Additional Contact Information
Room: 232 Marine Centre Wales
Phone: 01248 388078
E-mail: k.tuson@bangor.ac.uk Twitter: @KarenTuson Profile: ResearchGate
Experienced Project Manager with a diverse portfolio of externally funded research projects in marine science focusing on climate change, shellfish health, OWF and aquaculture.
Currently working on Môr Ni Gwynedd (SPFUK Gwynedd), ECOWind-ACCELERATE (UKRI). Previous projects:-
- Agile Cymru (Welsh Government)
- Seas of Change (EMFF)
- The Shellfish Centre (ERDF)
- Native Oyster Aquaculture Research (EMFF)
- BlueFish (Ireland Wales Programme)
- Irish Sea Portal Pilot ISPP (Ireland Wales Programme)
- ShellPath (EFF)
BSc in Marine Biology at Bangor University and HND in Conservation Management at FCOT. Before returning to Bangor University I worked at the University of Auckland Leigh Marine Laboratory, and then as a Curator in the UK public aquarium sector and specialised in native seahorse husbandry. As Chair of the BIAZA seahorse focus group produced husbandry guidelines for the industry.
Qualifications
- BSc: Marine Biology
1993–1996 - HND Conservation Management
Farnborough College of Technology, 1991–1993
Publications
2017
- PublishedCritical Review on the Public Health Impact of Norovirus Contamination in Shellfish and the Environment: A UK Perspective
Hassard, F., Sharp, J., Taft, H., Le Vay, L., Harris, J., McDonald, J., Tuson, K., Wilson, J., Jones, D. & Malham, S., Jun 2017, In: Food and Environmental Virology. 9, 2, p. 123-141
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2014
- PublishedThe interaction of human microbial pathogens, particulate material and nutrients in estuarine environments and their impacts on recreational and shellfish waters
Malham, S. K., Rajko-Nenow, P., Howlett, E., Tuson, K. E., Perkins, T. L., Pallett, D. W., Wang, H., Jago, C. F., Jones, D. L. & McDonald, J. E., 7 Jul 2014, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 16, p. 2145-2155
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review