Dr Conor Ryan


        Conor Ryan with sunglasses on his head on a research ship

Honorary Research Fellow

After completing my PhD on the ecology of baleen whales using stable isotope analysis and persistent organochlorine pollutants, my interests broadened to include acoustic and visual cetacean surveys. I am interested in understanding cetacean migrations through non-invasive means and in generating baseline data on the historical distribution and occurence of cetaceans, e.g. from whaling records. My recent research also focuses on ethics in marine mammal science.

website: conorryan.photography

twitter: @whale_nerd

instagram: @whale_nerd

Conor.Ryan@sams.ac.uk

SAMS Research Outputs

Short communication Opportunistic cetacean survey of the Ross Sea and Amundsen Seas
Conor Ryan, Jamie Coleman, Richard White, Eduardo Shaw, Rob McCallum
3/5/2026 | Article | DOI: 10.47536/jcrm.v27i1.1145
Basking Shark (<i>Cetorhinus maximus</i>) fishing in Ireland from 1947–1987.
Conor Ryan, Peter Wilson, Steven Benjamins
21/12/2025 | Article | DOI:
The Biodiversity of Peter I Island— The Most Remote Island in the World
Michelle Jackson, Emmett Clarkin, Conor Ryan, Maya Santangelo, Brent Stephenson, Marylou Blakeslee, Sue Forbes, Rich Kirchner, Alex Searle Pineda, Andy Wolff, Tom Hart
21/11/2025 | Article | DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71634

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