Dr Lucy Woodall
About
Dr Lucy Woodall's research seeks to explore the mechanisms and processes that drive marine biodiversity and understand the impacts of humans on the marine environment.
Working on deep sea and coastal systems, she has explored many challenges of ecosystem management. Her lab co-designs research with scientists in the countries they work in, to ensure that together they create research that is needed and useable for decision-makers. They use marine expeditions to increase the visibility of the ocean and share its benefits to humankind, as well as support science and policy related activities.
Expertise
- Marine biology
- Marine conservation
- Human impacts
- Reducing marine pollution
- Endangered species
- Equitable decision making
- Democratising science
Selected publications
- Turning the tide of parachute science
- Co-development, co-production and co-dissemination of scientific research: a case study to demonstrate mutual benefits
- The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris
- Eight urgent, fundamental and simultaneous steps needed to restore ocean health, and the consequences for humanity and the planet of inaction or delay
- Plastic microfibre ingestion by deep-sea organisms
- A decade to study deep-sea life
- Depth-Dependent Structuring of Reef Fish Assemblages From the Shallows to the Rariphotic Zone
- Parallel pattern of differentiation at a genomic island shared between clinal and mosaic hybrid zones in a complex of cryptic seahorse lineages
Media experience
I have spoken to the media extensively. For example I have appeared in podcasts (e.g. Freakonomics), radio shows (e.g. BBC Radio 4 Inside Science), in documentaries, featured series (e.g. Sky Ocean Rescue), press conferences (UN Marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction Preparatory Committee 1st session) news agencies (e.g. Associated Press), public interest shows (e.g. Good Morning America), blogs (e.g. Wise Oceans), specialist interest magazine (BBC Science Focus) and written press (e.g. The Guardian). I conducted the first ever live broadcast from a submersible at 120 m depth in the Indian Ocean in 2019 while leading an expedition Seychelles: First Descent.
Recent media work
- Freakonomics: Can Britain get its ‘great’ back
- Radio 4: Inside Science- Microplastics; Holey Ice; Vesalius; Overeating
- Sky Deep Ocean Live- Day 3 in full (example of my contribution at 27:00)
- Associated Press- example is a written piece on the first live broadcast from under the sea ‘Explorers to send 1st live video br
- Good Morning America
- Wise Oceans: Interview with Dr Lucy Woodall
- Science Focus: Deep-sea mountains: Earth’s unexplored ecosystems that are teeming with life
- The Guardian: Microplastic deposits found deep in world's oceans and seas
