Joseph Perkins

After completing my BSc in wildlife and practical conservation, I have stayed in Salford to undergo anMRes studying fish biodiversity in the River Mersey. Having spent time in Brazilian Amazon and in the forests of Malawi in Africa, connectivity in habitats has become a keen interest of mine. This along with my love of fishing has “reeled” me into a research project that combines both. My project will combine both eDNA and camera technology to monitor species diversity in the river, along with an assessment of fish passage connectivity success. The aim is to find a way of monitoring fish with non-invasive methods that will give a comprehensive data set, leading to effective management on the Mersey.

Twitter: @perks91