Dr Jonathan King

Reader in Marine Biology

Contact info

Room: 210 Marine Centre Wales            Phone: 01248 383935

E-mail: j.w.king@bangor.ac.uk

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A trained ecologist, I completed my PhD on the regulation of food intake in fish whilst working in the commercial marine science and aquaculture research sectors. I joined CAMS in 2001 and have been Deputy Director since 2007. I was awarded a readership in 2017. 

My work is driven by the research needs of both the public and private sectors and is largely in the area of sustainable aquaculture and shellfisheries, particularly attempting to fill knowledge gaps that are hindering the development of the shellfish farming industry. Work has included studies of the distribution and potential impact of non-native aquaculture species, research supporting restocking of native species, development of hatchery techniques and trials of pilot-scale offshore systems. More recently I have become project manager of SEACAMS and SEACAMS 2, which has led to involvement in research in support of the marine renewables sector.

 

Research Areas

Marine Conservation and Resource Management
Marine Ecology

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

    Factors affecting byssus attachment in juvenile scallops, Pecten maximus (L.)

    Galley, T., Beaumont, A., Le Vay, L. & King, J., 15 Nov 2020, In: Aquaculture. 528, 735504.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Feeding behaviour of whiting, Merlangius merlangus, L. in captivity

    Seyhan, K., Grove, D. & King, J., Feb 1998, In: Fisheries Research. 34, 1, p. 39–45 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Growth of Crassostrea gigas spat and juveniles under differing environmental conditions at two sites in Wales

    King, J. W., Malham, S. K., Skov, M. W., Cotter, E., Latchford, J. W., Culloty, S. C. & Beaumont, A. R., 1 Jul 2006, In: Aquatic Living Resources. 19, 3, p. 289-297

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Habitat suitability modelling for an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system along Europe's Atlantic coast

    Hughes, C. & King, J., 1 Oct 2023, In: Ecological Modelling. 484, 110459.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Influence of exogenous chemicals on larval development and survival of the king scallop Pecten maximus (L.)

    Galley, T., Beaumont, A., Le Vay, L. & King, J., 1 May 2017, In: Aquaculture. 474, p. 48-56 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Invasion genetics of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in the British Isles inferred from microsatellite and mitochondrial markers

    Lallias, D., Boudry, P., Batista, F. M., Beaumont, A., King, J. W., Turner, J. R. & Lapegue, S., Sept 2015, In: Biological Invasions. 17, 9, p. 2581-2595

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Limited impact of an invasive oyster on intertidal assemblage structure and biodiversity: the importance of environmental context and functional equivalency with native species

    Zwerschke, N., Hollyman, P., Wild, R., Stringer, R., Turner, J. & King, J., May 2018, In: Marine Biology. 165, 5, 88.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. E-pub ahead of print

    Maximum entropy modelling to identify optimal locations for an IMTA system comprising Sparus aurata, Mytilus galloprovincialis and Ulva rigida on Europe’s Atlantic coastline

    Hughes, C. & King, J., 19 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Aquatic Living Resources. 37, 4

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Mortality of Pacific oysters in the Irish Sea: Biotic and abiotic influences

    Cotter, E., Culloty, S. C., O'Keeffe, S., Malham, S. K., Latchford, J. W., King, J. W. & Beaumont, A. R., 1 Aug 2005, In: Journal of Shellfish Research. 24, 2, p. 648

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    New insights about the introduction of the Portuguese oyster, Crassostrea angulata, into the North East Atlantic from Asia based on a highly polymorphic mitochondrial region.

    Grade, A., Chairi, H., Lallias, D., Power, D., Ruano, F., Leitao, A., Drago, T., King, J., Boudry, P. & Batista, F., Dec 2016, In: Aquatic Living Resources. 29, 4, 6 p., 404.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Nonlinear time series analysis of food intake in the dab and the rainbow trout

    King, J., Ruohonen, K., Grove, D. J. & Hammerstein, A., 21 Apr 2007, In: Journal of Theoretical Biology. 245, 4, p. 749-762

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Optimisation of larval culture of the mussel Mytilus edulis (L.)

