Dr Richard Noble

Dr Richard Noble

Research Associate (HIFI)

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • School of Natural Sciences

Qualifications

  • BSc
  • PhD / DPhil

Summary

Richard is an experienced researcher in the Hull International Fisheries Institute, specialising in the assessment, conservation and management of freshwater fish communities and habitats.

His role comprises a combination of research, consultancy and teaching. Current research covers ecohydrology, the assessment of conservation status of diadromous fish species, the response of fish to environmental management, river lamprey behaviour and the management of their exploitation, and fish-friendly innovative technologies for hydropower (FITHydro).

Richard's experience includes research for government agencies and water companies, together with pan-European projects that developed tools for the assessment of ecological status using fish (FAME and EFI+) and projects that developed qualitative modelling of concepts in ecology and ecosystems (Naturnet-Redime and DYNALEARN).

During his career, Richard has been involved in research that has contributed to national and international programs. This has ranged from research on fish communities in wetlands during his PhD for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds under the LIFE-funded programme that has successfully protected and enhanced the status of bitterns in the UK, to contributions to the implementation of the Water Framework Directive through EU level research projects and direct contributions to the UK Technical Advisory Group.

A recent professional highlight was being elected in 2017 as a Fellow of The Institute of Fisheries Management, the professional body for fisheries management in the UK, as recognition of my contribution to the institute and fisheries management.

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Extinction risks and threats facing the freshwater fishes of Britain

Nunn, A. D., Ainsworth, R. F., Walton, S., Bean, C. W., Hatton-Ellis, T. W., Brown, A., …Noble, R. A. (in press). Extinction risks and threats facing the freshwater fishes of Britain. Aquatic conservation : marine and freshwater ecosystems, https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4014

Catchment-wide interactive effects of anthropogenic structures and river levels on fish spawning migrations

Jubb, W. M., Noble, R. A., Dodd, J. R., Nunn, A. D., Schirrmacher, P., Lothian, A. J., …Bolland, J. D. (2023). Catchment-wide interactive effects of anthropogenic structures and river levels on fish spawning migrations. Anthropocene, 43, Article 100400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2023.100400

Acoustic telemetry informs conditional capture probability of an anadromous fish

Jubb, W. M., Noble, R. A., Dodd, J. R., Nunn, A. D., Lothian, A. J., Albright, A. J., …Bolland, J. D. (2023). Acoustic telemetry informs conditional capture probability of an anadromous fish. Fisheries research, 264, Article 106737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106737

Using acoustic tracking of an anadromous lamprey in a heavily fragmented river to assess current and historic passage opportunities and prioritise remediation

Jubb, W. M., Noble, R. A., Dodd, J. R., Nunn, A. D., & Bolland, J. D. (in press). Using acoustic tracking of an anadromous lamprey in a heavily fragmented river to assess current and historic passage opportunities and prioritise remediation. River Research and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4140

Understanding the impact of barriers to onward migration; a novel approach using translocated fish

Jubb, W. M., Noble, R. A., Dodd, J. R., Nunn, A. D., Lothian, A. J., Albright, A. J., …Bolland, J. D. (2023). Understanding the impact of barriers to onward migration; a novel approach using translocated fish. Journal of environmental management, 335, Article 117488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117488

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

North York Moors National Park - Rye and Esk

Funder

North York Moors National Park

Grant

£32,247.00

Started

1 July 2021

Status

Ongoing

Project

Collation of evidence and key points to support definitions of favourable conservation status for twaite shad Alosa fallax and allis shad Alosa alosa

Funder

Natural England

Grant

£8,800.00

Started

1 November 2023

Status

Ongoing

Project

Esk Fisheries Data Collation and Analysis

Funder

Environment Agency

Grant

£8,333.00

Started

1 December 2023

Status

Ongoing

Project

Effective Management and Restoration of the River Lamprey Stocks in the River Trent

Funder

Marine Management Organisation

Grant

£99,107.00

Started

1 August 2019

Status

Complete

Project

IUCN Red List Assessment

Funder

Natural England

Grant

£14,987.00

Started

30 November 2021

Status

Complete

Project

Site Condition Monitoring of Atlantic Salmon

Funder

NatureScot

Grant

£19,850.00

Started

26 September 2022

Status

Complete

Project

Migratory Fish Pathways & Barriers Literature Review

Funder

Natural England

Grant

£18,850.00

Started

31 July 2023

Status

Complete

Project

Juvenile Salmonid Surveys River Esk

Funder

North York Moors National Park

Grant

£4,075.00

Started

1 September 2018

Status

Complete

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Returning Lamprey To The River Trent

Funder

Natural England

Grant

£106,151.00

Started

1 August 2023

Status

Ongoing

Project

Species Evidence Base v2 Fish Cost Centre

Funder

Natural England

Grant

£18,810.00

Started

23 October 2023

Status

Ongoing

Project

Spined Loach Survey of the Ouse Washes SAC and SSSI

Funder

Natural England

Grant

£17,816.00

Started

1 September 2023

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Richard welcomes applications in any field related to freshwater fish ecology, ecological assessment of the response of fish populations / communities to environmental change, and fisheries management and conservation.

Current PhD supervisions

- Jack Wootton, Screening of eels

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

Fellow Institute of Fisheries Management

2019

Chartered Environmentalist

2009

Insitute of Fisheries Management Society of Environment

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