Professor David Sims BSc, PhD

Professor of Marine Ecology, MBA Senior Research Fellow

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Professor David Sims is Professor of Marine Ecology, MBA Senior Research Fellow within Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton at the University of Southampton.

BSc Marine Biology, First Class Hons, University of Plymouth (1988-1991)
PhD Behavioural Ecology, Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) and University of Plymouth (1991-1994)
Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth (1995-1998)
Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Aberdeen University (1998-2000)
NERC-funded Research Fellow, Marine Biological Association of the UK (2000-2005)
MBA Senior Research Fellow (2005-present)
MBA Deputy Director, Research (2007-present)

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Research interests

Behavioural ecology of marine vertebrates

Movement ecology of marine animal behaviour (fish-environment interactions)
Mechanisms underlying spatial movements and habitat selection
Search/foraging theory and migratory patterns
Population structuring, long-term responses to climate and fishing
Large fish conservation science

Research group

Marine Biology and Ecology

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Articles

Letters/Editorials

Sills, J., Sims, D. W., Mucientes, G., & Queiroz, N. (2021). Shortfin mako sharks speeding to the brink. Science, 371(6527), 355-355. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg2355
Sims, D. W., & Frost, M. T. (2019). Trade in mislabeled endangered sharks. Science, 364(6442), 743-744. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax5777
Sims, D. W., Mucientes, G., & Queiroz, N. (2018). Shortfin mako sharks threatened by inaction. Science, 359(6382), 1342. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat0315

Reviews

Harcourt, R., Sequeira, A. M. M., Zhang, X., Roquet, F., Komatsu, K., Heupel, M., McMahon, C., Whoriskey, F., Meekan, M., Carroll, G., Brodie, S., Simpfendorfer, C., Hindell, M., Jonsen, I., Costa, D. P., Block, B., Muelbert, M., Woodward, B., Weise, M., ... Fedak, M. A. (2019). Animal-borne telemetry: An integral component of the ocean observing toolkit. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6(JUN), [326]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00326
Hays, G. C., Bailey, H., Bograd, S. J., Bowen, W. D., Campagna, C., Carmichael, R. H., Casale, P., Chiaradia, A., Costa, D. P., Cuevas, E., Nico de Bruyn, P. J., Dias, M. P., Duarte, C. M., Dunn, D. C., Dutton, P. H., Esteban, N., Friedlaender, A., Goetz, K. T., Godley, B. J., ... Sequeira, A. M. M. (2019). Translating marine animal tracking data into conservation policy and management. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 34(5), 459-473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.01.009

Professor David Sims
Ocean and Earth Science
National Oceanography Centre Southampton
University of Southampton Waterfront Campus
European Way
Southampton SO14 3ZH
UK

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