Room: 3rd Floor Marine Centre Wales    Phone: 01248 383972

E-mail: r.roche@bangor.ac.uk

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I am a Research Fellow at the Center for Applied Marine Sciences, with a broad background in marine ecology, environmental geochemistry, and social/anthropological research, and specific training and expertise in environmental sampling and data analysis. I utilize a multi-disciplinary approach to address pressing environmental questions, and have a strong record of professional collaboration with industry and NGOs.

Research Areas

Marine Conservation and Resource Management

Marine Ecology

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  Manchester Metropolitan University,
• Biological Sciences (Zoology)
  University of Edinburgh,
• Tropical Coastal Management
  University of Newcastle,
• Master of Marine Affairs
  University of Rhode Island ,

PhD Supervision

Master's Project Supervision

I am willing to supervise a PhD

2025

• PublishedActive and passive pathways of nutrient transfer in coral reef ecosystems
  Dunn, R. E., Graham, N., Karkarey, R., Jeannot, L.-L., González-Barrios, J., Stuhr, M., Lange, I., Roche, R., Benkwitt, C. & Rodriguez Fillol, J., 30 May 2025, In: Coral Reefs.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDiverReef: A global database of the behavior of recreational divers and their interactions with reefs over 20 years
  Giglio, V. & Roche, R., 20 Feb 2025, In: Ecology. 106, 2, e4519.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of printEffects of protection on large‐bodied reef fishes in the western Indian Ocean
  Samoilys, M., Osuka, K., Roche, R., Koldewey, H. & Chabanet, P., 24 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Conservation Biology. e14430.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedParticipatory approaches to improving recreational fisheries management in a remote island system
  Collins, C., Patel, A., Cudiamat, M., Nuno, A., Roche, R., Taylor, B. & Curnick, D. J., 5 Jun 2025, In: Conservation Science and Practice. e70065.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedQuantifying coral reef carbonate budgets: a comparison between ReefBudget and CoralNet
  Sannassy Pilly, J., Townsend, J. E., Alisa, C. A. G., Razak, T. B., Turner, J., Roche, R., Chan, S., Kriegman, D. J., Andersson, A. J., Perry, C. T., Lange, I. D. & Courtney, T. A., Apr 2025, In: Coral Reefs.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

• PublishedCoral carbonate production across depth: homogenisation after bleaching?
  Sannassy Pilly, J., Lange, I., Roche, R., Perry, C., Mogg, A., Dawson, K. & Turner, J., 11 Oct 2024, In: Coral Reefs. 43, 6, p. 1803-1818 16 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCoral reef recovery in a remote and large marine protected area is resilient to cascading trophic interactions
  McDevitt-Irwin, J. M., Chapuis, M., Carlson, R., Meekan, M., Palmisciano, M., Roche, R., Taylor, B. M., Tietjen, K. L., Tillman, C. & Micheli, F., 1 Oct 2024, In: Biological Conservation. 298
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDepth variation in benthic community response to repeated marine heatwaves on remote Central Indian Ocean reefs
  Sannassy Pilly, J., Roche, R., Richardson, L. & Turner, J., 27 Mar 2024, In: Royal Society Open Science. 11, 3, p. 231246
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedImpacts of “Reef Star” coral restoration on multiple metrics of habitat complexity
  Vida, R., Razak, T. B., Mogg, A. O. M., Roche, R., Lynch, J., Williams, B., Alisa, C. A. G., Subhan, B., Agus, S. B., Graham, N. A. J. & Lamont, T. A. C., 16 Sept 2024, In: Restoration Ecology. 32, 8, e14263.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• PublishedAuthor Correction: Vulnerability to collapse of coral reef ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean
  Obura, D., Gudka, M., Samoilys, M., Osuka, K., Mbugua, J., Keith, D. A., Porter, S., Roche, R., van Hooidonk, R., Ahamada, S., Araman, A., Karisa, J., Komakoma, J., Madi, M., Ravinia, I., Razafindrainibe, H., Yahya, S. & Zivane, F., Jan 2023, In: Nature Sustainability . 6, 113, p. 113-113 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIntraspecific differences in short- and long-term foraging strategies of reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) in the Chagos Archipelago
  Harris, J., Embling, C. B., Alexander, G., Curnick, D., Roche, R., Froman, N., Stuhr, M., Fileman, E. S., Hilbourne, S., Carter, R., Murray, A., Savage, J. & Stevens, G. M. W., 1 Oct 2023, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. e02636.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSeasonal development of a tidal mixing front drives shifts in community structure and diversity of bacterioplankton
  King, N., Wilmes, S.-B., Browett, S. S., Healey, A., McDevitt, A. D., McKeown, N. J., Roche, R., Skujina, I., Smale, D., Thorpe, J. & Malham, S., 5 Sept 2023, In: Molecular Ecology. 32, 18, p. 4953-5210
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• PublishedAtoll-dependent variation in depth zonation of benthic communities on remote reefs
  Sannassy Pilly, J., Richardson, L., Turner, J. & Roche, R., 1 Jan 2022, In: Marine Environmental Research. 173, 105520.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLinking variation in planktonic primary production to coral reef fish growth and condition
  Roche, R., Heenan, A., Taylor, B. M., Schwarz, J. N., Fox, M. D., Southworth, L., Williams, G. & Turner, J., 31 Aug 2022, In: Royal Society Open Science. 9, 8, p. 201012 201012.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedVulnerability to collapse of coral reef ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean
  Obura, D., Gudka, M., Samoilys, M., Osuka, K., Mbugua, J., Keith, D. A., Porter, S., Roche, R., van Hooidonk, R., Ahamada, S., Araman, A., Karisa, J., Komakoma, J., Madi, M., Ravinia, I., Razafindrainibe, H., Yahya, S. & Zivane, F., 1 Feb 2022, In: Nature Sustainability . 5, 2, p. 104-113
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedProtection outcomes for fish trophic groups across a range of management regimes
  Osuka, K. E., Stewart, B. D., Samoilys, M. A., Roche, R., Turner, J. & McClean, C., 1 Dec 2021, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 173 , Part A, 113010.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSpatial and temporal scales of coral reef fish ecological research and management: a systematic map protocol
  Lawrence, A., Heenan, A., Levine, A., Haddaway, N., Powell, F., Wedding, L., Roche, R., Lawrence, P., Szostek, C., Ford, H., Southworth, L., Sannassy Pilly, J., Richardson, L. & Williams, G. J., 25 Jan 2021, In: Environmental Evidence. 10, 3.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedA review of a decade of lessons from one of the world’s largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges
  Hays, G. C., Koldewey, H., Meeuwig, J. J., Attrill, M. J., Barley, S., Bayley, D., . Benkwitt, C. E., Block, B., Schallert, R. J., Carlisle, A. B., Carr, P., Chapple, T. K., Collins, C., Diaz, C., Dunn, N., Dunbar, R. B., Eager, D. S., Engel, J., Embling, C. B. & Esteban, N. & 52 others, Ferretti, F., Foster, N. L., Freeman, R., Gollock, M., Graham, N. A. J., Harris, J. L., Head, C. E. I., Hosegood, P., Howell, K. L., Hussey, N. E., Jacoby, D. M. P., Jones, R., Lange, I. D., Letessier, T. B., Levey, E., Lindhart, M., McDevitt-Irwin, J. M., Meekan, M. G., Micheli, F., Mogg, A., Mortimer, J. A., Mucciarone, D., Nicoll, M. A., Nuno, A., Perry, C. T., Sannassy Pilly, J., Preston, S. G., Rattray, A. J., Robinson, E., Roche, R., Schiele, M., Sheehan, E. V., Sheppard, A., Sheppard, C., Smith, A. L., Soule, B., Spalding, M., Stevens, G. M. W., Steyaert, M., Stiffel, S., Taylor, B., Tickler, D. M., Trevail, A. M., Trueba, P., Turner, J., Votier, S., Wilson, B., Williams, G., Williamson, B. J., Williamson, M. J., Wood, H. & Curnick, D. J., 14 Oct 2020, In: Marine Biology. 167, 11, 159.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• UnpublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Biodiversity Action Plan: Coconut Crab
  Roche, R. (Editor), Turner, J. (Editor) & Laidre, M., 2020, (Unpublished) 22 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Biodiversity Action Plan: Hawksbill and Green Turtles
  Roche, R. (Editor), Turner, J. (Editor), Esteban, N., Mortimer, J. A. & Hays, G. C., 2020, 15 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Biodiversity Action Plan: Sooty Tern
  Roche, R. (Editor), Turner, J. (Editor) & Carr, P., 2020, 12 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• UnpublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Biodiversity Action Plan: Yellowfin Tuna
  Roche, R. (Editor), Turner, J. (Editor) & Curnick, D. J., 2020, (Unpublished) 7 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Ecosystem Action Plan: Mangrove Forest
  Roche, R. (Editor), Turner, J. (Editor), Carr, P., Wilkinson, T. & Barrios, S., 2020, 8 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• UnpublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Ecosystem Action Plan: Moist Savanna
  Roche, R. (Editor), Turner, J. (Editor) & Carr, P., 2020, (Unpublished) 13 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Ecosystem Action Plan: Native Woodland
  Roche, R. (Editor), Turner, J. (Editor), Carr, P., Wilkinson, T. & Barrios, S., 2020, 9 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• UnpublishedBritish Indian Ocean Territory Ecosystem Action Plan: Shallow Coral Reefs
  Roche, R. (Editor), Turner, J. (Editor) & Sheppard, C., 2020, (Unpublished) 8 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedSpatio temporal variation in benthic communities in remote reefs
  Sannassy Pilly, J., Roche, R. & Turner, J., Jan 2020.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

