Claire Waluda, Author at British Antarctic Survey

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Claire Waluda

Data Analyst

My current research interests include: understanding predator-prey interactions in the Southern Ocean, focussing on penguins, seals, krill and fish; and marine debris and conservation including an assessment of marine mammal entanglements and the response of penguins to helicopter disturbance. I am interested in developing new methodologies for monitoring predator populations for example using remote sensing to assess penguin distribution and abundance, and using prey DNA to assess predator diets.

Much of my work involves the analysis of data collected as part of the biological sciences Long Term Monitoring and Survey programme (LTMS), which, since the early 1980s, has recorded annual data on breeding, foraging and diet parameters for bird and seal populations in the Scotia Sea, along with ship-based surveys of krill abundance. Using these data we can examine patterns and changes in the Southern Ocean ecosystem over the last three decades, and analyse spatial and temporal variability in food web dynamics.

My research contributes to the development of ecosystem based approaches to fisheries management in the Antarctic through the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).

My previous projects include quantifying Squid from Space (using remotely sensed data on fishing lights to examine the distribution of fished populations in the South Atlantic and South Pacific oceans), and an investigation of the influence of local and large scale oceanography, including the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), on squid populations in the southern hemisphere.

Research interests

Predator-prey interactions in the Southern Ocean marine food web

Spatial and temporal variability in marine populations and their environment

The use of remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in marine ecology

Marine debris, microplastics and conservation

Squid fisheries biology, oceanography and remote sensing

Waluda C M, Pierce G J (1998) Temporal and spatial patterns in the distribution of squid Loligo spp. in United Kingdom waters. South African Journal of Marine Science, 20. 323-336.

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2025

Dunn, M.J. . Waluda, C.M. . Adlard, S. Fox, D. Lynnes, A.S. Morley, T.I. Forcada, J. . (2025) Temporary absence of warming in the northern Weddell Sea validates expected responses of Antarctic seals to sea ice change.

Jones-Williams, Kirstie . Rowlands, Emily. Primpke, Sebastian. Galloway, Tamara. Cole, Matthew. Waluda, Claire . Manno, Clara . (2025) Microplastics in Antarctica – a Plastic Legacy in the Antarctic Snow?.

2024

Owen, Kate A. Goggins, Meghan. Black, Andy. Ashburner, Jonathan. Wilson, Alastair. Hollyman, Philip R. . Trathan, Philip N. . Waluda, Claire M. . Collins, Martin A. . (2024) At‑sea distribution of marine predators around South Georgia during austral winter, with implications for fisheries management.

2023

Cusset, Fanny. Bustamante, Paco. Carravieri, Alice. Bertin, Clément. Brasso, Rebecka. Corsi, Ilaria. Dunn, Michael . Emmerson, Louise. Guillou, Gaël. Hart, Tom. Juáres, Mariana. Kato, Akiko. Machado-Gaye, Ana Laura. Michelot, Candice. Olmastroni, Silvia. Polito, Michael. Raclot, Thierry. Santos, Mercedes. Schmidt, Annie. Southwell, Colin. Soutullo, Alvaro. Takahashi, Akinori. Thiebot, Jean-Baptiste. Trathan, Phil . Vivion, Pierre. Waluda, Claire . Fort, Jérôme. Cherel, Yves. (2023) Circumpolar assessment of mercury contamination: the Adélie penguin as a bioindicator of Antarctic marine ecosystems.

Hughes, Kevin A. . Lowther, Andrew. Gilbert, Neil. Waluda, Claire M. . Lee, Jasmine R. (2023) Communicating the best available science to inform Antarctic policy and management: a practical introduction for researchers.

Phillips, Richard A. . Waluda, Claire M. . Miller, Allison K. (2023) Distribution, hosts and long-term decline in abundance of the Patagonian lamprey inferred from diet assessment of albatrosses.

2022

Viquerat, Sacha. Waluda, Claire M. . Kennedy, Amy S. Jackson, Jennifer A. . Hevia, Marta. Carroll, Emma L. Buss, Danielle L. . Burkhardt, Elke. Thain, Scott. Smith, Patrick. Secchi, Eduardo R. Santora, Jarrod A. Reiss, Christian. Lindstrøm, Ulf. Krafft, Bjørn A. Gittins, George. Dalla Rosa, Luciano. Biuw, Martin. Herr, Helena. (2022) Identifying seasonal distribution patterns of fin whales across the Scotia Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula region using a novel approach combining habitat suitability models and ensemble learning methods.

