Murphy, S. 2004. The biology and ecology of the common dolphin Delphinus delphis in the North-east Atlantic. PhD thesis, University College Cork. 283pp.
Murphy, S., Jefferson, T.A., Stockin, K.A., In press. Chapter 1 Common dolphin Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758. In Ridgway and Harrison's Handbook of Marine Mammals, Volume 2 Oceanic Dolphins. Second edition. Edited by T. A. Jefferson.
Murphy, S., Law, R. J., Deaville, R., Barnett, J., Perkins, M.W., Brownlow, A., Davison, N., Penrose, R., Barber, J.L., and P. D. Jepson. 2018. Chapter 1 - Organochlorine contaminants and reproductive implication in cetaceans; A case study of the common dolphin. In Marine Mammal Ecotoxicology: impacts of multiple stressors on population health. Edited by M. C. Fossi and C. Panti. Academic Press. pp. 3-38.
Murphy, S., Evans, P.G.H., and A. Collet. 2008. Common dolphin Delphinus delphis. In Mammals of The British Isles. Handbook 4th Edition. Edited by S. Harris and D.W. Yalden. The Mammal Society. pp. 719-724.
Power, A., McGovern, E., White, P., McHugh, B., Berrow, S,, Newton, S., Murphy, S., & I. O’Connor. In prep. Pollutant monitoring in seabird eggs: a case study for selecting target species in Irish marine waters.
Palmer, E., Betty, E.L., Murphy, S., Perrott, M., Smith, A.N.H., and K.A. Stockin. In prep. Age, growth and sexual dimorphism of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in Aotearoa New Zealand waters. Marine Mammal Science.
Schlingermann, M., Berrow, S., O’Connor, I., Murphy, S., and P. White. In prep. Tissue cross-comparison of persistent organic pollutant concentrations in common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), and harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded in Ireland.
Albrecht, S., Novak, G., Bentley, K., Minto, C., Rogan, E., O'Donovan, J., Levesque, S., Daly , M., Berrow, S., Hernandez-Gonzalez, A., Slattery, O., Mirimin, L., and S. Murphy. In prep. Ecology, energy and effort: Variations in facultative opportunistic feeding of the common dolphin in the Celtic Seas ecoregion. Frontiers in Marine Science.
Medina Santana, C., Slattery, O., O’Donovan, J., and S. Murphy. Submitted. Histological and proteomic approaches to assessing the adrenal stress response in common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). Animals.
Mille, T., Méndez-Fernandez, P., Caurant, F., Dabin, W., Demaret, F., Dumortier, C., Pillet, M., Spitz, J., Viricel, A., Munschy, C., Aminot, Y., Tixier, P., Kiszka, J.J., Marchand, P., Venisseau, A., Brault-Favrou, M., Churlaud, C., Guillou, G., Alves, F., Ferreira, R., Covelo, P., Pin, X., López, A., Torres-Pereira, A., Eira, C., Gaudino, M., McHugh, B., Murphy, S., and T. Chouvelon. Submitted. A biogeochemical tracer approach to assess common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) ecological segregation and its management implication in European Atlantic waters. Journal for Nature Conservation.
Steinmetz, S., Murphy, S., Ó Cadhla, O., Hoffman, J.I., Jung, J-L, Barnett, J., Cronin, M., Galatius, A., Hassani, S., Jessopp, M., Pomeroy, P., and L. Mirimin. In review. Genetic analysis in aid of delineation of management units for a wide-ranging marine mammal, the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), in European waters. Conservation Genetics.
