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Profiles
Dr Adam Rees
Visiting Researcher
School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Biography
Biography
Visiting Researcher - applied Marine Ecosystems Research (aMER): https://sheehanresearchgroup.com
Researcher - Blue Marine Foundation: www.bluemarinefoundation.com
I am a marine ecologist undertaking research focussed on the impacts of various anthropogenic activities on protected marine habitats. My primary focus is fisheries, having been involved with the Lyme Bay reef recovery monitoring since 2010. I have also contributed to research on the impacts of marine renewable installations and marine litter. I completed my PhD which assessed the ecosystem impacts of commercial potting on both reef habitats the associated commercial fishery, within the Lyme Bay MPA. Currently, I am working as an assistant project manager at the University of Plymouth and as a consultant to the Blue Marine Foundation. I am coordinating research projects across multiple study sites throughout the UK, with the aim of providing conservation benefits and improving the sustainability of small-scale fisheries.
PhD - Attrill (DoS) & Sheehan | The ecological effects of increasing potting density in the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area |
Qualifications
2022: Visiting Researcher with the University of Plymouth
2018 - 2022: Postdoctoral researcher with Plymouth University and the Blue Marine Foundation
2014 - 2018: PhD researcher at Plymouth University
Attrill, M. J. (DoS), Sheehan, E. V. The ecological effects of increasing potting density in the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area
2013 - 2014: Research assistant Plymouth University
Professional membership
Marine Biological Association
Marine Conservation Society
British Ecological Society
Research
Research
Research interests
Marine ecology
Benthic ecosystems & recovery
Small-scale fisheries
Fishing impacts
Fisheries spatial data
Creative practice & artistic projects
British Ecological Society photography competition category winner
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2023) 'Catch per Unit Effort of Decapod Species, C. pagurus and H. gammarus, from a Voluntary Marine Reserve' Fishes 8, (8) 390-390 , DOI
(2021) 'Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management works—How switching from mobile to static fishing gear improves populations of fished and non‐fished species inside a marine‐protected area' Journal of Applied Ecology , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Rewilding of Protected Areas Enhances Resilience of Marine Ecosystems to Extreme Climatic Events' Frontiers in Marine Science 8, , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Optimal fishing effort benefits fisheries and conservation' Scientific Reports 11, (1) , DOI Open access
(2020) 'An evaluation of the social and economic impact of a Marine Protected Area on commercial fisheries' Fisheries Research 235, 105819-105819 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Acoustic Complexity Index to assess benthic biodiversity of a partially protected area in the southwest of the UK' Ecological Indicators 111, , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Strandings of NE Atlantic gorgonians' Biological Conservation 209, 482-487 , DOI Open access
Chapters
(2020) 'Towards a Marine Socio-Ecology of Learning in the South West of England' in Pontius J; Mueller MP; Greenwood D Place-based Learning for the Plate: Hunting, Foraging and Fishing for Food Springer 141-167 , DOI Open access
Reports
(2019) The Lyme Bay experimental potting study. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&Module=More&Location=None&Completed=0&ProjectID=18771 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Open access