September 2, 2013 — A PHD student is undertaking researching scallop stock research in the English Channel thanks to funding from the UK Scallop Association.
Claire Catherall, a student at Bangor University in Wales, is carrying out research as part of her course and was accompanied by a team of six scientists from the University as well as by Seafish gear technologist Gus Caslake.
Supervised by Professor Michel Kaiser of Bangor University and part funded by retailer Morrisons, the research is taking place on the Prince Madog where the team will gather scientific and habitat data on king scallops.
As well as carrying out extensive field research in the region, the team carried out one to one interviews with local fisherman when the boat docked in Brixham.
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