Simeon Hill, Author at British Antarctic Survey

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Simeon Hill

Ecologist

Research interests

I investigate how different parts of the Southern Ocean marine food web (penguins, other seabirds, seals, whales, fish, benthic invertebrates, zooplankton, phytoplankton) interact with each other and the environment (currents, water masses, ice, climate), and how they respond to external pressures (fishing and global change).

I contribute to the conservation of the Southern Ocean ecosystem through participation in CCAMLR and advice to decision makers. This work includes assessing and predicting the ecosystem effects of fishing and developing and evaluating ways of monitoring the state of polar marine ecosystems.

My work supports ecosystem-based management (EBM) of marine resources. EBM recognises the need to balance conservation objectives with social and economic objectives. My interests therefore extend to the economic and social impact of policy options and global change, to characterising the perceived value of polar marine ecosystems and to examining trade-offs between the different objectives implied these diverse perceptions.

I work with colleagues to develop and use models which describe ecosystem interactions at a range of time and space scales. Although some of these models attempt to predict the future, we recognise that these predictions are very uncertain. Nonetheless, assessments of the risk of particular outcomes are possible and useful for making decisions. I am interested in ways of communicating risk and uncertainty.

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2026

Collins, M.A. . Belchier, M. . Brickle, P. Cleeland, J.B. . Everson, I. Hill, S.L. . Hollyman, P. Hughes, K.A. . James, H.J. Jones, C.D. Jones, T. . Morley, S.A. . Parker, S.J. Peck, L.S. . Queirós, J.P. . Reid, W.D.K. Cavanagh, R.D. . (2026) Recent IUCN Red List assessments of two species of icefish (Channichthyidae) reveal concerns about the Red List process and opportunities for improvement.

Jones, Timothy . Warwick-Evans, Victoria . Hill, Simeon . Collins, Martin . (2026) Informing krill fishery management through modelling spatial distribution and diet of a major krill predator, mackerel icefish ( Champsocephalus gunnari ), at South Georgia.

2025

Meyer, Bettina. Arata, Javier A. Atkinson, Angus. Bahlburg, Dominik. Bernard, Kim. Cárdenas, César A. Grant, Susie M. . Hill, Simeon L. . Hüppe, Lukas. Ichii, Taro. Kawaguchi, So. Krafft, Bjørn A. Labrousse, Sara. Maschette, Dale. Piñones, Andrea. Reiss, Christian. Siebenhüner, Bernd. Sylvester, Zephyr. Ziegler, Philippe. (2025) Adjusting management of the Antarctic krill fishery to the challenges of the 21st Century.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Abrahamsen, E. Povl . Aksenov, Yevgeny . Anderson, Madeline P.B.C. . Arrowsmith, Carol. Baker, Chelsey A. . Barry, Chris . Belcher, Anna . Benavides, Mar. Bischof, Milo J.D. Boland, Emma J.D. . Bowes, Mike . Brearley, J. Alexander . Brown, Peter J. . Burson, Amanda . Buzzard, Sammie C. Callaghan, Nathan . Coët, Arthur. Cook, Kathryn B. . Coombs, Sarah. Evans, Chris D. . Fielding, Sophie . Ford, Elaina. Fournier, Isabelle . Freer, Jennifer J. . Garcia-Martin, E. Elena . Ghosh, V.R. Dipin. Giering, Sarah L.C. . Grant, Alanna . Griffiths, Huw J. . Hamilton, Ruta. Hendry, Katherine R. . Hill, Simeon L. . Hubot, Nathan. Hunter, Aidan . Johnston, Nadine M. . Katavouta, Anna . Kitson, Ezra . Leng, Melanie J. . Lewis, Isabel H. Linse, Katrin . Lofts, Stephen . Manno, Clara . Martin, Adrian P. . Marzocchi, Alice . Mawji, Edward. Mayor, Daniel J. . McKenzie, Rebecca M. . Meijers, Andrew J.S. . Meredith, Michael P. . Munday, David R. . Pereira, M. Glória . O'Brien, Alexandra V.E. . Olszewska, Justyna P. . Painter, Stuart C. Palmieri, Julien . Patel, Shailee. Pickard, Amy E. . Richt, Jessica J.R. Rynders, Stefanie . Sanders, Rachael N.C. . Saunders, Ryan A. . Shepherd, Andrew. Slater, Thomas. Spears, Bryan M. . Stowasser, Gabriele . Swiggs, Amy E. Taylor, Laura R. ten Hoopen, Petra . Thorpe, Sally E. . Timms-Wilson, Tracey M. van Soest, Maud A.J. Venables, Hugh J. . Wright, Zoe. Yool, Andrew . Young, Emma . (2025) BIOPOLE: biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning in changing polar systems and their global impacts.

