Michelle Frost

Dr. Michelle Frost is a researcher affiliated with the School of Applied Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University. Her work focuses on marine ecology, conservation, and fisheries management, particularly for endangered species in Scottish coastal waters.

Her research interests include

• Marine ecology
• Coastal management
• Biodiversity conservation
• Fisheries biology
• Population genetics

Recent research projects involve the West of Scotland Herring Hunt (WOSHH) and its 2025 extension, which integrates citizen science with ecological assessments of herring spawning grounds. She also contributed to a mangrove restoration protocol in Indonesia and serves on the UK National Decade Committee for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science.