    Galley, T. H., Batista, F. M., Braithwaite, R., King, J. & Beaumont, A. R., 1 Apr 2010, In: Aquaculture International. 18, 3, p. 315-325

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Predicting the dispersal of wild Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) from an existing frontier population—a numerical study

    Robins, P., King, J., Jenkins, S. & Tita, A., 2017, In: Aquatic Invasions. 12, 2, p. 117-131

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Research priorities for assessing potential impacts of emerging marine renewable energy technologies: Insights from developments in Wales (UK)

    Roche, RC., Walker-Springett, K., Robins, PE., Jones, J., Veneruso, G., Whitton, TA., Piano, M., Ward, SL., Duce, CE., Waggitt, JJ., Walker-Springett, G., Neill, S., Lewis, M. & King, J., 1 Dec 2016, In: Renewable Energy. 99, December, p. 1327-1341 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Seabed morphology and bed shear stress predict temperate reef habitats in a high energy marine region

    Jackson-Bue, T., Williams, G., Whitton, T., Roberts, M., Goward Brown, A., Amir, H., King, J., Powell, B., Rowlands, S., Llewelyn Jones, G. & Davies, A., 5 Sept 2022, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 274, 107934.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Strategies for the retention of high genetic variability in European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) restoration programmes.

    Lallias, D., Boudry, P., Lapegue, S., King, J. W. & Beaumont, A. R., 3 Apr 2010, In: Conservation Genetics. 11, 5, p. 1899-1910

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Summer mortality of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, in the Irish Sea: The influence of temperature and nutrients on health and survival.

    Malham, S., Cotter, E., O'Keeffe, S., Lynch, S., Culloty, S. C., King, J. W., Latchford, J. W. & Beaumont, A., 1 Feb 2009, In: Aquaculture. 287, 1-2, p. 128-138

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Summer mortality of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, in the Irish Sea: the influence of growth, biochemistry and gametogenesis.

    Cotter, E., Malham, S., O'Keefe, S., Lynch, S. A., Latchford, J. W., King, J. W., Beaumont, A. R. & Culloty, S. C., 24 May 2010, In: Aquaculture. 303, 1-4, p. 8-21

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    The effect of water management on extensive aquaculture food webs in the reconstructed wetlands of the Doñana Natural Park, Southern Spain

    Walton, M. E., Vilas, C., Coccia, C., Green, A. J., Canavate, J. P., Prieto, A., van Bergeijk, S. A., Medialdea, J. M., Kennedy, H. A., King, J. & Le Vay, L., 14 Jun 2015, In: Aquaculture. 448, p. 451-463

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  22. Published

    Feeding ecology of sea trout in the Irish Sea

    Roche, W., Milner, N., Davies, C., Shepherd, S., King, J., Coyne, J., Gargan, P. & Hughes, R., 1 Nov 2017, Sea Trout: Science and Management: Proceedings of the 2nd International Sea Trout Symposium. Harris, G. (ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp: Matador, p. 371-395 25 p. Chapter 20

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  23. Published

    The statistical design of feeding experiments

    Ruohonen, K., Kettunen, J., King, J. W., Houlihan, D. (ed.), Boujard, T. (ed.) & Jobling, M. (ed.), 1 Jan 2001, Feed Intake in Fish. 2001 ed. Blackwell Scientific, p. 88-107

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  24. Published

    Variation in sea trout (Salmo trutta) abundance and life histories in the Irish Sea

    Milner, N., Potter, E., Roche, W., Tysklind, N., Davidson, I., King, J., Coyne, J. & Davies, C., Nov 2017, Sea Trout: Science and Management: Proceedings of the 2nd International Sea Trout Symposium. Harris, G. (ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp: Matador, p. 96-128 32 p. 5

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  25. Published

    Workshop on the Celtic Seas Ecoregion Aquaculture Overview

    O'Biern, F. (ed.), Ojaveer, H. (ed.), Boyd, A., Capuzzo, E., Devine, G., Moore, H., O'Carroll, J., Dennis, J., King, J., Falconer, L., Ellis, T. & Telfor, T., 5 Oct 2022, ICES Scientific Reports. 57 ed. Copenhagen, Vol. 4. 126 p. (ICES Scientific Reports; vol. 4, no. 57).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  26. Paper › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  27. Published

    Differences in growth rate and proportion of ready to settle larvae between diploid and triploid Mytilus edulis.

    Batista, F. M., Galley, T. H., McCombie, H., Cornette, F., Boudry, P., Guedes-Pinto, H., King, J. W. & Beaumont, A. R., 1 Jan 2008.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  28. Published

    Optimisation of larval culture of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis.

    Galley, T. H., Braithwaite, R., Batista, F. M., King, J. W. & Beaumont, A. R., 1 Jan 2008.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  29. Paper › Research › Peer-reviewed
  30. Published

    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 conferencePaperpeer-review

  31. Commissioned report › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  32. Published

    Testing the response of oysters exposed to chemicals X, Y, and Z

    Malham, S. K., Walton, M. W., Latchford, J. W., King, J. W. & Greenwell, H. C., 1 Jan 2006, 2006 ed. Centre for Applied Marine Sciences.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned report