I graduated with a BSc in Marine Biology and Zoology in 2011, followed by an MSc in Marine Environmental Protection in 2012, both at the School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor. Following my MSc I worked at a leading marine environmental consultancy before completing my PhD in ecosystem-based management of inshore fisheries at Bournemouth University between 2014 and 2018. I returned to environmental consultancy, working extensively at sea, before returning to Bangor in 2018 to undertake my first post-doctoral research position, working on the Conservation Evidence project for marine fish conservation. In 2020 I was appointed the lead post-doctoral researcher on a contract with Welsh Government Marine and Fisheries Division, delivering a programme of at-sea surveys and research to meet Welsh Government's marine and fisheries science evidence needs. 

I have over a decade's experience in fundamental and applied marine ecology, conservation and fisheries science. My research interests include sustainable fisheries and the conservation of marine biodiversity, with a particular focus on sea turtles and climate change. 

• PhD: Ecosystem impacts of intertidal invertebrate harvesting: from benthic communities to shorebird predators
  Bournemouth University, 2018
• MSc: Marine Environmental Protection
  2012
• BSc: Marine Biology and Zoology
  2011

2024

• PublishedAn assessment of post-capture condition and survival of Rajidae caught in fixed nets
  Clarke, L., Holding, P. & McCarthy, I., 1 Aug 2024, In: Fisheries Research. 276, 107041.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• PublishedExamining current best-practices for the use of wild post-larvae capture, culture, and release for fisheries enhancement
  Richardson, L., Lenfant, P., Clarke, L., Fontcuberta, A., Gudefin, A., Lecaillon, G., Le Vay, L., Radford, A. & Simpson, S., 17 Jan 2023, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• PublishedEvaluating loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) bycatch in the small-scale fisheries of Cabo Verde
  Martins, S., Tiwari, M., Rocha, F., Rodrigues, E., Monteiro, R., Araujo, S., Abella, E., Loureiro, N. D. S., Clarke, L. J. & Marco, A., Sept 2022, In: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 32, 3, p. 1001-1015
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPotential impacts of sea level rise and beach flooding on reproduction of sea turtles
  Martins, S., Patino−Martinez, J., Abella, E., Loureiro, N. D. S., Clarke, L. J. & Marco, A., 1 Dec 2022, In: Climate Change Ecology. 3, 100053.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedEcological drivers of the high predation of sea turtle hatchlings during emergence
  Martins, S., Sierra, L., Rodrigues, E., Onate-Casado, J., Galan, I. T., Clarke, L. J. & Marco, A., 24 Jun 2021, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 668, p. 97-106
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLow‐cost tools mitigate climate change during reproduction in an endangered marine ectotherm
  Clarke, L., Elliot, R. L., Abella-Perez, E., Jenkins, S., Marco, A. & Hawkes, L. A., 1 Jul 2021, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 58, 7, p. 1466-1476
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMarine Fish Conservation: Global Evidence for the Effects of Selected Interventions
  Taylor, N., Clarke, L., Alliji, K., Barrett, C. (Other), McIntyre, R. (Other), Smith, R. (Other) & Williams, S. (Other), 8 Mar 2021
  Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
• PublishedRisk assessment of wildlife-watching tourism in an important endangered loggerhead turtle rookery
  Marco, A., Martins, S., Martin-Rabano, A., Lopes, S., Clarke, L. J. & Abella, E., 2021, In: Endangered Species Research. 45, p. 195-207
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe utility of Amies charcoal bacteriology swabs for storage of canine urine prior to culture
  Olivares, G., Hermes, D., Manzanilla, E., Hughes, K., Clarke, L. & Warland, J., Mar 2021, In: JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE. 62, 3, p. 216-222
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedEffects of conservation interventions on marine fish: a protocol for subject-wide evidence synthesis
  Clarke, L., Taylor, N., McIntyre, R., Barrett, C., Alliji, K. & Smith, R., 18 Apr 2019, 26 p.
  Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
• PublishedPopulation dynamics of a commercially harvested, non-native bivalve in an area protected for shorebirds: Ruditapes philippinarum in Poole Harbour, UK
  Clarke, L. J., Esteves, L. S., Stillman, R. A. & Herbert, R. J. H., 1 May 2019, In: Aquatic Living Resources. 32, 10.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedUsing remote sensing to quantify fishing effort and predict shorebird conflicts in an intertidal fishery
  Clarke, L. J., Hill, R. A., Ford, A., Herbert, R. J. H., Esteves, L. S. & Stillman, R. A., Mar 2019, In: Ecological Informatics. 50, p. 136-148 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedArtificial coastal lagoons at solar salt-working sites: A network of habitats for specialised, protected and alien biodiversity
  Herbert, R. J. H., Broderick, L. G., Ross, K., Moody, C., Cruz, T., Clarke, L. & Stillman, R. A., 5 Apr 2018, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 203, p. 1-16
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedImpacts of a novel shellfishing gear on macrobenthos in a marine protected area: pump-scoop dredging in Poole Harbour, UK
  Clarke, L. J., Esteves, L. S., Stillman, R. A. & Herbert, R. J. H., 2018, In: Aquatic Living Resources. 31
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedResponse of benthic fauna to experimental bottom fishing: a global meta-analysis
  Sciberras, M., Hiddink, J. G., Jennings, S., Szostek, C. L., Hughes, K. M., Kneafsey, B., Clarke, L., Ellis, N., Rijnsdorp, A. D., McConnaughey, R. A., Hilborn, R., Collie, J. S., Pitcher, R., Amoroso, R. O., Parma, A. M., Suuronen, P. & Kaiser, M. J., Jul 2018, In: Fish and Fisheries. 19, 4, p. 698-715
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedEpibenthic and mobile species colonisation of a geotextile artificial surf reef on the south coast of England
  Herbert, R. J. H., Collins, K., Mallinson, J., Hall, A. E., Pegg, J., Rosso, K., Clarke, L. & Clements, T., 19 Sept 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 9
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIntertidal invertebrate harvesting: a meta-analysis of impacts and recovery in an important waterbird prey resource
  Clarke, L. J., Hughes, K. M., Esteves, L. S., Herbert, R. J. H. & Stillman, R. A., 7 Dec 2017, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 584, p. 229-244
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Risk of bycatch in static net fishing

  01/06/2023 – 30/05/2025 (Active)

• Developing a low-cost management tool to mitigate climate change impacts during sea turtle reproduction

  01/04/2023 – 11/09/2024 (Finished)

• Benthic Impact of Lobster Pots

  01/02/2023 – 01/07/2024 (Finished)