Dr Carol Sparling
Director of the Sea Mammal Research Unit
PhD supervision
- Eva-Maria Bønnelycke
- Grant Ellis
Selected publications
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Open access
How to deter seals? A manually triggered acoustic deterrent study
Harris, R. N., Coram, A. J., Tapp, S. & Sparling, C. E., 6 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Marine Mammal Science. Early View, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Seals exhibit localised avoidance of operational tidal turbines
Montabaranom, J., Gillespie, D. M., Longden, E., Rapson, K., Holoborodko, A., Sparling, C. E. & Hastie, G. D., 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 62, 2, p. 242-252 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Animal displacement from marine energy development: Mechanisms and consequences
Hemery, L. G., Garavelli, L., Copping, A. E., Farr, H., Jones, K., Baker-Horne, N., Kregting, L., McGarry, L. P., Sparling, C. & Verling, E., 20 Mar 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 917, 170390.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Marine Mammal Scientific Support Research Programme: Fisheries Interactions Annual Report 2023/24
Harris, R., Sparling, C. E., Tapp, S., Gillespie, D. M., Coram, A. J. & Durbach, I. N., 31 May 2024, 10 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Marine Mammal Scientific Support Research Programme: Harbour Seal Decline Annual Report 2023/24
Sparling, C. E., Arso Civil, M., Hall, A. J. & Jacobson, E. K., 31 May 2024, 12 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Marine Mammal Scientific Support Research Programme: Marine Industries Annual Report 2023/24
Montabaranom, J., Sparling, C. E., Hastie, G. D., Gillespie, D. M., Longden, E. & Rapson, K., 31 May 2024, 14 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Towards improved conservation of the east coast of Scotland bottlenose dolphin population: quantifying and understanding a major range expansion into northeast England.
Ellis, G., Arso Civil, M., Cheney, B., Sinclair, R., Humphrey, O., Hammond, P. S. & Sparling, C. E., Jan 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Open access
Automated detection and tracking of marine mammals in the vicinity of tidal turbines using multibeam sonar
Gillespie, D. M., Hastie, G. D., Montabaranom, J., Longden, E., Rapson, K., Holoborodko, A. & Sparling, C. E., 1 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11, 11, 12 p., 2095.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards improved conservation of the east coast of Scotland bottlenose dolphin population: quantifying and understanding a major range expansion into northeast England.
Ellis, G., Arso Civil, M., Cheney, B., Sinclair, R., Humphrey, O., Hammond, P. S. & Sparling, C. E., Dec 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Open access
Marine mammal HiCUP: a High Current Underwater Platform for the long-term monitoring of fine-scale marine mammal behaviour around tidal turbines
Gillespie, D. M., Oswald, M., Hastie, G. D. & Sparling, C. E., 2 Mar 2022, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9, 10 p., 850446.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review