PUBLICATIONS
Simmons, A.G., Boys, R.M., Nunny, L. and Simmonds, M.P. (2025) An assessment of cetacean welfare in the Faroe Islands’ drive hunt. Biology Letters 21:20250311.
Saville, K., Nunny, L., Jarvis, D., Sayer, S., Talas, L. and Simmonds, M.P. (2025) Vulnerability of Grey Seal Pups (Halichoerus grypus) to Storm Disturbances in the Context of Climate Change: A British Isles Case Study. Oceans 6(2): 19.
Nunny, L., Bossley, M., Boys, R.M., Brakes, P., Genov, T., Parsons, E.C.M., Peters, K.J., Rose, N.A., Simeone, C.A., Stockin, K.A., Vail, C.S., van der Linde, K., Visser, I.N. and Simmonds, M.P. (2025) Out of habitat marine mammals – Identification, causes, and management recommendations. Marine Policy 177: 106652.
Evans, P.G.H., Simmonds, M.P., Nunny, L. and Renell, J. (editors) (2024) Report of the ECS-ASCOBANS Workshop on Recreational Activities and their Impact on Cetaceans. 35th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Catania, Sicily, Italy, 9 April 2024.
Simmonds, M.P., Carlén I. and Nunny, L. (2023) The Baltic Harbour Porpoise: On the Road to Extinction. The Marine Biologist 27: 9-11.
Nunny, L. and Simmonds, M.P. (2023) Hunting, Fishing and Whaling. In: Knight, A., Phillips C. and Sparks, P. (eds) Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare. Routledge, Abingdon and New York.
Simmonds, M.P. and Nunny, L. (2022) Marine Mammals Seeking Human Company. In: Notarbartolo di Sciara, G. and Würsig, B. (eds) Marine Mammals: the Evolving Human Factor. Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals. Springer, Cham.
Nunny, L. and Simmonds, M.P. (2021) Climate Change and Ocean Acidification – a looming crisis for Europe’s cetaceans. In: OceanCare. UNDER PRESSURE – The need to protect Whales and Dolphins in European Waters.
Simmonds, M.P., McLellan, F., Entrup, N. and Nunny, L. (2021) Whaling in Europe: an ongoing welfare and conservation concern. In: OceanCare. UNDER PRESSURE – The need to protect Whales and Dolphins in European Waters.
Notarbartolo di Sciara, G. and Nunny, L. (2021) Overview of cetacean species in European waters (including Red List status). In: OceanCare. UNDER PRESSURE – The need to protect Whales and Dolphins in European Waters.
Nunny, L., Carlén, I. and Simmonds, M.P. (2021) Name that porpoise! Low recognition of a small marine mammal. Mammal News 189: 14-16.
Carlén, I., Nunny, L. and Simmonds, M.P. (2021) Out of Sight, Out of Mind: How Conservation is Failing European Porpoises. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:617478.
Nunny, L., Bautista, C., Palazón, S., Trites, A. W., van Liere, D. and Simmonds, M.P. (2020) Predator Control on Land and at Sea: A Comparison and Call for Common Standards of Assessment. CDP News 20: 13-19.
Nunny, L. (2020) Animal Welfare in Predator Control: Lessons from Land and Sea. How the Management of Terrestrial and Marine Mammals Impacts Wild Animal Welfare in Human–Wildlife Conflict Scenarios in Europe. Animals 10(2):218.
Nunny, L. and Simmonds, M.P. (2019) Climate Change and Cetaceans – an update. Conference: Annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee, Nairobi, Kenya.
Nunny, L. and Simmonds, M.P. (2019) A Global Reassessment of Solitary-Sociable Dolphins. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 5:331.
Nunny, L., Simmonds, M.P. and Butterworth, A. (2018) A review of seal killing practice in Europe: Implications for animal welfare. Marine Policy. 98: 121-132.
Humane Society International (2018) Functional and Future-Focused. An Overview of Key Conservation and Animal Welfare Issues at IWC67, and Recommendations for Further Progress.
