF, Greenpeace, the United Nations Development Program, the European Parliament, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, the World Bank, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Pacific Community.
Kate was a member of the New South Wales Government Marine Estate Expert Knowledge Panel from 2017-2021. Since 2013 she has been a member of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee of the International Pole and Line Foundation, which promotes the development of socially and ecologically responsible tuna fisheries. In 2022 she joined the Advisory Board of the Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions, which promotes social responsibility in seafood industries.
Kate supervises higher degree research students on topics including the international relations of fisheries, globalization and governance in seafood value chains, fisheries and aquaculture in international development and community development, and gender analysis in seafood industries. See Learning & Teaching tab for further details.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- CONSULTINGACIAR Lao Sustainable Hydropower Project Mid Term ReviewAUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH23 Sep 2026 - 16 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Barclay K
- SCHOLARSHIPPhD Scholarship Grant for Avelino MunwaneSustainable Fisheries and Communities Trust1 Feb 2026 - 31 Dec 2028People funded by this grant:
- Barclay K,
- McClean N,
- Munwane A
- CONTRACT RESEARCHA study to develop a socio-economic indicator framework for Tonga's tuna industryPacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency20 Jun 2025 - 14 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Barclay K,
- Nichols R,
- McIlgorm A,
- Sbrocchi C,
- Barclay K
- GRANTSolving Plastic Waste CRC [22183] Secondment of Damien GuircoSOLVING PLASTIC WASTE CRC LTD1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2034People funded by this grant:
- CONTRACT RESEARCHOptimising Organic Waste and Cultivating Circularity for Australian Agriculture [24084]AgriFutures Australia RDC31 May 2024 - 31 Aug 2025People funded by this grant:
- Cordell D,
- Sharpe S,
- Liu A,
- Madden B,
- Nakamichi MN
- GRANTMitigating the incidence of Ciguatera Poisoning in KiribatiAUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH1 Apr 2024 - 31 Jan 2028People funded by this grant:
- Murray S,
- Barclay K,
- Gaiani G,
- Tesoriero M,
- Teraira T
- GRANTSafeguarding Seafood Safety: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Ciguatera Poisoning Risk Management in Pacific CommunitiesUniversity of Technology Sydney14 Mar 2024 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Gaiani G,
- Barclay K,
- Murray S,
- Davila Cisneros F
- CONTRACT RESEARCHProject Restore - Developing a Social and Economic Impact Monitoring Framework for Nature Restoration Activities in Sydney HarbourSYDNEY INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE1 Oct 2023 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Barclay K,
- Sbrocchi C
- CONSULTINGFor an International Technical Consultant in relation to Bina Harbour Fisheries PPP projectRoyal Haskoning DHV31 May 2023 - 31 May 2025People funded by this grant:
- Barclay K
- CONTRACT RESEARCHPNG Pilot: FFA Indicator framework to monitor contributions to sustainable development for Pacific Tuna IndustriesPacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency31 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2024People funded by this grant:
- Barclay K,
- McClean N,
- Bogard J
- GRANTAchieving inclusive ocean governance by embracing Indigenous approachesAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Barclay K,
- Voyer M,
- Knight P,
- Kennedy J,
- Adams M
- GRANTDevelopment of a Guide to Gender Equity, Social Inclusion and Human Rights in the Pacific Offshore Sector with Focus on Tuna Fisheries and an attached case study of Fiji's Tuna Longline Fishery.National Health & Medical Research Council28 Jun 2021 - 15 Jul 2022People funded by this grant:
- Barclay K
- CONTRACT RESEARCHCircular Economy in Fisheries and Aquaculture [20301]FISHERIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP28 Feb 2021 - 20 Oct 2022People funded by this grant:
- Cordell D,
- Jacobs B,
- Davila Cisneros F,
- Cunningham R,
- Sharpe S
- GRANTDeveloping social and economic evaluation systems in Indonesian tuna fisheries to assess the potential impact of alternative management measures on vulnerable communitiesAUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH8 Dec 2020 - 30 Jun 2022
- CONTRACT RESEARCHTo Develop a Socio-Economic Development Indicator Framework for the Pacific Tuna IndustryPacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency1 Dec 2020 - 30 Apr 2021People funded by this grant:
- Eriko EH,
- Barclay K,
- Winterford K,
- Davila Cisneros F,
- McClean N
- GRANTSocial-Economic Indicators for Indonesian Tuna Fisheries ManagementInternational Pole & Line Foundation1 Jul 2020 - 1 Oct 2021People funded by this grant:
- McClean N,
- Barclay K
- GRANTSPC Pacific Handbook for Gender Equity and Social Inclusion in Oceanic FisheriesThe Secratariat of the Pacific Community1 Nov 2019 - 31 Jan 2020
- GRANTLinking beachgoer attitudes, behavioural change and management interventions to reduce risk in human-shark interactions in NSW - a participatory approach to management and planning.NSW Department of Primary Industries29 Sep 2018 - 1 Nov 2019People funded by this grant:
- Barclay K,
- McClean N,
- Putten IV,
- Gladstone W,
- Chin A
- GRANTValuing Victoria's Wild-Catch and Aquaculture IndustriesFISHERIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP22 Mar 2018 - 1 Jun 2022People funded by this grant:
- Barclay K,
- Abernethy K,
- McIlgorm A,
- Gilmour P,
- McClean N
- GRANTGoverning the Blue Economy in Maritime Asia-PacificAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Fabinyi M,
- Dressler W,
- Barclay K,
- Pido M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHNSW Department of Industry Labour Market StudyNSW Department of Primary Industries22 May 2017 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Rose J,
- Burke P,
- Barclay K,
- Wei X,
- Stavrunova O