Interviews

As part of Mapping Ocean Change through Art, photographer Daniel Tulloch interviewed people around Scotland who research, live and work in coastal and marine environments, to bridge scientific knowledge with lived experiences of climate-driven changes to marine ecosystems, environmental and socio-economic impacts, and concerns and hopes about our present and future.

Daniel's first stop was Shetland, where he interviewed family and friends, boat crew, and marine biology researchers from The University of the Highlands and Islands.
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Dr Chevonne Angus - Shetland UHI, Manager, Aquaculture Research Network, on the complexities of ecosystems, separating climate change from natural fluctuations within ecosystems, northwards migrations, and making climate discussions less confrontational and more accessible.
Daniel interviewed skipper Ivor Thomas from the MV Pentland Venture, who leads wildlife tours between John O’ Groats and Orkney.
Sally Ward from Nature Scot and East Sutherland Canoe Club, in Brora talks about changes to sealife and weather patterns she has noticed whilst sea kayaking and canoeing up by the north-east coast of Sutherland.
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Adelaine and William Munro from Caithness Sea Coast on changes to marine mammals and seabirds they have notices over the years.
Daniel Tulloch interviews members of the Làn Thìde, Creative Carbon Scotland - Climate Beacon, a collective of arts, heritage, community, environmental and charity organisations focused on climate change, and foragers from Temple Harris.
Daniel interviewed fishers and lifeguard crew in Portree, Skye.
Daniel interviews Professor Paul Thompson, Chair in Zoology at Cromarty Lighthouse Field Station. part of Aberdeen University, about changes to marine ecosystems.
Dr Emma Tyldesley, a postdoc researcher at Strathclyde University working remotely in Moray, and for the Atlantic Salmon Trust, on climate-driven changes to salmon migration routes.
Professor Frithjof Kuepper, Chair in Marine Biodiversity, Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen, and Marine Alliance for Science and Technology Scotland (MASTS), discusses the consequences of the need for ocean desalination, warming, increased carbon emissions, sea level rise, and climate-driven changes to both international marine ecosystems, and local wildlife in the North East of Scotland.
Campbell Scot, a Surf Instructor at Scot Surf describes changes he has seen to local wildlife and marine mammal populations along the coast of the North East in recent years, having been wind surfing and surfing there for decades.
Daniel interviewed Physical Oceanographer Dr Neil Fraser from the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban about ocean circulation and climate change.
Marine biologist Dr Nicola Allison on how biomineral formations will be affected by climate and environmental changes such as ocean acidification and warming.
Ciarán Hatsell, a ranger at St Abb’s Head Nature Reserve, talks about climate-driven impacts to coastal seabird and marine mammal populations.
Daniel Tulloch interviewed Professor Michael Heath from the Mapping Ocean Change team, about his experience as a marine biologist and data scientist looking at local and international ecosystem connections, and climate-driven changes to marine ecosystems.
We heard from one of the marine biologists and data scientists from our team, Dr Neil Banas, on climate-driven changes to marine ecosystems.
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Lead artist Jennifer Argo from the MOCA team on climate change and her work for the Mapping Ocean Change exhibitions.
While travelling around the Scottish coast to interview and photograph people who research, live and work in marine environments, MOCA photographer Daniel Tulloch also took some stunning photos of coastal and marine environments and wildlife.