Kerry Howell

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Professor Kerry Howell

Professor of Deep-Sea Ecology
School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

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The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Kerry's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 03: SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingGoal 04: SDG 4 - Quality EducationGoal 06: SDG 6 - Clean Water and SanitationGoal 08: SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthGoal 09: SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureGoal 14: SDG 14 - Life Below WaterGoal 15: SDG 15 - Life on LandGoal 17: SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

About Kerry

I am deputy programme leader for the BSc (Hons) Marine Biology and Oceanography at the University of Plymouth. I am also an active academic researcher working on various topics related to conservation and sustainable management of the deep sea and High Seas, and marine habitat mapping.

Supervised Research Degrees

Amelia Bridges - PhD PhD title "Ecological studies of the South Atlantic deep sea to inform sustainable management". 2022
Erin Browne - ResM title "A step towards automating real-time collection of ecological data on observational platforms : a pilot study on deep-sea benthic species Syringammina fragilissima" 2022
Poppy Hesketh Best - PhD title "Deep-sea discovery - mining marine environments for novel biologics" 2021
Molly James - PhD "Mechanisms of vertical movement in meroplankton: A primer of dispersal" 2021.
Nils Piechaud - PhD "The application of autonomous underwater vehicles to the study of benthic ecology" 2020.
Kirsty McQuaid - PhD The application of predictive modelling to marine spatial planning associated with deep-sea mining, 2020.
Rebecca Ross - PhD Investigating the role of larval dispersal models in the development of an 'ecologically coherent' network of deep sea marine protected areas, 2016
Charlotte Marshall - PhD Species distribution modelling to support marine conservation planning, 2011
Jaime Davies - PhD Mapping Deep-Sea Features in UK Waters For Use in Marine Protected Area Network Design. 2011
Rebecca Jefferson - PhD Communicating Marine Environmental Health: Connecting Science, Social and Policy Values, 2010 

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Kerry Howell
Diving deeper into marine conservation

Kerry has a global reputation for providing critical evidence and innovation solutions for the protection of deep-sea habitats.
Majano Anemone (Anemonia Gracilis)
Can our coastal experience help us save the deep sea?

COP26: Examining the evidence for global action
Professor Kerry Howell - REF Impact Case Study
REF Impact Case Study

Advancing spatial management of the seep sea
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More than 70% of our planet is ocean – and 90% of that ocean is deep sea

Those numbers alone offer an insight into the critical importance of understanding what is in these hidden environments. But they don’t even scratch the surface when it comes to the challenges scientists face in trying to achieve that.
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What has the deep sea ever done for me?

The deep sea supports our healthy planet, and in turn support us. Our very existence depends on a healthy, functioning deep sea environment, so we must do better at looking after it.
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One Ocean Hub

Marine Conservation Research Group project