The University of Western Australia

UWA Staff Profile


Euan Harvey

Assoc/Prof Euan Harvey

Associate Professor

Contact details

Address School of Plant Biology
The University of Western Australia (M470)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia
Phone 6488 2416
Fax 6488 1126

Location

Room 102, Botany and Biology Building, Crawley campus

Major research interests

  • Aquaculture of sponges and ascidians
  • Demersal fish ecology, reef fish ecology
  • Fishery independent sampling, stereo-video
  • Marine conservation

Qualifications

BPRM Lincoln(N.Z.), PhD Otago

Publications

Harvey, E. and Shortis, M. R. 1996. A system for stereo-video measurement of sub-tidal organisms. Marine Technology Society Journal, 29(4) : 10-22.

Shortis, M. R. and Harvey, E. S. 1998. Design and calibration of an underwater stereo-video system for the monitoring of marine fauna populations. International Archives Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 32(5) : 792-799.

Harvey, E. and Shortis, M. R. 1998. Calibration stability of an underwater stereo-video system: Implications for measurement accuracy and precision. Marine Technology Society Journal, 32(2) : 3-17.

Francour, P, Liret, C, and Harvey, E. 1999. Comparison of fish abundance estimates made by remote underwater video and visual census. Naturalista siciliana, XXIII (Suppl) : 155-168.

Shortis, M. R., Miller, S., Harvey, E. S. and Robson, S. 2000 - An analysis of the calibration stability and measurement accuracy of an underwater stereo-video system used for shellfish surveys. Geomatics Research Australasia 73 : 1-24.

Harvey, E. S., Fletcher, D., and Shortis, M. 2001a. A comparison of the precision and accuracy of estimates of reef-fish lengths made by divers and a stereo-video system. Fishery Bulletin, 99(1): 63-71.

Harvey, E. S., Fletcher, D., and Shortis, M. 2001b. Improving the statistical power of visual length estimates of reef fish: A comparison of estimates determined visually by divers with estimates produced by a stereo-video system. Fishery Bulletin, 99(1): 72-80.

Harvey, E.S, Fletcher, D., and Shortis, M.R. 2002. Estimation of reef fish length by divers and by stereo-video. A first comparison of the accuracy and precision in the field on living fish under operational conditions. Fisheries Research, 57/3: 257-267


Harvey, E.S., Shortis, M.R., Stadler, M. and M. Cappo. 2002. A comparison of the accuracy and precision of digital and analogue stereo-video systems. Marine Technology Society Journal, 36(2): 38-49.

Doucette, J.S., Harvey, E. and Shortis, M. 2002. Stereo-video observation of nearshore bedforms on a low-energy beach. Marine Geology, 189: 289-305.

Shortis, M. R., Seager, J. W., Robson, S., and Harvey, E. S. - Automatic recognition of coded targets based on a Hough transform and segment matching. In press for Videometrics and Optical Methods for 3D Shape Measurement VIII, SPIE Vol. 5013 (2003)

Harvey, E.S., Cappo, M., Shortis, M., Buchannan, J., and S. Robson. 2003. The use of an underwater stereo-video system for measuring the lengths of caged Southern Blue Fin Tuna. Fisheries Research 63 (3): 315-326.

Harman, N., Harvey, E. and G.D. Kendrick. 2003. Differences in fish assemblages from different reef habitats in Hamelin Bay, southwestern Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 54(2): 177 – 184.

Kendrick, G.A., Harvey, E., Wernberg, T., Harman, N., Goldberg, N. 2004. The role of disturbance in maintaining diversity of benthic macroalgal assemblages in southwestern Australia. The Japanese Journal of Phycology (Sorui) (Supplement) 52:5-9.

Edited Conference papers
Proceedings, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Commission V Symposium on Real-Time Imaging and Dynamic Analysis, Hakodate, Japan, 2-5 June 1998, pp 792-799. Design and calibration of an underwater stereo-video system for the monitoring of marine fauna populations. Shortis, M. R. and Harvey, E. S.

Cappo, M., Speare, P., Wassenberg, T.J., Harvey, E., Rees, M., Heyward, A., and Pitcher, R. Use of Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations (BRUVS) to survey demersal fish – how deep and meaningful? In: Harvey, E.S. and M. Cappo (Eds). Direct sensing of the size frequency and abundance of target and non-target fauna in Australian Fisheries. 4-7 September 2000, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. p 63-71, ISBN 1 74052 057 2.

Harvey, E.S. and PV Mladenov. The Uses of Underwater Television and Video Technology in Marine Sciences: A Review. In: Harvey, E.S. and M. Cappo (Eds). Direct sensing of the size frequency and abundance of target and non-target fauna in Australian Fisheries. 4-7 September 2000, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. p 90-107, ISBN 1 74052 057 2.

