Keiron Fraser

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Dr Keiron Fraser

Associate Professor (Education) in Marine Conservation
School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

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The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Keiron's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 04: SDG 4 - Quality EducationGoal 08: SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthGoal 12: SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionGoal 14: SDG 14 - Life Below WaterGoal 17: SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

About Keiron

I am an Associate Professor (Education) in Marine Conservation, Academic Lead for the Marine Station and the University Diving Officer. I have overall responsibility for operational management of the University Marine Station as well as strategic development. In addition I am responsible for oversight of all diving carried out by staff and students at the University of Plymouth, excluding diving carried out by the Student Union SCUBA Society.
I am the academic module leader for a Scientific Diving module (OS207), teach on the Ocean Science and Marine Conservation Field Course (OS313), Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (BIO5132) and Fish and Fisheries (MBIO363) and act as an adviser to BSc, Masters and PhD Students.
I also work with the National Geographic Pristine Seas Programme as an Expedition Leader and scientist.
http://https//www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/ecophysiology-and-development-research-group/surveying-the-pristine-seas-of-the-pacific-ocean

Supervised Research Degrees

PhD/ResM

Jessop, A. (in progress). Investigating polar and temperate benthic colonisation in space and time. Director of Studies, UoP funded. 

Hinckley, S.L. (in progress). Do complex signals help structure intertidal communities? Chemical ecology of patellid limpet mucus. Co-Investigator, UoP funded.

Alvarez-Cienfuegos, I. (in progress). Factors controlling protein metabolism and growth in the intertidal limpet Patella vulgata. Director of Studies, UoP funded
Truebano, M. (2010). Thermal stress in the Antarctic clam Laternulaand temperate mussel Mytilus edulis: European Science Foundation PolarCLIMATE
Smale, D. (2007). The influence of ice disturbance on nearshore benthic communities at Adelaide Island, Antarctica: Daniel Smale (2007). Open University
Bowgen, A. (2005). Low temperature protein metabolism: the energetic costs of living and growing at thermal extremes: NERC PhD Studentship
Examples of MSc/MRes projects
Clarke, E. (2021). Does the non-native invasive Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas enhance or degrade benthic biodiversity
de Natale, C (2021). Comparison of survey techniques for habitat characterization in shallow, structured habitats: A measurement of survey effort for habitat characterization in coastal waters
Blackman, C (2020). Plymouth Sound and estuaries Special Area of Conservation: Analysis of change in subtidal Reef communities over time 1998-2019. 
Gilkinson, C. (2020). The effect of biotic and abiotic conditions on the distribution of Mediterranean seagrass. 
Baker, J. (2019). A short-term trial of the recovery of a seagrass meadow in a commercially important location after the installation of Stirling-Advanced moorings. 

Teaching

HSE Professional SCUBA training with an emphasis on teaching diving scientists. 
The application of scientific diving to carry out sub-sea research.
Animal ecophysiology and in particular the field-based measurement of physiological function in organisms. 
Fish and fisheries management.
Marine conservation. 

Contact Keiron

Room 108, Marine Station, Artillery Place , Plymouth, PL4 0LU
+44 1752 584589