2019

• PublishedCoral bleaching impacts from back-to-back 2015–2016 thermal anomalies in the remote central Indian Ocean
  Head, C. E. I., Bayley, D. T. I., Rowlands, G., Roche, R. C., Tickler, D. M., Rogers, A. D., Koldewey, H., Turner, J. R. & Andradi-Brown, D. A., 1 Aug 2019, In: Coral Reefs. 38, 4, p. 605-618
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe atmospheric carbon sequestration potential of man-made tidal lagoons
  Piano, M., Papadimitriou, S., Roche, R., Bowers, D., Kennedy, D. & Kennedy, H., 15 Jun 2019, In: Continental Shelf Research. 181, p. 90-102
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedFirst record of coralline fungal disease (CFD) in the Indian Ocean
  Williams, G., Roche, R. & Turner, J., 4 Jun 2018, In: Coral Reefs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-018-1704-z , 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPatterns in reef fish assesmblages: insights from the Chagos Archipelago
  Samoilys, M., Roche, R., Koldewey, H. & Turner, J., 19 Jan 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 1, e0191448.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTowards Developing a Mechanistic Understanding of Coral Reef Resilience to Thermal Stress Across Multiple Scales
  Roche, R., Williams, G. & Turner, J., Mar 2018, In: Current Climate Change Reports. 4, 1, p. 51-64 D 87.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedCoral bleaching and mortality in the Chagos Archipelago to 2017
  Sheppard, C., Sheppard, A., Mogg, A., Bayley, D., Dempsey, A. C., Roche, R., Turner, J. & Purkis, S., Nov 2017, In: Atoll Research Bulletin . 613, 613, p. 1 25 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedRecreational Diving Impacts on Coral Reefs and the Adoption of Environmentally Responsible Practices within the SCUBA Diving Industry
  Roche, R., Harvey, C. V., Harvey, J. J., Kavanagh, A. P., McDonald, M., Stein-Rostaing, V. R. & Turner, J., 1 Jul 2016, In: Environmental Management. 58, 1, p. 107-116
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedResearch priorities for assessing potential impacts of emerging marine renewable energy technologies: Insights from developments in Wales (UK)
  Roche, R., Walker-Springett, K., Robins, P., Jones, J., Veneruso, G., Whitton, T., Piano, M., Ward, S., Duce, C., Waggitt, J., Walker-Springett, G., Neill, S., Lewis, M. & King, J., 1 Dec 2016, In: Renewable Energy. 99, December, p. 1327-1341 15 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedLocalized outbreaks of Acanthaster planci at an isolated and unpopulated reef atoll in the Chagos Archipelago
  Roche, R. C., Pratchett, M. S., Carr, P., Turner, J. R., Wagner, D., Head, C. & Sheppard, C. R., 23 Jul 2015, In: Marine Biology. 162, 8, p. 1695-1704
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedCapacity, capability and cross-border challenges associated with marine eradication programmes in Europe: The attempted eradication of an invasive non-native ascidian, Didemnum vexillum in Wales, United Kingdom
  Sambrook, K., Holt, R. H. F., Sharp, R., Griffith, K., Roche, R. C., Newstead, R. G., Wyn, G. & Jenkins, S. R., Sept 2014, In: Marine Policy. 48, p. 51-58
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMid-Holocene sea surface conditions and riverine influence on the inshore Great Barrier Reef.
  Roche, R. C., Perry, C. T., Smithers, S. G., Leng, M. J., Grove, C. A., Sloane, H. J. & Unsworth, C. E., 5 Jun 2014, In: Holocene. 24, 8, p. 885-897
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRecreational vessels as a vector for marine non-natives: developing biosecurity measures and managing risk through an in-water encapsulation system
  Roche, R. C., Monnington, J. M., Newstead, R. G., Sambrook, K., Griffith, K., Holt, R. H. & Jenkins, S. R., 5 Dec 2014, In: Hydrobiologia. 750, 1, p. 187-199
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• ICUN Red List of Species Global Coral Assessment

  IUCN Coral Specialist Group assessment of Indo-Pacific Coral Species

  23 Oct 2023 – 28 Oct 2023

  Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)

• Improving reef resilience through sustainable fisheries management on Diego Garcia

  01/08/2021 – 12/09/2024 (Finished)

• Eco-village approach to enhance resilience of socio-ecological system in CaboVerde

  01/04/2019 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• Darwin Initiative scoping visit to Vanuatu

  01/08/2018 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)

ESRC Impact Acceleration Award

ESRC Impact Accleration Award 2017

Darwin Initiative Scoping Award 2018

ESRC Impact Accleration Award 2018