Professor Jan Geert Hiddink

Professor in Marine Biology

Contact info

Room: 406 Westbury Mount     Phone: 01248 382864
E-mail: j.hiddink@bangor.ac.uk
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Jan is a professor in the School of Ocean Sciences and specialise in the field of marine benthic ecology. For his PhD he studied the adaptive value of migrations and nursery use for the intertidal bivalve Macoma balthica at the Department of Marine Biology at Groningen University, and he received the Annual VLIZ North Sea Award 2002 from the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) for his PhD thesis. After completing his PhD in 2002, he started a postdoc at Bangor University, where he studied the impact of bottom trawling on the functioning of benthic invertebrate communities. He joined the lecturing staff in SOS in 2006 and was promoted to Reader in 2013. He was awarded a Personal Chair in 2017.  JGH has published >95 peer reviewed papers since 2001. His grant capture since 2006 totals over £7M.

His research broadly examines the effect of human disturbance on benthic ecosystems, including fishing and climate change. He has a broad interest in other topics and has been working on research ranging from cattle trampling wader nests on saltmarshes to acoustic monitoring of cetaceans. His research is focussed on gaining a quantitative understanding of the effect of disturbance (such as exploitation and climate change) on the biodiversity and functioning of marine benthic communities, and on how such effects can be mitigated. JGH aims to increase understanding of ecosystem functioning and distribution patterns by comparing empirical data with predictions of ecological models. Much of this research has focused ont the effect of bottom trawling on benthic ecosystems.

Research Areas

  1. Published

    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 Aug 2018, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 602, p. 31-48

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Investigating the effects of mobile bottom fishing on benthic biota: a systematic review protocol

    Hughes, K. M., Kaiser, M. J., Jennings, S., McConnaughey, R. A., Pitcher, R., Hilborn, R., Amoroso, R. O., Collie, J. S., Hiddink, J. G., Parma, A. M. & Rijnsdorp, A. D., 25 Nov 2014, In: Environmental Evidence. 3, 23

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Fishing effects on energy use by North Sea fishes.

    Jennings, S., Van Hal, R., Hiddink, J. G. & Maxwell, T. A., 1 Mar 2008, In: Journal of Sea Research. 60, 1-2, p. 74-88

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Assessing fishery footprints and the trade-offs between landings value, habitat sensitivity, and fishing impacts to inform marine spatial planning and an ecosystem approach

    Jennings, S., Lee, J. & Hiddink, J. G., Jul 2012, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 69, 6, p. 1053-1063

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Effects of bottom trawling on fish foraging and feeding

    Johnson, A. F., Gorelli, G., Jenkins, S. R., Hiddink, J. G. & Hinz, H., 10 Dec 2014, In: Proceedings of the royal Society B. 282, 1799

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Effect of prey abundance and size on the distribution of demersal fishes

    Johnson, A. F., Valls, M., Moranta, J., Jenkins, S. R., Hiddink, J. G. & Hinz, H., 5 Jan 2012, In: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 69, 1, p. 191-200

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Linking temperate demersal fish species to habitat: scales, patterns and future directions

    Johnson, A. F., Jenkins, S. R., Hiddink, J. G. & Hinz, H., Sept 2013, In: Fish and Fisheries. 14, 3, p. 256-280

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Food subsidies from fisheries to continental shelf benthic scavengers.

    Kaiser, M. J. & Hiddink, J. G., 22 Nov 2007, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 350, p. 267-276

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Marine Ecology: Processes Systems and Impacts

    Kaiser, M., Attrill, M. J., Jennings, S., Thomas, D. N., Barnes, D. K. A., Brierley, A. S., Hiddink, J. G., Kaartokallio, H., Polunin, N. V. C. & Raffaelli, D. G., 21 Jul 2011, 2 ed. Oxford: Oxford: OUP. 528 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportBook

  10. Published

    Recovery linked to life history of sessile epifauna following exclusion of towed-mobile fishing gear

    Kaiser, M., Hormbrey, S., Booth, J. R., Hinz, H. & Hiddink, J., May 2018, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 55, 3, p. 1060-1070

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Prioritization of knowledge-needs to achieve best practices for bottom trawling in relation to seabed habitats

    Kaiser, M. J., Hilborn, R., Jennings, S., Amaroso, R., Andersen, M., Balliet, K., Barratt, E., Bergstad, O. A., Bishop, S., Bostrom, J. L., Boyd, C., Bruce, E. A., Burden, M., Carey, C., Clermont, J., Collie, J. S., Delahunty, A., Dixon, J., Eayrs, S., Edwards, N., Fujita, R., Gauvin, J., Gleason, M., Harris, B., He, P., Hiddink, J. G., Hughes, K. M., Inostroza, M., Kenny, A., Kritzer, J., Kuntzsch, V., Lasta, M., Lopez, I., Loveridge, C., Lynch, D., Masters, J., Mazor, T., McConnaughey, R. A., Moenne, M., Francis, Nimick, A. M., Olsen, A., Parker, D., Parma, A., Penney, C., Pierce, D., Pitcher, R., Pol, M., Richardson, E., Rijnsdorp, A. D., Rilatt, S., Rodmell, D. P., Rose, C., Sethi, S. A., Short, K., Suuronen, P., Taylor, E., Wallace, S., Webb, L., Wickham, E., Wilding, S. R., Wilson, A., Winger, P. & Sutherland, W. J., Sept 2016, In: Fish and Fisheries. 17, 3, p. 637-663

