Research Programme

Global Food Security

People

Dr Jason Adair

Dr Jason Adair

Lecturer in Data Science, Computing Science

Dr David Bassett

Dr David Bassett

Senior Animal Technician

Professor James Bron

Professor James Bron

Professor, Institute of Aquaculture

Dr Adam Brooker

Dr Adam Brooker

Research Fellow, Institute of Aquaculture

Dr Richard Broughton

Dr Richard Broughton

Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Aquaculture

Professor Danny Campbell

Professor Danny Campbell

Professor, Economics

Dr Stefano Carboni

Dr Stefano Carboni

Aquatic Invertebrate Zoologist, Institute of Aquaculture

Dr Umair Choksy

Dr Umair Choksy

Senior Lecturer in Management, Management, Work and Organisation

Dr Rachel Crockett

Dr Rachel Crockett

Lecturer, Psychology

Professor Margaret Crumlish

Professor Margaret Crumlish

Professor, Institute of Aquaculture

Dr Andrew Desbois

Dr Andrew Desbois

Senior Lecturer, Institute of Aquaculture

Mr Andre Dhungana

Mr Andre Dhungana

PhD Researcher, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Dr Brad Duthie

Dr Brad Duthie

Senior Lecturer, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Professor Seda Erdem

Professor Seda Erdem

Professor, Economics

Dr Susan Fitzer

Dr Susan Fitzer

Lecturer, Institute of Aquaculture

Dr Almas Gheyas

Dr Almas Gheyas

Lecturer in Aquaculture Production Scien, Institute of Aquaculture

Dr Andre Gilburn

Dr Andre Gilburn

Senior Lecturer, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Dr Saihong Li

Dr Saihong Li

Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies, French

Dr Savi Maharaj

Dr Savi Maharaj

Senior Lecturer, Computing Science

Dr Paul McMenemy

Dr Paul McMenemy

Lect in Pure Math/Mathematical Mod, Mathematics

Outputs

Article

Yang Y, Narayan E, Phillips CJC, Rey Planellas S, Zheng L, Ruan X, Tegomo AF, Shih H, Shao Q & Descovich K (2024) Effects of simulated motion frequency related to road quality on the welfare and recovery of transported largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 277, Art. No.: 106342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106342


Book Chapter

Norman R & Crumlish M (2024) Introduction To Global Aquatic Food Security. In: Crumlish M & Norman R (eds.) Aquatic Food Security. 1 ed. Essex: 5M publishing. https://5mbooks.com/product/aquatic-food-security


Book Chapter

Norman R & Crumlish M (2024) Horizon Scanning For Aquatic Food Security. In: Crumlish M & Norman R (eds.) Aquatic Food Security. 5m books, p. Essex. https://5mbooks.com/product/aquatic-food-security


Edited Book

Crumllish M & Norman R (eds.) (2024) Aquatic Food Security. 5M books. https://5mbooks.com/product/aquatic-food-security


Review

Murphy JM, Moriarty M, Brooker AJ, Waites W, Revie C, Adams TP, Lewis M, Reinardy HC, Phelan JP, Coyle JP, Rabe B, Ives SC, Armstrong JD, Sandvik AD & Asplin L (2024) A gap analysis on modelling of sea lice infection pressure from salmonid farms: (II) Identifying and ranking knowledge gaps: output of an international workshop [Sea lice gap analysis]. Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 16, pp. 27-42. https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00471


Conference Paper (published)

Nica-Avram G, Ljevar V, Harvey J, Branco-Illodo I, Gallage S & Goulding J (2023) Ill-fated interactions: modeling complaints on a food waste fighting platform. In: 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data). 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data), Osaka, Japan, 17.12.2022-20.12.2022. 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data): IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/bigdata55660.2022.10020517


Article

Ara G, Little DC, Mamun A, De Roos B, Grieve E, Khanam M, Hasan SMT, Ireen S, Dilruba S, Bushra Boitchi A, Dijkhuizen MA, Ahmed T & Roos N (2023) Factors affecting the micronutrient status of adolescent girls living in complex agro-aquatic ecological zones of Bangladesh. Scientific Reports, 13, Art. No.: 6631. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33636-8


Article

Vera LM, de Alba G, Santos S, Szewczyk TM, Mackenzie SA, Sánchez-Vázquez FJ & Rey-Planellas S (2023) Circadian rhythm of preferred temperature in fish: Behavioural thermoregulation linked to daily photocycles in zebrafish and Nile tilapia. Journal of Thermal Biology, 113, Art. No.: 103544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103544


Book Chapter

Steyn P (2022) African environmental movements [Africans saving Africa themselves]. In: Grasso M & Giugni M (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Movements. Routledge International Handbooks. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, pp. 109-122. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367855680-9


Projects

Emerging mycoforestry technology for carbon-negative food production
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Innovate UK

The evolution of female mating systems: tracing the origins and tracking the consequences
PI: Dr Rebecca Boulton
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Land sharing vs. land sparing: new insights from ecological-economic modelling
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust

CLEANGAIN: Improved welfare and delousing of farmed cleaner fish
PI: Dr Adam Brooker
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre and Loch Duart Ltd

Multimodal data analysis for monitoring invasive aquatic weeds in India
PI: Dr Savi Maharaj
Funded by: Royal Academy of Engineering

Vaccines against AMR in Aquaculture
PI: Professor Margaret Crumlish
Funded by: International Development Research Centre

Integrated risk mapping and targetted snail control to support schistosomiasis elimination in Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire under future climate change
PI: Professor Rachel Norman
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Development of a rapid molecular tool for the identification of fouling epibionts in Blue Mussel farms
PI:
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre

Assessing the potential for selection and improvement of red seaweed affected by increasing water temperatures in Tanzania
PI:
Funded by: Innovate UK

Towards a sustainable solution for aquafeed: using live yellow mealworm larvae grown on pre-consumer wastes for tilapia culture in Malawi
PI: Dr Amina Moss
Funded by: Innovate UK

From fuel to pot: an interdisciplinary partnership to address the role of solid fuel use in food preparation in the household in Kenya and Malawi.
PI: Dr Isabelle Uny
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council

ROBUST-SMOLT Impact of Early Life History in Freshwater Recirculation Aquaculture Systems on A. Salmon Robustness and Susceptibility to Disease at Sea
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Investigating the potential of nutritional programming to improve the utilisation of sustainable feeds in aquaculture
PI: Dr Monica Betancor
Funded by: Biomar Ltd and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Efficacy testing of immersion and oral vaccines for Aeromonas hydrophila in Tilapia an Vietnamese catfish
PI: Dr Andrew Desbois
Funded by: International Veterinary Vaccinology Network

An understanding of biomineralisation pathways is key to predict climate change impact on aquaculture
PI: Dr Susan Fitzer
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Developing a Theoretical understanding of non linearities in the food system and practical ideas to take advantage of them
PI: Professor Rachel Norman
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust

Enhancing Diversity to Overcome Resistance Evolution
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

BIOMIX: Assessing the impacts of tank-mixing on biopesticide efficacy
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)

Improving knowledge of Xylella fastidiosa vector ecology: modelling vector occurrence and abundance in the wider landscape in Scotland
PI: Dr Daniel Chapman
Funded by: Plant Health Centre

Curriculum Development for Sustainable Seafood and Nutrition Security
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)