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I am an Associate Professor (Education) in Marine Conservation, Academic Lead for the Marine Station and the University Diving Officer. I have overall responsibility for operational management of the University Marine Station as well as strategic development. In addition I am responsible for oversight of all diving carried out by staff and students at the University of Plymouth, excluding diving carried out by the Student Union SCUBA Society.
I am the academic module leader for a Scientific Diving module (OS207), teach on the Ocean Science and Marine Conservation Field Course (OS313), Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (BIO5132) and Fish and Fisheries (MBIO363) and act as an adviser to BSc, Masters and PhD Students.
I also work with the National Geographic Pristine Seas Programme as an Expedition Leader and scientist.
http://https//www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/ecophysiology-and-development-research-group/surveying-the-pristine-seas-of-the-pacific-ocean
Professional memberships
Marine Biological Association
Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society
Roles on external bodies
BSI and ISO Committees for the standardisation of scientific diver training
Scientific Diving Sub-Committee (SDSC) of the Health and Safety Executive
Port of Plymouth Liaison Committee (PPLC) member
Supervised research degrees
PhD/ResM
Jessop, A. (in progress). Investigating polar and temperate benthic colonisation in space and time. Director of Studies, UoP funded.
Hinckley, S.L. (in progress). Do complex signals help structure intertidal communities? Chemical ecology of patellid limpet mucus. Co-Investigator, UoP funded.
Alvarez-Cienfuegos, I. (in progress). Factors controlling protein metabolism and growth in the intertidal limpet Patella vulgata. Director of Studies, UoP funded
Truebano, M. (2010). Thermal stress in the Antarctic clam Laternulaand temperate mussel Mytilus edulis: European Science Foundation PolarCLIMATE
Smale, D. (2007). The influence of ice disturbance on nearshore benthic communities at Adelaide Island, Antarctica: Daniel Smale (2007). Open University
Bowgen, A. (2005). Low temperature protein metabolism: the energetic costs of living and growing at thermal extremes: NERC PhD Studentship
Examples of MSc/MRes projects
Clarke, E. (2021). Does the non-native invasive Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas enhance or degrade benthic biodiversity
de Natale, C (2021). Comparison of survey techniques for habitat characterization in shallow, structured habitats: A measurement of survey effort for habitat characterization in coastal waters
Blackman, C (2020). Plymouth Sound and estuaries Special Area of Conservation: Analysis of change in subtidal Reef communities over time 1998-2019.
Gilkinson, C. (2020). The effect of biotic and abiotic conditions on the distribution of Mediterranean seagrass.
Baker, J. (2019). A short-term trial of the recovery of a seagrass meadow in a commercially important location after the installation of Stirling-Advanced moorings.
Teaching interests
The application of scientific diving to carry out sub-sea research.
Animal ecophysiology and in particular the field-based measurement of physiological function in organisms.
Fish and fisheries management.
Marine conservation.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Fish Intel
Attrill, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Sheehan, E. (PI - Principal Investigator), Rees, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Firth, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Ciotti, B. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Fraser, K. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Wilson, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
1/02/21 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Growth in the margins: Field measured protein metabolism rates in the common limpet, Patella vulgata
Cienfuegos, I. A., Ciotti, B. J., Billington, R. A., Sutton, P. A. & Fraser, K. P. P., Jan 2026, In: Marine Environmental Research. 213, 107658.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A comparative study of tissue protein synthesis rates in an Antarctic, Harpagifer antarcticus and a temperate, Lipophrys pholis teleost
Fraser, K. P. P., Peck, L. S., Clark, M. S. & Clarke, A., Sept 2024, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 295, 111650.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Life in the margins: the effect of immersion/emersion and tidal cycle on the North Atlantic limpet Patella vulgata protein synthesis rates
Alvarez-Cienfuegos, I., Ciotti, B., Billington, R., Sutton, P. & Fraser, K., 11 Sept 2024, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 194, 6, p. 779-792 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Make a difference: Choose artificial reefs over natural reefs to compensate for the environmental impacts of dive tourism
Firth, L. B., Farnworth, M., Fraser, K. P. P. & McQuatters-Gollop, A., 25 Nov 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 901, 165488.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Life in the freezer: protein metabolism in Antarctic fish
Fraser, K. P. P., Peck, L. S., Clark, M. S., Clarke, A. & Hill, S. L., Mar 2022, In: Royal Society Open Science. 9, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Harpagifer antarcticus and Lipophrys pholis protein metabolism
Fraser, K. (Creator), Fraser, K. (Contributor), Fraser, K. (Contributor), Peck, L. S. (Contributor), Clark, M. S. (Contributor), Clarke, A. (Contributor), Hill, S. L. (Contributor), Bowgen, A. (Contributor), Centre, U. P. D. (Contributor), Centre, U. P. D. (Contributor) & Centre, U. P. D. (Contributor), NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre, 2 Jul 2021
DOI: 10.5285/53737fbe-8cb8-4e3d-bc48-2b21e7c9d543, https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01516
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