Call for postdoctoral candidates interested in applying for a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship in the field of “Movement and Spatial Ecology”
Group: Seabirds
IP: Jacob González-Solís
Project information
Understanding the fishery footprint on marine ecosystems.
Modelling spatiotemporal fishery efforts at high-resolution is crucial for understanding the impact of fisheries on marine ecosystems, which is a major global concern. The aim of the proposed research program is to quantify fishery activity of the Spanish fleet based on multisource geopositioning data including VMS (2 hour resolution), AIS (5 min resolution), and GPS (1 min resolution) data logger, obtained in combination with onboard observations. Big data modelling of these datasets is expected to allow us to infer the type of fishery and fishery activities based on their motion (e.g. trajectory statistics, diffusive properties, home ranges). This information is crucial to evaluate the risk of seabird bycatch and understand its impact on seabird populations. The interaction between seabirds and fisheries will also be studied by combining modelled vessel information with seabird tracking including the deployment of radar boat detection on seabirds. We are also keen to use these datasets to understand the fishery footprint on marine ecosystems more generally.
Deadline: 01/07/2020
MSCA IF deadlines: 09/09/2020
IP: Jacob González-Solís
Project information
Understanding the fishery footprint on marine ecosystems.
Modelling spatiotemporal fishery efforts at high-resolution is crucial for understanding the impact of fisheries on marine ecosystems, which is a major global concern. The aim of the proposed research program is to quantify fishery activity of the Spanish fleet based on multisource geopositioning data including VMS (2 hour resolution), AIS (5 min resolution), and GPS (1 min resolution) data logger, obtained in combination with onboard observations. Big data modelling of these datasets is expected to allow us to infer the type of fishery and fishery activities based on their motion (e.g. trajectory statistics, diffusive properties, home ranges). This information is crucial to evaluate the risk of seabird bycatch and understand its impact on seabird populations. The interaction between seabirds and fisheries will also be studied by combining modelled vessel information with seabird tracking including the deployment of radar boat detection on seabirds. We are also keen to use these datasets to understand the fishery footprint on marine ecosystems more generally.
Deadline: 01/07/2020
MSCA IF deadlines: 09/09/2020