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I am a biologist interested in sustainable aquaculture and working across disciplines to support evidence-based policy and innovation.
My research focuses on aquaculture diversification, governance, perception of aquaculture and improving communication between researchers, industry and the public.
Sustainable aquaculture development, through an ecosystem approach to aquaculture, is dependent on assuring that applied research informs evidence-based policy and innovation, through effective collaboration and communication between stakeholders. My research interests focus on enabling this transition and ranges from aquaculture diversification, to policy and marine spatial planning, understanding public perception of aquaculture and pathways to improve communication between researchers, industry and public.
I have experience working in marine policy contexts, for the Marine Management Organisation and European Commission, and, as a NERC-BBSRC Knowledge Exchange Fellow in Aquaculture, I provide expert input to the UK aquaculture sector and contribute to the Aquaculture Initiative. I have extensive research experience on biofouling, from previous Innovate UK and the Office of Naval Research (USA) projects, and culture of copepods and stalked barnacles, from FCT, PROMAR (Portugal) and ERDF projects.
I currently lead the Global Food Security project DIVERSEAFOOD (Evaluating the potential of multi-trophic aquaculture to improve nutrition and ecosystem sustainability in the UK) and the N8 project PERCEPT (Towards improved communication in aquaculture: exploring consumers perceptions and attitudes). I am also part of the EU Horizon 2020 project AQUAVITAE (New low trophic species, products and processes in marine aquaculture value chains across the Atlantic).
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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Collaborations from the last five years
Projects
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RiseUp: Resilience of the UK seafood system to the Covid-19 disruption
Franco, S. C. & Sharmina, M.
6/07/20 → 5/01/22
Project: Research
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Diverseafood: Evaluating the potential of multi-trophic aquaculture to improve nutrition and ecosystem sustainability in the UK
Franco, S. C., Sharmina, M., Panzone, L. & Katic, P.
1/03/19 → 28/02/21
Project: Research
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Blue Nitrogen: A Nature-Based Solution in the Blue Economy as a Tool to Manage Terrestrial Nutrient Neutrality.
Hughes, A., Charalambides, G., Franco, S. C., Robinson, G. & Tett, P., 16 Aug 2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 16, 8 p., 10182.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Food System Resilience: Concepts, Issues, and Challenges
Zurek, M., Ingram, J., Sanderson Bellamy, A., Goold, C., Lyon, C., Alexander, P., Barnes, A., Bebber, D. P., Breeze, T. D., Bruce, A., Collins, L. M., Davies, J., Doherty, B., Ensor, J., Franco, S. C., Gatto, A., Hess, T., Lamprinopoulou, C., Liu, L., Merkle, M., & 7 others , 20 Sept 2022, In: Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 47, p. 511-534 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Engineered Chemical Nanotopographies: Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain-Transfer Mediated Grafting of Anisotropic Poly(acrylamide) Patterns on Poly(dimethylsiloxane) to Modulate Marine Biofouling
Kuliasha, C. A., Fedderwitz, R. L., Finlay, J. A., Franco, S. C., Clare, A. S. & Brennan, A. B., 14 Jan 2020, In: Langmuir. 36, 1, p. 379-387 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lipidomics analysis of juveniles' blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L. 1758), a key economic and ecological species
Laudicella, V. A., Beveridge, C., Carboni, S., Franco, S. C., Doherty, M. K., Long, N., Mitchell, E., Stanley, M. S., Whitfield, P. D. & Hughes, A. D., 21 Feb 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 2, e0223031.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of culture conditions on larval growth and survival of stalked barnacles (Pollicipes pollicipes)
Franco, S. C., Aldred, N., Cruz, T. & Clare, A. S., 1 Jun 2017, In: Aquaculture Research. 48, 6, p. 2920-2933 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Growth, egg production and hatching success of Acartia tonsa cultured at high densities
Franco, S. C., Augustin, C. B., Geffen, A. J. & Dinis, M. T., 1 Feb 2017, In: Aquaculture. 468, Part 1, p. 569-578 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Marine anti-biofouling efficacy of amphiphilic poly(coacrylate) grafted PDMSe: effect of graft molecular weight
Kuliasha, C. A., Finlay, J. A., Franco, S. C., Clare, A. S., Stafslien, S. J. & Brennan, A. B., 16 Mar 2017, In: Biofouling. 33, 3, p. 252-267 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
27 Citations (Scopus)
Press/Media
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SEAFOOD INDUSTRY SURVEY TO ASSESS IMPACT OF COVID-19
28/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Scottish researchers aim to assess impact of Brexit and Covid on seafood sector
25/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Seafood industry survey will assess impact of Covid
25/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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An invitation to influence UK aquaculture policy
25/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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