Previous appointments:

August 2018 – December 2018, Research scientist, Australian Antarctic Division. A placement undertaken during my PhD with the University of Southampton.

2015 – 2016, MarLIN Research assistant, Marine Biological Association.

2013 – 2015, Marine Ecologist, Marine Ecological Solutions Ltd.

2011 – 2012 Marine Monitoring Officer, Natural Resources Wales.

Post-school education:

2016 – 2020 Ph.D Antarctic krill recruitment in the south-west Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. Spitfire DTP student with the University of Southampton.

2009-2013 BSc (Hons) Applied Marine Biology, 2 (1). Bangor University.

Research interests

My main research interests are  in the functioning of zooplankton within the marine ecosystems, specifically the Southern Ocean. Currently, my research focuses on the distribution of Antarctic krill within the Southern Ocean. Much of my research employs the use of both mapping and modelling to further understand species distributions. At BAS I am working with Sophie Fielding, Phil Trathan and Vicky Warrick-Evans to help create an ecologically relevant risk assessment for the Scotia Sea.

Meyer, B., Atkinson, A., Bernard, KS., Driscoll, R., Hill, SL., Kawaguchi, S., Marshoff, E., Maschette, D., Perry, FA, Reid, K., Reiss CS., Rombola, E., Tarling, GA., Thorpe, SE., Trathan, PN., Zhu, GP., Brierly, AS. 2020. New data and techniques open a new era for ecosystem-based management of Antarctic krill. Nat. Rev. Earth Environ.

Perry, F. A., Kawaguchi, S., Atkinson, A., Sailley, S. F., Tarling, G. A., Mayor, D. J., Lucas, C. H., King, R., Cooper, A. 2020. Temperature-induced hatch failure and nauplii malformation in Antarctic krill. Front. Mar. Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00501

Perry, FA., Atkinson, A., Sailley SF., Tarling GA., Hill SL., Lucas CH., Mayor, DJ. 2019. Habitat partitioning in Antarctic krill: Spawning hotspots and nursery areas. PLoS ONE 14(7): e0219325. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219325

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

• Cleary, A., Perry, F., & Tarling, G. (2024). Elemental contents of E. superba eggs (carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen) in the context of maternal parasite load (South Georgia, January 2018) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/6c4aaf56-1439-4849-b869-8058479e5d6e