Dr Benjamin Williamson

Principal Investigator in Engineering and Environmental Science

I am interested in using marine and terrestrial sensing applied to environmental science. My research interests include sensor fusion, remote sensing above and under water, computer vision and machine learning, with applications from measuring the environmental and ecological effects of marine renewable energy devices to marine plastic litter. I have a background in smart grids, prior to hydroacoustics and developing subsea multi-sensor platforms to track the interactions of fish, seabirds and marine mammals with marine energy devices. 

Benjamin.Williamson@sams.ac.uk

SAMS Research Outputs

A preliminary assessment of the use of drones to quantify current velocities at tidal stream sites
Iain A. Fairley, Benjamin Williamson, Jason McIlvenny, Matt Lewis, Simon Neill, Ian Masters, Alison J. Williams, Dominic E. Reeve
//2021 | Conference article | DOI:
A review of a decade of lessons from one of the world’s largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges
Graeme C. Hays, Heather J. Koldewey, Samantha Andrzejaczek, Martin J. Attrill, Shanta Barley, Daniel T. I. Bayley, Cassandra E. Benkwitt, Barbara Block, Robert J. Schallert, Aaron B. Carlisle, Pete Carr, Taylor K. Chapple, Claire Collins, Clara Diaz, Nicholas Dunn, Robert B. Dunbar, Dannielle S. Eager, Julian Engel, Clare B. Embling, Nicole Esteban, Francesco Ferretti, Nicola L. Foster, Robin Freeman, Matthew Gollock, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Joanna L. Harris, Catherine E. I. Head, Phil Hosegood, Kerry L. Howell, Nigel E. Hussey, David M. P. Jacoby, Rachel Jones, Sivajyodee Sannassy Pilly, Ines D. Lange, Tom B. Letessier, Emma Levy, Mathilde Lindhart, Jamie M. Mcdevitt-irwin, Mark Meekan, Jessica J. Meeuwig, Fiorenza Micheli, Andrew O. M. Mogg, Jeanne A. Mortimer, David A. Mucciarone, Malcolm A. Nicoll, Ana Nuno, Chris T. Perry, Stephen G. Preston, Alex J. Rattray, Benjamin J. Williamson
1/11/2020 | Article | DOI: 10.1007/s00227-020-03776-w
Assessing the effects of tidal stream marine renewable energy on seabirds A conceptual framework
Natalie Isaksson, Elizabeth A. Masden, Benjamin J. Williamson, Melissa M. Costagliola-ray, James Slingsby, Jonathan D.r. Houghton, Jared Wilson
1/8/2020 | Article | DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111314
Predictable changes in fish school characteristics due to a tidal turbine support structure
Benjamin Williamson, Shaun Fraser, Laura Williamson, Vladimir Nikora, Beth Scott
1/10/2019 | Article | DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.04.065

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Harris CB, Benjamins S, van Geel N, White E, Scott B, Williamson BJ (2026) Impacts of large-scale maintenance of a floating offshore wind farm on noise levels and harbour porpoise activity. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 83 (8), fsag150. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsag150