Personal profile
Contact Info
Room: 2nd floor, Marine Centre Wales Phone: +44 (0) 1248 388603
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.shellfish.wales wild-oysters.org/
I graduated in Applied Marine Biology in 2017. During that time I spent a year working in the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ) investigating the geomorphological interactions of the American razor clam, Ensis directus. I completed an MSc in Marine Environmental Protection in 2018. My thesis researched biodiversity and the associated species assemblages in mussel culture on an experimental offshore longline system as part of the Irish Sea Portal Pilot (ISPP) project. At the beginning of 2019, I became a Research Project Support Officer on the Shellfish Centre, a research and innovation project supporting development of the shellfish sector in Wales. In addition, I became the Local Project Officer in 2020 for the Welsh restoration hub in Conwy Bay for The Wild Oysters Project, aiming to restore Britain’s seas to health through the restoration of the native oyster.
Research Areas
Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate, MSc, Marine Environmental Protection, Bangor University
Award Date: 25 Nov 2018
Undergraduate, BSc, Applied Marine Biology (Hons), Bangor University
Award Date: 1 Jun 2017
External positions
Research Assistant, NIOZ, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
2015 → 2016
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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Historical dataset details the distribution, extent and form of lost Ostrea edulis reef ecosystems
Thurstan, R. H., McCormick, H., Preston, J., Ashton, E. C., Bennema, F. P., Bratoš Cetinić, A., Brown, J. H., Cameron, T. C., da Costa, F., Donnan, D. W., Ewers, C., Fortibuoni, T., Galimany, E., Giovanardi, O., Grancher, R., Grech, D., Hayden-Hughes, M., Helmer, L., Jensen, K. T. & Juanes, J. A. & 16 others, , 5 Nov 2024, In: Scientific data. 11, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Records reveal the vast historical extent of European oyster reef ecosystems
Thurstan, R., McCormick, H., Preston, J., Ashton, E. C., Bennema, F. P., Cetinic, A. B., Brown, J. H., Cameron, T. C., da Costa, F., Donnan, D. W., Ewers, C., Fortibuoni, T., Galimany, E., Giovanardi, O., Grancher, R., Grech, D., Hayden-Hughes, M., Helmer, L., Jensen, K. T. & Juanes, J. A. & 17 others, , 1 Dec 2024, In: Nature Sustainability . 7, 12, p. 1719-1729 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The European native oyster, Ostrea edulis, in Wales, a historical account of a forgotten fishery
Hayden-Hughes, M., Bayford, P., King, J. & Smyth, D., 21 Feb 2023. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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“Good news everyone”, the natives have returned: Assemblages of European flat oysters make a reappearance in Belfast Lough after a century of absence.
Smyth, D., Hayden-Hughes, M., Alexander, J., Bayford, P. & Kregting, L., 31 Jan 2021, In: Regional Studies in Marine Science. 41, p. 101585 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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NON UK & Ireland Conference, Galway
Parry, R. (Speaker) & Hayden-Hughes, M. (Speaker)
1 Apr 2025 → 3 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Festival of the Sea- Y Môr a Ni
Parry, R. (Participant), Hayden-Hughes, M. (Participant), Lopez, M. M. (Participant), Halstead, R. (Organiser), Lenn, Y.-D. (Participant), Rippeth, T. (Participant) & Leanza, G. (Participant)
31 Mar 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course
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One Ocean Symposium, HYYM project.
Parry, R. (Participant) & Hayden-Hughes, M. (Speaker)
13 Mar 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference
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Wild Oysters Project: Celebrating International Women and Girls in Science Day.
Parry, R. (Organiser), Hayden-Hughes, M. (Organiser), Hold, N. (Speaker), Lenn, Y.-D. (Speaker), Lee, H. (Speaker), Jones, A. (Speaker) & Perrott, N. (Organiser)
28 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course
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Wild Oysters Project: Celebrating British Science Week
Parry, R. (Organiser) & Hayden-Hughes, M. (Organiser)
15 Feb 2025 → 15 Mar 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course