Buckingham, J.W. Manno, C. . Waluda, C.M. . Waller, C.L. (2022) A record of microplastic in the marine nearshore waters of South Georgia.

Cocking, Jennifer. Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E. Waluda, Claire M. . Williamson, Benjamin J. Bellas, Juan. (2022) Aerial detection of beached marine plastic using a novel, hyperspectral short-wave infrared (SWIR) camera.

2021

Caccavo, Jilda Alicia. Christiansen, Henrik. Constable, Andrew J. Ghigliotti, Laura. Trebilco, Rowan. Brooks, Cassandra M. Cotte, Cédric. Desvignes, Thomas. Dornan, Tracey . Jones, Christopher D. Koubbi, Philippe. Saunders, Ryan A. . Strobel, Anneli. Vacchi, Marino. van de Putte, Anton P. Walters, Andrea. Waluda, Claire M. . Woods, Briannyn L. Xavier, José C. . (2021) Productivity and change in fish and squid in the Southern Ocean.

Grant, Susie M. . Waller, Cath L. Morley, Simon A. . Barnes, David K.A. . Brasier, Madeleine J. Double, Mike C. Griffiths, Huw J. . Hughes, Kevin A. . Jackson, Jennifer A. . Waluda, Claire M. . Constable, Andrew J. (2021) Local drivers of change in Southern Ocean ecosystems: Human activities and policy implications.

Fragão, Joana. Bessa, Filipa. Otero, Vanessa. Barbosa, Andrés. Sobral, Paula. Waluda, Claire M. . Guímaro, Hugo R. Xavier, José C. . (2021) Microplastics and other anthropogenic particles in Antarctica: using penguins as biological samplers.

Waluda, C.M. . Pierce, G.J. (2021) Temporal and spatial patterns in the distribution of squid Loligo spp. in United Kingdom waters.

2020

Jones-Williams, Kirstie . Galloway, Tamara. Cole, Matthew. Stowasser, Gabriele . Waluda, Claire . Manno, Clara . (2020) Close encounters – microplastic availability to pelagic amphipods in sub-Antarctic and Antarctic surface waters.

Mills, William . Xavier, Jose . Bearhop, Stuart. Cherel, Yves. Votier, Stephen. Waluda, Claire . Phillips, Richard . (2020) Long-term trends in albatross diets in relation to prey availability and breeding success.

Waluda, Claire M. . Staniland, Iain J. . Dunn, Michael J. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Grilly, Emily. Whitelaw, Mari. Hughes, Kevin A. . (2020) Thirty years of marine debris in the Southern Ocean: annual surveys of two island shores in the Scotia Sea.

Phillips, Richard A. . Waluda, Claire M. . (2020) Albatrosses and petrels at South Georgia as sentinels of marine debris input from vessels in the southwest Atlantic Ocean.

2019

Bessa, Filipa. Ratcliffe, Norman . Otero, Vanessa. Sobral, Paula. Marques, João C. Waluda, Claire M. . Trathan, Phil N. . Xavier, José C. . (2019) Microplastics in gentoo penguins from the Antarctic region.

Waluda, Claire . Cavanagh, Rachel . Manno, Clara . (2019) A Cross-Sectoral Approach to Tackle Ocean Plastic Pollution [Meeting report].

2018

Dunn, Michael J. . Forcada, Jaume . Jackson, Jennifer A. . Waluda, Claire M. . Nichol, Camilla. Trathan, Philip N. . (2018) A long-term study of gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) population trends at a major Antarctic tourist site, Goudier Island, Port Lockroy.

Waller, Catherine L. Griffiths, Huw J. . Waluda, Claire M. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Loaiza, Iván. Moreno, Bernabé. Pacherres, Cesar O. Ryan, Peter. Suaria, Giuseppe. Isobe, Atsuhiko. Hughes, Kevin A. . (2018) Microplastics in the Southern Ocean.

