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Phil Hammond

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2381-8302

  • School of Biology, Bute Medical Buildings, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9TS, UK

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Research overview

Population dynamics and ecology

Foraging behaviour and diet of seals and cetaceans. Estimation of animal abundance. Statistical and mathematical modelling of marine mammal population parameters and processes. Interactions between marine mammals and human activities: management of whaling, cetacean bycatch in fisheries, seal-fishery interactions; conservation of vulnerable species.

Academic/Professional Qualification

B.A., University of York; D.Phil., University of York

External positions

Associate Editor, Marine Mammal Science

2011 → …

Member of Red List Authority, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Switzerland

2006 → …

Member Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICES

2005 → …

Member of Cetacean Specialist Group, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Switzerland

1998 → …

Chair of Scientific Committee, International Whaling Commission

1992 → 1993

Member of Scientific Committee, International Whaling Commission

1981 → 2013

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  3. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  6. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  7. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  8. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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  • Circum-island line-transect abundance estimates of spinner dolphins around Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi

    Lacey, C., Hill, M. C., Bradford, A. L., Oleson, E. M., Vivier, F., Pacini, A. F., Hammond, P. S. & Bejder, L., Jan 2026, In: Marine Mammal Science. 42, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., e70055.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Estimates of abundance and predicted distribution of the main cetacean species in Madeira archipelago inshore waters for 2007–2012

    Freitas, L., Ribeiro, C., Carvalho, A., Cañadas, A. & Hammond, P. S., Jan 2026, In: Marine Mammal Science. 42, 1, p. 1-18 18 p., e70065.

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  • Temporal changes in the dietary niche of sympatric seals provides insight into the role of competition in population declines

    Langley, I., Hammond, P. S., Thompson, P. M., Pierce, G. J., Wilson, L. J., Hall, A. J., Hastie, G. D. & Russell, D. J. F., 2 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Oikos. Early View, p. 1-14 14 p., e11875.

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  • Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems

    Albery, G. F., Becker, D. J., Firth, J. A., De Moor, D., Ravindran, S., Silk, M., Sweeny, A. R., Vander Wal, E., Webber, Q., Allen, B., Babayan, S. A., Barve, S., Begon, M., Birtles, R. J., Block, T. A., Block, B. A., Bradley, J. E., Budischak, S., Buesching, C. & Burthe, S. J. & 90 others, Carlisle, A. B., Caselle, J. E., Cattuto, C., Chaine, A. S., Chapple, T. K., Cheney, B. J., Clutton-Brock, T., Collier, M., Curnick, D. J., Delahay, R. J., Farine, D. R., Fenton, A., Ferretti, F., Feyrer, L., Fielding, H., Foroughirad, V., Frere, C., Gardner, M. G., Geffen, E., Godfrey, S. S., Graham, A. L., Hammond, P. S., Henrich, M., Heurich, M., Hopwood, P., Ilany, A., Jackson, J. A., Jackson, N., Jacoby, D. M. P., Jacoby, A. M., Ježek, M., Kirkpatrick, L., Klamm, A., Klarevas-Irby, J. A., Knowles, S., Koren, L., Krzyszczyk, E., Kusch, J. M., Lambin, X., Lane, J. E., Leirs, H., Leu, S. T., Lyon, B. E., Macdonald, D. W., Madsen, A. E., Mann, J., Manser, M., Mariën, J., Massawe, A., McDonald, R. A., Morelle, K., Mourier, J., Newman, C., Nussear, K., Nyaguthii, B., Ogino, M., Ozella, L., Packer, C., Papastamatiou, Y. P., Paterson, S., Payne, E., Pedersen, A. B., Pemberton, J. M., Pinter-Wollman, N., Planes, S., Raulo, A., Rodríguez-Muñoz, R., Rudd, L., Sabuni, C., Sah, P., Schallert, R. J., Sheldon, B. C., Shizuka, D., Sih, A., Sinn, D. L., Sluydts, V., Spiegel, O., Telfer, S., Thomason, C. A., Tickler, D. M., Tregenza, T., VanderWaal, K., Walmsley, S., Walters, E. L., Wanelik, K. M., Whitehead, H., Wielgus, E., Wilson-Aggarwal, J., Wohlfeil, C. & Bansal, S., Nov 2025, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 9, 11, p. 2002-2013 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • In memoriam Finn Larsen 1953-2024

    Berube, M., Clapham, P., Donovan, G., Hammond, P. S., Kindt-Larsen, L., Martin, A. R., Mattila, D. K., Palsboll, P. J., Reeves, R. R., Robbins, J., Sears, R. & Oien, N., 1 Apr 2025, In: Marine Mammal Science. 41, 2, 4 p., e13227.

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