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I am a PhD researcher with an interest in understanding the ecology and behaviour of marine top predators, specifically how seabirds respond to variations in environmental conditions across a range of spatiotemporal scales.
My multi-disciplinary PhD research focusses on the European Shag (Gulosus aristotelis) and Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) inhabiting the Menai Strait and Conwy Bay, North Wales. I collect biological data using a suite of complementary approaches including novel time-lapse photography, bird borne cameras, GPS tracking, observational surveys, nest monitoring, ringing data and stable isotope analysis. Concurrent environmental data is recorded by in-situ instrumentation and simulated using high resolution hydrodynamic and 3D oceanographic models. Using these data, I investigate how the abundance, distribution, foraging behaviour and population demographics of a coastal seabird species respond to fine scale variations in environmental conditions.
I am currently funded by the NERC ENVISION programme.
Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate, MSc, Marine Environmental Protection, Bangor University
2019 → 2020
Award Date: 19 Sept 2020
Undergraduate, BSc, Applied Terrestrial and Marine Ecology, Bangor University
2017 → 2019
Award Date: 19 Sept 2019
Other, BSc, Environmental Science, Bath Spa University
2013 → 2014
Award Date: 19 Sept 2014
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 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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When and how to automate image analysis for wildlife monitoring? Guidelines and lessons from a worked example of seabirds in a dynamic coastal environment
Carrington, C. A., Lawrence, P. J., Kuncheva, L. I., Williams, F. J., Hennessey, S. L. & Waggitt, J. J., 3 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Bird Study. 73, 1, p. 7-23 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Risk Assessment of Bycatch of Protected Species in Fishing Activities
Evans, P., Carrington, C. (Contributor) & Waggitt, J. (Contributor), 2021, European Commission. 212 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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