Quantifying and reducing the environmental footprint of crab meat processing and scoping for bioactive compounds – a preliminary study Feb 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2019
The project is to investigate the quantity and environmental footprint of shell residues produced by the crab meat processing "industry" (i.e. local households) in Mamanguape River Estuary and Brejinho Village, Marcacao, Paraiba, Brazil.
To ensure t... Read More about Quantifying and reducing the environmental footprint of crab meat processing and scoping for bioactive compounds – a preliminary study.

Wester Ross Herring Spawning Ecology Sep 23, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023
Historically, herring was abundant around the West of Scotland and of high importance to the local economy. Today, the estimated herring stock size in ICES area 6a is at near an all-time low. In March 2018 and 2019 herring spawn was recorded near Loc... Read More about Wester Ross Herring Spawning Ecology.

Improving Science-Informed Crab Fisheries Management in Brazil Jul 1, 2020 - Oct 31, 2021
The project offers a unique opportunity to engage with, actively contribute to and learn from a UK-Brazilian applied research project investigating the reproductive rhythmicity of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus, to underpin and improve the managem... Read More about Improving Science-Informed Crab Fisheries Management in Brazil.

Assessing and Protecting Spawning Herring and Associated Biodiversity: WOSHH-eDNA-Sound Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2025
Assessing and Protecting Spawning Herring and Associated Biodiversity: WOSHH-eDNA-Sound
Herring helped to generate local income, identity, and societal change for centuries in Scotland, but their numbers on the west coast have been in decline since... Read More about Assessing and Protecting Spawning Herring and Associated Biodiversity: WOSHH-eDNA-Sound.

Exploring the Relationship between Habitat Biodiversity and Donkey Welfare: A Case Study in Scotland and the North of England May 6, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024
The application was written by Edinburgh Napier 4th year student Skye Kenny, in collaboration with Dr Gavin Ballantyne and partners at the University of the West of England and The Donkey Sanctuary.

The project will start before Skye graduates in... Read More about Exploring the Relationship between Habitat Biodiversity and Donkey Welfare: A Case Study in Scotland and the North of England.