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Spatial management of scallop dredging: Consequences for the recovery of benthic communities

    Kaiser, M. J., Hiddink, J. G. & Shephard, S., Dec 2007, In: Journal of Shellfish Research. 26, 4, p. 1318-1319

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Environmental metabarcoding reveals heterogeneous drivers of microbial eukaryote diversity in contrasting estuarine ecosystems

    Lallias, D. S., Lallias, D., Hiddink, J. G., Fonseca, V. G., Gaspar, J. M., Sung, W., Neill, S. P., Barnes, N., Ferrero, T., Hall, N., Lambshead, P. J., Packer, M., Thomas, W. K. & Creer, S., 25 Nov 2014, In: The ISME Journal. 9, p. 1208-1221

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Quantification and prediction of the impact of fishing on epifaunal communities.

    Lambert, G. I., Jennings, S., Kaiser, M. J., Hinz, H. & Hiddink, J. G., 26 May 2011, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 430, p. 71-86

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Quantifying recovery rates and resilience of seabed habitats impacted by bottom fishing

    Lambert, G. I., Jennings, S., Kaiser, M. J., Davies, T. W. & Hiddink, J. G., Oct 2014, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 51, 5, p. 1326-1336

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Defining thresholds of sustainable impact on benthic communities in relation to fishing disturbance

    Lambert, G., Murray, L., Hiddink, J., Hinz, H., Lincoln, H., Hold, N., Cambie, G. & Kaiser, M., 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 5440.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    A comparison of two techniques for the rapid assessment of marine habitat complexity

    Lambert, G. I., Jennings, S., Hinz, H., Murray, L. G., Lael, P., Kaiser, M. J. & Hiddink, J. G., Mar 2013, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 4, 3, p. 226-235

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Implications of using alternative methods of vessel monitoring system (VMS) data analysis to describe fishing activities and impacts

    Lambert, G. I., Jennings, S., Hiddink, J. G., Hintzen, N. T., Hinz, H., Kaiser, M. J. & Murray, L. G., May 2012, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 69, 4, p. 682-693

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Microplastics alter multiple biological processes of marine benthic fauna

    Mason, V., Skov, M., Hiddink, J. G. & Walton, M., 1 Nov 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 845, 157362.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Trawl fishing impacts on the status of seabed fauna in diverse regions of the globe

    Mazor, T., Pitcher, C. R., Rochester, W., Kaiser, M., Hiddink, J. G., Jennings, S., Amoroso, R., McConnaughey, R. A., Rijnsdorp, A., Parma, A., Suuronen, P., Collie, J., Sciberras, M., Atkinson, L., Durholtz, D., Ellis, J., Bolam, S. G., Schratzberger, M., Couce, E., Eggleton, J., Garcia, C., Kainge, P., Paulus, S., Kathena, J. N., Gogina, M., van Denderen, P. D., Keller, A., Horness, B. & Hilborn, R., Jan 2021, In: Fish and Fisheries. 22, 1, p. 72-86

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Trawl Exposure and Protection of Seabed Fauna at Large Spatial Scales

    Mazor, T., Pitcher, C. R., Ellis, N., Rochester, W., Jennings, S., Hiddink, J., McConnaughey, R., Kaiser, M., Parma, A., Suuronen, P., Kangas, M. & Hilborn, R., Nov 2017, In: Diversity and Distributions. 23, 11, p. 1280-1291

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Destructive Fishing: an expert-driven definition and exploration of this quasi-concept

    McCarthy, A. H., Steadman, D., Richardson, H., Murphy, J., Benbow, S., Brian, J. I., Brooks, H., Costa-Domingo, G., Hazin, C., McOwen, C., Walker, J., Willer, D., Abdi, M., Auster, P. J., Bealey, R., Bensted-Smith, R., Broadburn, K., Carvalho, G., Collinson, T., Erinosho, B., Fabinyi, M., Febrica, S., Forbi, W. N., Garcia, S. M., Goad, D., Goldsworthy, L., Govan, H., Heaphy, C., Hiddink, J. G., Hosch, G., Kachelriess, D., Kinch, J., Lancaster, A. M. S. N., Le Manach, F., Matthews, T., Medellin-Ortiz, A., Morgan, A., Motta, H., Marua, H., Namboothri, N., Ndiritu, E., Passfield, K., Pilcher, N. J., Portus, J. O., Rguez-Baron, J. M., Robertson, M., Sharma, A., Suazo, C. G., Tamini, L. L., Vilata-Simon, J. & Mukherjee, N., 28 Mar 2024, In: Conservation Letters.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Choosing best practices for managing impacts of trawl fishing on seabed habitats and biota

    McConnaughey, R. A., Hiddink, J. G., Jennings, S., Pitcher, R., Kaiser, M., Suuronen, P., Sciberras, M., Rijnsdorp, A. D., Collie, J., Mazor, T., Amoroso, R. O., Parma, A. & Hilborn, R., Mar 2020, In: Fish and Fisheries. 21, 2, p. 319-337 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published
  25. Published

    Acoustic detection probability of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, with static acoustic dataloggers in Cardigan Bay, Wales

    Nuuttila, H. K., Thomas, L., Hiddink, J. G., Meier, R., Turner, J. R., Bennell, J. D., Tregenza, N. J. C. & Evans, P. G. H., Sept 2013, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 134, 3, p. 2596-2609

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review