Cian Luck, Phd Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Providing analytical support to the Marine Manager Portal (https://globalfishingwatch.org/marine-manager-portal/), which provides a new technology portal to support the effective design, management and monitoring of protected areas.

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Leading the analysis of ambient noise exposure to grey seals and harbour seals from marine vessel traffic, as part of the MarPAMM project; a multi-disciplinary, cross-border collaboration to develop tools for monitoring and managing a number of protected coastal marine environments in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Western Scotland.

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Researching interactions between marine fisheries and higher predators, as part of the multi-disciplinary project, FishKOSM, which aims to develop a knowledge base for an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM).

Ireland

In receipt of a Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship funded by the Irish Research Council. Based in the MaREI Centre for Climate, Energy, and Marine, and the School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork.My research aims to address key gaps in our understanding of seal-fishery interactions by identifying.

Ireland

Researching the efficacy of an acoustic deterrent device in reducing the levels of depredation caused by seals in a jigging and gillnet fishery. Duties included boat-based field work, direct collaboration with fishermen, upkeep and modification of acoustic equipment, problem-solving, and data analytics.

Bird Island, South Georgia

Maintaining the long term monitoring of Antarctic fur seals and leopard seals on Bird Island, South Georgia, where I spent 18 months and overwintered with a small team of four. This work involved large amounts of daily field work monitoring both populations, diet studies, maintaining large data sets, preparing regular and timely reports, and deploying and.

Cork, Ireland

Working under the Beaufort Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries Management project, and in collaboration with Inland Fisheries Ireland. Associated with the School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, and the Coastal and Marine Research Centre.My own work involved:Dietary analysis of grey and harbour sealsSeal scat collection from sites in Counties.

Cork, Ireland

This role involved demonstrating biological techniques to BSc and MSc students during field and laboratory practicals, and correcting of student reports. Techniques and subjects included species identification, sexing, and stomach removal of fish; plant and animal cell biology; vertebrate and invertebrate biology, and introductory field ecology.

Gowran, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland

Duties included animal husbandry of various reptiles, including American alligators, large Burmese pythons, monitor lizards, turtles; owls; arachnids, including scorpions and tarantulas. Other duties involved customer interaction and education, through safely leading public handling sessions of various animals and public outreach programs with schools and.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography

In receipt of a Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship funded by the Irish Research Council. Based in the MaREI Centre for.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.) By Research, Comparative Study Of Grey Seal And Harbour Seal Foraging Ecology In Ireland

Diet of grey and harbour seals studied by identification of prey remains (fish otoliths and other diagnostic bones) in faecal samples..

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Zoology, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: American Football Club member for 4 years and club Captain for 2 years. The degree course covered a wide range.