Albrecht, S., Murphy, S., O'Donovan, J., Minto, C., Mirimin, L., and O. Slattery. 2025. Assessing biomarkers in common dolphin: Insights from novel blubber cortisol analysis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. Volume 589, 152112
Alwis, H.A.S.S, Albrecht, S., Murphy, S., O'Donovan, J., Berrow, S., Daly, M., Levesque, S., and K. O'Dwyer. 2025. Stomach parasite burden in relation to biological parameters and health status of stranded common dolphins, Delphinus delphis. Marine Biology, 172(5). doi:10.1007/s00227-025-04620-9
Williams, R., Curnick, D.J., Baillie, A., Barber, J.L., Barnett, J., Brownlow, A., Deaville, R., Davison, N.J., ten Doeschate, M., Jepson, P.D., Murphy, S., Penrose, R., Perkins, M., Spiro, S., Williams, R., Williamson, M.J., Cunningham, A.A, and A.C. Johnson. 2025. Sea surface temperature and chemical pollution are associated with increased risk of infectious disease mortality in stranded common dolphins. Nature Communications, 11;8(1):557.doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-07858-7
Albrecht, S., Minto, C., Rogan, E., Deaville, R., O'Donovan, J., Daly, M., Levesque, S., Berrow, S., Brownlow, A., Davison, N., Slattery, O., Mirimin, L., and S. Murphy. 2024. Emaciated enigma: Decline in body conditions of common dolphins in the Celtic Seas ecoregion. Ecology and Evolution, 14, e70325. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70325
Pierce, G.J., Petitguyot, M.A.C., Gutierrez-Muñoz, P., Fariñas-Bermejo, A., Fernández-Fernández, D., Dolman, S., Fontaine, M. C., Hernández-González, A., Gil, A., Read, F.L., Martínez-Cedeira, J., Covelo, P., Díaz López, B., Ivaylova, S., Llavona, A., López, A., López, M., Marçalo, A., Methion, S., Méndez-Fernandez, P., Murphy, S., Pérez Fernández, B., Lozano, R. P., Pinn, E. H., Saavedra, C., Verutes, G.M., Viñas, L., and C. R. Weir. 2024. An endangered population of harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena hidden in plain sight: biology, ecology and conservation of the Iberian porpoise. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, 62: 1-119. 10.1201/9781003477518-1.
Gosnell, O., McHugh, B., Minto, C., McGovern, E., Rogan E, Caurant, F., Pierce, G. P, Das, K., O’Donovan, J., Emerit, A., and S. Murphy. 2024. Trace element concentrations in common dolphins in the Celtic Seas ecoregion: interelement relationships and effects of life history and health status. Environment International, 190: 108826.
Steinmetz, K., Langley, I., Hague, E., Mirimin, L., Hernon, P., O’Cadhla, O., and S. Murphy. 2023. Efficacy of the semi-automated photo-identification software ExtractCompare for the monitoring of harbour seals. Biology and Environment: Procee dings of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. 123B, No. 2, 85–100.
Williams, R., Brownlow, A., Baillie, A., Barber, J., Barnett, J., Davison, N., Deaville, R., ten Doeschate, M., Murphy, S., Penrose, R., Perkins, M., Williams, R., Jepson, P., Curnick, D., and S. Jobling. 2023. Thirty years of widespread, toxic chemical contamination in marine mammals that stranded around the coast of the United Kingdom. Environmental Science & Technology 57 (49), 20736-20749.
Palmer, E., Betty, E.L., Murphy, S., Perrott, M., Smith, A.N.H., and K.A. Stockin. 2023. Reproductive biology of male common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in New Zealand waters. Marine Biology. 170(12):10.1007/s00227-023-04266-5
Heerey, L., O’Sullivan, J.J., Bruen, M., Turner, J., Mahon, A.M., Murphy, S., Lally, H.T., O’Connor, J., O’Connor, I., and R. Nash. 2023. Export pathways of biosolid derived microplastics in soil systems – Findings from a temperate maritime climate. Science of the Total Environment, Vol 888, 164028.
Williams, R.S., Brownlow, A., Baillie, A., Barber, J.L., Barnett, J., Davison, N.J., Deaville,, R., ten Doeschate, M., Penrose, R., Perkins, M., Williams, R., Jepson, P.D., Lyashevska, O., and S. Murphy. 2023. Evaluation of a marine mammal status and trends contaminants indicator for European waters. Science of the Total Environment. 161301.
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., O’Cadhla, O., Carroll, E., Onoufriou, A., Russell, D., Cronin, M., and L. Mirimin. 2023. Population structure and genetic connectivity reveals distinctiveness of Irish harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and implications for conservation management. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3909.
Palmer, E., Betty, E.L., Murphy, S., Perrott, M., Smith, A.N.H., and K.A. Stockin. 2022. Reproductive biology of female common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in New Zealand waters. Marine Biology. 169:158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-022-04139-3.