Nunny, L., Langford, F. and Simmonds, M.P. (2016) Does the seal licensing system in Scotland have a negative impact on seal welfare? Frontiers in Marine Science 3:142.
Nunny, L. and Simmonds, M.P. (2016) Climate Change and Marine Mammals: An assessment of the scientific literature. International Whaling Commission. SC/66b/E/05. (Available on request)
Nunny, L. (2011) The Price of Fish: a review of cetacean bycatch in fisheries in the north-east Atlantic. Whale and Dolphin Conservation.
ASCOBANS (2009) Final Report of the ASCOBANS Intersessional Working Group on the Assessment of Acoustic Disturbance. 17th ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Meeting. Bonn, Germany.
Simmonds, M.P. and Nunny, L. (2002) Habitat loss and degradation in the Mediterranean Sea. In: G. Notarbartolo di Sciara (Ed.), Cetaceans of the Mediterranean and Black Seas: State of Knowledge and Conservation Strategies. A report to the ACCOBAMS Interim Secretariat, Monaco, February 2002. pp39-59.
PRESENTATIONS
Risks of human interaction with solitary cetaceans. Laetitia Nunny. Presented at the “Become a Lyme Bay Lone Dolphin Defender” online event organised by Marine Management Organisation, 14 August 2025.
Operationalising the Conservation of Cetacean Cultures – challenges and opportunities. Mark Simmonds, Philippa Brakes, Heidrun Frisch-Nwakanma, Laetitia Nunny. Presented at the 36th European Cetacean Society Conference, Ponta Delgada, Azores, 14-16 May 2025.
Cetaceans and Climate Change: Mediterranean Case study. Laetitia Nunny and Tilen Genov. Presented at the CMS Migratory Species and Climate Change Expert Workshop, Edinburgh, UK, 11-13 February 2025.
Cetacean Welfare – Past, Present and Future. Karen A. Stockin, Rebecca M. Boys, Isabella L.K. Clegg, Laetitia Nunny, Mark P. Simmonds, Philippa Brakes, Ramari Oliphant Stewart, Ngaoi J. Beausoleil. Presented at the 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Perth, Western Australia, 14 November 2024.
Human-wildlife interactions: Solitary-sociable dolphins. Laetitia Nunny. Presented during the workshop “Cetaceans with focus on killer whales, encounters and entanglements: human-wildlife interactions in the Arctic and the Iberian Atlantic coast” at the European Cetacean Society Conference, O Grove, Galicia, Spain, 16 April 2023.
Out of Habitat Marine Mammals – Challenges and Solutions. Mark Simmonds, Laetitia Nunny and Dan Jarvis. Presented at the 34th European Cetacean Society Conference, O Grove, Galicia, Spain, 18-20 April 2023.
Predator controls: lessons from land to sea. A comparison of how marine and terrestrial mammals are managed in human-wildlife conflict scenarios in Europe. Mark Simmonds and Laetitia Nunny. Presented at the World Marine Mammal Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 9-12 December 2019.
Animal Sentience as a Key Issue in Marine Mammal Science and Policy in Europe. Mark Simmonds, Laetitia Nunny and Philippa Brakes. Presented at the European Cetacean Society’s 32nd Annual Conference, La Spezia, Italy, 6 – 10 April 2018.
POSTERS
Out of Habitat Marine Mammals as Pioneers in a Changing Climate. Laetitia Nunny, Anna Pili, Dan Jarvis, Mark P. Simmonds. Presented at the European Cetacean Society’s 36th Annual Conference, Ponta Delgada, Azores, 14 – 16 May 2025.
Assessing the Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise Using the Welfare Assessment Tool for Wild Cetaceans (WATWC). Madison L. Miketa, Mark P. Simmonds, Laetitia Nunny, Christine Nicol. Presented at the 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Perth, Western Australia, 11 – 15 November 2024.
Assessing the welfare challenges posed by climate change to European marine mammals, with a focus on seals. Mark Simmonds, Natalie Arrow, Dan Jarvis and Laetitia Nunny. Presented at the European Cetacean Society’s 35th Annual Conference, Catania, Italy, 10-12 April 2024.
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