2017

Cavanagh, Rachel D. . Murphy, Eugene J. . Bracegirdle, Thomas J. . Turner, John . Knowland, Cheryl A. Corney, Stuart P. Smith, Walker O. Waluda, Claire M. . Johnston, Nadine M. . Bellerby, Richard G.J. Constable, Andrew J. Costa, Daniel p. Hofmann, Eileen E. Jackson, Jennifer A. . Staniland, Iain J. . Wolf-Gladrow, Dieter. Xavier, Jose C. . (2017) A synergistic approach for evaluating climate model output for ecological applications.

Waller, Catherine L. Griffiths, Huw J. . Waluda, Claire M. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Alamo, Ivan. Moreno, Bernabé. Pacherres, Cesar. Hughes, Kevin . (2017) Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system: an emerging area of research.

Williams, J. Custer, T. Riede, H. Sander, R. Jöckel, P. Hoor, P. Pozzer, A. Wong-Zehnpfennig, S. Hosaynali Beygi, Z. Fischer, H. Gros, V. Colomb, A. Bonsang, B. Yassaa, N. Peeken, I. Atlas, E. L. Waluda, C. M. . van Aardenne, J. A. Lelieveld, J. (2017) Assessing the effect of marine isoprene and ship emissions on ozone, using modelling and measurements from the South Atlantic Ocean.

Waluda, Claire M. . Hill, Simeon L. . Peat, Helen J. . Trathan, Philip N. . (2017) Long term variability in the diet and reproductive performance of penguins at Bird Island, South Georgia.

2016

Dunn, Michael J. . Jackson, Jennifer A. . Adlard, Stacey. Lynnes, Amanda S. Briggs, Dirk R. Fox, Derren. Waluda, Claire M. . (2016) Population size and decadal trends of three penguin species nesting at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands.

Schmidt, Katrin. Schlosser, Christian. Atkinson, Angus. Fielding, Sophie . Venables, Hugh J. . Waluda, Claire M. . Achterberg, Eric P. (2016) Zooplankton gut passage mobilizes lithogenic iron for ocean productivity.

2014

Waluda, Claire M. . Dunn, Michael J. . Curtis, Michael L. Fretwell, Peter T. . (2014) Assessing penguin colony size and distribution using digital mapping and satellite remote sensing.

Fielding, Sophie . Watkins, Jonathan L. Trathan, Philip N. . Enderlein, Peter. Waluda, Claire M. . Stowasser, Gabriele . Tarling, Geraint A. . Murphy, Eugene J. . (2014) Inter-annual variability in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) density at South Georgia, Southern Ocean: 1997 – 2013.

2013

Rosa, Rui. Yamashiro, Carmen. Markaida, Unai. Rodhouse, Paul. Waluda, Claire M. . Salinas-Zavala, Cesar A. Keyl, Friedemann. O'Dor, Ron. Stewart, Julia S. Gilly, William F. Editors: Rosa, R. Pierce, G. O'Dor, R.K (2013) Dosidicus gigas, Humboldt squid.

Rodhouse, Paul G.K. Arkhipkin, Alexander I. Laptikhovsky, Vladimir. Nigmatullin, Chingis. Waluda, Claire M. . Editors: Rosa, Rui. Pierce, Graham. O'Dor, Ron (2013) Illex argentinus, Argentine shortfin squid.

Waluda, Claire M. . Staniland, Iain J. . (2013) Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South Georgia.

2012

Waluda, Claire M. . Hill, Simeon L. . Peat, Helen J. . Trathan, Philip N. . (2012) Diet variability and reproductive performance of macaroni penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus at Bird Island, South Georgia.

2010

Hill, Simeon L. . Forcada, Jaume . Trathan, Phil N. . Waluda, Claire M. . (2010) Using ecosystem monitoring data to detect impacts.

Waluda, Claire M. . Collins, Martin A. . Black, Andrew D. Staniland, Iain J. . Trathan, Philip N. . (2010) Linking predator and prey behaviour: contrasts between Antarctic fur seals and macaroni penguins at South Georgia.

Waluda, Claire M. . Gregory, Susan. Dunn, Michael J. . (2010) Long-term variability in the abundance of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at Signy Island, South Orkneys.