Betty, E. L., Stockin, K. A., Hinton, B., Bollard, B., Smith, A. N. H., Orams, M. B., and S. Murphy. 2022. Insights from mass strandings of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas edwardii) on the New Zealand coast: Age structure, survival, and mortality. Journal of Mammalogy. gyac085, https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyac085.
O'Connor, J., Lally, H.T., Mahon, A. M., O'Connor, I., Nash, R., O'Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., Heerey, L., Koelmans, A.A., Marnell, F., and S. Murphy. 2022. Microplastics in Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) spraints and their potential as a biomonitoring tool in freshwater systems. Ecosphere. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3955.
O'Connor, J., Lally, H.T., Koelmans, A.A., Mahon, A. M., O'Connor, I., Nash, R., O'Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., Heerey, L., and S. Murphy. 2022. Modelling the transfer and accumulation of microplastics in a riverine freshwater food web. Environmental Advances. 100192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100192.
Betty, E. L., Stockin, K. A., Hinton, B., Bollard, B., Smith, A. N. H., Orams, M. B., and S. Murphy. 2022. Age, growth and sexual dimorphism of the Southern Hemisphere long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas edwardii). Journal of Mammalogy. gyab165. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyab165.
van den Heuvel-Greve, M.J., van den Brink, A.M., Kotterman, M.J.J., Kwadijk, C.J.A.F., Geelhoed, S.C.V., Murphy, S., van den Broek, J., Heesterbeek, H., Gröne, A., and L.L. Ijsseldijk. 2021. Polluted porpoises: generational transfer of organic contaminants in harbour porpoises from the southern North Sea. Science of the Total Environment 796, 148936.
Power, A., White, P., McHugh, B., Berrow, S., McKeown, A., Crowley, D., Newton, S., McGovern, E., Murphy, S., and I. O'Connor. 2021. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in seabird eggs in Ireland. Marine Pollution Bulletin 170, 112636.
Power, A., White., P., McHugh, B., McGovern, E., Murphy, S., Berrow, S., Schlingermann, M., Gately, C., Tannian, M., Newton, S., Crowley D., O'Hea, L., Boyle, B., I. O'Connor. 2021. Legacy and emerging contaminants in Common Guillemot Uria aalge eggs in Ireland and Wales. Chemosphere 283, 131161.
Power, A., White, P., McHugh, B., Berrow, S., Schlingermann, M., McKeown, A., Cabot, D., Tannian, M., Newton, S., McGovern, E., Murphy, S., Crowley, D., O’Hea, L., Boyle, B., and I. O'Connor. 2021. Persistent pollutants in fresh and abandoned eggs of Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) and Arctic Tern (S. paradisaea) in Ireland. Marine Pollution Bulletin 168, 112400 .
Vella, A., Murphy, S., Giménez, J., de Stephanis, R., Mussi, B., Vella, J.G., and D.S. Pace. 2021. The conservation of the endangered Mediterranean common dolphin (Delphinus delphis): Current knowledge and research priorities. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3538.
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., O'Cadhla, O., Barnett, J., and L. Mirimin. 2021. Enabling pinniped conservation by means of non-invasive genetic population analysis. Conservation Genetics Resources. doi.org/10.1007/s12686-020-01182-4.
Power, A., White, P., McHugh, B., Berrow, S., Schlingermann, M., Tannian, M., Newton, S., McGovern, E., Murphy, S., Crowley, D., O’Hea, L., Boyle, B., and I. O'Connor. 2021. Persistent pollutants in Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) eggs in Ireland; levels and colony differences. Environmental Pollution 268, Part A, 115723.
Murphy, S., Petitguyot, M.A.C., Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., Lockyer, C., Barnett, J., Perkins, M., Penrose, R., Davison, N.J., and C. Minto. 2020. Spatio-temporal variability of harbour porpoise life history parameters in the North-East Atlantic. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.502352.
O'Connor, J., Murphy, S., Lally, H.T., O'Connor, I., Nash, R., O'Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., Heerey, L., Koelmans, A.A., Cullagh, A., Cullagh, D., and A. M. Mahon. 2020. Microplastics in brown trout (Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758) from an Irish riverine system. Environmental Pollution 267, 115572.
Betty, E. L., Bollard, B., Murphy, S., Ogle, M., Hendriks, H., Orams, M. B., and K.A. Stockin. 2019. Using stranding records to inform conservation management of a data-poor cetacean species. