Henry Lawrence

Head and shoulder photo of PhD researcher Henry Lawrence

PhD Researcher

I am a biologist passionate about practical conservation, habitat mapping and technology-driven research. I have experience in spatial ecology and ecological modelling, multi-scale management of stressors on marine ecosystems, population genetics and Arctic plant interactions.

In my PhD I will focus on optimising the use of automated (AI-driven) image analysis to improve the sustainability of fisheries, from data collection using ROVs and machine-based analysis, to the adoption of such methods in environmental regulation.

Contact details:
  • henry.lawrence@sams.ac.uk

Integrating machine-based image analysis into the sustainable development of Scottish aquaculture (IMBASSA)

This project will focus on optimising the automated analysis of marine images to provide environmental regulators with non-destructive methods to map changes in the distribution of sensitive marine species at existing and proposed fishery sites and integrate machine-based image analysis into the sustainable development of Scottish aquaculture.

 

Supervisors: Drs Thomas Wilding, John Halpin, Joe Marlow, Rachel Shucksmith

Start date: October 2025

Funder: SAMS, MOWI Scotland and Scottish Sea Farms

Qualifications

2019 BSc Biology. University of Sheffield

2024 MRes Ecology and Environmental Biology. University of Glasgow

 

Employment history

2025 Data Analyst. Guernsey Biological Records Centre