https://www.oceanexpert.org/expert/kmcquaid

ORCID : 0000-0002-0395-8332

PhD

Research

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Plymouth, in the Marine Conservation Research Group. I work on deep-sea ecosystems, trying to better understand the environmental drivers of biological variation in megafauna communities, and using this information to support habitat classification, mapping and Marine Spatial Planning. I am currently working on One Ocean Hub, a large, collaborative, transdisciplinary project aimed at transforming our approach to ocean governance and research. As part of this work I am performing habitat classification and MSP studies in South Atlantic Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. I am also interested in work at the science-policy interface, and my PhD research explored environmental management of deep-sea mining in ABNJ.
I am a member of the DOSI Minerals Working Group (https://www.dosi-project.org/) and co-coordinate the South & Central Atlantic Regional Scientific Research Working Group of the UN Decade endorsed Challenger 150 programme (https://challenger150.world/).

South Atlantic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean

English

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https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/kirsty-mcquaid