Philip Hollyman

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Philip Hollyman

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Philip Hollyman

Biography

My research is primarily focussed on how the information stored in age registering structures, such as shells and ear bones (otoliths), can be used to inform management of marine fisheries. Over the last 5 years I have worked on projects that utilized sclerochronology (the study of periodic growth rings in calcified structures) aiming to improve our understanding of several biological and ecological aspects of commercially important species. My PhD research focussed on the development of reliable ageing techniques for the common whelk, which supports important fisheries within the UK. This was achieved with a wide range of experimental and geochemical analyses to validate annual rings in statoliths (analogous to otoliths).

I began working with BAS as a post-doc investigating benthic community structure and Antarctic gastropods on the ICEBERGS project. I then started my current post as the fisheries ecologist, where I work on several aspects of the fisheries around the island of South Georgia. One of my main responsibilities is the Patagonian Toothfish ageing program at BAS, where I work closely with the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Isles (GSGSSI), and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) to provide information for the long-term ecosystem based management of this species.

Since 2018, I have been a member of the UK delegation to CCAMLR, and have participated in the working group on stock assessment and management (WG-SAM) and the working group in fish stock assessment (WG-FSA).

 

Research interests

Collaborations

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2024

Abreu, José, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Xavier, José C. ORCIDORCID record for José C. Xavier, Bamford, Connor C.G. ORCIDORCID record for Connor C.G. Bamford, Phillips, Richard A., Collins, Martin A. ORCIDORCID record for Martin A. Collins. (2024) Trends in population structure of Patagonian toothfish over 25 years of fishery exploitation at South Georgia. Fisheries Research, 279 (). 12 pp. 10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107122

Owen, Kate A., Goggins, Meghan, Black, Andy, Ashburner, Jonathan, Wilson, Alastair, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Trathan, Philip N. ORCIDORCID record for Philip N. Trathan, Waluda, Claire M. ORCIDORCID record for Claire M. Waluda, Collins, Martin A. ORCIDORCID record for Martin A. Collins. (2024) At‑sea distribution of marine predators around South Georgia during austral winter, with implications for fisheries management. Polar Biology, 47 (). 17 pp. 10.1007/s00300-024-03257-6

Queirós, José P. ORCIDORCID record for José P. Queirós, Xavier, José C. ORCIDORCID record for José C. Xavier, Abreu, José, Collins, Martin A. ORCIDORCID record for Martin A. Collins, Belchier, Mark, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman. (2024) What inhabits the South Sandwich Islands deep-sea? Biodiversity and biogeography of bathyal communities using predators as biological samplers. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 205 (). 15 pp. 10.1016/j.dsr.2024.104260

Bamford, C.C.G. ORCIDORCID record for C.C.G. Bamford, Hollyman, P.R. ORCIDORCID record for P.R. Hollyman, Abreu, J., Darby, C., Collins, M.A. ORCIDORCID record for M.A. Collins. (2024) Spatial, temporal, and demographic variability in patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) spawning from twenty-five years of fishery data at South Georgia. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 203 (). 19 pp. 10.1016/j.dsr.2023.104199

2023

Eskuche-Keith, Patrick A., Hill, Simeon L. ORCIDORCID record for Simeon L. Hill, Hollyman, Philip ORCIDORCID record for Philip Hollyman, Taylor, Michelle L., O'Gorman, Eoin J.. (2023) Trophic structuring of modularity alters energy flow through marine food webs. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9 (). 14 pp. 10.3389/fmars.2022.1046150

2022

Soeffker, Marta, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Collins, Martin A. ORCIDORCID record for Martin A. Collins, Hogg, Oliver T., Riley, Ainsley, Laptikhovsky, Vladimir, Earl, Timothy, Roberts, Jim, MacLeod, Eleanor, Belchier, Mark, Darby, Chris. (2022) Contrasting life-history traits of two toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) species at their range edge around the South Sandwich Islands. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 201 (). pp. 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105098

Collins, Martin A. ORCIDORCID record for Martin A. Collins, Hart, T., Hogg, O.T., Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Liszka, Cecilia M. ORCIDORCID record for Cecilia M. Liszka, Stewart, Heather A., Trathan, Phil N. ORCIDORCID record for Phil N. Trathan. (2022) South Sandwich Islands – An understudied isolated Southern Ocean archipelago: Editorial. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 201 (). 6 pp. 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105121

Coleman, Jamie ORCIDORCID record for Jamie Coleman, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Collins, Martin A. ORCIDORCID record for Martin A. Collins, Black, Andy. (2022) Blinded by the light – Seabird collision events in South Georgia. Polar Biology, 45 (). 6 pp. 10.1007/s00300-022-03045-0

Colvin, C.N., Hollyman, P.R. ORCIDORCID record for P.R. Hollyman, Richardson, C.A., Chenery, S.R.N., Waggitt, J.J., McCarthy, I.D.. (2022) The effect of environmental factors on shell growth and repair in Buccinum undatum. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 551 (). pp. 10.1016/j.jembe.2022.151720

Saunders, Ryan A. ORCIDORCID record for Ryan A. Saunders, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Thorpe, Sally E. ORCIDORCID record for Sally E. Thorpe, Collins, Martin A. ORCIDORCID record for Martin A. Collins. (2022) Population characteristics of benthopelagic Gymnoscopelus nicholsi (Pisces: Myctophidae) on the continental shelf of South Georgia (Southern Ocean) during austral summer. Polar Biology, 45 (). pp. 10.1007/s00300-022-03033-4

