Ben has recently joined the FRDC after a decade-long employment in the commercial barramundi aquaculture industry and an additional decade performing applied research. He has commercial experience working across all life-stages of barramundi and has performed applied research and development at a range of research organisations. Obtaining his PhD at James Cook University, Ben has also worked at The University of Adelaide and Deakin University. His research has primarily focussed on assisting industry to develop techniques that optimise post-harvest quality.