2013 - University College Cork

Current research in this theme is undertaken at the Aquaculture
and Fisheries Development Centre (AFDC) and the Coastal and
Marine Research Centre (CMRC). The majority of this research is
applied, underpinning the ethos of sustainable development, management
and conservation of the marine environment, and involves
collaborations with a range of UCC disciplines, including Geography,
Geology, Food and Nutritional Sciences, Civil Engineering,
Law and associate researchers within. The AFDC and CMRC have
extensive research and industry collaborations both nationally and
internationally and have been able to exploit funding schemes that
require industry/RTD collaborations which are pivotal to the applied
research focus of the theme. Strategic partnerships within
this theme are funded by MI, BIM, EU FP7 and INTERREG funding
programmes and include projects such as the Beaufort Marine
Research Awards for Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management
and Fish Population Genetics, OYSTERECOVER, COEXIST,
BEADS, BIVALIFE, SALSEA-MERGE, AARC. The breadth of research
themes at the AFDC and CMRC ensures a multidisciplinary
approach to research under the Aquaculture & Fisheries theme.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
Dr Sarah Culloty (Lead PI)
Professor Gavin Burnell
Professor Tom Cross
Dr Emer Rogan
Professor Peter Jones
Dr Joe Kerry
Professor John Benzie
Dr Phil McGinnity
Mr Jeremy Gault
Dr Michelle Cronin
Mr Ger Morgan
Dr Ray Alcorn
Aquaculture and Fisheries