Eskuche-Keith, Patrick . Hill, Simeon L. . Taylor, Michelle L. Hollyman, Philip . Collins, Martin A. . O'Gorman, Eoin J . Editors: Juanes, Francis (2025) Morphological traits distinguish feeding guilds in a Southern Ocean demersal fish community.

Sylvester, Z. . Veytia, D. . Bahl, A.A. . Bahlburg, D. . Benkort, D. . Bestley, S. . Cagdas, B. . Cleary, A.C. . Constable, A. . Corney, S. . Fach, B.A. . Hellessey, N. . Hill, S.L. . Johnston, N.M. . Labrousse, S. . Merkel, B. . Murphy, E. . Subramaniam, R.C. . Thorpe, S. . Raymond, B. . (2025) Untangling the Complexities of Larval Antarctic Krill Overwintering Success Under Climate Change.

Murphy, Kieran. Arcos, Denisse Fierro. Rohr, Tyler. Green, David. Novaglio, Camilla. Baker, Katherine. Ortega-Cisneros, Kelly. Eddy, Tyler D. Harrison, Cheryl S. Hill, Simeon L. . Eskuche-Keith, Patrick. Cataldo-Mendez, Camila. Petrik, Colleen M. Pinkerton, Matthew. Spence, Paul. Stollberg, Ilaria. Subramaniam, Roshni C. Trebilco, Rowan. Tulloch, Vivitskaia. Palacios-Abrantes, Juliano. Bestley, Sophie. Bianchi, Daniele. Boyd, Philip. Buchanan, Pearse J. Bryndum-Buchholz, Andrea. Coll, Marta. Corney, Stuart. Datta, Samik. Everett, Jason D. Forestier, Romain. Fulton, Elizabeth A. Galton-Fenzi, Benjamin Keith. Guibourd de Luzinais, Vianney. Heneghan, Ryan. Mason, Julia G. Maury, Olivier. McMahon, Clive R. Murphy, Eugene J. . Richardson, Anthony J. Tittensor, Derek P. Spillias, Scott. Steenbeek, Jeroen. Veytia, Devi. Blanchard, Julia. (2025) Developing a Southern Ocean Marine Ecosystem Model Ensemble to Assess Climate Risks and Uncertainties.

2024

Cavan, E.L. Mackay, N. Hill, S.L. . Atkinson, A. Belcher, A. . Visser, A. (2024) Antarctic krill sequester similar amounts of carbon to key coastal blue carbon habitats.

Eskuche-Keith, Patrick. Hill, Simeon L. . López-López, Lucía. Rosenbaum, Benjamin. Saunders, Ryan A. . Tarling, Geraint A. . O'Gorman, Eoin J. (2024) Temperature alters the size selectivity of Southern Ocean fish.

Hill, Simeon L, . Atkinson, Angus. Arata, Javier. Belcher, Anna . Bengtson-Nash, Susan. Bernard, Kim S. Cleary, Alison . Conroy, John. Driscoll, Ryan. Fielding, Sophie . Flores, Hauke. Forcada, Jaume . Halfter, Svenja. Hinke, Jefferson. Hückstädt, Luis. Johnston, Nadine M. . Kane, Mary. Kawaguchi, So. Krafft, Bjørn A. Krüger, Lucas. La, Hyoung Sul. Liszka, Cecilia . Meyer, Bettina. Murphy, Eugene . Pakhomov, Evgeny. Perry, Frances. Piñones, Andrea. Polito, Michael J. Reid, Keith. Reiss, Christian. Rombola, Emilce. Saunders, Ryan A. . Schmidt, Katrin. Sylvester, Zephryr. Takahashi, Akinori. Tarling, Geraint A. . Trathan, Philip N. . Veytia, Devi. Watters, George. Xavier, José C. . Yang, Guang. (2024) Observing change in pelagic animals as sampling methods shift: the case of Antarctic krill.

