Dr Charlotte Hopkins

Dr Charlotte Hopkins

Senior Lecturer Marine Biology

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • School of Environmental Sciences

Qualifications

  • BSc (Durham University)
  • MSc (Imperial College London)
  • PhD / DPhil (University of Glasgow)

Summary

Charlotte is a Lecturer in Marine Conservation at the University of Hull. Her research covers a broad spectrum of marine conservation issues from the use of Marine Protected Areas to shark conservation. Charlotte is particularly interested in human perceptions of marine ecosystems and species and how understanding these perceptions can inform conservation efforts. Charlotte is part of the team at the University of Hull that leads the COAST-R Network Plus, funded by the UKRI and DEFRA under the Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas Programme.

Charlotte is the Lead of the University of Hull Ocean Literacy PhD cluster and is a supervisor on the University of Hull Rewild PhD Cluster, with a focus on rewilding the sea. Charlotte is also Co-Chair of the Faculty of Science and Engineering Ethics Committee, and a core member of the British Ecological Society English Policy Group. Charlotte is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Undergraduate

Module Leader for:

Marine Conservation Ecology (L5)

Saving Our Seas (L6)

Contributing to:

Marine Biology: An Introduction (L4)

Adaptations (L4)

Marine Interactions (L5)

Aquatic Resource Management (L6)

Environmental Impact Assessment (L6)

Final Year Project (L6) - Project Supervisor

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Predictive GAM seabed maps can account for defined and fuzzy boundaries to improve accuracy in a scottish sea loch seascape

Burns, N. M., Bailey, D. M., & Hopkins, C. R. (2024). Predictive GAM seabed maps can account for defined and fuzzy boundaries to improve accuracy in a scottish sea loch seascape. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 309, Article 108939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108939

Communicating information about the psychology of a wild carnivore, the red fox, influences perceived attitudinal changes but not overall tolerance in people

Morton, F. B., Henri, D., Adaway, K., Adaway, K. A., Soulsbury, C., Soulsbury, C. D., & Hopkins, C. R. (2024). Communicating information about the psychology of a wild carnivore, the red fox, influences perceived attitudinal changes but not overall tolerance in people. Biological Conservation, 296, Article 110653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110653

Improved traceability in seafood supply chains is achievable by minimising vulnerable nodes in processing and distribution networks

Hopkins, C. R., Roberts, S. I., Caveen, A. J., Graham, C., & Burns, N. M. (2024). Improved traceability in seafood supply chains is achievable by minimising vulnerable nodes in processing and distribution networks. Marine Policy, 159, Article 105910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105910

Sustainable use of ocean resources

Bailey, D. M., & Hopkins, C. R. (2023). Sustainable use of ocean resources. Marine Policy, 154, Article 105672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105672

Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) breeding sites contribute substantial carrion biomass to the Firth of Forth.

Burns, N., Hopkins, C., Quaggiotto, M. M., McCafferty, D., & Bailey, D. (2022). Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) breeding sites contribute substantial carrion biomass to the Firth of Forth. Marine ecology progress series, 691, 191-201. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14053

Research interests

Charlotte's research expertise is in marine conservation and management, particularly considering human interactions with the marine environment. Charlotte is also interested in shark conservation, Ocean Literacy, and sustainable fisheries management.

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Spatial patterns of distribution and relative abundance of Scottish pelagic shark species

Funder

Royal Geographical Society

Grant

£11,451.00

Started

1 June 2024

Status

Ongoing

Project

Decarbonising the UK Fishing fleet – social, behavioural, economic and environmental responses

Funder

The Fishmongers Company

Grant

£3,000.00

Started

1 March 2025

Status

Ongoing

Project

Resilience of Indonesian fisheries to the current COVID-19 pandemic and future uncertainties

Funder

British Council

Grant

£79,168.00

Started

1 February 2021

Status

Complete

Project

HEIF: KE for Healthy Seas and Coastal Communities

Funder

University of Hull

Grant

£3,942.00

Started

1 January 2022

Status

Complete

Project

NERC Discipline Hopping: Event Measure Software for Benthic Stereo Video Analysis: Applications in marine ecology, conservation and knowledge exchange

Funder

NERC Natural Environment Research Council

Grant

£5,093.00

Started

1 December 2022

Status

Complete

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

REWRITE

Funder

UKRI UK Research and Innovation

Grant

£333,267.00

Started

1 October 2023

Status

Ongoing

Project

Towards enabling sustainable expansion of offshore wind while protecting marine benthic biodiversity and functioning (BEcoWIND)

Funder

NERC Natural Environment Research Council

Grant

£612,236.00

Started

1 April 2023

Status

Ongoing

Project

COAST-R: COastal communities And Seas Together for Resilience Network Plus

Funder

ESRC Economic & Social Research Council

Grant

£768,576.00

Started

1 April 2024

Status

Ongoing

Project

COAST-R Flexible Fund: COastal communities And Seas Together for Resilience Network Plus

Funder

ESRC Economic & Social Research Council

Grant

£436,998.00

Started

1 April 2024

Status

Ongoing

Project

Threats and Risks to Arctic Habitats- Watching Plastic Litter

Funder

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Grant

£74,526.00

Started

1 July 2024

Status

Ongoing

Project

Svalbard Winter Plastics

Funder

BAS British Antarctic Survey (NERC)

Grant

£14,697.00

Started

1 February 2024

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Charlotte supervises work on projects in the following areas (broadly interpreted), in the UK and internationally:

- Marine conservation and Rewilding (including MPAs, elasmobranchs, policy and public perceptions)

- Ocean Literacy

- Fisheries issues particularly from a social science perspective

- Social dimensions and public perceptions of biodiversity conservation

Current PhD supervisions:

Wendy Chadwick, University of Hull (Co Supervisors: Dr Magnus Johnson) "Decarbonising the fishing fleet" part of the University of Hull Environmental Technologies and Food Systems PhD Cluster

Esther Brooker, University of Hull (Co Supervisors: Prof Gerald Midgley, Dr Neil Burns, Dr Amanda Gregory) Rewilding the Sea: Perceptions, Values and Challenges" part of the University of Hull REWILD PhD Cluster

Matthew Morgan, University of Hull (Primary Supervisor: Dr Africa Gomez, Prof Rodney Forster) Greening Blue Spaces in Hull” part of the University of Hull REWILD PhD Cluster

Kristy Adaway, University of Hull (Primary Supervisor: Dr Blake Morton, Dr Lori Lawson Handley) Understanding Environmental Adaptability in Wild Mammalian Carnivores: a Multidisciplinary Perspective” part of the University of Hull REWILD PhD Cluster

External Supervisions:

Andri Utama, University of Glasgow (Primary Supervisor, Dr David Bailey) "Fisher and Fishing behaviour around Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs), Indonesia"

Jennifer Keeping, University of Glasgow (Primary Supervisor, Dr David Bailey) “Threats, feeding ecology and habitat use of stingrays in Mozambique”

Thomas Logan, University of Leeds, (Primary Supervisor, Dr Alastair Ward) "Reconciling lethal control of an iconic native species (red deer Cervus elaphus) with nature conservation within a multiple-use landscape"

Committee/Steering group role

Core Member - English Policy Group, British Ecological Society

2021

The BES English Policy Group (EPG) will be a group at the interface between ecology and environmental policy. The EPG will promote the use of ecological knowledge in policymaking in England and support the involvement of ecologists in all levels of English policymaking.

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