Room: 210 Marine Centre Wales            Phone: 01248 383935

E-mail: j.w.king@bangor.ac.uk

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A trained ecologist, I completed my PhD on the regulation of food intake in fish whilst working in the commercial marine science and aquaculture research sectors. I joined CAMS in 2001 and have been Deputy Director since 2007. I was awarded a readership in 2017. 

My work is driven by the research needs of both the public and private sectors and is largely in the area of sustainable aquaculture and shellfisheries, particularly attempting to fill knowledge gaps that are hindering the development of the shellfish farming industry. Work has included studies of the distribution and potential impact of non-native aquaculture species, research supporting restocking of native species, development of hatchery techniques and trials of pilot-scale offshore systems. More recently I have become project manager of SEACAMS and SEACAMS 2, which has led to involvement in research in support of the marine renewables sector.

Research Areas

Marine Conservation and Resource Management

Marine Ecology

• Other: PGCertHE (Bangor University)
  2014
• PhD: Aspects of the regulation of food intake in the dab, Limanda limanda (L.)
  University of Wales, Bangor, 2001
• BSc: Ecology
  University of Leeds, 1985

2023

• PublishedHabitat suitability modelling for an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system along Europe's Atlantic coast
  Hughes, C. & King, J., 1 Oct 2023, In: Ecological Modelling. 484, 110459.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe European native oyster, Ostrea edulis, in Wales, a historical account of a forgotten fishery
  Hayden-Hughes, M., Bayford, P., King, J. & Smyth, D., 21 Feb 2023. 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

2022

• PublishedSeabed morphology and bed shear stress predict temperate reef habitats in a high energy marine region
  Jackson-Bue, T., Williams, G., Whitton, T., Roberts, M., Goward Brown, A., Amir, H., King, J., Powell, B., Rowlands, S., Llewelyn Jones, G. & Davies, A., 5 Sept 2022, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 274, 107934.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWorkshop on the Celtic Seas Ecoregion Aquaculture Overview
  O'Biern, F. (ed.), Ojaveer, H. (ed.), Boyd, A., Capuzzo, E., Devine, G., Moore, H., O'Carroll, J., Dennis, J., King, J., Falconer, L., Ellis, T. & Telfor, T., 5 Oct 2022, ICES Scientific Reports. 57 ed. Copenhagen, Vol. 4. 126 p. (ICES Scientific Reports; vol. 4, no. 57).
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2020

• PublishedFactors affecting byssus attachment in juvenile scallops, Pecten maximus (L.)
  Galley, T., Beaumont, A., Le Vay, L. & King, J., 15 Nov 2020, In: Aquaculture. 528, 735504.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedLimited impact of an invasive oyster on intertidal assemblage structure and biodiversity: the importance of environmental context and functional equivalency with native species
  Zwerschke, N., Hollyman, P., Wild, R., Stringer, R., Turner, J. & King, J., May 2018, In: Marine Biology. 165, 5, 88.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedFeeding ecology of sea trout in the Irish Sea
  Roche, W., Milner, N., Davies, C., Shepherd, S., King, J., Coyne, J., Gargan, P. & Hughes, R., 1 Nov 2017, Sea Trout: Science and Management: Proceedings of the 2nd International Sea Trout Symposium. Harris, G. (ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp: Matador, p. 371-395 25 p. Chapter 20
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedInfluence of exogenous chemicals on larval development and survival of the king scallop Pecten maximus (L.)
  Galley, T., Beaumont, A., Le Vay, L. & King, J., 1 May 2017, In: Aquaculture. 474, p. 48-56 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPredicting the dispersal of wild Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) from an existing frontier population—a numerical study
  Robins, P., King, J., Jenkins, S. & Tita, A., 2017, In: Aquatic Invasions. 12, 2, p. 117-131
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedVariation in sea trout (Salmo trutta) abundance and life histories in the Irish Sea
  Milner, N., Potter, E., Roche, W., Tysklind, N., Davidson, I., King, J., Coyne, J. & Davies, C., Nov 2017, Sea Trout: Science and Management: Proceedings of the 2nd International Sea Trout Symposium. Harris, G. (ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp: Matador, p. 96-128 32 p. 5
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2016