2023

Kawaguchi, So. Atkinson, Angus. Bahlburg, Dominik. Bernard, Kim S. Cavan, Emma L. Cox, Martin. Hill, Simeon L. . Meyer, Bettina. Veytia, Devi. (2023) Climate change impacts on Antarctic krill behaviour and population dynamics.

Dornan, Tracey . Knutsen, Tor. Krafft, Bjørn A. Kvalsund, Merete. Mateos-Rivera, Alejandro. Tarling, Geraint A. . Wienerroither, Rupert. Hill, Simeon L. . (2023) Spatial structuring in early life stage fish diversity in the Scotia Sea region of the Southern Ocean.

Hill, Simeon L. . Thorpe, Sally E. . (2023) The important but mysterious Antarctic krill.

Eskuche-Keith, Patrick A. Hill, Simeon L. . Hollyman, Philip . Taylor, Michelle L. O'Gorman, Eoin J. (2023) Trophic structuring of modularity alters energy flow through marine food webs.

2022

Yang, Guang. Atkinson, Angus. Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Hill, Simeon L. . Racault, Marie‐Fanny. (2022) Massive circumpolar biomass of Southern Ocean zooplankton: Implications for food web structure, carbon export, and marine spatial planning.

Johnston, Nadine M. . Murphy, Eugene J. . Atkinson, Angus. Constable, Andrew J. Cotté, Cédric. Cox, Martin. Daly, Kendra L. Driscoll, Ryan. Flores, Hauke. Halfter, Svenja. Henschke, Natasha. Hill, Simeon L. . Höfer, Juan. Hunt, Brian P. V. Kawaguchi, So. Lindsay, Dhugal. Liszka, Cecilia . Loeb, Valerie. Manno, Clara . Meyer, Bettina. Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Pinkerton, Matthew H. Reiss, Christian S. Richerson, Kate. Smith, Walker O. Steinberg, Deborah K. Swadling, Kerrie M. Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Veytia, Devi. Ward, Peter. Weldrick, Christine K. Yang, Guang. (2022) Status, change, and futures of zooplankton in the Southern Ocean.

Fraser, Keiron P.P. Peck, Lloyd S. . Clark, Melody S. . Clarke, Andrew . Hill, Simeon L. . (2022) Life in the freezer: Protein metabolism in Antarctic fish.

2021

Atkinson, Angus. Hill, Simeon L. . Reiss, Christian S. Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Beaugrand, Gregory. Tarling, Geraint A. . Yang, Guang. Steinberg, Deborah K. Schmidt, Katrin. Edwards, Martin. Rombolá, Emilce. Perry, Frances A. (2021) Stepping stones towards Antarctica: Switch to southern spawning grounds explains an abrupt range shift in krill.

Cavan, Emma L. Hill, Simeon L. . (2021) Commercial fishery disturbance of the global ocean biological carbon sink.

McCormack, Stacey A. Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica. Trebilco, Rowan. Griffith, Gary. Hill, Simeon . Hoover, Carie. Johnston, Nadine M. . Marina, Tomás I. Murphy, Eugene J. . Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Pinkerton, Matt. Plagányi, Éva. Saravia, Leonardo A. Subramaniam, Roshni C. Van de Putte, Anton P. Constable, Andrew J. (2021) Southern Ocean food web modelling: Progress, prognoses, and future priorities for research and policy makers.

Hollyman, Philip . Hill, Simeon L. . Lapitkhovksy, Vladminir V. Belchier, Mark . Gregory, Sue. Clement, Alice . Collins, Martin A. . (2021) A long road to recovery: dynamics and ecology of the marbled rockcod (Notothenia rossii) at South Georgia, 50 years after over-exploitation.

Godø, O.R. Hill, S. . Ichii, T. Humphries, G. Werner, R. Rindorf, A. Friedlander, A.S. Arata, J.A. (2021) Report from the Expert Panel (EP) on the evaluation of the ARK VRZ commitment during the 2019/20 fishing season.

