Dr Alec Moore

T&R Lecturer in Marine Top Predator Conservation

Contact info

E-mail: a.moore@bangor.ac.uk

Room 116, 1st floor, Marine Centre Wales, Menai Bridge 

 

  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    A ray of hope? The re-appearance of Irish Sea skate decades after local extinction

    Moore, A., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Fish Biology. 102, 6, p. 1503-1505 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    A review of sawfishes (Pristidae) in the Arabian region: diversity, distribution, and functional extinction of large and historically abundant marine vertebrates

    Moore, A., Oct 2015, In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 28, 5, p. 656-677

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Additions to the shark fauna of the Persian (Arabian) Gulf

    Moore, A., White, W. & Peirce, R., 2010, In: Zoology in the Middle East. 50, 1, p. 83-88

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Are guitarfishes the next sawfishes? Extinction risk and an urgent call for conservation action

    Moore, A., 21 Jul 2017, In: Endangered Species Research. 34, p. 75-88

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Biological data from a Data Deficient shark: the Arabian smoothhound Mustelus mosis (Carcharhinformes: Triakidae)

    Moore, A., Henderson, A., Farrell, E. & Weekes, L., 1 Jun 2016, In: Journal of Fish Biology. 88, p. 2303-2307

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Bycatch in northeast Atlantic lobster and crab pot fisheries (Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and Bristol Channel)

    Moore, A., Heney, C., Lincoln, H., Colvin, C., Newell, H., Turner, B., McCarthy, I. & Hold, N., 1 Sept 2023, In: Fisheries Research. 265, 106745.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. E-pub ahead of print

    Century-scale loss and change in the fishes and fisheries of a temperate marine ecosystem revealed by qualitative historical sources

    Moore, A., Brander, K., Evans, S., Holm, P. & Hiddink, J. G., 20 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fish and Fisheries.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Composition of elasmobranch landings in Bahrain

    Moore, A. & Peirce, R., 19 Dec 2013, In: African Journal of Marine Science. 35, 4, p. 593-596

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Concentrations of trace elements in a rare and threatened coastal shark from the Arabian Gulf (smoothtooth blacktip Carcharhinus leiodon)

    Moore, A., Bolam, T., Lyons, B. & Ellis, J., 30 Nov 2015, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 100, 2, p. 646-650

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Deep-water observation of scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini in the western Indian Ocean off Tanzania

    Moore, A. & Gates, A., 2015, In: Marine Biodiversity Records. 8, e91

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Detection and quantification of differences in catch rates among research vessel gears and commercial vessels

    Delargy, A., Hold, N., Heney, C., Cann, R., Bhandari, K., Colvin, C., Moore, A., Lincoln, H., Hiddink, J. G. & McCarthy, I., 1 Oct 2022, In: Fisheries Research. 254, 106371, 106371.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Elasmobranchs of the Persian (Arabian) Gulf: ecology, human aspects and research priorities for their improved management

    Moore, A., Mar 2012, In: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 22, 1, p. 35-61

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Hemitrygon yemenensis sp. nov., a new species of stingray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean

    Moore, A., Last, P. & Naylor, G., 23 Jul 2020, In: Zootaxa. 4819, 2, p. 364-374

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Himantura randalli sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatoidea: Dasyatidae) from the Persian Gulf

    Last, P., Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. M. & Moore, A., 2012, In: Zootaxa. 3327, p. 20-32

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Identification of critical habitat in a data-poor area for an Endangered aquatic apex predator.

    Moore, A., Apr 2018, In: Biological Conservation. 220, p. 161-169

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published
  18. Published

    Internet trade of a previously unknown wildlife product from a critically endangered marine fish

    Pytka, J., Moore, A. & Heenan, A., Mar 2023, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 5, 3, e12896.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Metazoan parasites of the lesser-spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula and their potential as stock discrimination tools

    Moore, A., Dec 2001, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 81, 6, p. 1009-1013

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Morphological abnormalities in elasmobranchs

    Moore, A., 2015, In: Journal of Fish Biology. 87, p. 465-471

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    New biological data on the rare, threatened shark Carcharhinus leiodon (Carcharhinidae) from the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea

    Moore, A., Almojil, D. K., Harris, M., Jabado, R. & White, W., 28 Oct 2013, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 65, 4, p. 327-332

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Population genetics of four heavily exploited shark species around the Arabian Peninsula

    Spaet, J., Jabado, R., Henderson, A., Moore, A. & Berumen, M., Jun 2015, In: Ecology and Evolution. 5, 12, p. 2317–2332

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Predicting potential spawning areas of European bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, in the Irish and Celtic Seas

