DrMary Young

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences/Deakin Centre for Marine Science

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences/Deakin Centre for Marine Science
  • +61 3 556 33097 (Work)
  • Warrnambool Campus, Princes Highway, Warrnambool Victoria 3280

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Marine Landscape Ecology

Marine Population Connectivity

Species Distributions

Effects of Climate Change on Marine Ecosystems

Marine Protected Area Management

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Harmful algal blooms - where to act and what to do
    1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    Ian Potter Foundation - Environment Large Grant - $763,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Fish Community Responses to No-Take Protection in Victoria's Marine Parks: A 14-Year BRUV Analysis RPP 202526 P01
    23 Feb 2026 - 31 Oct 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Mary Young
    Parks Victoria - $16,382.65
  • GRANT
    Aurora Green Offshore Windfarm
    10 Apr 2025 - 10 Apr 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    Great Eastern Offshore Wind Project Marine Baseline Survey: Fish - $1,413,840.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Wannon Water Nutrient Impact Assessment & Seafloor Mapping
    1 Nov 2024 - 31 May 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Ltd - $71,942.88
  • GRANT
    Mapping seagrass and kelp to inform management of these key habitats in Port Phillip Bay
    18 Sep 2024 - 30 Jul 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Port Philip Bay Fund 90 719 052 204 - OPP-75966 - $210,016.00
  • GRANT
    STUDENT APPLICATION: Environmental drivers of Little Penguins annual cycles across spatial ranges
    14 Aug 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795 - $2,865.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Signs of Healthy Parks integrated marine monitoring program for Pt Addis Marine National Park RPP 2324 P05
    21 May 2024 - 15 Oct 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Parks Victoria - $54,926.00
  • GRANT
    STUDENT APPLICATION Environmental drivers of Little Penguins annual cycles across spatial ranges
    9 May 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    BirdLife Australia Research Awards - 75 149 124 774 - $1,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Assessing the distribution, health and potential for restoration of estuarine seagrass meadows in the Glenelg Hopkins Region.
    18 Mar 2024 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    GHCMA Grant - Research - Glenelg - Hopkins Catchment Management Authority - $144,500.00
  • GRANT
    Parks Australia Ocean Discovery and Restoration Program
    1 Mar 2024 - 30 Apr 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Ocean Discovery and Restoration Program - $500,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Understanding the effectiveness of protection for fish, invertebrate and algal diversity after twenty years of Victorian marine national parks and sanctuaries. RPP2324 P02
    21 Jan 2024 - 30 Sep 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Young M,
    • Dalby O
    Parks Victoria - RPP2324 P02 - $50,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program: Wave buoys and seabed mapping program.
    1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Environment Land Water and Planning - $330,000.00
  • GRANT
    Kelping the Bay: future proofing the Golden Kelp
    30 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Port Philip Bay Fund 90 719 052 204 - GA-F37391-8867 - $90,721.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Filling data and knowledge gaps to support strategic marine planning.
    16 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Environment Land Water and Planning - $230,000.00
  • GRANT
    Guiding research and best practice standards for the sustainable development of Offshore Renewables and other emerging marine industries in Australia
    1 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    National Environmetal Science Program 2 - $116,020.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Mapping the current and future impacts of climate change stressors and urchin abundance on macroalgae in Victoria's marine protected area network.
    11 Nov 2022 - 1 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Mary Young
    Parks Victoria - RPP2223PO2 - $35,834.05
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program Open Coast 2022-2023.
    29 Sep 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Environment Land Water and Planning - $300,000.00
  • GRANT
    Apollo Marine Park habitat mapping, biodiversity assessment, and capacity building in Indigenous marine country management
    1 Jun 2022 - 30 Nov 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    DAWE Our Marine Parks Round 3 - 4-HAZCNTR - $298,844.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program. Port Phillip Bay Beach Renourishment Program - Benthic characterisation 2022-23.
    5 May 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Environment Land Water and Planning - $350,000.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Baited Remote Underwater Video Survey of Port Phillip Head MNP
    16 Feb 2022 - 30 Nov 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-4 - RPP 2122P02 - $69,670.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Giant Spider Crab ecological and socio-economic assessment in the marine water of Port Phillip Bay.
    3 Dec 2021 - 30 Nov 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Environment Land Water and Planning - $508,467.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Spatial maps and temporal analyses of Victoria's subtidal marine biodiversity
    4 Nov 2021 - 30 Nov 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Environment Land Water and Planning - $25,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Statewide Coastal Digital Elevation Model Update for 2021
    9 Jun 2021 - 7 Nov 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Environment Land Water and Planning - $10,000.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    An updated monitoring program for Discovery Bay Marine National Park
    3 Jun 2021 - 15 Oct 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Parks Victoria - RPP 2122P30 - $120,728.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    ARDC GMRT-AusSeabed
    1 Jun 2021 - 1 Jun 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) co-investment - $25,728.00