Atkinson, A. Meyer, B. Kawaguchi, S. Hill, S. . Arata, J. Driscoll, R. Conroy, J. Perry, F. Reid, K. Kent, R. Coch, C. (2021) Evaluating change in the krill-based food web and developing solutions for the future sampling of krill.

Cavanagh, Rachel D. . Trathan, Philip N. . Hill, Simeon L. . Melbourne-Thomas, Jess. Meredith, Michael P. . Hollyman, Philip . Krafft, Björn A. Muelbert, Monica M.C. Murphy, Eugene J. . Sommerkorn, Martin. Turner, John . Grant, Susie M. . (2021) Utilising IPCC assessments to support the ecosystem approach to fisheries management within a warming Southern Ocean.

Hill, S.L. . Pinkerton, M.H. Ballerini, T. Cavan, E.L. Gurney, L.J. Martins, I. Xavier, J.C. . (2021) Robust model-based indicators of regional differences in food-web structure in the Southern Ocean.

Cavanagh, Rachel D. . Melbourne-Thomas, Jess. Grant, Susie M. . Barnes, David K.A. . Hughes, Kevin A. . Halfter, Svenja. Meredith, Michael P. . Murphy, Eugene J. . Trebilco, Rowan. Hill, Simeon L. . (2021) Future risk for Southern Ocean ecosystem services under climate change.

Ratcliffe, Norman . Deagle, Bruce. Love, Kieran. Polanowski, Andrea. Fielding, Sophie . Wood, Andrew G. Hill, Simeon . Grant, Susie . Belchier, Mark . Fleming, Andrew . Hall, Jonathan. (2021) Changes in prey fields increase the potential for spatial overlap between gentoo penguins and a krill fishery within a marine protected area.

2020

Meyer, Bettina. Atkinson, Angus. Bernard, Kim S. Brierley, Andrew S. Driscoll, Ryan. Hill, Simeon L. . Marschoff, Enrique. Maschette, Dale. Perry, Frances A. Reiss, Christian S. Rombolá, Emilce. Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Trathan, Philip N. . Zhu, Guoping. Kawaguchi, So. (2020) Successful ecosystem-based management of Antarctic krill should address uncertainties in krill recruitment, behaviour and ecological adaptation.

Yang, Guang. Atkinson, Angus. Hill, Simeon L. . Guglielmo, Letterio. Granata, Antonia. Li, Chaolun. (2020) Changing circumpolar distributions and isoscapes of Antarctic krill: Indo‐Pacific habitat refuges counter long‐term degradation of the Atlantic sector.

Godø, O.R. Hill, S. . Ichii, T. Humphries, G. Werner, R. Arata, J.A. (2020) Report from the Expert Panel on the evaluation of the VRZs during the 2018/19 fishing season.

Queirós, José P. Hill, Simeon L. . Pinkerton, Matt. Vacchi, Marino. Coelho, João P. Pereira, Eduarda. Ramos, Jaime A. Seco, José. Stevens, Darren W. Xavier, José C. . (2020) High mercury levels in Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni from the Southwest Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean.

Hill, Simeon L. . Hinke, Jefferson. Bertrand, Sophie. Fritz, Lowell. Furness, Robert W. Ianelli, James N. Murphy, Matthew. Oliveros-Ramos, Ricardo. Pichegru, Lorien. Sharp, Rowland. Stillman, Richard A. Wright, Peter J. Ratcliffe, Norman . (2020) Reference points for predators will progress ecosystem-based management of fisheries.

2019

Cavan, E.L. Belcher, A. . Atkinson, A. Hill, S. . Kawaguchi, S. McCormack, S. Meyer, B. Nicol, S. Ratnarajah, L. Schmidt, K. Steinberg, D.K. Tarling, G.A. . Boyd, P.W. (2019) The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles.

Saunders, Ryan A. . Hill, Simeon L. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Murphy, Eugene J. . (2019) Myctophid fish (Family Myctophidae) are central consumers in the food web of the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean).

