Fisheries and Conservation Science Group, Bangor University

15/09/2025

Last year, Fishing News featured our research exploring how lobster tagging can help assess the potential of artificial reefs to support fisheries and marine habitats. It was a valuable opportunity to share our work with the wider fishing community.

The project is very much ongoing. In 2025, we continue to monitor tagged lobsters, evaluate reef habitats, and investigate how artificial structures might support biodiversity and sustainable fisheries in Welsh waters.

We look forward to sharing more of our findings as the work progresses.

Read the article here:

A project by two universities studying lobster populations on a Welsh wind farm suggests that providing the right kinds of rock armour could see an increase in lobster numbers. Evidence suggests that lobster larvae may be settling directly on the site – though in the absence of capturing settling ...

26/08/2025

🎣 We're Back – And We've Been Busy! 🌊

Hello from the Fisheries and Conservation Science Group at Bangor University!

It’s been a little while since we last posted, but the team’s been anything but quiet, with our staff and students hard at work - both in the field and behind the scenes.

We're really pleased to get this page going again. Over the coming months, we’ll be sharing updates on our research, spotlighting student projects, and giving a proper look into the science underpinning marine conservation and sustainable fisheries here in Wales and further afield.

What to expect:
- Photos and stories from recent fieldwork
- Postgrad research on fisheries, shellfish, seabeds, and more
- How our science feeds into marine policy and management
- Opportunities to get involved or learn more

Thanks for sticking with us—keep your eyes peeled for more soon!

15/09/2023

Fisheries Scientist post available at Bangor University. We would consider remote working.

Please share widely!

This post is until31/05/2025, although we would hope to secure funding to extend!

26/05/2023

New paper on crab and lobster potting bycatch.

Bycatch in valuable NE Atlantic baited ‘pot’ fisheries for lobster Homarus gammarus and edible crab Cancer pagurus has not been well documented, poten…

25/05/2023

Exciting times at the School of Ocean Sciences, with 3 posts currently advertised and more to come!

Lecturer in global marine fisheries
lecturer in Marine population ecology
lecturer in ecosystem services

Bangor University employs staff in a wide variety of roles including Academic, Administration, Manual, and Professional roles. Posts are advertised as and when vacancies arise, so if you don’t find what you’re looking for on this occasion, please visit the website regularly to check on our lates...

02/08/2022

Crab size at maturity paper just published in the jounral Fisheries Research (open access):

The edible crab Cancer pagurus supports a valuable northeast Atlantic fishery, but concerns have been raised about declining catches and its managemen…

21/07/2022

WIN GAEL FORCE MARINE VOUCHERS WORTH UP TO £750

We need Welsh fishers to complete our survey on welbeing and mental health concerns.

https://bangorhumanscience.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dimwSKpAhzJ45qS

30/06/2022

Highlighting these events in July on Willow lobster pots. Come along and hear about this new feasibility study, learn about their design and use. Of particular interest to pot fishers and willow workers.

14/06/2022

Llythyr newyddion

http://sustainable-fisheries-wales.bangor.ac.uk/documents/Fisher_Scientist_Partnership_Newsletter%20May%202022%20-%20cym.docx

14/06/2022

Latest Newsletter (English Version)

http://sustainable-fisheries-wales.bangor.ac.uk/documents/Fisher_Scientist_Partnership_Newsletter%20May%202022.docx

14/06/2022

Whelk Mark-recapture project is underway in Wales. This project aims to understand the relationship between density of whelk on the ground and pot catch rates. In addition it will estimate the selectivity of whelk pots for different sized whelk. Whelks will be banded and should be easily seen. If you catch a banded whelk please remove the band before landing and let us know! Thanks

14/06/2022

Free access to latest Bangor fisheries group scallop paper:

Detection and quantification of differences in catch rates among research vessel gears and commercial vessels.

https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1fF2sbiU1vYDD