Waluda, C M . Griffiths, H J . Rodhouse, P G. (2010) Remotely-sensed spatial dynamics of the Illex argentinus fishery, Southwest Atlantic.

Waluda, C.M. . Trathan, P.N. . Rodhouse, P.G. (2010) Influence of oceanographic variability on recruitment in the Illex argentinus (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) fishery in the South Atlantic.

Waluda, C M . Rodhouse, P G. Podestá, G P. Trathan, P N . Pierce, G J. (2010) Surface oceanography of the inferred hatching grounds of Illex argentinus (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) and influences on recruitment variability.

Waluda, C M . Rodhouse, P G. Trathan, P N . Pierce, G J. (2010) Remotely sensed mesoscale oceanography and the distribution of Illex argentinus in the South Atlantic.

Waluda, C M . Trathan, P N . Elvidge, C D. Hobson, V R. Rodhouse, P G. (2010) Throwing light on straddling stocks of Illex argentinus: assessing fishing intensity with satellite imagery.

Waluda, C M . Trathan, P N . Rodhouse, P G. (2010) Synchronicity in southern hemisphere squid stocks and the influence of the Southern Oscillation and Trans Polar Index.

Waluda, C M . Yamashiro, C. Elvidge, C D. Hobson, V R. Rodhouse, P G. (2010) Quantifying light-fishing for Dosidicus gigas in the Eastern Pacific using satellite remote sensing.

Semmens, J M. Pecl, G T. Gillanders, B M. Waluda, C M . Shea, E K. Jouffre, D. Ichii, T. Zumholz, K. Katugin, O N. Leporati, S C. Shaw, P W. (2010) Approaches to resolving cephalopod movement and migration patterns.

Rodhouse, P G. Waluda, C M . Morales-Bojorquez, E. Hernández-Herrera, A. (2010) Fishery biology of the Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas, in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Hughes, K A . Waluda, C M . Stone, R E. Ridout, M S. Shears, J R. (2010) Short-term responses of king penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus to helicopter disturbance at South Georgia.

Collins, Martin A. . Xavier, Jose C. . Johnston, Nadine M. . North, Anthony W. Enderlein, Peter. Tarling, Geraint A. . Waluda, Claire M. . Hawker, Elizabeth J. Cunningham, Nathan J. (2010) Patterns in the distribution of myctophid fish in the northern Scotia Sea ecosystem.

2008

Waluda, Claire M. . Rodhouse, Paul G. (2008) Dosidicus gigas fishing grounds in the Eastern Pacific as revealed by satellite imagery of the light-fishing fleet.

2007

Waluda, Claire M. . Rodhouse, Paul G. (2007) Remotely sensed mesoscale oceanography of the central Eastern Pacific and recruitment variability in Dosidicus gigas.

Waluda, Claire . Yamashiro, Carmen. Rodhouse, Paul G. (2007) Influence of the ENSO cycle on the light-fishery for Dosidicus gigas in the Peru Current: an analysis of remotely sensed data.

