Philip Hollyman
- Honorary Researcher
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Philip Hollyman
- Honorary Researcher
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
Hollyman, P.R., Chenery, S.R.N., Leng, M.J., Laptikhovsky, V.V., Colvin, C. N. & Richardson, C.A. Age and growth rate estimations of the commercially fished gastropod Buccinum undatum. ICES journal of marine science, 75(6), 2129-2144.
Arkhipkin, A., Bizikov, V., Doubleday, Z., Laptikhovsky, V.V., Lishchenko, F., Perales-Raya, C., Hollyman, P.R. Techniques for estimating the growth of molluscs. II: Cephalopods. Journal of Shellfish Research, 37(4), 783-792.
Hollyman, P.R., Laptikhovsky, V. V. & Richardson, C.A. Techniques for estimating the growth of molluscs. I: Gastropods. Journal of Shellfish Research, 37(4), 773-782.
Hunter, E., Laptikhovsky, V. V., Hollyman, P.R. (2018) Innovative use of sclerochronology in marine resource management. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 598, 155-158.
Zwerschke, N., Hollyman, P.R., Wild, R., Strigner, R., Turner, J.R., & King, J. Limited impact of an invasive oyster on intertidal assemblage structure and biodiversity: The importance of environmental context and functional equivalency with native species. Marine Biology, 165:89.
Hollyman, P.R., Chenery, S.R.N., EIMF, Konstantin Ignatyev, Laptikhovsky, V.V. & Richardson, C.A. (2017) Micro-scale geochemical and crystallographic analysis of Buccinum undatum statoliths reveals annual periodicity of visible growth rings. In Press: Chemical Geology, doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.09.034
Laptikhovsky, V.V., Barett, C & Hollyman, P.R. (2017) From coral reefs to whale teeth: estimating mortality from age-registering structures in dead assemblages. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 598, 273-298. doi.org/10.3354/meps12260
Hollyman, P.R., Leng M.J., Chenery, S.R.N., Laptikhovsky, V.V. & Richardson, C.A (2018) Statoliths of the whelk Buccinum undatum: a novel age determination tool. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 598, 261-272.
Reynolds, D.J., Richardson, C.A., Scourse, J.D., Butler, P.B., Hollyman, P., Roman-Gonzales, A., & Hall, I.R. (2016) Signals of North Atlantic climate variability in an absolutely-dated sclerochronology spatial network. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 465(b), 333-346.
Laptikhovsky, V., Barrett, C., Firmin, C., Hollyman, P., Lawler, A., Masefield, R., McIntyre, R., Palmer, D., Soeffker, M., Parker-Humphreys, M. (2016) A novel approach for estimation of the natural mortality of the common whelk, Buccinum undatum (L.) and role of hermit crabs in its shell turnover, Fisheries Research. 183, 146-154.
Bušelic, I., Peharda, M., Reynolds, D. J., Butler, P. G., González, A. R., Ezgeta-Balic, D., Vilibi c, I., Grbec, B., Hollyman, P., & Richardson, C. A. (2015) Glycymeris bimaculata (Poli, 1795) – A new sclerochronological archive for the Mediterranean? Journal of Sea Research. 95, 139–148.
Hollyman, P., Luckenback, M. & Richardson, C.A. (2013) Non-daily deposition of striae in the Bay Scallop, Argopecten irradians (concentricus), in the laboratory. Journal of Shellfish Research. 32 (2), 361-368.
Publications from NERC Open Research Archive
2024
Coleman, J. ORCID record for J. Coleman, Fenney, N. ORCID record for N. Fenney, Trathan, P.N. ORCID record for P.N. Trathan, Fox, A. ORCID record for A. Fox, Fox, E., Bennison, A. ORCID record for A. Bennison, Ireland, L. ORCID record for L. Ireland, Collins, M.A. ORCID record for M.A. Collins, Hollyman, P.R. ORCID record for P.R. Hollyman. (2024) A comparison of established and digital surface model (DSM)-based methods to determine population estimates and densities for king penguin colonies, using fixed-wing drone and satellite imagery. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, (). 18 pp. 10.1002/rse2.424
Abreu, José, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Xavier, José C. ORCID record for José C. Xavier, Bamford, Connor C.G. ORCID record for Connor C.G. Bamford, Phillips, Richard A., Collins, Martin A. ORCID 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. ORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Trathan, Philip N. ORCID record for Philip N. Trathan, Waluda, Claire M. ORCID record for Claire M. Waluda, Collins, Martin A. ORCID 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. ORCID record for José P. Queirós, Xavier, José C. ORCID record for José C. Xavier, Abreu, José, Collins, Martin A. ORCID record for Martin A. Collins, Belchier, Mark, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID 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. ORCID record for C.C.G. Bamford, Hollyman, P.R. ORCID record for P.R. Hollyman, Abreu, J., Darby, C., Collins, M.A. ORCID 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. ORCID record for Simeon L. Hill, Hollyman, Philip ORCID 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. ORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Collins, Martin A. ORCID 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. ORCID record for Martin A. Collins, Hart, T., Hogg, O.T., Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Liszka, Cecilia M. ORCID record for Cecilia M. Liszka, Stewart, Heather A., Trathan, Phil N. ORCID 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 ORCID record for Jamie Coleman, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Collins, Martin A. ORCID 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. ORCID 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. ORCID record for Ryan A. Saunders, Hollyman, Philip R. ORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Thorpe, Sally E. ORCID record for Sally E. Thorpe, Collins, Martin A. ORCID 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. ORCID record for M.A. Collins, Gregory, S., Hollyman, P. ORCID 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. ORCID 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. ORCID 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 ORCID record for Philip Hollyman, Hill, Simeon L. ORCID record for Simeon L. Hill, Lapitkhovksy, Vladminir V., Belchier, Mark, Gregory, Sue, Clement, Alice, Collins, Martin A. ORCID 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. ORCID record for P.N. Trathan, Fielding, S. ORCID record for S. Fielding, Hollyman, P. ORCID record for P. Hollyman, Murphy, E.J. ORCID record for E.J. Murphy, Warwick-Evans, V. ORCID record for V. Warwick-Evans, Collins, M.A. ORCID 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. ORCID record for M.A. Collins, Hollyman, P.R. ORCID 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. ORCID record for Rachel D. Cavanagh, Trathan, Philip N. ORCID record for Philip N. Trathan, Hill, Simeon L. ORCID record for Simeon L. Hill, Melbourne-Thomas, Jess, Meredith, Michael P. ORCID record for Michael P. Meredith, Hollyman, Philip ORCID record for Philip Hollyman, Krafft, Björn A., Muelbert, Monica M.C., Murphy, Eugene J. ORCID record for Eugene J. Murphy, Sommerkorn, Martin, Turner, John ORCID record for John Turner, Grant, Susie M. ORCID 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. ORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Hart, Tom, Clucas, Gemma V., Murphy, Eugene J. ORCID record for Eugene J. Murphy, Poncet, Sally, Trathan, Phil ORCID record for Phil Trathan, Collins, Martin A. ORCID 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. ORCID 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. ORCID record for P.R. Hollyman, Goodall-Copestake, W.P., Maclaine, J.S., Collins, M.A ORCID 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. ORCID 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. ORCID record for Philip R. Hollyman, Leng, Melanie J. ORCID 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. ORCID 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. ORCID 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
2023
BAS shortlisted for NERC’s 2023 Impact Awards
News 18 October, 2023
2022
Drones survey wildlife populations in remote Sub-Antarctic island
News 17 November, 2022
New South Sandwich Islands research
News 15 June, 2022