fishery PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

NERC GW4+ DTP CASE studentship: Diet and Foraging Ecology of Atlantic Storm Petrels: Geographical, temporal, taxonomic and human-mediated variation

Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Biosciences

Dr R Thomas, Prof W Symondson

Application Deadline: 6 January 2020

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PhD Type

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

Seabirds are highly sensitive to changes within marine ecosystems. However, most research to date has primarily focused on larger species, typically apex predators.

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Impacts of fishing-induced changes in forage fish school structure on African penguin foraging

University of St Andrews
School of Biology

Research Group: Scottish Oceans Institute

Prof A Brierley

Application Deadline: 1 December 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but potential funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

This PhD will examine African penguin – fish school interactions using a combination of acoustic survey and biologging off Robben and Dassen Islands, South Africa.

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Using physiology to generate novel control measures and management strategies for ectoparasite outbreaks in freshwater trout fisheries. PhD in Biosciences (NERC FRESH)

University of Exeter
College of Life and Environmental Sciences

Prof R W Wilson

Application Deadline: 16 December 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

Lead Supervisor. Professor Rod Wilson, Department of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter.

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Quantifying the status and success on restored native oyster Ostrea edulis beds in the Solent.

University of Southampton
Ocean and Earth Science

Prof C Hauton, Dr A Jensen, Dr J Preston

Application Deadline: 3 January 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Project

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

This project is in competition for funding with other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be successful. Unsuccessful projects may still go ahead as self-funded opportunities.

Globally, the restoration of ostreid bivalves is gaining momentum. In European waters the native oyster Ostrea edulis is the focus of extensive restoration efforts and in the Solent, the Blue Marine Foundation (BMF) have been leading efforts to restore native oysters since 2017.

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