• PublishedNew insights about the introduction of the Portuguese oyster, Crassostrea angulata, into the North East Atlantic from Asia based on a highly polymorphic mitochondrial region.
  Grade, A., Chairi, H., Lallias, D., Power, D., Ruano, F., Leitao, A., Drago, T., King, J., Boudry, P. & Batista, F., Dec 2016, In: Aquatic Living Resources. 29, 4, 6 p., 404.
  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, RC., Walker-Springett, K., Robins, PE., Jones, J., Veneruso, G., Whitton, TA., Piano, M., Ward, SL., Duce, CE., Waggitt, JJ., 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

• PublishedInvasion genetics of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in the British Isles inferred from microsatellite and mitochondrial markers
  Lallias, D., Boudry, P., Batista, F. M., Beaumont, A., King, J. W., Turner, J. R. & Lapegue, S., Sept 2015, In: Biological Invasions. 17, 9, p. 2581-2595
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe effect of water management on extensive aquaculture food webs in the reconstructed wetlands of the Doñana Natural Park, Southern Spain
  Walton, M. E., Vilas, C., Coccia, C., Green, A. J., Canavate, J. P., Prieto, A., van Bergeijk, S. A., Medialdea, J. M., Kennedy, H. A., King, J. & Le Vay, L., 14 Jun 2015, In: Aquaculture. 448, p. 451-463
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

• PublishedOptimisation of larval culture of the mussel Mytilus edulis (L.)
  Galley, T. H., Batista, F. M., Braithwaite, R., King, J. & Beaumont, A. R., 1 Apr 2010, In: Aquaculture International. 18, 3, p. 315-325
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedStrategies for the retention of high genetic variability in European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) restoration programmes.
  Lallias, D., Boudry, P., Lapegue, S., King, J. W. & Beaumont, A. R., 3 Apr 2010, In: Conservation Genetics. 11, 5, p. 1899-1910
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSummer mortality of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, in the Irish Sea: the influence of growth, biochemistry and gametogenesis.
  Cotter, E., Malham, S., O'Keefe, S., Lynch, S. A., Latchford, J. W., King, J. W., Beaumont, A. R. & Culloty, S. C., 24 May 2010, In: Aquaculture. 303, 1-4, p. 8-21
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

• PublishedSummer mortality of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, in the Irish Sea: The influence of temperature and nutrients on health and survival.
  Malham, S., Cotter, E., O'Keeffe, S., Lynch, S., Culloty, S. C., King, J. W., Latchford, J. W. & Beaumont, A., 1 Feb 2009, In: Aquaculture. 287, 1-2, p. 128-138
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2008

• PublishedDifferences in growth rate and proportion of ready to settle larvae between diploid and triploid Mytilus edulis.
  Batista, F. M., Galley, T. H., McCombie, H., Cornette, F., Boudry, P., Guedes-Pinto, H., King, J. W. & Beaumont, A. R., 1 Jan 2008.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedOptimisation of larval culture of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis.
  Galley, T. H., Braithwaite, R., Batista, F. M., King, J. W. & Beaumont, A. R., 1 Jan 2008.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2007

• PublishedNonlinear time series analysis of food intake in the dab and the rainbow trout
  King, J., Ruohonen, K., Grove, D. J. & Hammerstein, A., 21 Apr 2007, In: Journal of Theoretical Biology. 245, 4, p. 749-762
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2006

• PublishedGrowth of Crassostrea gigas spat and juveniles under differing environmental conditions at two sites in Wales
  King, J. W., Malham, S. K., Skov, M. W., Cotter, E., Latchford, J. W., Culloty, S. C. & Beaumont, A. R., 1 Jul 2006, In: Aquatic Living Resources. 19, 3, p. 289-297
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTesting the response of oysters exposed to chemicals X, Y, and Z
  Malham, S. K., Walton, M. W., Latchford, J. W., King, J. W. & Greenwell, H. C., 1 Jan 2006, 2006 ed. Centre for Applied Marine Sciences.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2005