Trathan, P., Waluda, C., Ratcliffe, N., & Bennison, A. (2026). Gentoo penguin nesting chronology at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1988 to 2025 – VERSION 2.0 (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/5d497e91-29a6-4760-a9b0-904c93052671
Trathan, P., Waluda, C., Ratcliffe, N., & Bennison, A. (2026). Fledging weights of macaroni penguin chicks from a colony at Fairy Point, Bird Island, from 1989 to 2025 – VERSION 2.0 (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/694d1d07-da51-42b7-94b0-4404e50bdf99
Bennison, A., Trathan, P., Waluda, C., & Ratcliffe, N. (2026). Fledging weights of Gentoo penguin chicks from a colony at Johnson Cove, Bird Island, from 1989 to 2025 – VERSION 2.0 (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/41c6b474-241a-494d-83a0-e4e6c4a846da
Trathan, P., Waluda, C., Ratcliffe, N., & Bennison, A. (2026). Breeding success of macaroni penguins at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1978 to 2025 – VERSION 2.0 (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/8902f094-1d1f-4092-9aa5-180a2a8e57ec
Ratcliffe, N., Trathan, P., Waluda, C., & Bennison, A. (2026). Breeding success of Gentoo penguins at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1981 to 2025 – VERSION 2.0 (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/8fedb5a0-b98c-4457-9d86-aae9c6d3ed8e
Trathan, P., Waluda, C., Ratcliffe, N., & Bennison, A. (2026). Arrival weights of macaroni penguins at Bird Island, from 1988 to 2025 – VERSION 2.0 (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/472713db-3724-442f-8a24-a1f8834123d9
Forcada, J., Dunn, M., & Waluda, C. (2025). Seasonal sea ice concentration at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, 1982-2024 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/0283c3e4-2164-4dfb-a066-0c49b816d7b6
Jones-Williams, K., Rowlands, E., Primpke, S., Galloway, T., Cole, M., Waluda, C., & Manno, C. (2025). Microplastic abundance in Antarctic Snow samples (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ac6ade29-2815-4938-a93a-d84f0d322bd6
Dunn, M., Waluda, C., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Fox, D., Briggs, D., & Morley, T. (2025). Annual population counts of multiple species of seal, Signy Island, 1974-2024 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/8e910ac8-6f52-4548-bbcb-78474b559294
Waluda, C., & Dunn, M. (2023). Beached marine debris from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, from 1991 to 2019. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ee9ce4f4-cad6-4c2e-bc06-4757dc87f7e4
Dunn, M., Waluda, C., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Morley, T., & Fox, D. (2022). Annual samples and measurements of diet composition of gentoo penguins at Signy Island, from 1998 to 2010. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/fb9bd975-e6fe-406c-84be-01e57d612b5e
Dunn, M., Waluda, C., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Morley, T., & Fox, D. (2022). Annual samples and measurements of diet composition of chinstrap penguins at Signy Island, from 1997 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/95e38251-797c-495a-abc0-40a613599759
Dunn, M., Waluda, C., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Morley, T., & Fox, D. (2022). Annual samples and measurements of diet composition of Adelie penguins at Signy Island, from 1997 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/eb421e6d-b93b-4174-904b-9a7b0b401403
Trathan, P., Waluda, C., & Ratcliffe, N. (2021). Gentoo penguin nesting chronology at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1988 to 2019 – VERSION 1.0 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/f9993ee9-085f-42cf-b008-5373526b2bcf
Trathan, P., Waluda, C., & Ratcliffe, N. (2021). Fledging weights of Macaroni penguin chicks from a colony at Fairy Point, Bird Island, from 1989 to 2020 – VERSION 1.0 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/85356871-55ee-4b92-a9e8-9b370c843936
Trathan, P., Waluda, C., & Ratcliffe, N. (2021). Fledging weights of Gentoo penguin chicks from a colony at Johnson Cove, Bird Island, from 1989 to 2020 – VERSION 1.0 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/8d60d83b-d880-4042-b344-42d0551e65be
Collins, M., Piatkowski, U., & Saunders, R. (2021). Distribution of mesopelagic fish in the Scotia Sea from RMT25 and pelagic trawls deployed from RRS James Clark Ross and RRS John Biscoe (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/f4dfc0ee-4f61-47c5-a5a8-238e02ff2fdd
Trathan, P., Waluda, C., & Ratcliffe, N. (2021). Breeding success of Macaroni penguins at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1982 to 2020 – VERSION 1.0 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/1a266e7b-ef8d-4db7-8e7c-155be21d17cd
Trathan, P., Waluda, C., & Ratcliffe, N. (2021). Breeding success of Gentoo penguins at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1982 to 2020 – VERSION 1.0 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/c8d5a7a4-e19b-497f-b7ae-56f9a2b15a56
Trathan, P., Waluda, C., & Ratcliffe, N. (2021). Arrival weights of Macaroni penguins at Bird Island, from 1988 to 2020 – VERSION 1.0 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a5174472-204d-45d4-862c-3befc32b52ca
Staniland, I., Waluda, C., & Forcada, J. (2020). Platform Transmitting Terminal (PTT) tracking of Antarctic Fur Seals at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1995 – 2010 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/224003cc-8f77-4980-8cac-5574e179e4f8

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