Introduction and Rationale. Ectoparasites pose significant threats to commercial fish stocks. Infection results in variable but distinct host responses, ranging from susceptible, responders to resistance. Read more
Start Date. October 1st 2025. Myctophid fish comprise a high biomass in the Southern Ocean (Dornan et al. 2022), which plays a crucial role in food web operation and biogeochemical cycling (Murphy et al. Read more
Excited about transforming how food resources are managed under rapidly shifting climate change? Are you eager to learn cutting-edge techniques to make a real-world change to food sustainability and conservation? Apply for this PhD to innovate novel tools for predicting fish population responses to climate change and tackle urgent challenges in marine conservation and fisheries. Read more
Project highlights. Fieldwork to sample wild/semi-wild populations of freshwater fish . State-of-the-art epigenetic sequencing using Nanopore technology . Read more
Scientific background: . Marine fishes exhibit complex life cycles, featuring discrete spawning, nursery and feeding areas that confer different benefits to the stock. Read more
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