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I am a marine ecologist working on the development of sustainable production systems for marine animals and plants. My interest in the development of the blue economy focuses both on Europe and on small island developing states.
I co-ordinate the €5.7M EU FP7 project IDREEM, lead the SAMS Centre for Aquaculture, and am an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of the Seyshelles.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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Seafood & Democracy: Understanding the influence of autocratic regimes on resourcebased firms.
Graziano, M. (PI), Fox, C. (CoI), Heymans, S. J. (PL), Hughes, A. (PL), Crumlish, M. (PL), Pita, C. (PL), Ghanawi, J. (PL), Ghanawi, J. (PL) & Cannella, L. (PL)
24/08/15 → 30/10/15
Project: Research
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Leaving the niche: Recommendations for mainstreaming Low Trophic Aquaculture in countries around the Atlantic basin
Tett, P., Charalambides, G., Franco, S. C., Hughes, A. D., Mikkelsen, E., Nielsen, K. N., Routledge, E. A. B., Nielsen, P. & James, P., 1 Jan 2025, In: Marine Policy. 171, 10 p., 106475.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Seaweed Aquaculture for Carbon Farming: An Assessment Under the EU's QU.A.L.ITY (Quantification, Additionality, Long-Term Storage, Sustainability) Framework
Hughes, A. D., Fendenko, J., O'Dell, A. & Swanlund, H., 16 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A review of the current potential of European brown seaweed for the production of biofuels
Twigg, G., Fedenko, J., Hurst, G., Stanley, M. S. & Hughes, A. D., 27 Apr 2024, In: Energy, Sustainability and Society. 14, 1, 25 p., 21.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on extending marine planning zones to 12 nm from the coastal baseline.
Whyte, C., Tett, P., Hughes, A., Aleynik, D., Billing, S.-L., Fox, C., Owens, N., Wilding, T. A. & Benjamins, S., 10 Dec 2024, 32 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Sustainable seaweed aquaculture and climate change in the North Atlantic: challenges and opportunities
Veenhof, R., Burrows, M., Hughes, A., Michalek, K., Ross, M., Thomson, A. I., Fedenko, J. & Stanley, M., 22 Oct 2024, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 11-2024, 1483330.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Storage and Production of Bioenergy Using Macroalgae Biomass—Part I : Ensiling
Ditchfield, A. K., Kerrison, P. D., Mair, A., Hurst, G., Green, D. H., Stanley, M. S., Fedenko, J. & Hughes, A. D., 18 Dec 2024, In: Sustainability. 16, 24, 22 p., 11094.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modeling particulate waste assimilation by blue mussels within the spatial constraints of a commercial fish farm: implications for multitrophic aquaculture: implications for multitrophic aquaculture
Á norði, G., Lund, I., Andreasen, B., Taylor, D., Johannesen, T. T., Jacobsen, B. & Hughes, A. D., 25 Aug 2023, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 10, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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AQUACULTURE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS (Journal)
Hughes, A. (Editor)
1 Apr 2013Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Hestons Fishy Feast
Hughes, A. (Participant)
2011 → …Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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UHI Prizewinners Tour & Visit
Hughes, A. (Participant)
2009 → …Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Press/Media
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Councils not equipped for offshore fish farm decisions, say scientists
Tett, P., Hughes, A., Wilding, T. A., Aleynik, D., Fox, C., Benjamins, S., Whyte, C. & Billing, S.-L.
12/12/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Scottish Association for Marine Science Researchers Update Current Data on Climate Change (Sustainable seaweed aquaculture and climate change in the North Atlantic: challenges and opportunities)
Stanley, M., Burrows, M., Hughes, A. & Ross, M.
6/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Our Insatiable Appetite for Scottish Salmon Is Driving the Industry Out of the Water
22/02/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory Reports Findings in Science [Sexual dimorphism in the gonad lipidome of blue mussels (Mytilus sp.): New insights from a global lipidomics approach]
13/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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NEW PARTNERSHIP RECEIVES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO STIMULATE PRIVATE FINANCE INTO MARINE NATURAL CAPITAL
6/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Thesis
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The Trophic Ecology of Psammechinus miliaris in Scottish Sea Lochs
Hughes, A. (Author), Kelly, M. (Supervisor) & Barnes, D. (Supervisor), 31 May 2006Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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