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Room 412

Westbury Mount

School of Ocean Sciences

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Isle of Anglesey

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Email: j.waggitt@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: 01248 388767

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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 gannetÌýMorus bassanusÌýforaging 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.Ìý 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.Ìý

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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.Ìý

External Responsibilities

British Ecological Society (BES) Grant Reviewer.

ICES Biodiversity Working Group.

ICES Marine Mammal Ecology Working Group.Ìý

ICES Joint Cetacean Data Protocol (JDCP) Working Group.

ICES Seabird Working Group.

Sea Watch Foundation Trustee.

Sea Watch Foundation Consultant.

Websites

• PhD: Marine Ecology
  University of Aberdeen, 2011–2015
• MSc: Marine Biology
  Plymouth University, 2009–2010
• BSc: Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology
  Plymouth University, 2006–2009

Course Leader

• MSc Marine Top-Predator Ecology

Module Leader

• OSX3010 Marine Mammal Observation
• OSX4024 Marine Top Predator 1
• OSX4025 Marine Top Predator 2

Modules Taught

• OSX1000 Tutorial 1
• OSX1002 Marine Biology Practical 1
• OSX2002 Marine Physiology and Behaviour
• OSX2003 Marine Biology Practical 2
• OSX2007 Ship-Based Fieldwork
• OSX3000 Dissertation
• OSX3002 Marine Ecosystems and Processes
• OSX3013 Intertidal Field Project
• OSX3015 Overseas Field Course VIMS USA
• OSX3023 Marine Mammal Science
• OSX4004 Environmental Impact AssessmentÌý
• OSX4005 Marine Vertebrates
• OSX4008 Research Design and Planning
• OSX4009 Research Design - Dissertation
• OSX4401 Research Preparation
• OSX4405 Research Project Investigation

PhD Supervision

• Alejandra Vergara Peña (2015-2019)
• Claire Carrington (2021-)
• Sophie Crouch (2021-)
• Clodagh O'Driscoll (2021-2023)
• Tom Gale (2023-)

MRes Supervision

• Rosemary Greensmith (2016-2021)
• Eleanor Falch (2020-2022)
• Rhys Gadd (2021-2023)
• Stef Krafft (2020-)
• Natalie Robinson (2022-)
• Amelia Corvin-Czarnodolski (2023-)

Other Responsibilities

• Summer Internship Coordinator (2021-)
• Postgraduate Research Director (2023-)