Belchier, M., Collins, M.A. ORCIDORCID record for M.A. Collins, Gregory, S., Hollyman, P. ORCIDORCID record for P. Hollyman, Soeffker, M.. (2022) From sealing to the MPA – A history of exploitation, conservation and management of marine living resources at the South Sandwich Islands. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 198 (). 12 pp. 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105056

Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Soeffker, Marta, Roberts, Jim, Hogg, Oliver T., Laptikhovsky, Vladimir V., Queirós, José P., Darby, Chris, Belchier, Mark, Collins, Martin A. ORCIDORCID record for Martin A. Collins. (2022) Bioregionalization of the South Sandwich Islands through community analysis of bathyal fish and invertebrate assemblages using fishery-derived data. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 198 (). 15 pp. 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105054

2021

Hollyman, Philip ORCIDORCID record for Philip Hollyman, Hill, Simeon L. ORCIDORCID record for Simeon L. Hill, Lapitkhovksy, Vladminir V., Belchier, Mark, Gregory, Sue, Clement, Alice, Collins, Martin A. ORCIDORCID record for Martin A. Collins. (2021) A long road to recovery: dynamics and ecology of the marbled rockcod (Notothenia rossii) at South Georgia, 50 years after over-exploitation. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 78 (). pp. 10.1093/icesjms/fsab150

Trathan, P.N. ORCIDORCID record for P.N. Trathan, Fielding, S. ORCIDORCID record for S. Fielding, Hollyman, P. ORCIDORCID record for P. Hollyman, Murphy, E.J. ORCIDORCID record for E.J. Murphy, Warwick-Evans, V. ORCIDORCID record for V. Warwick-Evans, Collins, M.A. ORCIDORCID record for M.A. Collins. (2021) Enhancing the ecosystem approach for the fishery for Antarctic krill within the complex, variable and changing ecosystem at South Georgia. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 78 (). 17 pp. 10.1093/icesjms/fsab092

Collins, M.A. ORCIDORCID record for M.A. Collins, Hollyman, P.R. ORCIDORCID record for P.R. Hollyman, Clark, J., Soeffker, M., Yates, O., Phillips, R.A.. (2021) Mitigating the impact of longline fisheries on seabirds: Lessons learned from the South Georgia Patagonian toothfish fishery (CCAMLR Subarea 48.3). Marine Policy, 131 (). 15 pp. 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104618

Cavanagh, Rachel D. ORCIDORCID record for Rachel D. Cavanagh, Trathan, Philip N. ORCIDORCID record for Philip N. Trathan, Hill, Simeon L. ORCIDORCID record for Simeon L. Hill, Melbourne-Thomas, Jess, Meredith, Michael P. ORCIDORCID record for Michael P. Meredith, Hollyman, Philip ORCIDORCID record for Philip Hollyman, Krafft, Björn A., Muelbert, Monica M.C., Murphy, Eugene J. ORCIDORCID record for Eugene J. Murphy, Sommerkorn, Martin, Turner, John ORCIDORCID record for John Turner, Grant, Susie M. ORCIDORCID record for Susie M. Grant. (2021) Utilising IPCC assessments to support the ecosystem approach to fisheries management within a warming Southern Ocean. Marine Policy, 131 (). 11 pp. 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104589

Dickens, John, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Hart, Tom, Clucas, Gemma V., Murphy, Eugene J. ORCIDORCID record for Eugene J. Murphy, Poncet, Sally, Trathan, Phil ORCIDORCID record for Phil Trathan, Collins, Martin A. ORCIDORCID record for Martin A. Collins. (2021) Developing UAV monitoring of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands’ iconic land-based marine predators. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 (). 16 pp. 10.3389/fmars.2021.654215

Borsetti, S., Hollyman, P.R. ORCIDORCID record for P.R. Hollyman, Munroe, D.. (2021) Using a sclerochronological approach to determine a climate-growth relationship for waved whelk, Buccinum undatum, in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 252 (). 10 pp. 10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107255

Fitzcharles, E., Hollyman, P.R. ORCIDORCID record for P.R. Hollyman, Goodall-Copestake, W.P., Maclaine, J.S., Collins, M.A ORCIDORCID record for M.A Collins. (2021) The taxonomic identity and distribution of the eel cod Muraenolepis (Gadiformes: Muraenolepididae) around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Polar Biology, 44 (). pp. 10.1007/s00300-021-02819-2

Alexandroff, Stella J., Butler, Paul G., Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Schöne, Bernd R., Scourse, James D.. (2021) Late Holocene seasonal temperature variability of the western Scottish shelf (St Kilda) recorded in fossil shells of the bivalve Glycymeris glycymeris. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 562 (). 15 pp. 10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.110146

2020

Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Leng, Melanie J. ORCIDORCID record for Melanie J. Leng, Chenery, Simon R.N., Sloane, Hilary J., Richardson, Christopher A.. (2020) Calibration of shell δ18O from the common whelk Buccinum undatum highlights potential for environmental reconstruction. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 560 (). 13 pp. 10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109995

Emmerson, J.A., Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Bloor, I.S.M., Jenkins, S.R.. (2020) Effect of temperature on the growth of the commercially fished common whelk (Buccinum undatum, L.): A regional analysis within the Irish Sea. Fisheries Research, 223 (). pp. 10.1016/j.fishres.2019.105437

2018

Hunter, Ewan, Laptikhovsky, Vladimir V., Hollyman, Philip R. ORCIDORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman. (2018) Innovative use of sclerochronology in marine resource management. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 598 (). pp. 10.3354/meps12664

  • Evaluating climate change risks to Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish
  • South Georgia Pelagic Biodiversity
  • Fish by-catch in the Antarctic krill fishery
  • Fixed wing wildlife surveys at South Georgia
  • Ecosystems team