Overview

Currently I am a PhD student at the University of Exeter investigating the potential impacts of sport and leisure events on the marine environment. Specifically, I am keen to develop guidelines to mitigate the impacts of, for example, noise, light and chemical pollutants that result from national and international sailing events, and to work with organisers to use these events to showcase exciting solutions and demonstrate best practice. 

Broad research specialisms 

Marine Biology

Bioacoustics

Environmental Microplastics

Aquatic ecotoxicology 

Qualifications

1:1, BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences (Animal Biology), University of Exeter, 2015-2018

Masters by Research, Biological Sciences, University of Exeter, 2019

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Research

Research projects

Project Title: Mitigating impacts of sport and leisure in the marine environment 

Supervisors: 

Professor Steve Simpson, University of Exeter 

Professor Tamara Galloway, University of Exeter

Project Description: 

Publications: 

Porter, A., Barber, D., Hobbs, C., Love, J., Power, A., Bakir, A., Galloway, T. and Lewis, C. (2022). Uptake of microplastics by marine worms depends on feeding mode and particle shape but not exposure time. Science of The Total Environment, p.159287

Alava, J.J., McMullen, K., Jones, J., Barragán-Paladines, M.J., Hobbs, C., Tirapé, A., Calle, P., Alarcón, D., Muñoz-Pérez, J.P., Muñoz-Abril, L., Townsend, K.A., Denkinger, J., Uyaguari, M., Domínguez, G.A., Espinoza, E., Reyes, H., Piedrahita, P., Fair, P., Galloway, T., Grove, J.S., Lewis, C. and Schofield, J. (2022). Multiple Anthropogenic Stressors in the Galápagos Islands’ Complex Social-Ecological System: Interactions of marine pollution, fishing pressure and climate change with management recommendations. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 1-26

Wilson-McNeal, A., Hird, C., Hobbs, C., Nielson, C., Smith, K. E., Wilson, R. W., & Lewis, C. (2020). Fluctuating seawater pCO2/pH induces opposing interactions with copper toxicity for two intertidal invertebrates. Science of The Total Environment, 748, 141370.

Hobbs, C.A.D., Potts, R.W.A., Bjerregaard Walsh, M., Usher, J., and Griffiths, A.M. (2019) Using DNA Barcoding to Investigate Patterns of Species Utilisation in UK Shark Products Reveals Threatened Species on Sale. Scientific Reports 9, Article Number 1028 

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Publications

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