Ocean Predator Lab

Providing the scientific basis to inform the management of our ocean's predators

Recent publications

Sea temperature and pollution are associated with infectious disease mortality in short-beaked common dolphins

Nature Communications Biology

Research Areas

Predator behaviour and ecology

Revealing the spatial and temporal behaviour patterns of ocean predators through a multi-disciplinary approach of biotelemetry/biologging, chemical tracers, eDNA, and fisheries analyses

Coral reef fisheries management

Informing the management of reef fisheries to preserve their societal benefit, and support healthier reefs with enhanced resilience

11-099-0.sw Sperm whale stranded in Pegwell Bay.jpg

Impact of chemical pollutants on cetaceans

We assess the impacts of chemical pollutants on cetaceans as part of the UK Cetacean Stranding Investigation Programme (CSIP)

Halting illegal shark fisheries

Assessing the socio-economic drivers of illegal shark fisheries and their ecological impacts to inform effective management interventions

Supported by

BB and NN Heritage Fund, Welsh Gov partn

Contact Us

Institute of Zoology,
Zoological Society of London,
Regent's Park,
London
NW1 4RY
UK

david.curnick[at]zsl.org

+44 (0)207 449 6322