Jens Kjerulf Petersen

Jens Kjerulf Petersen is a Professor and Head of the Section for Coastal Ecology at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), Technical University of Denmark. His work focuses on marine ecology, aquaculture, and coastal ecosystem management.

Research Interests: Petersen specializes in bivalve habitat restoration, mussel fisheries, and cumulative effects of aquaculture on coastal environments. He actively contributes to sustainable development goals, particularly marine conservation and fisheries management.

Projects: He leads initiatives such as KUMO (cumulative effects of blue mussel farming) and FØGU (flat oyster aquaculture), while supervising PhD projects on bivalve habitat stability and climate-adaptive shellfish aquaculture.

Collaborations: Petersen collaborates with researchers across Denmark and internationally, focusing on marine biodiversity, biogenic reefs, and fishery-independent data analysis.

Advising: He supervises PhD student Steinmann, A., guiding research on marine bivalve habitats.