MOLLY CHRISTENSEN

Hatchery Manager, IMAS
Tasmania, Australia
Since 2011, Molly has been a research technician involved in a world first innovation program to develop a sustainable land-based spiny rock lobster industry. First working on the tropical species, Panulirus ornatus, in tropical Cairns then following the passion for rock lobster aquaculture to Southern Tasmania, now working on the commercialisation of three different species, all found within Australian waters. Molly is now a supervisor and Assistant Hatchery Manager at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, focussing on developing technology for the complex lifecycle of spiny lobster larvae, with larval phases lasting from 100-300 days.