Marine Science Master's Degrees

Below is a selection of research dissertations from our past Marine Conservation and Sustainability MSc students.

• Assessing the social impacts of the 2024 pollack fishery closure in Cornwall
  Lead supervisor: Dr Sarah Coulthard
  Partner: Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities

• Species distribution modelling alongside the New Zealand trait database for predicting species abundance and locations
  Lead supervisor: Dr Fabrice Stephenson
  Partner: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand

• Blue Carbon valuation in seagrass meadows: A study on carbon storage and its implications for sustainable finance initiatives
  Lead supervisor: Professor Clare Fitzsimmons
  Partner: Stronger Shores

• An analysis of the dose-response curve of crustaceans exposed to naphthalene
  Lead supervisor: Dr Gary Caldwell

• Baseline metal concentrations on deep-sea fauna
  Lead supervisor: Dr William Reid

• Assessing the release of microplastics and toxic pollutants from anti-fouling coatings in the context of marine wearing and ship graveyards
  Lead supervisor: Dr Miguel Morales Maqueda
  Partner: AkzoNobel

• Public perceptions of nature-based solutions to coastal protection, North-East of England
  Lead supervisor: Dr Sarah Coulthard
  Partner: Stronger Shores

• Effects of trawling and potting on benthic communities – indicator species detection and biological traits analysis
  Lead supervisor: Professor Clare Fitzsimmons
  Partner: Natural England

• Interactions between seals and Northumberland small-scale net fisheries
  Lead supervisor: Dr Sarah Coulthard
  Partner: Northumberland Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

• Modelling the dispersion of marine plastics around the Maldives Archipelago
  Lead supervisor: Dr Miguel Morales Maqueda