Dr Gordon Hastie

Dr Gordon Hastie

Principal Research Fellow

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 7206
Email
gdh10@st-andrews.ac.uk

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Research areas

Interactions with marine renewable energy developments

Many countries have set ambitious targets for renewable energy, with energy from offshore sources anticipated to form an important part of this; this has led to the proposed installation of wind, wave, and tidal energy converters around the coast. However, these are potentially hazardous to marine mammals and understanding how they perceive and respond to renewable devices is critical to ensure that they can co-exist at the scales currently being envisaged for the industry. My research includes studies of the impacts of wind farm construction on harbour seals and behavioural responses of seals to tidal stream energy devices.

Risk balancing by marine predators

Animals that live under threat of predation have evolved behavioural strategies enabling them to perform essential tasks such as foraging whilst minimising risks.听 This balancing of risk involves a range of behavioural adjustments in response to changes in prey availability and perceived threat levels.听 I am interested in understanding the cognitive, behavioural, and energetic facets associated with risk balancing and decision making in foraging marine predators.

Use of dynamic habitats by marine predators

In marine systems, tidal and meteorological processes, together with geographical features such as narrow coastal channels effectively create habitats that are in constant flux due to water movements. My research looks to understand the unique challenges and opportunities this creates for marine predators using them.

Research Group听

  • , PhD student, University of 58吃瓜. "Predicting physiological impacts of disturbance on marine mammals: Implications for population-level effects". Co-supervised with Carol Sparling (SMRU), Chris McKnight (SMRU), and Jo Kershaw (SMRU).
  • , PhD student, University of 58吃瓜. "The role of habitat and prey quality in marine mammal decision making within a developing offshore wind landscape". Co-supervised with Sophie Smout (SMRU), and Katherine Whyte (BIOSS).
  • , PhD student, University of 58吃瓜. "Studying Seals with Static Sensors: using remote technologies to inform conservation management". Co-supervised with Luke Rendell (SMRU), and Denise Risch (SAMS).
  • Hayley MacLennan, PhD student, University of 58吃瓜. "Explorations using scientific echosounding of predator-prey interactions in pelagic ecosystems". Co-supervised with Roland Proud (UoStA).
  • Alix Rommel, PhD student, University of 58吃瓜. "Jellies in the deep: quantifying siphonophore abundance and biodiversity in the mesopelagic and siphonophores may bias acoustic estimates of mesopelagic fish biomass". Co-supervised with Paul Fernandez (Heriot Watt University) and Roland Proud (UoStA).
  • , PhD student, Scottish Association for Marine Science. "An oceanic species in coastal habitats: Risso's dolphin distribution in Scottish waters and implictions for conservation management". Co-supervised with Nienke van Geel (SAMS), Denise Risch (SAMS), and Rona Sinclair (Naturescot).
  • , Acoustic data analyst. Scottish Government Marine Mammal Scientific Support: Marine Industries Theme.

