Dr Matthew Witt (He / him)

Matthew Witt is an Associate Professor at the University of Exeter; he is a marine scientist and conservation biologist. His research focuses on animal habitat-use and human-wildlife conflict. He uses a variety of technologies to help this research, including satellite tracking and remote deployable video and acoustic systems. His research relies upon spatial ecology and data visualisation to improve our capacity to manage human activities at sea. He has worked on a range of highly migratory marine species in the Atlantic Ocean, including basking sharks, leatherback turtles and the Atlantic bluefin tuna.

Interests:

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

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)