Rogers, A.D. Frinault, B.A.V. Barnes, D.K.A. . Bindoff, N.L. Downie, R. Ducklow, H.W. Friedlaender, A.S. Hart, T. Hill, S.L. . Hofmann, E.E. Linse, K. . McMahon, C.R. Murphy, E.J. . Pakhomov, E.A. Reygondeau, G. Staniland, I.J. . Wolf-Gladrow, D.A. Wright, R. (2019) Antarctic Futures: An Assessment of Climate-Driven Changes in Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Service Provisioning in the Southern Ocean.

Perry, Frances A. Atkinson, Angus. Sailley, Sévrine F. Tarling, Geraint A. . Hill, Simeon L. . Lucas, Cathy H. Mayor, Daniel J. . (2019) Habitat partitioning in Antarctic krill: Spawning hotspots and nursery areas.

Hill, Simeon L. . Atkinson, Angus. Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Siegel, Volker. (2019) Evidence for a decline in the population density of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba Dana 1850, still stands: A comment on Cox et al. (J Crust Biol, 2018).

Belcher, Anna . Henson, Stephanie . Manno, Clara . Hill, Simeon . Atkinson, A. Thorpe, Sally . Fretwell, Peter . Ireland, Louise . Tarling, Geraint . (2019) Krill faecal pellets drive hidden pulses of particulate organic carbon in the marginal ice zone.

Atkinson, Angus. Hill, Simeon L. . Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Siegel, Volker. Reiss, Christian S. Loeb, Valerie J. Steinberg, Deborah K. Schmidt, Katrin. Tarling, Geraint A. . Gerrish, Laura . Sailley, Sevrine F. (2019) Krill (Euphausia superba) distribution contracts southward during rapid regional warming.

2018

Saunders, Ryan A. . Collins, Martin A. Shreeve, Rachael. Ward, Peter. Stowasser, Gabriele . Hill, Simeon L. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2018) Seasonal variation in the predatory impact of myctophids on zooplankton in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean).

Meredith, Michael . Sundfjord, Arild. Henson, Stephanie. Meijers, Andrew . Murphy, Eugene . Bellerby, Richard. Daase, Malin. Cottier, Finlo. Belchier, Mark . Chierici, Melissa. Ellingsen, Ingrid. Falk-Petersen, Stig. Hill, Simeon . Holland, Paul . Tarling, Geraint . Trathan, Phil . Turner, John . Wilkinson, Jeremy . Batchellier, Layla. Capper, Linda. Oliver, Jamie. (2018) The state of the polar oceans 2018: making sense of our changing world.

Klein, Emily S. Hill, Simeon L. . Hinke, Jefferson T. Phillips, Tony . Watters, George M. (2018) Impacts of rising sea temperatures on krill increase risks for predators in the Scotia Sea.

2017

Atkinson, Angus. Hill, Simeon L. . Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Siegel, Volker. Anadon, Ricardo. Chiba, Sanae. Daly, Kendra L. Downie, Rod. Fielding, Sophie . Fretwell, Peter . Gerrish, Laura . Hosie, Graham W. Jessopp, Mark J. Kawaguchi, So. Krafft, Bjørn A. Loeb, Valerie. Nishikawa, Jun. Peat, Helen J. . Reiss, Christian S. Ross, Robin M. Quetin, Langdon B. Schmidt, Katrin. Steinberg, Deborah K. Subramaniam, Roshni C. Tarling, Geraint A. . Ward, Peter. (2017) KRILLBASE: a circumpolar database of Antarctic krill and salp numerical densities, 1926–2016.

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.

Hill, S.L. . Atkinson, A. Darby, C. Fielding, S. . Krafft, B.A. Godo, O.R. Skaret, G. Trathan, P.N. . Watkins, J.L. (2017) Is current management of the Antarctic krill fishery in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean precautionary?.

2016

Trathan, Philip N, . Hill, Simeon L. . Editors: Siegel, Volker (2016) The importance of krill predation in the Southern Ocean.

Silk, Janet R.D. Thorpe, Sally E. . Fielding, Sophie . Murphy, Eugene J. . Trathan, Philip N. . Watkins, Jonathan L. Hill, Simeon L. . (2016) Environmental correlates of Antarctic krill distribution in the Scotia Sea and southern Drake Passage.

Hill, Simeon L. . (2016) The Extreme Life of The Sea by Stephen R. Palumbi and Anthony R. Palumbi, Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford, 2014, ISBN: 9780691149561,240 pp., 16 colour illus, 28 halftones, 5 line illus. (book review).