Alumni

  • , PhD student, University of 58吃瓜. "Inter-specific Interactions: investigating the role of grey seals in the harbour seal decline". Co-supervised with Debbie Russell (SMRU), Paul Thompson (University of Aberdeen), and Andrew Brownlow (SAC). Current position: Research Fellow at SMRU.
  • , PhD student, University of 58吃瓜. "Killer Whale Predation of Seals in the Coastal Waters of Scotland: Investigating the Ecological Drivers and Consequences of an Apex Predator-Prey Interaction". Co-supervised with Saana Isojunno (SMRU), Peter Tyack (SMRU), Joe Onoufriou (Marine Scotland Science), and Karen Hall (NatureScot). Current position: Research Fellow at CREEM.
  • , Research Fellow. Marine mammal/tidal turbine interactions project.听Current position: PhD Researcher at BAS
  • Laura Oller Lopez, Research Technician, Predators and prey around renewable energy developments (PrePARED) project.
  • , PhD student,听Bangor University. "Investigating disturbance of small cetaceans from offshore anthropogenic developments". Co-supervised with Line Cordes and Lewis LeVay (University of Bangor).
  • , PhD student, University of 58吃瓜. "Behavioural responses by seals to offshore energy activities". Co-supervised with Debbie Russell (SMRU), Len Thomas (CREEM), and Carol Sparling (SMRU Consulting). Current position: Statistician at BIOSS
  • Engineer, Equipment and sensor design for NERC Innovative Monitoring Techniques project. Current position: Lead Software Engineer at Marqeta, Inc
  • , PGRA, Acoustic data analyst for marine mammal/tidal turbine interactions project. Current position: PhD student at University of Bristol.
  • , PhD student, University of 58吃瓜. "Effects of tidal turbines on the movements of marine predators in tidally energetic areas". Co-supervised with Dave Thompson (SMRU), Liz Masden (UHI), Jared Wilson (Marine Scotland), and John Baxter (SNH). Current position: Senior Marine Mammal Scientist at Marine Scotland Science
  • Clair Evers, PGRA, Acoustic data analyst for marine mammal/tidal turbine interactions project. Current position: Marine Mammal Biologist at Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
  • , PhD student, Scottish Association for Marine Science. "Predator movements in complex geography: Spatial distribution and temporal occurrence of low-density bottlenose dolphin communities off western Scotland". Co-supervised with Ben Wilson (SAMS). Current position: Research Fellow at SAMS.

PhD supervision

  • Angela听Amlin
  • Eva-Maria听B酶nnelycke
  • Alix听Rommel
  • Philippa听Wright

Selected publications

  • Open access
    Dornan, T., Smith, A. J. R., Bahlburg, D., Cariou, T., Christiansen, S., Demer, D. A., Fernandes, P. G., Haase, S., Hastie, G., Hornsby, R. L., Isaksson, N., Liszka, C. M., Sepp, E., Suter, L., Gjeitsund听Thorvaldsen, K., Westergerling, T. & Wieczorek, A., 1 Apr 2026, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 83, 4, fsag044.

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    Carter, M. I. D., Aarts, G., van Beest, F. M., Bivins, M., Brasseur, S. M. J. M., Dietz, R., Duck, C. D., Galatius, A., Gilles, A., Haelters, J., Hastie, G. D., Jessop, M., Morris, C. D., Moss, S. E. W., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Nachtsheim, D. A., Schaffeld, T., Schop, J., Siebert, U. & Teilmann, J. & 4 others, Thompson, D., Thompson, P. M., Vincent, C. & Russell, D. J. F., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 63, 1, p. 1-16 16 p., e70236.

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  • Open access
    Montabaranom, J., Gillespie, D., Sparling, C., Longden, E. & Hastie, G., 3 Feb 2026, In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 36, 2, e70326.

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  • Open access
    Webber, T., Risch, D., Hastie, G., Sinclair, R., Beck, S., Berggren, P., Boisseau, O., Dyke, K., Hartny鈥怣ills, L., Lacey, C., Quer, S., Sharpe, M., Walters, A., Young, K. F. & van Geel, N., 20 Apr 2026, In: Marine Mammal Science. 42, 2, e70180.

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  • Open access
    Carter, M. I. D., Aarts, G., Brasseur, S. M. J. M., Hastie, G. D., Moss, S. E. W., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Teilmann, J., Thompson, D., Thompson, P. M., Vincent, C. & Russell, D. J. F., Feb 2026, In: Landscape Ecology. 41, 2, p. 1-22 22 p., 21.