    Lincoln, H., Robins, P., Wilmes, S.-B., Pérez-Mayol, S., Moore, A., Simpson, S., Goward Brown, A., Heney, C., Malham, S., Morales-Nin, B., Hold, N. & McCarthy, I., 1 Feb 2024, In: Fisheries Research. 270, 106884.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    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., Latchford, J., Moore, A., Moutopoulos, D. K., Nielson, P., Nordheim, H. V., Ondiviela, B., Peter, C., Pogoda, B., Poulsen, B., Pouvreau, S., Roberts, C., Scherer, C., Smaal, A. C., Smyth, D., Strand, A., Theodorou, J. A. & zu Ermgassen, P. S. E., 1 Dec 2024, In: Nature Sustainability . 7, 12, p. 1719-1729 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Redescription of Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), an endangered eagle ray (Myliobatoidea: Myliobatidae) from the Indo–West Pacific

    White, W. & Moore, A., 2013, In: Zootaxa. 3752, 1, p. 199-213

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Rediscovery and redescription of the smoothtooth blacktip shark, Carcharhinus leiodon (Carcharhinidae), from Kuwait, with notes on its possible conservation status

    Moore, A. B. M., White, W. T., Ward, R. D., Naylor, G. J. P. & Peirce, R., 24 Jun 2011, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 62, 6, p. 528-539

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Risks to biodiversity and coastal livelihoods from artisanal elasmobranch fisheries in a Least Developed Country: The Gambia (West Africa)

    Moore, A. B. M., Seret, B. & Armstrong, R., May 2019, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 28, 6, p. 1431–1450

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Shark and ray conservation research: Absent where the need is greatest

    Moore, A. B. M. & Grubbs, R. D., Nov 2019, In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 29, 11, p. 2017-2017

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Spatial and Temporal variation of size at maturity in an intensive crustacean fishery with limited management

    Moore, A., Delargy, A., Cann, R., Heney, C., Le Vay, L., Lincoln, H., McCarthy, I. & Hold, N., 1 Nov 2022, In: Fisheries Research. 255, November 2022, 106450.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Species, sex, size and male maturity composition of previously unreported elasmobranch landings in Kuwait, Qatar and Abu Dhabi Emirate

    Moore, A. B., McCarthy, I. D., Carvalho, G. R. & Pierce, R., 1 Apr 2012, In: Journal of Fish Biology. 80, 5, p. 1619-1642

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published
  32. Published

    The distribution, diversity and abundance of elasmobranch fishes in a modified subtropical estuarine system in Kuwait

    Bishop, J., Moore, A., Alsaffar, A. & Abdul Ghaffar, A. R., Feb 2016, In: Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 32, 1, p. 75-82

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    The first record of the elasmobranch parasite Diphterostomum betencourti (Monticelli, 1893) (Digenea, Zoogonidae) in the coastal waters of southern England

    Bray, R. & Moore, A. B. M., 2000, In: Acta Parasitologica. 45, 4, p. 299-302

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    The smalleye stingray Dasyatis microps (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) in the Gulf

    Moore, A., 2010, In: Zoology in the Middle East. 49, p. 101-103

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Troubled waters: Threats and extinction risk of the sharks, rays and chimaeras of the Arabian Sea and adjacent waters

    Jabado, R. W., Kyne, P. M., Pollom, R. A., Ebert, D. A., Simpfendorfer, C. A., Ralph, G. M., Al Dhaheri , S. S., Akhilesh, K. V., Ali, K., Ali, M. H., Al Mamari , T. M. S., Bineesh, K. K., El Hassan , I. S., Fernando, D., Grandcourt, E. M., Khan, M. M., Moore, A. B. M., Owfi, F., Robinson, D. P., Romanov, E., Soares, A., Spaet, J. L. Y., Tesfamichael, D., Valinassab, T. & Dulvy, N. K., 1 Nov 2018, In: Fish and Fisheries. 19, 6, p. 1043-1062

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Using opportunistic data to study the distribution and abundance of a warm water elasmobranch at the northern edge of its range

    Hiddink, J. G., Charles, R. & Moore, A., Jan 2024, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 81, 1, p. 108-118

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Using vertebrate environmental DNA from seawater in biomonitoring of marine habitats

    Sigsgaard, E. E., Torquato, F., Froslev, T., Moore, A., Sorensen, J., Range, P., Ben-Hamadou, R., Bach, S., Moller, P. R. & Thomsen, P., Jun 2020, In: Conservation Biology. 34, 3, p. 697-710 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Comment/debate › Research › Peer-reviewed
  39. Published

    Important Shark Areas: rationale and need

    Moore, A. & Fowler, S., 1 Apr 2022, In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 32, 4, p. 710-711 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

  40. Book › Research › Peer-reviewed
  41. Published

    Sharks and rays of the Arabian/Persian Gulf

    Almojil, D. K., Moore, A. & White, W. T., Jan 2015, MBG (INT) Ltd.

    Research output: Book/ReportBookpeer-review

  42. Commissioned report › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  43. Published

    An analysis of the response to the Storm Emma-Holyhead Marina incident in March 2018: The release of marine litter after the storm and the resulting increased risk of spread of the colonial sea-squirt, Didemnum vexillum

    Whitehead, J., Wyn, G., Griffith, K. & Moore, A., 2019, Natural Resources Wales. (NRW Evidence Report; no. 366)

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned report