Overview

My research group works at the intersection of marine ecology and human-wildlife conflict, looking specifically at the distribution and behaviour of marine species and habitats with respect to human acitivity. Acquiring this knowledge is often challenging so our work uses a wide range of technologies, including satellite tracking, video-based systems and acoustic tracking and detection.

Qualifications

2007 PhD Biological Sciences, Exeter
2004 MRes Marine Biology, Plymouth
2003 MSc Oceanography, Southampton

Career

2020 Associate Professor, University of Exeter
2015-2020 Senior Lecturer, University of Exeter
2012-2015 Lecturer, University of Exeter 
2008-2012 Research Fellow (PRIMaRE, MERiFIC, Darwin)

Links

• ORCiD
• Google Scholar
• ResearchGate

Research group links

• Environmental Biology
• Ecosystems
• Marine Ecology

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Research

Research interests

• Distribution and behaviour of marine vertebrates
• Human-wildlife space conflict and habitat use
• Ecological effects of marine renewable energies
• Remote data collection technologies

Research projects

• Ecological effects of offshore wind farms (funder: The Crown Estate)
• Atlantic bluefin tuna spatial ecology in the northeast Atlantic (funder: Defra & EMFF)
• Post-release behaviour of sharks in recreational fishing (funder: EMFF)
• Ocean Health Index+ for southwest England (funder: EMFF)
• Basking shark satellite and acoustic tracking (funder: NatureScot)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment for Wave Energy (funder: CINEA)
• Clean Energy from Ocean Waves (funder: Horizon 2020)
• Tracking the movements of leatherback turtles in the South Atlantic (funder: Gabon Government)

Research grants

• 2022 The Crown Estate
  Predators and Prey Around Renewable Energy Developments (PrePARED)
• 2022 Scottish Natural Heritage
  Acoustic tracking of basking sharks
• 2018 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
  Ocean Health Index+ for the English South West Marine Plan Area
• 2018 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
  Satellite tracking of bluefin tuna in the English Channel and Celtic Sea
• 2018 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
  Shark catch and release survivability in recreational fishing
• 2018 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
  Strategic Environmental Assessment for Wave Energy (SEA Wave)
• 2015 Horizon 2020
  Clean Energy from Ocean Waves (Cefow)

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Teaching

Modules

2023/24

• BIO2074 - Marine Biology

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Supervision / Group

Postdoctoral researchers

Postgraduate researchers

Research Technicians

Alumni

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