Tarling, G.A. . Hill, S. . Peat, H. . Fielding, S. . Reiss, C. Atkinson, A. (2016) Growth and shrinkage in Antarctic krill Euphausia superba is sex-dependent.

Cavanagh, Rachel D. . Hill, Simeon L. . Knowland, Cheryl A. Grant, Susie M. . (2016) Stakeholder perspectives on ecosystem-based management of the Antarctic krill fishery.

Saunders, Ryan A. . Collins, Martin A. Ward, Peter. Stowasser, Gabriele . Hill, Simeon L. . Shreeve, Rachael. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2016) Predatory impact of the myctophid fish community on zooplankton in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean).

2015

Ratcliffe, Norman . Hill, Simeon L. . Staniland, Iain J. . Brown, Ruth. Adlard, Stacey. Horswill, Catharine . Trathan, Phil N. . (2015) Do krill fisheries compete with macaroni penguins? Spatial overlap in prey consumption and catches during winter.

Xavier, Jose C. . Hill, S.L. . Belchier, M. . Bracegirdle, T.J. . Murphy, E.J. . Dias, J. Lopes. Editors: Bourguignon, Jean-Pierre. Jeltsch, Rolf. Pinto, Alberto Adrego. Viana, Marcelo (2015) From ice to penguins: The role of mathematics in Antarctic research.

Seco, José. Daneri, Gustavo A. Ceia, Filipe R. Vieira, Rui Pedro. Hill, Simeon L. . Xavier, Jose Carlos . (2015) Distribution of short-finned squid Illex argentinus (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) inferred from the diets of Southern Ocean albatrosses using stable isotope analyses.

2014

Hill, Simeon . Cavanagh, Rachel . Knowland, Cheryl. Grant, Susie . Downie, Rod. (2014) Bridging the Krill Divide: Understanding Cross-Sector Objectives for Krill Fishing and Conservation.

Atkinson, Angus. Hill, Simeon L. . Barange, Manuel. Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Raubenheimer, David. Schmidt, Katrin. Simpson, Stephen J. Reiss, Christian. (2014) Sardine cycles, krill declines, and locust plagues: revisiting ‘wasp-waist’ food webs.

2013

Hill, S.L. . Matthews, J. (2013) The sensitivity of multiple output statistics to input parameters in a krill–predator–fishery ecosystem dynamics model.

Hill, Simeon . Grant, Susie . (2013) Could Ecosystem Assessment improve the protection of Antarctic ecosystems?.

Hill, S.L. . Cannon, M. (2013) A potential feedback approach to ecosystem-based management: model predictive control of the Antarctic krill fishery.

Hill, Simeon L. . Phillips, Tony . Atkinson, Angus. (2013) Potential climate change effects on the habitat of Antarctic krill in the Weddell Quadrant of the Southern Ocean.

Grant, Susie M. . Hill, Simeon L. . Trathan, Philip N. . Murphy, Eugene J. . (2013) Ecosystem services of the Southern Ocean: trade-offs in decision-making.

Atkinson, A. Nicol, S. Kawaguchi, S. Pakhomov, E. Quetin, L. Ross, R. Hill, S. . Reiss, C. Siegel, V. Tarling, G. . (2013) Fitting Euphausia superba into Southern Ocean food-web models: a review of data sources and their limitations.

Watters, G. M. Hill, S. L. . Hinke, J. T. Matthews, J. Reid, K. (2013) Decision-making for ecosystem-based management: evaluating options for a krill fishery with an ecosystem dynamics model.

Hill, Simeon . Reid, Keith. Thorpe, Sally . Hinke, Jefferson. Watters, George. (2013) A compilation of parameters for a krill-fishery predator model of the Scotia Sea and Antarctic Peninsula (working paper version).

Hill, Simeon . Hinke, Jefferson. Plagányi, Eva. Watters, George. (2013) Reference observations for validating and tuning operating models for krill fishery management in Area 48.

Hill, Simeon . Editors: De Meester, F. Watson, R.R. Zibadi, S (2013) Prospects for a sustainable increase in the availability of long chain omega 3s: lessons from the Antarctic krill fishery..

