David Murray

David Murray is a Researcher at the School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (UEA), and holds an external position as Fisheries Scientist at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) since April 2021. His work is centered on marine and environmental sciences with a focus on fish reproductive biology and aquaculture sustainability.

His research interests include marine biology, aquaculture, fish reproductive physiology, environmental stress responses, genetics, and climate change impacts on aquatic species. He investigates how environmental factors such as heatwaves and fasting affect gamete quality, fertility, and transgenerational outcomes in fish species like Atlantic salmon and zebrafish.

His recent publications reveal a strong trend in reproductive ecology under climate stressors, with studies on paternal effects, thermal environment impacts on gametes, and genetic population structure in marine fish. His work combines experimental biology with genomic and physiological analyses.

David Murray has collaborated extensively with researchers such as Professor Matt Gage and has contributed to projects funded by the Natural Environment Research Council and the Fisheries Society of the British Isles. He has produced significant datasets shared via Dryad, supporting open science and reproducibility in marine research.