Sam L Cox

I am a quantitative ecologist. My research interests span marine conservation, fisheries, foraging ecology, human-wildlife conflicts, marine mammals, movement ecology, oceanography, seabirds, spatial ecology and statistics. My past work has concentrated on investigating interactions between the behaviours and distributions of mobile marine predators (e.g. fish, marine mammals and seabirds) and anthropogenic activity alongside the bio-physical oceanographic environment, with an aim to better understand how such information can be integrated into conservation management (e.g. EIA's, MPA's, DOM) and minimise anthropogenic impacts (e.g. fisheries, climate change, offshore development). In conducting this research I have used a range of techniques including bio-logging technology, boat surveys, passive acoustics, remote sensing, and statistical modelling. My current work focuses on better understanding interactions between commercial fishing operations and seals, and how to minimise conflicts as a result of depredation and bycatch.