History of Seaweed Research

We have an extensive history of seaweed research at QML. Here are some of our previous projects:

Date	Project	Researchers	Publications
1979-1980	Sustainability of seaweed harvesting	Matt Dring, Pat Boaden	Boaden & Dring (1980)
1983-1986	Seasonality and life history of Strangford Lough algae	Christine Maggs	Maggs (1989) Maggs (1988)
1988	Life history of Gymnogongrus devoniensis	Christine Maggs	Parsons et al. (1990) Maggs et al. (1992)
1999	Molecular study of Entermorpha	Jaanika Blomster, Christine Maggs	Blomster et al. (2000); Hayden et al. (2003)
1999	Molecular study of Ceramium	Barbara Ward, Christine Maggs
2003	Invasion of Strangford Lough by Sargassum muticum	James Strong, Christine Maggs	Strong et al. (2006)
2005	Interaction between limpets and Ascophyllum in Strangford Lough	Andrew Davies, Christine Maggs	Davies et al. (2007)
2005	Study of maerl beds in Strangford Lough	Samantha Vize, Christine Maggs
2005	Study of maerl growth	Charmaine Blake, Christine Maggs
2005	Ecology of maerl beds	Gustavo Hinojosa, Christine Maggs
2008	Seaweed Hatchery Project
2010	Biofouling of concrete structures	Anne Marie Mahon, Christine Maggs
2011	EnAlgae	Emma Healey, Karen Mooney-McAuley	Mooney-McAuley et al. (2016)
2015	Seagas	John Aldridge, Emma Healey, Karen Mooney-McAuley	Aldridge et al. (2021)
2015	Influence of wave and current motion on kelp productivity	Rachel Millar, Louise Kregting
2015	Addressing the gaps in marine ecosystem science: The role of kelp in food webs.	Abby Gilson, Nessa O'Connor
2017	Study of Corallina officinalis and Gracilaria vermiculophylla	Caroline Magill, Christine Maggs
2021	Detrital Pathways in Kelp	Molly Crowe, Louise Kregting
2022	Seaweed Hatchery Mechanisation	Mánus Cunningham, Emma Healey, Louise Kregting	Kregting et al. (2023)
2022	SeaFEED	Mánus Cunningham, Rebecca McKinney, Emma Healey, Louise Kregting, Pamela Walsh
2024	Genetic structure of sugar kelp populations in Northern Ireland	Jack Burton, Pamela Walsh, Paulo Prodohl