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  • Open access
    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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  • Open access
    VanCompernolle, M., Morris, J., Calich, H. J., Rodr铆guez, J. P., Marley, S. A., Pearce, J. R., Abrahms, B., Abrantes, K., Afonso, A. S., Aguilar, A., Agyekumhene, A., Akamatsu, T., 脜kesson, S., Alawa, N. G., Alfaro鈥怱higueto, J., Anderson, R. C., Anker鈥怤ilssen, T., Arata, J. A., Araujo, G. & Arostegui, M. C. & 290 others, Arrizabalaga, H., Arrowsmith, L. M., Auger鈥怣茅th茅, M., Avila, I. C., Bailleul, F., Barker, J., Barlow, D. R., Barnett, A., Barrios鈥怗arrido, H., Baylis, A. M. M., Bearzi, G., Bejder, L., Belda, E. J., Benson, S. R., Berumen, M. L., Bestley, S., Bezerra, N. P. A., Blaison, A. V., Boehme, L., Bograd, S. J., Abimbola, B. D., Bond, M. E., Borrell, A., Bouchet, P. J., Boveng, P., Braulik, G., Braun, C. D., Brodie, S., Bugoni, L., Bustamante, C., Campana, S. E., C谩rdenas鈥怉layza, S., Carmichael, R. H., Carroll, G., Carter, M. I. D., Ceia, F. R., Cerchio, S., Ferreira, L. C., Chambault, P., Chapple, T. K., Charvet, P., Chavez, E. J., Chevallier, D., Chiaradia, A., Chilvers, B. L., Cimino, M. A., Clark, B. L., Clarke, C. R., Clay, T. A., Cloyed, C. S., Cochran, J. E. M., Collins, T., Cortes, E., Cuevas, E., Curnick, D. J., Dann, P., de Bruyn, P. J. N., de Vos, A., Derville, S., Dias, M. P., Diaz鈥怢opez, B., Dodge, K. L., Dove, A. D. M., Doyle, T. K., Drymon, J. M., Dudgeon, C. L., Dutton, P. H., Ellenberg, U., Elwen, S. H., Emmerson, L., Eniang, E. A., Espinoza, M., Esteban, N., Mul, E., Fadely, B. S., Fayet, A. L., Feare, C., Ferguson, S. H., Feyrer, L. J., Finucci, B., Florko, K. R. N., Fontes, J., Fortuna, C. M., Fossette, S., Fouda, L., Frere, E., Fuentes, M. M. P. B., Gallagher, A. J., Borboroglu, P. G., Garrigue, C., Gauffier, P., Gennari, E., Genov, T., Germanov, E. S., Gim茅nez, J., Godfrey, M. H., Godley, B. J., Goldsworthy, S. D., Gollock, M., Carman, V. G., Gownaris, N. J., Grecian, W. J., Guzman, H. M., Hamann, M., Hammerschlag, N., Hansen, E. S., Harris, M. P., Hastie, G., Haulsee, D. E., Hazen, E. L., Heide鈥怞酶rgensen, M. P., Hieb, E. E., Higdon, J. W., Hindell, M. A., Hinke, J. T., Hoenner, X., Hofmeyr, G. J. G., Holmes, B. J., Hoyt, E., Huckstadt, L. A., Hussey, N. E., Huveneers, C., Irvine, L. G., Jabado, R. W., Jacoby, D. M. P., Jaeger, A., Jagielski, P. M., Jessopp, M., Jewell, O. J. D., Alvarado, D