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Dr. Phil Hollyman is a Lecturer in the School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University, specializing in marine fisheries research. Previously, he worked as a fisheries ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey from June 2018 to December 2023, where he conducted extensive research on fisheries around South Georgia in the South Atlantic. His expertise spans ecosystem-based fisheries management, sclerochronology, and geochemistry for improving fisheries management and understanding marine species life histories.
Dr. Hollyman completed his PhD in 2017 on Age, Growth and Reproductive Assessment of the Whelk, Buccinum undatum, in Coastal Shelf Seas and earned his BSc in MMBiol in 2011. His doctoral research developed innovative age determination methods for whelks using aquarium-based growth experiments and advanced geochemical techniques, which are now widely used in fisheries management.
His research interests focus on the development and implementation of ecosystem-based approaches to fisheries management, with particular emphasis on Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems. He utilizes sclerochronology and geochemistry to elucidate connectivity and life histories of fish and molluscs, and has pioneered the use of fixed-wing drones for monitoring penguin and seal populations. His work addresses critical challenges in fisheries science, including bycatch reporting in Antarctic krill fisheries and ecological aspects of commercially exploited fish species.
Analysis of Dr. Hollyman's recent publications reveals a strong focus on Southern Ocean ecosystems, particularly around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. His research spans multiple disciplines including marine ecology, fisheries science, conservation biology, and biogeography. Key themes include food web dynamics, population structure of commercially important species like toothfish, deep-sea biodiversity, and the application of innovative monitoring technologies. His work consistently addresses practical fisheries management challenges while advancing fundamental ecological understanding.
Dr. Hollyman currently supervises four PhD students: Sarah Al-Jutaili (Bangor University), José Abreu (University of Coimbra), Madeline Anderson (British Antarctic Survey), and Huw James (Newcastle University). These projects are funded by organizations including the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, and NERC IAPETUS DTP. Previously, he supervised three PhD students to completion: Charlotte Colvin, José Queirós, and Patrick Keith.
His research is supported by multiple funding sources including NERC, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. Dr. Hollyman collaborates extensively with researchers at the British Antarctic Survey, University of Coimbra, and other international institutions. His work has practical applications for fisheries management in Antarctic waters and contributes to the development of ecosystem-based approaches worldwide.
