Qualifications
- BSc (University of Hull)
- PhD / DPhil
- PGCert (University of London)
Summary
Andy is a marine ecologist with an interest across a range of marine environments, ranging from the poles to the tropics. Andy was the Senior Marine & Fisheries Scientist, and later Chief Scientist, at the Ascension Island Government, running marine research into pelagic megafauna, coastal ecosystems and fisheries., being the local science lead for the 2019 designation of the Ascension Island Marine Protected Area.
Andy also worked in enforcement and management of a pelagic tuna fishery, later going on to work in monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) of fisheries and other maritime activities across the globe.
A SCUBA diver for nearly two decades, Andy is a dive instructor and serves as the Diving Supervisor for the School of Environmental Sciences, leading the dive training for undergraduate students and overseeing research diving operations.
Journal Article
The Former Pelagic Longline Fishery of a Large‐Scale Marine Protected Area
Kerry, C., Metcalfe, K., Brown, J., Richardson, A., Laptikvoksky, V., Reeves, S., Weber, N., & Weber, S. (2025). The Former Pelagic Longline Fishery of a Large‐Scale Marine Protected Area. Aquatic conservation : marine and freshwater ecosystems, 35(2), Article e70076. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70076
Shallow seamounts are "oases" and activity hubs for pelagic predators in a large-scale marine reserve
Weber, S. B., Richardson, A. J., Thompson, C. D., Brown, J., Campanella, F., Godley, B. J., Hussey, N. E., Meeuwig, J. J., Rose, P., Weber, N., Witt, M. J., & Broderick, A. C. (2025). Shallow seamounts are “oases” and activity hubs for pelagic predators in a large-scale marine reserve. PLoS Biology, 23(2 February), Article e3003016. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003016
Direct evidence of a prey depletion "halo" surrounding a pelagic predator colony
Weber, S. B., Richardson, A. J., Brown, J., Bolton, M., Clark, B. L., Godley, B. J., Leat, E., Oppel, S., Shearer, L., Soetaert, K. E., Weber, N., & Broderick, A. C. (2021). Direct evidence of a prey depletion "halo" surrounding a pelagic predator colony. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(28), Article e2101325118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2101325118
Water column structure defines vertical habitat of twelve pelagic predators in the South Atlantic
Madigan, D. J., Richardson, A. J., Carlisle, A. B., Weber, S. B., Brown, J., & Hussey, N. E. (2021). Water column structure defines vertical habitat of twelve pelagic predators in the South Atlantic. ICES journal of marine science : journal du conseil, 78(3), 867-883. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa222
Extremes in Benthic Ecosystem Services; Blue Carbon Natural Capital Shallower Than 1000 m in Isolated, Small, and Young Ascension Island's EEZ
Barnes, D. K., Sands, C. J., Richardson, A., & Smith, N. (2019). Extremes in Benthic Ecosystem Services; Blue Carbon Natural Capital Shallower Than 1000 m in Isolated, Small, and Young Ascension Island’s EEZ. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, Article 663. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00663