Prof Andrew Brierley
Director of Research
Research areas
I am an aquatic ecologist. I lead the Pelagic Ecology Research Group (PERG) from the Scottish Oceans Institute. We conduct research on the ecology and behaviour of zooplankton and fish, the higher predators that feed on them and, increasingly, on links between lake fish abundance and human health. We are seeking to understand how natural and climate-related variability impact fish and zooplankton, and consequences that change in the fish and zooplankton have for natural predators (e.g. penguins, seals and whales), fisheries, food security and human health.
PhD supervision
- Yang Yang
- Collins Ongore
- Richard Mangeni
- Jacqueline Glencross
- Jessica Hudgins
- Alix Rommel
- Hayley Mclennan
Selected publications
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Response of fish stocks in Lake Victoria to enforcement of the ban on illegal fishing: are there lessons for management?
Nyamweya, C. S., Natugonza, V., Kashindye, B. B., Mangeni-Sande, R., Kagoya, E., Mpomwenda, V., Mziri, V., Elison, M., Mlaponi, E., Ongore, C., Makori, A., Shaban, S. S., Aura, C. M., Kayanda, R., Taabu-Munyaho, A., Njiru, J., Ogari, Z., Proud, R. & Brierley, A. S., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 49, 2, p. 531-544 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Coastal seascape variability in the intensifying East Australian Current Southern Extension
Phillips, L. R., Malan, N., Roughan, M., Harcourt, R., Jonsen, I., Cox, M., Brierley, A. S., Slip, D., Wilkins, A. & Carroll, G., 21 Sep 2022, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9, 17 p., 925123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
The potential for aquaculture to reduce poverty and control schistosomiasis in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) during an era of climate change: a systematic review
Ozretich, R. W., Wood, C. L., Allan, F., Koumi, A. R., Norman, R., Brierley, A. S., De Leo, G. A. & Little, D. C., 21 Feb 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Reviews in Fisheries Science & Acquaculture. Latest Articles, p. 1-31 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Open access
Variability in prey field structure drives inter-annual differences in prey encounter by a marine predator, the little penguin
Phillips, L. R., Carroll, G., Jonsen, I., Harcourt, R., Brierley, A. S., Wilkins, A. & Cox, M., Sep 2022, In: Royal Society Open Science. 9, 9, 13 p., 220028.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Variation in mesopelagic fish community composition and structure between Mediterranean and Atlantic waters around the Iberian Peninsula
Olivar, M. P., Castellón, A., Sabatés, A., Sarmiento-Lezcano, A., Emelianov, M., Bernal, A., Yang, Y., Proud, R. & Brierley, A. S., 25 Nov 2022, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9, 22 p., 1028717.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Bayesian Network Analysis reveals resilience of the jellyfish Aurelia aurita to an Irish Sea regime shift
Mitchell, E. G., Wallace, M. I., Smith, V. A., Wiesenthal, A. A. & Brierley, A. S., 12 Feb 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 14 p., 3707.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Ecosystem approach to harvesting in the Arctic: walking the tightrope between exploitation and conservation in the Barents Sea
Heath, M. R., Benkort, D., Brierley, A. S., Daewel, U., Laverick, J. H., Proud, R. & Speirs, D. C., 3 Sep 2021, In: Ambio. First Online, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Estimating pelagic fish biomass in a tropical seascape using echosounding and baited stereo-videography
Letessier, T. B., Proud, R., Meeuwig, J. J., Cox, M. J., Hosegood, P. J. & Brierley, A. S., 29 Nov 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ecosystems. First Online, 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Gill transcriptomic responses to toxin-producing alga Prymnesium parvum in rainbow trout
Clinton, M., Król, E., Sepúlveda, D., Andersen, N. R., Brierley, A. S., Ferrier, D. E. K., Hansen, P. J., Lorenzen, N. & Martin, S. A. M., 8 Dec 2021, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 12, 17 p., 794593.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Impacts of jellyfish on marine cage aquaculture: an overview of existing knowledge and the challenges to finfish health
Clinton, M., Ferrier, D. E. K., Martin, S. A. M. & Brierley, A. S., Aug 2021, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 78, 5, p. 1557–1573Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review