Murphy, E.J. . Hofmann, E.E. Watkins, J.L. Johnston, N.M. . Piñones, A. Ballerini, T. Hill, S.L. . Trathan, P.N. . Tarling, G.A. . Cavanagh, R.A. . Young, E.F. . Thorpe, S.E. . Fretwell, P. . (2013) Comparison of the structure and function of Southern Ocean regional ecosystems: The Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia.

2012

Grant, S.M. . Hill, S.L. . Fretwell, P.T. . (2012) Spatial distribution of management measures, Antarctic krill catch and Southern Ocean bioregions: implications for conservation planning.

Hill, Simeon . (2012) From strategic ambiguity to technical reference points in the Antarctic krill fishery: the worst journey in the world.

Murphy, E.J. . Cavanagh, R.D. . Hofmann, E.E. Hill, S.L. . Constable, A.J. Costa, D.P. Pinkerton, M.H. Johnston, N.M. . Trathan, P.N. . Klinck, J.M. Wolf-Gladrow, D.A. Daly, K.L. Maury, O. Doney, S.C. (2012) Developing integrated models of Southern Ocean food webs: including ecological complexity, accounting for uncertainty and the importance of scale.

Xavier, José C. Vieira, Cátia. Assis, Carlos. Cherel, Yves. Hill, Simeon . Costa, Esmeralda. Borges, Teresa C. Coelho, Rui. (2012) Feeding ecology of the deep-sea lanternshark Etmopterus pusillus (Elasmobranchii: Etmopteridae) in the northeast Atlantic.

Murphy, E. J. . Watkins, J.L. Trathan, P.N. . Reid, K. Meredith, M.P. . Hill, S.L. . Thorpe, S.E. . Johnston, N.M. . Clarke, A. . Tarling, G.A. . Collins, M.A. . Forcada, J. . Atkinson, A. Ward, P. Staniland, I.J. . Pond, D.W. Cavanagh, R.A. . Shreeve, R.S. Korb, R.E. Whitehouse, M.J. Rodhouse, P.G. Enderlein, P. Hirst, A.G. Martin, A.R. Briggs, D.R. Cunningham, N.J. Fleming, A.H. . Editors: Rogers, Alex D. Johnston, Nadine M. . Murphy, Eugene J. . Clarke, Andrew (2012) Spatial and Temporal Operation of the Scotia Sea Ecosystem.

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.

Hill, Simeon . Keeble, Kathryn. Atkinson, Angus. Murphy, Eugene . (2012) A foodweb model to explore uncertainties in the South Georgia shelf pelagic ecosystem.

Mackey, Andrew. Atkinson, Angus. Hill, Simeon . Ward, Peter. Cunningham, Nathan. Johnston, Nadine . Murphy, Eugene . (2012) Antarctic macrozooplankton of the southwest Atlantic sector and Bellingshausen Sea: Baseline historical distributions (Discovery Investigations, 1928–1935) related to temperature and food, with projections for subsequent ocean warming.

McAllister, Murdoch K. Hill, Simeon L. . Agnew, David J. Kirkwood, Geoffrey P. Beddington, John R. (2012) A Bayesian hierarchical formulation of the De Lury stock assessment model for abundance estimation of Falkland Islands’ squid (Loligo gahi).

2011

Rose, Kenneth A. Allen, J. Icarus. Artioli, Yuri. Barange, Manuel. Blackford, Jerry. Carlotti, François. Cropp, Roger. Daewel, Ute. Edwards, Karen. Flynn, Kevin. Hill, Simeon L. . HilleRisLambers, Reinier. Huse, Geir. Mackinson, Steven. Megrey, Bernard. Moll, Andreas. Rivkin, Richard. Salihoglu, Baris. Schrum, Corinna. Shannon, Lynne. Shin, Yunne-Jai. Smith, S. Lan. Smith, Chris. Solidoro, Cosimo. St. John, Michael. Zhou, Meng. (2011) End-to-end models for the analysis of marine ecosystems: challenges, issues and next steps.

2010

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

Hill, Simeon L. . Trathan, Philip N. . Agnew, David J. (2010) The risk to fishery performance associated with spatially resolved management of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) harvesting.