• PublishedMortality of Pacific oysters in the Irish Sea: Biotic and abiotic influences
  Cotter, E., Culloty, S. C., O'Keeffe, S., Malham, S. K., Latchford, J. W., King, J. W. & Beaumont, A. R., 1 Aug 2005, In: Journal of Shellfish Research. 24, 2, p. 648
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2001

• PublishedThe statistical design of feeding experiments
  Ruohonen, K., Kettunen, J., King, J. W., Houlihan, D. (ed.), Boujard, T. (ed.) & Jobling, M. (ed.), 1 Jan 2001, Feed Intake in Fish. 2001 ed. Blackwell Scientific, p. 88-107
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

1998

• PublishedFeeding behaviour of whiting, Merlangius merlangus, L. in captivity
  Seyhan, K., Grove, D. & King, J., Feb 1998, In: Fisheries Research. 34, 1, p. 39–45 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• INTEGRATE

  01/10/2022 – 31/12/2199 (Active)

• HEFCW HEIR SNAP bridging funding (F006982, R28W23)

  01/04/2021 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• 2017/COL/009 Sustainable Aquariums Project (SNAP)

  01/07/2018 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

  Description

  The breeding of aquatic animals is an incredibly complex science and determining the correct diet and environment to enable larval fish to develop into adults is particularly challenging. The larvae of many tropical fish species are so small, that they are invisible to the naked eye, and their food source is even more microscopic. As the world’s aquatic species face increasing threats due to climate change, overfishing, pollution and the illegal wildlife trade, research is vital to increase knowledge and breeding capabilities – and as this research is difficult in the wild, aquariums provide an invaluable research platform.

  Due to their expertise and resources, aquarists from the UK’s leading aquarium teams are leading the way in the improvement of breeding techniques to increase global understanding of marine animals and their breeding cycles, and ultimately support global conservation efforts to crack down on the illegal trade of fish and other aquatic life. ZSL, The Deep, SEA LIFE, and Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences are working on a landmark new research programme to improve aquarium breeding success - the SustaiNable Aquarium project (SNAP), which is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government’s SMARTExpertise programme.

  An initial 20 species - key to the health of coral reefs but which have not yet been successfully bred in aquariums - are the initial focus of the project. Corals are part of a delicate tropical ecosystem and require specific tropical fish in order to thrive, including species of butterflyfish, rabbitfish, wrasse and tangs. Projects like SNAP will advance aquaculture techniques and help boost marine species which are near threatened or endangered, while highlighting the collective awareness that aquariums have an important role to play in the future of our conserving our oceans.

  Links:

  • http://snap.bangor.ac.uk/

• Development of culture techniques for pelagic spawning reef fish

  01/01/2014 – 31/07/2015 (Finished)

• Seasonal condition of sea trout

  01/01/2014 – 30/09/2015 (Finished)

• Sea trout sampling in Nith District and environs

  01/07/2010 – 31/08/2013 (Finished)

• Sea trout sampling in the Annan District and environs

  01/07/2010 – 31/08/2013 (Finished)

• Sea trout sampling in the Galloway District and environs

  01/07/2010 – 31/08/2013 (Finished)

• Development of Biological and Chemical Tools to Identify Pollution Source; An Environmental Test Case for Wales

  01/01/2010 – 31/07/2015 (Finished)

• SEAFARE :Sustainable and Environmentally friendly Aquaculture For the Atlantic Region of Europe

  01/01/2010 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• Physical Property characterisation of seafloor sediment - A4B HE 06 FSP 1019

  01/05/2009 – 26/05/2011 (Finished)

• Non food use of Mussels Feasibility Study Project

  05/01/2009 – 01/08/2009 (Finished)

• Interreg - Prism

  25/01/2007 – 22/07/2008 (Finished)

• Interreg-Atlantic Arc Aquaculture Group

  25/01/2007 – 31/08/2011 (Finished)

  Links:

  • http://www.arcaqua.org/home.htm

• Cec - Atlantic Arc Aquaculture Group 2

  01/01/2007 – 02/09/2011 (Finished)