James Slingsby

I am primarily interested in marine top predator, cetaceans and seabirds, usage of tidal-stream environments and potential interactions with renewable energy devices. My Master's project investigated, with the use of acoustic data, fine-scale Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) functional use and activity within a tidal-stream demonstration zone. My PhD project used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to investigate top predator distribution and behaviour within tidal-stream environments.

James is a researcher involved with energy-related knowledge exchange activities and research projects as part of the UHI’s Energy Group. Research interests include unmanned aerial vehicles, tidal energy, marine megafaunal habitat usage, image processing, machine learning, remote sensing, passive acoustics and marine hydrodynamics.