2008

Reid, Keith. Hill, Simeon L. . Diniz, Tania C.D. Collins, Martin A. . (2008) Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari in the diet of upper trophic level predators at South Georgia: implications for fisheries management.

2007

Hill, Simeon L. . Reid, Keith. North, Anthony W. (2007) Recruitment of mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) at South Georgia indicated by predator diets and its relationship with sea surface temperature.

Hill, Simeon L. . Watters, George M. Punt, Andre E. McAllister, Murdoch K. Le Quere, Corinne. Turner, John . (2007) Model uncertainty in the ecosystem approach to fisheries.

Hill, S.L. . Reid, K. Thorpe, S.E. . Hinke, J. Watters, G.M. (2007) A compilation of parameters for ecosystem dynamics models of the Scotia Sea-Antarctic Peninsula region.

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Creating Standards for Climate Experiments

Eco-ICE studies whether making Arctic sea ice thicker could harm ocean life and creates tools to help decision-makers work out if climate projects are safe.

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Conservation and leadership in Southern Ocean ecosystems

CONSEC explores how climate change and human activity are transforming the Southern Ocean, guiding global science and conservation.

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Evaluating climate change risks to Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish

This project assesses how climate change affects Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish populations in the South Atlantic. Led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), it focuses on the UK Overseas Territory of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands.

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Biogeochemical processes in polar ecosystems

BIOPOLE studies how climate change is affecting the release of nutrients from the polar regions, and their redistribution around the world’s oceans.

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Higher Predators – Long-Term Science

Higher Predators carries out long-term science to measure changes in Antarctic ecosystems. The aim is to understand the processes that drive these changes.

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National Capability for Global Challenges

Polar Expertise – Supporting Development

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KRILLBASE

KRILLBASE compiles and shares circumpolar data on Antarctic krill and salps. The project supports research, fisheries management, and conservation across the Southern Ocean.

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BAS shortlisted for NERC’s 2023 Impact Awards

The shortlist has been announced for The Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC) Impact Awards 2023. Four BAS projects have made the shortlist and commended list, ranging from biodiversity and ecology to space weather.

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Penguins benefit from extended maritime zone

Gentoo penguins are benefiting from a newly enlarged no-fishing zone (known as a No-Take Zone NTZ) around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) tracking research […]

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Research priorities for effective krill management

An international ‘Krill Action Group’, including experts from the British Antarctic Survey, has identified several research priorities to advance the understanding of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and improve the management […]

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Antarctic krill take refuge from climate change

New research shows that Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), a key link in the Southern Ocean food web, have refuges from the rapid climatic warming and ice loss that has degraded […]

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Protecting seabirds and mammals

A new study published this week (7 January 2020) identifies a need for fishery managers to adopt clear objectives for the protection of seabirds and mammals. It is published in […]

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Krill’s influence on CO2 and global climate

A new study involving British Antarctic Survey researchers highlights the influence of krill (Euphausia superba) on atmospheric carbon levels. It is published in the journal Nature Communications today (18th October […]

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Antarctic krill use ‘hotspots’ for their young

New research, published this week (24 July 2019) in the journal PLOS ONE, shows how Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), a key species in the Southern Ocean food web, choose different […]

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Krill swarms responsible for ‘hidden’ carbon storage

Large krill swarms in the Southern Ocean could help remove additional carbon from the atmosphere, in a way that is currently ‘hidden’ in global models. The new study is published […]

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Antarctic krill population contracts southward as polar oceans warm

The population of Antarctic krill, the favourite food of many whales, penguins, fish and seals, shifted southward during a recent period of warming in their key habitat, new research shows. […]

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State of the Polar Oceans report published

Report published July 2018

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New study reveals what penguins eat

The longest and most comprehensive study to date of what penguins eat is published this month. The study, published in the journal Marine Biology, examines the diets of gentoo penguins […]

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NEWS STORY: Bridging the gap in the krill debate

Event: Understanding the objectives for krill fishing and conservation in the Scotia Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula Region Convened by the British Antarctic Survey, ICED and WWF WWF’s Living Planet […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Krill risk from warming seas

Warming Antarctic seas likely to impact on krill habitats Antarctic krill are usually less than 6 cm in length but their size belies the major role they play in sustaining […]

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