Harvey. E.S., Shortis, M, Robson, S, Stadler, M. and M. Cappo. A System for Stereo-Video Measurement of Sub-Tidal Organisms: Implications for assessments of reef fish stocks. In: Harvey, E.S. and M. Cappo (Eds). Direct sensing of the size frequency and abundance of target and non-target fauna in Australian Fisheries. 4-7 September 2000, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. p 108-118, ISBN 1 74052 057 2.

Robson, S., Shortis, M. R., and E.S. Harvey. 2001. Towards Automatic Characterisation of Fish Size and Shape from Metric Image Sequences. In: Harvey, E.S. and M. Cappo (Eds). Direct sensing of the size frequency and abundance of target and non-target fauna in Australian Fisheries. 4-7 September 2000, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. p 164-173, ISBN 1 74052 057 2.

Shortis, M. R., Robson, S. and E. S. Harvey 2001. Design, Calibration and Stability of an Underwater Stereo-video System. In: Harvey, E.S. and M. Cappo (Eds). Direct sensing of the size frequency and abundance of target and non-target fauna in Australian Fisheries. 4-7 September 2000, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. p 174-181, ISBN 1 74052 057 2.

Harvey, E.S. and M. Cappo. Direct sensing of the size frequency and abundance of target and non-target fauna in Australian Fisheries. 4-7 September 2000, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. 187 pp, ISBN 1 74052 057 2.

Nicole Harman, Gary Kendrick, Euan Harvey, Mat Vanderklift, Di Walker. 2003. Use of surrogates for the rapid assessment of marine biodiversity. In Beumer, J.P, Grant, A. and D.C. Smith. “Aquatic Protected Areas - What works best and how do we know?", Proceedings of the World Congress on Aquatic Protected Areas - Cairns, Australia; August, 2002. p 465-476.

Mike Cappo, Euan Harvey, Hamish Malcolm and Peter Speare. 2003. Advantages and applications of novel “video-fishing” techniques to design and monitor Marine Protected Areas. In Beumer, J.P, Grant, A. and D.C. Smith. “Aquatic Protected Areas - What works best and how do we know?", Proceedings of the World Congress on Aquatic Protected Areas - Cairns, Australia; August, 2002. p 455-464.

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

Marine Habitat mapping,
Underwater Stereo-video

Future research

Quantifying and describing spawning aggregations of marine fishes

Funding received

2003: Refining non-intrusive stereo-video techniques and protocols for accurately estimating the lengths of Southern Bluefin Tuna during transfers. Australian Fisheries Management Authority. $106 000. Euan Harvey, Mark Shortis (RMIT), James Seager, Norm Hall (Murdoch University).
2002-2005: University of Western Australia Research Fellowship. Habitat partitioning and the influence of depth and latitude in structuring continental-shelf demersal fish assemblages: a novel study using stereo-video techniques. $213 000. Euan Harvey, Chari Pattiaratchi, Gary Kendrick.
2003-2006: Rapid and Cost Effective assessment of shallow water marine benthic habitats (Coastal CRC Supplementary). $950 000. Gary Kendrick, Euan Harvey, James Seager, Mark Shortis (RMIT).
2002: The implementation and validation of a stereo-video system for measuring the length of Southern Blue Fin Tuna during transfers. AFMA R01/1299. $46 000. Euan Harvey, Mark Shortis (RMIT), James Seager, Stuart Robson (City University).
2002: Euan Harvey. University of Western Australia Small Grant. $11 000. The influence of depth and habitat in structuring continental-shelf demersal fish assemblages: A novel study using stereo-video techniques.
2001: The influence of macro algal structure and topographic complexity on the organisation of reef fish assemblages New Zealand Science and Technology Research Fellowship and Extension. UNWA9901, $63 154 NZ. Euan Harvey
2001-2004: Fisheries Research Development Corporation, FRDC 2001/060. Characterising the fish habitats in the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia. Gary Kendrick, Euan Harvey, Mike Cappo (AIMs), Mark Shortis (RMIT), Chari Pattiaratchi. $612 846.
2000: The validation of the accuracy and precision of in situ length measurements of Southern Blue Fin Tuna by stereo-video. Australian Fisheries Management Authority. R00_11811. $62 000. Euan Harvey, Mark Shortis (RMIT) and Mike Cappo (AIMs).
2000-2002: Fisheries Research Development Corporation. FRDC New targets for aquaculture: Phase 1. $352 000. Chris Battershill (AIMs), Euan Harvey, Elizabeth Evans-Illidge (AIMs), Andrew Heyward (AIMs) and Jane Fromont (WAMuseum).
2000: Fisheries Research Development Corporation, FRDC 2000/187. Video sensing of the size and abundance of target and non-target fauna in Australian fisheries: A national workshop. $30 267. Euan Harvey and Mike Cappo (AIMs).
1999: The influence of macro algal structure and topographic complexity on the organisation of reef fish assemblages New Zealand Science and Technology Research Fellowship, UNWA9901, $130 000 NZ. Euan Harvey.

Languages

English

Research profile