Dr Leo Clarke

Marine and Fisheries Research Scientist

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I graduated with a BSc in Marine Biology and Zoology in 2011, followed by an MSc in Marine Environmental Protection in 2012, both at the School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor. Following my MSc I worked at a leading marine environmental consultancy before completing my PhD in ecosystem-based management of inshore fisheries at Bournemouth University between 2014 and 2018. I returned to environmental consultancy, working extensively at sea, before returning to Bangor in 2018 to undertake my first post-doctoral research position, working on the Conservation Evidence project for marine fish conservation. In 2020 I was appointed the lead post-doctoral researcher on a contract with Welsh Government Marine and Fisheries Division, delivering a programme of at-sea surveys and research to meet Welsh Government's marine and fisheries science evidence needs. 

I have over a decade's experience in fundamental and applied marine ecology, conservation and fisheries science. My research interests include sustainable fisheries and the conservation of marine biodiversity, with a particular focus on sea turtles and climate change. 

  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. E-pub ahead of print

    An assessment of post-capture condition and survival of Rajidae caught in fixed nets

    Clarke, L., Holding, P. & McCarthy, I., 1 Aug 2024, In: Fisheries Research. 276, 107041.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Artificial coastal lagoons at solar salt-working sites: A network of habitats for specialised, protected and alien biodiversity

    Herbert, R. J. H., Broderick, L. G., Ross, K., Moody, C., Cruz, T., Clarke, L. & Stillman, R. A., 5 Apr 2018, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 203, p. 1-16

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Ecological drivers of the high predation of sea turtle hatchlings during emergence

    Martins, S., Sierra, L., Rodrigues, E., Onate-Casado, J., Galan, I. T., Clarke, L. J. & Marco, A., 24 Jun 2021, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 668, p. 97-106

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Epibenthic and mobile species colonisation of a geotextile artificial surf reef on the south coast of England

    Herbert, R. J. H., Collins, K., Mallinson, J., Hall, A. E., Pegg, J., Rosso, K., Clarke, L. & Clements, T., 19 Sept 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 9

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Evaluating loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) bycatch in the small-scale fisheries of Cabo Verde

    Martins, S., Tiwari, M., Rocha, F., Rodrigues, E., Monteiro, R., Araujo, S., Abella, E., Loureiro, N. D. S., Clarke, L. J. & Marco, A., Sept 2022, In: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 32, 3, p. 1001-1015

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Examining current best-practices for the use of wild post-larvae capture, culture, and release for fisheries enhancement

    Richardson, L., Lenfant, P., Clarke, L., Fontcuberta, A., Gudefin, A., Lecaillon, G., Le Vay, L., Radford, A. & Simpson, S., 17 Jan 2023, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Impacts of a novel shellfishing gear on macrobenthos in a marine protected area: pump-scoop dredging in Poole Harbour, UK

    Clarke, L. J., Esteves, L. S., Stillman, R. A. & Herbert, R. J. H., 2018, In: Aquatic Living Resources. 31

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Intertidal invertebrate harvesting: a meta-analysis of impacts and recovery in an important waterbird prey resource

    Clarke, L. J., Hughes, K. M., Esteves, L. S., Herbert, R. J. H. & Stillman, R. A., 7 Dec 2017, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 584, p. 229-244

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Low‐cost tools mitigate climate change during reproduction in an endangered marine ectotherm

    Clarke, L., Elliot, R. L., Abella-Perez, E., Jenkins, S., Marco, A. & Hawkes, L. A., 1 Jul 2021, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 58, 7, p. 1466-1476

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Population dynamics of a commercially harvested, non-native bivalve in an area protected for shorebirds: Ruditapes philippinarum in Poole Harbour, UK

    Clarke, L. J., Esteves, L. S., Stillman, R. A. & Herbert, R. J. H., 1 May 2019, In: Aquatic Living Resources. 32, 10.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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