. J., Jordan, L. K. B., Jorgensen, S. J., Kahn, B., Karamanlidis, A. A., Kato, A., Keith鈥怐iagne, L. W., Kiani, M. S., Kiszka, J. J., Kock, A. A., Kopf, R. K., Kuhn, C., Kyne, P. M., Laidre, K. L., Lana, F. O., Lander, M. E., Corre, M. L., Lee, O. A., Leeney, R. H., Levengood, A. L., Levenson, J. J., Libertelli, M., Liu, K., Mendilaharsu, M. L., Loveridge, A., Lowe, C. G., Lynch, H. J., Macena, B. C. L., Mackay, A. I., Madrigal鈥怣es茅n, J., Mallory, M. L., Mangel, J. C., Mansfield, K. L., March, D., Marcoux, M., Marsh, H., Marshall, A. D., Mattern, T., Maxwell, S. M., McGuire, R. L., McLeay, L., McMahon, C. R., Methion, S., Meyers, E. K. M., Michelot, C., Masere, C., Minton, G., Morales鈥怴ela, B., Mucientes, G., Murua, H., Nicoll, M. A. C., Niella, Y., Notarbartolo Di Sciara, G., Oppel, S., Orgeret, F., Oswald, J. N., Owen, E., Pacoureau, N., Paiva, V. H., Palacios, D. M., Panigada, S., Papastamatiou, Y. P., Parra, G. J., Parsons, S. K., Patterson鈥怓raser, D. L., Peckham, S. H., Petersen, S. D., Pichegru, L., Pierce, S. J., Pipa, T., Pirotta, E., Pistorius, P., Pollom, R. A., Prieto, R., Prosdocimi, L., P眉tz, K., Queiroz, N., Quinn, J. L., Ramos, J. A., Raudino, H. C., Recalde鈥怱alas, A., Rees, A. F., Reina, R. D., Reisinger, R. R., Reynolds, S. D., Richardson, A. J., Riddoch, N. G., Riet鈥怱apriza, F. G., Robbins, J. R., Robinson, D. P., Rodr铆guez, A., Rogers, T. L., Rohner, C. A., Rojas鈥怌a帽izales, D., Ruhomaun, K., Kent, C. S., Sato, K., Scales, K. L., Scheidat, M., Schofield, G., Serena, F., Setyawan, E., Shaffer, S. A., Shea, B. D., Shearer, L., Sheaves, M., Sherley, R. B., Shillinger, G. L., Shimada, T., Silva, M. A., Skomal, G., Smith, R. A., Smoothey, A. F., Soldo, A., Southall, E. J., Steinfurth, A., Stewart, D. B., Stewart, J. D., Takahashi, A., Tatayah, V., Thalmann, S., Thiebot, J., Tom谩s, J., Torres, L. G., Trathan, P. N., Trillmich, F., Ueda, K., Vandeperre, F., Vanstreels, R. E. T., Vedor, M., Villegas鈥怉mtmann, S., Waller, L. J., Waller, M., Wanless, S., Waples, K., Watt, C. A., Wege, M., Weir, C. R., Wells, R. S., Wensveen, P. J., White, T. D., Whiting, S. D., Wiig, 脴., Wildermann, N. E., Wiley, D. N., Williams, J. L., Williams, R. S., Wilson, K., Witt, M. J., Womersley, F. C., Yurkowski, D. J., Zhang, J., Costa, D. P., Duarte, C. M., Meekan, M. G., Harcourt, R., Sims, D. W., Hays, G. C., Pattiaratchi, C., Egu铆luz, V. M. & Sequeira, A. M. M., Feb 2026, In: Conservation Biology. 40, 1, p. 1-25 25 p., e70147.

