Porth Ymchwil

Dr James Waggitt

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Contact info

Address

Room 412

Westbury Mount

School of Ocean Sciences

Bangor University

Isle of Anglesey

LL59 5AB

 

Email: j.waggitt@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: 01248 388767

Background 

I completed a degree in BSc Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology at the University Of Plymouth in 2009, and then an MRes in Marine Biology at the same institute in 2010. My MRes research focussed on northern gannet Morus bassanus foraging ecology, investigating individual differences in foraging distributions and strategies, and was supervised by Dr Steve Votier. I then completed a PhD in Marine Ecology at the University of Aberdeen in 2015. My PhD research investigated deep-diving seabirds’ use of tidal-stream environments with the aim of understanding potential interactions with tidal stream turbines, and was primarily supervised by Dr Beth Scott. During my PhD I was involved in the NERC funded CORPORATES, FLOWBEC and RESPONSE projects which aim to understand environmental impacts from marine renewable energy installations, and also aid marine spatial planning. I joined the School of Ocean Sciences as a research officer within the NERC funded Marine Ecosystems Research Program (MERP) in June 2015. During this project, I worked alongside Dr Peter Evans and Prof Jan Hiddink to map the distributions of numerous cetacean and seabird species across the North-East Atlantic. I became a lecturer in August 2017.  In addition to my research at the School, I am a scientific advisor to the Sea Watch Foundation. This NGO is dedicated to the conservation of cetaceans. 

Research 

My research focusses on understanding how behavioural and environmental factors influence the distributions of cetaceans and seabirds in space and time. This research is truly multi-disciplinary and involves close collaborations with statisticians, oceanographers and engineers to understand which and how physical processes influence behaviour and movement. This increased understanding can predict spatial and temporal overlap with offshore developments, and responses to climate change - both facilitating effective marine spatial planning. 

External Responsibilities

British Ecological Society (BES) Grant Reviewer.

ICES Biodiversity Working Group.

ICES Marine Mammal Ecology Working Group. 
ICES Joint Cetacean Data Protocol (JDCP) Working Group.

ICES Seabird Working Group.

Sea Watch Foundation Trustee.

Sea Watch Foundation Consultant.

Websites

MERP

FLOWBEC

Research Gate

Google Scholar

Sea Watch Foundation

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  1. Cyhoeddwyd

    Seabirds and Marine Renewables: Are we Asking the Right Questions?

    Scott, B. E., Langton, R., Philpott, E. & Waggitt, J., Chwef 2014, Marine Renewable Energy Technology and Environmental Interactions. Springer, t. 81-92 11 t.

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    Sex-specific foraging behaviour in northern gannets Morus bassanus: incidence and implications

    Stauss, C., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T. W., Garthe, S., Gunn, C., Grecian, W. J., Inger, R., Knight, M. E., Newton, J., Patrick, S. C., Phillips, R. A., Waggitt, J. J. & Votier, S. C., 2012, Yn: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 457, t. 151-162

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    Shipping in the north-east Atlantic: Identifying spatial and temporal patterns of change

    Robbins, J., Waggitt, J., Miller, D., Evans, P., Bouchet, P., Ford, A. & Marley, S., 1 Meh 2023, Yn: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 179, 113681.

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    Sustainable fishing can lead to improvements in marine ecosystem status: an ensemble-model forecast of the North Sea ecosystem

    Spence, M., Griffiths, C., Waggitt, J., Bannister, H., Thorpe, R., Rossberg, A. & Lynam, C., 9 Rhag 2021, Yn: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 680, t. 207-221

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    Testing for sub-colony variation in seabird foraging behaviour: ecological and methodological consequences for understanding colonial living

    Waggitt, J. J., Briffa, M., Grecian, W. J., Newton, J., Patrick, S. C., Stauss, C. & Votier, S. C., 2014, Yn: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 498, t. 275-285

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    The Ornithodolite as a tool to quantify animal space use and habitat selection; a case study with birds diving in tidal waters

    Cole, E-L., Waggitt, J., Hedenstrom, A., Piano, M., Holton, M., Borger, L. & Shepard, E., Ion 2019, Yn: Integrative Zoology. 14, 1, t. 4-16

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    The Role of Climate, Oceanography, and Prey in Driving Decadal Spatio-Temporal Patterns of a Highly Mobile Top Predator

    Astarloa, A., Louzao, M., Andrade, J., Babey, L., Berrow, S., Boisseau, O., Brereton, T., Doremus, G., Evans, P., Hodgins, N., Lewis, M., Martinez-Cediera, J., Pinsky, M., Ridoux, V., Saavedra, C., Santos, B., Thorson, J., Waggitt, J., Wall, D. & Chust, G., 18 Tach 2021, Yn: Frontiers in Marine Science. 8, 665474.

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    The effect of environmental factors on shell growth and repair in Buccinum undatum

    Colvin, C., Hollyman, P., Richardson, C., Chenery, S., Waggitt, J. & McCarthy, I., 1 Meh 2022, Yn: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 551, 19 t., 151720.

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    The effects of bottom trawling and primary production on the biological traits composition of benthic assemblages

    Howarth, L. M., Waggitt, J. J., Bolam, S. G., Eggleton, J., Hiddink, J. & Somerfield, P. J., 23 Awst 2018, Yn: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 602, t. 31-48

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    The effects of trawling and primary production on size‐structured food webs in seabed ecosystems

    Howarth, L., Somerfield, P. J., Blanchard, J., Waggitt, J., Allender, S. & Hiddink, J. G., Hyd 2020, Yn: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 77, 10, t. 1659-1665

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