2023

• Published
  Robbins, J., Waggitt, J., Miller, D., Evans, P., Bouchet, P., Ford, A. & Marley, S., 1 Jun 2023, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 179, 113681.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• Published
  Van Landeghem, K., Unsworth, C., Austin, M. & Waggitt, J., 23 May 2022.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
• Published
  Searle, K., Butler, A., Waggitt, J., Evans, P., Bogdanova, M., Hobbs, T., Daunt, F. & Wanless, S., 1 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 91, 12, p. 2384-2399
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Searle, K., Butler, A., Waggitt, J., Evans, P., Quinn, L., Bogdanova, M., Evans, T., Braithwaite, J. & Daunt, F., Jun 2022, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 690, p. 185-200
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Fraser, S. & Waggitt, J., 15 Jul 2022, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9, 851476.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Colvin, C., Hollyman, P., Richardson, C., Chenery, S., Waggitt, J. & McCarthy, I., 1 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 551, 19 p., 151720.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• Published
  Trifonova, N., Scott, B., De Dominicis, M., Waggitt, J. & Wolf, J., 1 Oct 2021, In: Ecological Indicators. 129, 107997, 107997.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Phillips, J., Banks, A., Bolton, M., Brereton, T., Cazenave, P., Gillies, N., Padget, O., van der Kooij, J., Waggitt, J. & Guilford, T., Feb 2021, In: Ecology and Evolution. 11, 4, p. 1544-1557 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Darby, J., de Grissac, S., Arneill, G., Pirotta, E., Waggitt, J., Borger, L., Shepard, E., Cabot, D., Owen, E., Bolton, M., Edwards, E., Thompson, P., Quinn, J. & Jessopp, M., Dec 2021, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 679, p. 181-194
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Serpetti, N., Benjamins, S., Brain, S., Collu, M., Harvey, B., Hughes, A., Risch, D., Heymens, J., Rosinski, S., Waggitt, J. & Wilson, B., 8 Jul 2021, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 8, 694013.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Warwick-Evans, V., Santora, J., Waggitt, J. & Trathan, P., 1 Aug 2021, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 78, 4, p. 1324-1339
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Evans, P., Carrington, C. (Contributor) & Waggitt, J. (Contributor), 2021, European Commission. 212 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• Published
  Spence, M., Griffiths, C., Waggitt, J., Bannister, H., Thorpe, R., Rossberg, A. & Lynam, C., 9 Dec 2021, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 680, p. 207-221
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  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 Nov 2021, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 8, 665474.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Heal, M., Hoover, B. & Waggitt, J., 2021, In: Bird Study. 68, 1, p. 135-140 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• Published
  Crawley, D., Coomber, F., Kubasiewicz, L., Harrower, C., Evans, P., Waggitt, J., Smith, B. & Matthews, F., 28 Mar 2020, Pelagic Publishing.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• Published
  Waggitt, J., Evans, P., Hiddink, J. G., Andrade, J., Banks, A., Boisseau, O., Bolton, M., Bradbury, G., Brereton, T., Camphuysen, K., Durinck, J., Felce, T., Fijn, R., Garcia-Baron, I., Garthe, S., Geelhoed, S., Gilles, A., Goodall, M., Haelters, J., Hamilton, S., Hartny-Mills, L., Hodgins, N., James, K., Jessopp, M., Kavanagh, A., Leopold, M., Lohrengel, K., Louzao, M., Markones, N., Martinez-Cediera, J., O’Cadhla, O., Perry, S., Pierce, G., Ridoux, V., Robinson, K., Santos, B., Saavedra, C., Skov, H., Steinen, E., Sveegaard, S., Thompson, P., Vanermen, N., Wall, D., Webb, A., Wilson, J. & Wanless, S., Feb 2020, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 57, 2, p. 253-269 17 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Riley, T., Waggitt, J. & Davies, A., 28 May 2020, In: OTTER, the Journal of the International Otter Survival Fund. 6, p. 30-39
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Waggitt, J., Torres, R. & Fraser, S., 15 Apr 2020, In: Marine Ornithology. 48, 1, p. 123-131
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Evans, P. & Waggitt, J., 15 Jan 2020, Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership. (MCCIP Science Review 2020)
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• Published
  Bouveroux, T., Waggitt, J., Belhadjer, A., Cazenave, P. W., Evans, P. & Kiszka, J., May 2020, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 100, 3, p. 481-489
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Howarth, L., Somerfield, P. J., Blanchard, J., Waggitt, J., Allender, S. & Hiddink, J. G., Oct 2020, In: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 77, 10, p. 1659-1665
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• Published
  Lieber, L., Nimmo-Smith, W. A. M., Waggitt, J. J. & Kregting, L., 4 Apr 2019, In: Communications Biology. 2, p. 123 123.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Carroll, M., Wakefield, E., Scragg, E., Owen, E., Pinder, S., Bolton, M., Waggitt, J. & Evans, P., 24 Sept 2019, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7, 333
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Mpougas, E., Waggitt, J. J., Dendrinos, P., Adamantopoulou, S. & Karamanlidis, A. A., Aug 2019, In: Aquatic Mammals. 45, 4, p. 419-424
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Cole, E.-L., Waggitt, J., Hedenstrom, A., Piano, M., Holton, M., Borger, L. & Shepard, E., Jan 2019, In: Integrative Zoology. 14, 1, p. 4-16
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• Published
  Waggitt, J., Cazenave, P. W., Evans, P., Howarth, L., Van der Kooij, J. & Hiddink, J., 1 Aug 2018, In: Biology Letters. 14, 8, 20180348.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Lieber, L., Nimmo-Smith, A., Waggitt, J. & Kregting, L., 1 Nov 2018, In: Ecological Indicators. 94, part 1, p. 397-408
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Waggitt, J., Dunn, H., Evans, P. G. H., Hiddink, J., Holmes, L. J., Keen, E., Murcott, B. D., Piano, M., Robins, P., Scott, B. E., Bond, J. & Veneruso, G., 1 Mar 2018, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. p. 701-710
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  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 journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• Published
  Waggitt, J. J., Robbins, A. M. C., Wade, H. M., Masden, E. A., Furness, R. W., Jackson, A. C. & Scott, B. E., Jul 2017, In: Marine Policy. 81, p. 143-152
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Williamson, B. J., Fraser, S., Blondel, P., Bell, P. S., Waggitt, J. J. & Scott, B. E., 17 Jan 2017, In: IEEE JOURNAL OF OCEANIC ENGINEERING. 42, 4, p. 948-965
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• Published
  Williamson, B. J., Blondel, P., Armstrong, E., Bell, P. S., Hall, C., Waggitt, J. J. & Scott, B. E., Jan 2016, In: IEEE JOURNAL OF OCEANIC ENGINEERING. 41, 1, p. 67-81
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Waggitt, J. J., Cazenave, P. W., Torres, R., Williamson, B. J. & Scott, B. E., Nov 2016, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 73, 10, p. 2677-2686
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Waggitt, J., Cazenave, P. W., Torres, R., Williamson, B. J. & Scott, B. E., Dec 2016, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 53, 6, p. 1653-1666
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Roche, R., Walker-Springett, K., Robins, P., Jones, J., Veneruso, G., Whitton, T., Piano, M., Ward, S., Duce, C., Waggitt, J., 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Howarth, L. M., Dubois, P., Gratton, P., Judge, M., Christie, B., Waggitt, J. J., Hawkins, J. P., Roberts, C. M. & Stewart, B. D., 28 Sept 2016, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 74, 1, p. 263-276
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• Published
  Benjamins, S., Dale, A. C., Hastie, G., Waggitt, J. J., Lea, M.-A., Scott, B. & Wilson, B., 2015, Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review. Vol. 53. p. 1-54
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2014

