Research interests
Internally at the University, I served on the University Research Committee (2017-2022). Externally, I represented the UK on a EU European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) action for the development of the European Tracking Network and England in developing a European Committee for Standardization (CEN) standards for fish pass assessment (BS EN 17233:2021). I sit on the FishPass project (hosted by Great Lakes Fishery Commission) Advisory Board – Science Team, and also a member of the Fish Passage Conference steering committee.
Postgraduate supervision
Completed PhDs:
–Paolo Moccetti. Investigating the interplay of genetics, morphology and migration in salmonids (University of Hull, 2024)
–Stephen Collier. The influence of hydrodynamics on the behaviour of European eel at anthropogenic structures (University of Hull, 2024)
–Oliver Evans. The effectiveness of fish-friendly pumping stations for downstream migrating silver European eel (Anguilla anguilla) (University of Hull, 2023)
–Josh Norman. Understanding behavioural ecology of river-resident fish in winter to improve protection at water pumping stations (University of Hull, 2022)
–Liam Carter. Enhancing critically endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla) protection at hazardous intakes. (University of Hull, 2022)
–Nathan Griffiths. Developments in environmental DNA (eDNA) based decision-making in modified river catchments (University of Hull, 2022)
–Will Jubb. Understanding the impacts of exploitation and fragmentation on the upstream migrating, adult river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis [L.]): implications for conservation (University of Hull, 2022)
–Pete Davies. Movement ecology of two threatened anadromous species, twaite shad Alosa fallax and sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus, revealed by acoustic telemetry (Bournemouth University, 2021)
–Nicola Baker. Mitigating the impacts of river flow regulation and barriers to fish spawning migrations (University of Hull, 2018)