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  • Open access
    Amlin, A., Rendell, L. E., Pierantonio, N., Carmen Andr茅s-Herv铆as , C., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Hastie, G. D. & Gonzalvo, J., Apr 2025, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 157, 4, p. 3204鈥�3213 10 p.

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  • Open access
    McKnight, J. C., Solms, B., Jensen, M., Turnbull, J., Balfour, S., Laagland, M., Bronkhorst, M., Lee, H. J., Kang, G., Lee, J. Y., Bell, A., Hastie, G. & Ilardo, M., 18 Aug 2025, In: Current Biology. 35, 16, p. R797-R798

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  • Open access
    Sequeira, A. M. M., Rodr铆guez, J. P., Marley, S. A., Calich, H. J., van der Mheen, M., VanCompernolle, M., Arrowsmith, L. M., Peel, L. R., Queiroz, N., Vedor, M., da Costa, I., Mucientes, G., Couto, A., Humphries, N. E., Abalo-Morla, S., Abascal, F. J., Abercrombie, D. L., Abrantes, K., Abreu-Grobois, F. A. & Afonso, A. S. & 357 others, Afonso, P., Ahonen, H., 脜kesson, S., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Andrews, R. D., Angelier, F., Antonopoulou, M., Arata, J. A., Araujo, G., Arauz, R., Arcos, J. M., Arregui, I., Arrizabalaga, H., Auger-M茅th茅, M., Bach, S., Bailleul, F., Baird, R. W., Balazs, G. H., Barco, S. G., Barnett, A., Baverstock, W., Baylis, A. M. M., Beard, A., B茅cares, J., Belda, E. J., Bell, I., Bennison, A., Benson, S. R., Bernal, D., Berumen, M. L., Bessudo, S., Bezerra, N. P. A., Blaison, A. V., Blanco, G. S., Block, B. A., Bolton, M., Bond, M. E., Bonfil, R., Braun, C. D., Broderick, A. C., Brooke, M. D. L., Brooks, A. M. L., Brooks, E. J., Bruno, I. M., Burns, J. M., Byrne, M. E., Campana, S. E., Campbell, H. A., Campbell, R. A., Carlisle, A., Carmichael, R. H., Carroll, G., Casale, P., Ceia, F. R., Chapman, D. D., Chapple, T. K., Charrassin, J.-B., Chiaradia, A., Chisholm, J., Clarke, C. R., Clay, T. A., Cleguer, C., Clingham, E., Clua, E. E. G., Cochran, J. E. M., Constantine, R., Cooper, R. W., Crochelet, E., Cronin, M., Cuevas, E., DaCosta, K. P., Dagorn, L., Daly, R., Davis, R. W., de Bruyn, P. J. N., Delgado-Trejo, C., Dellinger, T., Derville, S., Diamant, S., DiMatteo, A., Dodge, K. L., Doherty, P. D., Double, M. C., Dove, A. D. M., Doyle, T. K., Drew, M. J., Dubbs, L. L., Duffy, C. A. J., Dutton, P. H., Edwards, E. W. J., Einoder, L. D., Erdmann, M. V., Espinoza, E., Esteban, N., Fagundes, A. I., Feare, C., Ferguson, S. H., Ferreira, L. C., Ferretti, F., Filmalter, J., Finucci, B., Fischer, G. C., Fitzpatrick, R. J., Fontes, J., Formia, A., Fossette, S., Francis, M. P., Friedlaender, A. S., Furtado, M., Gallagher, A. J., Garrigue, C., Gennari, E., Gilchrist, H. G., Godley, B. J., Goldsworthy, S. D., Gollock, M., Carman, V. G., Grecian, W. J., Green, J. R., Guinet, C., Gustafson, J., Guttridge, T. L., Guzman, H. M., Hamer, D., Hamer, K. C., Hammerschlag, N., Hammill, M. O., Harman, L., Harrison, E., Hart, C. E., Harris, A. E., Hastie, G., Hazin, F. H. V., Heard, M., Hearn, A. R., Heide-J酶rgensen, M. P., Henry, L., Henry, R. W., Hernandez, V. G., Herrera, A. E., Hindell, M. A., Holdsworth, J. C., Holmes, B. J., Howey, L. A., Padilla, E. M. H., Huckstadt, L. A., Hueter, R. E., Lara, P. H., Hussey, N. E., Huveneers, C., Hyland, K., Irion, D. T., Jacoby, D. M. P., Jaeger, A., Jaidah, M. Y., Jessopp, M., Jewell, O. J. D., Johnson, R., Jones, C. G., Jonsen, I. D., Jordan, L. K. B., Jorgensen, S. J., Kato, A., Ketchum, J. T., Kitaysky, A. S., Klimley, A. P., Kock, A. A., Koen, P., Archila, F. L., Lana, F. O., Lane, J. V., Le Corre, M., Lea, M.