My research interests lie in the commercial production of aquaculture fin-fish species with particular focus on how external stimuli (light spectrum and intensity, diet, production system) affect developmental ontogeny during key production phases. Recently my work has focused on understanding how husbandry practices influence fish health, the gill microbial population and the relationship this has on the health and welfare of the animal. Using state-of-the art molecular tools including transcriptomics, metagenomics and microbiome profiling I explore the relationship between physical inputs and the response of the animals.
AQUASoS; an integrative scalable interdisciplinary approach for climate resilient sustainable aquaculture
PI: Professor Simon MacKenzie
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Phage-based shelf-life extension of langoustines-Next Steps
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: Centre for Enviroment, Fisheries & Aquaculture
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Phage-based shelf-life extension of langoustines
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: Centre for Enviroment, Fisheries & Aquaculture
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Elsheshtawy A, Clokie BGJ, Albalat A, Nylund A, Kvåle BL, Andersen L, Moore LJ & MacKenzie S (2024) Exploring the impact of thermal delousing on gill health and microbiome dynamics in farmed Atlantic Salmon. Aquaculture, 582, Art. No.: 740455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.740455
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Net cleaning impacts Atlantic salmon gill health through microbiome dysbiosis
Elsheshtawy A, Clokie BGJ, Albalat A, Nylund A, Isaksen TE, Napsøy Indrebø E, Andersen L, Moore LJ & MacKenzie S (2023) Net cleaning impacts Atlantic salmon gill health through microbiome dysbiosis. Frontiers in Aquaculture, 2. https://doi.org/10.3389/faquc.2023.1125595
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Clokie BGJ, Elsheshtawy A, Albalat A, Nylund A, Beveridge A, Payne CJ & MacKenzie S (2022) Optimization of Low-Biomass Sample Collection and Quantitative PCR-Based Titration Impact 16S rRNA Microbiome Resolution. Microbiology Spectrum, 10 (6), Art. No.: e02255-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02255-22
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Elsheshtawy A, Clokie BGJ, Albalat A, Beveridge A, Hamza A, Ibrahim A & MacKenzie S (2021) Characterization of External Mucosal Microbiomes of Nile Tilapia and Grey Mullet Co-cultured in Semi-Intensive Pond Systems. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, Art. No.: 773860. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.773860
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Eilertsen M, Clokie BGJ, Ebbesson LOE, Tanase C, Migaud H & Helvik JV (2021) Neural activation in photosensitive brain regions of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) after light stimulation. PLOS ONE, 16 (9), Art. No.: e0258007. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258007
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Clarkson M, Taylor JF, McStay E, Palmer MJ, Clokie BGJ & Migaud H (2021) A temperature shift during embryogenesis impacts prevalence of deformity in diploid and triploid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Aquaculture Research, 52 (3), pp. 906-923. https://doi.org/10.1111/are.14945