• Published
  Waggitt, J., Scott, B. E. & Bell, P. S., Dec 2014, In: International Journal of Marine Energy. 8, p. 36-49 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Scott, B. E., Langton, R., Philpott, E. & Waggitt, J., Feb 2014, Marine Renewable Energy Technology and Environmental Interactions. Springer, p. 81-92 11 p.
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• Published
  Waggitt, J. J., Briffa, M., Grecian, W. J., Newton, J., Patrick, S. C., Stauss, C. & Votier, S. C., 2014, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 498, p. 275-285
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Waggitt, J. J. & Scott, B. E., Feb 2014, In: Marine Policy. 44, p. 90-97
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• Published
  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, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 457, p. 151-162
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• 13/05/2024 – 15/03/2025 (Active)

• 09/08/2022 – 07/08/2025 (Active)

• 01/04/2022 – 20/12/2024 (Finished)

• 01/04/2022 – 15/11/2024 (Finished)

• 01/06/2021 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• 01/03/2020 – 30/09/2024 (Finished)

• 01/01/2020 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• 01/11/2019 – 30/04/2020 (Finished)

2022: HR Wallingford. Collision and Encounter Risk Modelling (PI). £3°ì.

2022: MORLAIS: Provision of survey, monitoring, and mitigation services for the Morlais Demonstration Zone (Co-I). Joint proposal with University of St Andrews. £650°ì.

2022: NERC EcoWind. PELAGIO. Physics-to-Ecosystem Level Assessment of Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms (Co-I). Joint proposal with Aberdeen University, MSS, NOC and UHI. £141°ì.

2022: NERC EcoWind. ACCELERATE. Ecological implications of accelerated seabed mobility around windfarms (Co-I). Joint proposal with NOC and HR Wallingford. £1.5³¾.

2022: DEFRA. Spatial Modelling and Sensitivity Mapping of Seabirds and Marine Mammals in UK Waters. Joint proposal with BIOSS, BTO,CEH and CREEM (PI). £123000

2022: Marine Scotland. Production of seabird and marine mammal distribution models for the east of Scotland. Joint proposal with CREEM (Co-I). £8000

2022: NERC. SHEAR:ÌýThe impact of the physical environment on the foraging energetics of shearwaters and the consequences for breeding success (Co-I). £780000

2021. NRW. Boat Survey Work - to complement tagging work of shags on Puffin Island. £2000

2021: INSITE PhD Scholarship Programme. Changes in the distribution and abundance of marine top-predators in the North Sea associated with present and future wind farm developments. £181,069.

2021: NERC-ENVISION PhD DTP.ÌýUnderstanding responses of coastal seabirds to local and daily-scale meteorological variation. ´Ê£85,000

2021:ÌýASSEMBLE Plus through H2020. Going beyond associations: using prey availability to explain seabird habitat-use.ÌýUse of facilities atÌý Institute Of Marine Research (Azores, Portugal).