-A., Lea, J., Leat, E. H. K., Lee, O. A., Levenson, J. J., Ley-Qui帽onez, C. P., Llewellyn, F., Lockhart, G., Lopez, G. G., Mendilaharsu, M. L., Lowther, A. D., Luschi, P., Lutcavage, M. E., Lyon, W. S., Macena, B. C. L., Mackay, A. I., Madden, C. A., Mallory, M. L., Mangel, J. C., Manning, M., Mansfield, K. L., March, D., Marco, A., Marcoux, M., Acu帽a-Marrero, D., Marsh, H., Marshall, H., Mate, B., McAllister, J. D., McGuire, R. L., McKenzie, J., McLeay, L., McMahon, C. R., Modest, M., Morris, J., Muelbert, M. M. C., Namboothri, N., Nichols, W. J., Nicoll, M. A. C., Norman, B. M., Norris, K., Olsen, E., Oppel, S., Orlowski, S., Pagano, A. M., Page, B., Paiva, V. H., Palacios, D. M., Papastamatiou, Y. P., Parker, D. M., Pattiaratchi, C., Peckham, H., Pe帽aherrera-Palma, C. R., Pepperell, J. G., Phillips, R. A., Pierce, S. J., Pikesley, S. K., Pilcher, N. J., Pinet, P., Pinkerton, M., Pirotta, E., Plot, V., Powell, A. N., Powers, K. D., Prebble, C. E. M., Preston, T. J., Prieto, R., Prosdocimi, L., Quinn, J. L., Quintero, L. M., Raclot, T., Ramirez, I., Ram铆rez-Mac铆as, D., Ramos, J. A., Read, A. J., Ream, R., Rees, A. F., Reina, R. D., Reisinger, R. R., Revuelta, O., Reynolds, S. D., Richardson, A. J., Riekkola, L., Riet-Sapriza, F. G., Robinson, D. P., Robinson, P. W., Rocha, C. F. D., Rogers, T. L., Rohner, C. A., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Ross, M., Rowat, D. R. L., Ruhomaun, K., Sagar, P. M., Samoilys, M. A., Sanchez, S., Sandoval-Lugo, A. G., Santos, E. A. P. D., Santos, A. M., Scales, K. L., Schofield, G., Semmens, J. M., Setyawan, E., Shaffer, S. A., Shanker, K., Sheaves, M., Shillinger, G. L., Shivji, M. S., Sianipar, A., Silk, J. R. D., Silva, M. A., Sim, J., Simpson, S. J., Skomal, G., Slip, D. J., Smale, M. J., Soler, G. A., Soria, M., Sousa, L. L., Southall, E. J., Stahl, J.-C., Stehfest, K. M., Sterling, J. T., Stevens, J. D., Stevens, G. M. W., Stewart, J. D., Swaminathan, A., Takahashi, A., Tatayah, V., Thiebot, J.-B., Thompson, P. M., Thorrold, S. R., Thums, M., Tom谩s, J., Torres, L. G., Towner, A., Trathan, P. N., Tyminski, J. P., van Buiten, R. S., Van Dam, R. P., Vandeperre, F., Varo-Cruz, N., Vaudo, J. J., Vely, M., Villegas-Amtmann, S., Vincent, C., Waayers, D., Wanless, S., Watanabe, Y. Y., Watt, C. A., Weber, S. B., Weber, N., Weise, M. J., Welch, L., Wells, R. S., Werry, J. M., Wetherbee, B. M., White, T. D., Whiting, S. D., Whiting, A. U., Wiebkin, A., Wienecke, B., Wildermann, N. E., Wiley, D. N., Will, A., Williams, S., Windstein, M., Wischnewski, S., Witt, M. J., Womersley, F. C., Wood, A. G., Wright, L. J., Xavier, J. C., Yamamoto, T., Yurkowski, D. J., Zarate, P. M., Zavala-Norzagaray, A., Zerbini, A. N., Costa, D. P., Harcourt, R., Meekan, M. G., Hays, G. C., Sims, D. W., Duarte, C. M. & Egu铆luz, V. M., 5 Jun 2025, In: Science. 388, 6751, p. 1086-1097 12 p.

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