2021:ÌýBiodiversity and Ecosystem Evidence and Research Needs (BEERN) Programme.Understanding critical habitat for Risso’s dolphin.Ìý£1000

2021:ÌýBiodiversity and Ecosystem Evidence and Research Needs (BEERN) Programme. The development of remote monitoring tools for Atlantic Puffin populations in North Wales.Ìý£1000

2020: NIRAS. Seabird Density Maps for R4 Wind Farm Areas. £3928

2020: Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme. Further development of Marine Scotland's Seabird Sensitivity Mapping Tool, for Offshore Wind. Joint proposal with CEH (Co-I). £25000

2020: NRW. Review of population modelling approaches for marine mammals: recommendations for regulatory applications. £26,649

2020: Nova Innovations. Expert advice on the design of marine mammal and bird surveys and baseline data to inform the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Nova's proposed 0.5 MW tidal array in Bardsey Sound. £4675.

2020: Marine Scotland. Production of Cumulative Effects Framework for Key Ecological Receptors. Joint Proposal with CEH. £3567

2020:ÌýEurofleets+ through H2020.ÌýUsing energy landscapes to explain habitat-use of seabirds (SENERGY).ÌýUse ofÌýRV Arni Freidrickson atÌýMarine and Freshwater Research Institute (Iceland).Ìý

2020:ÌýBES Small Grant.ÌýDo intermittent meteorological events disrupt the foraging routines of coastal seabirds?Ìý£5000

2020:ÌýEPSRC SUPERGEN Early Career Research Fund.ÌýGoing where modern technology cannot: novel adaptions of conventional approaches to record seabird behaviour and fish communities in tidal stream environments.Ìý£9246

2020:ÌýPRIMaRE Short Research Visit Grant.ÌýDevelopment of methods for ecological studies in tidal stream environments.Ìý£500

2020:ÌýLundy Field Society Grant.ÌýExploring the relative influence of tidal currents and weather patterns on cetacean presence at Lundy Island, Bristol Channel.Ìý£500

2020: Nova Innovations. Provision of expert advice on the dischare of licence conditions for the Shetland Array. £2365

2020:ÌýBiodiversity and Ecosystem Evidence and Research Needs (BEERN) Programme.ÌýDocumenting breeding behaviour on an expanding and understudied colony of seabirds – Middle Mouse, Anglesey.Ìý£1000

2020:ÌýASSEMBLE Plus through H2020.ÌýSeasonality in seabird associations and responses to oceanography in coastal environments.ÌýÌýUse of facilities atÌýToralla Marine Science StationÌý(Vigo, Spain).

2019. NERC Highlight Topic. The coherence of ecological stability among ecosystems and across ecological scales. £4552.

2019:ÌýCrown Estate.ÌýAgreeing density data for use in plan level HRA. Joint proposal with BTO. £1992.

2019:ÌýMarine Scotland.ÌýStudy to examine the impact of climate change on seabird species off the east coast of Scotland and potential implications for environmental assessments. Joint Proposal with CEH.Ìý£10612.Ìý

2019:ÌýHealthy and Biologically Diverse Seas Evidence Group (HBDSEG).ÌýProposed R&D Projects for MSFD Biodiversity Indicators: Cetaceans. Joint proposal with JNCC.Ìý£7800.

2019:ÌýScottish Government.ÌýScottish Waters East Region Regional Sectoral Marine Plan Strategic Ornithology Study (SEANSE). Joint Proposal with CEH.Ìý£1416

2019:ÌýASSEMBLE Plus through H2020.ÌýScaling-laws in coastal seabird distributions: understanding the relative influence of tidal and meteorological processes.ÌýUse of facilities atÌýToralla Marine Science StationÌý(Vigo, Spain).

2019:ÌýPRIMaRE Short Research Visit Grant.ÌýIdentifying consistencies in animals' use of tidal stream environments to inform environmental impact assessments.Ìý£1200

2019:ÌýASSEMBLE Plus through H2020.ÌýCombining Topographical and Current information to identify important foraging habitats for Seabirds across coastal environments.ÌýUse of facilities atÌý Institute Of Marine Research (Azores, Portugal) and Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (Naples, Italy).Ìý

2018.ÌýOffshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme.ÌýDevelopment of a Seabird Sensitivity Mapping Tool for Scotland. Joint Proposal with CEH.Ìý£5000

2018:ÌýASSEMBLE Plus through H2020.ÌýQuantifying seabird use of tidal stream environments in the Ria De Vigo, north-western Spain.ÌýUse of facilities atÌýToralla Marine Science StationÌý(Vigo, Spain).Ìý

2015-2018:ÌýNERC/DEFRA MERP.ÌýContributed as a Research Officer.Ìý

2011-2015:ÌýNERC/DEFRA FLOWBEC.ÌýContributed as a PhD Student.

2011-2015:ÌýNERC/DEFRA RESPONSE.ÌýContributed as a PhD Student.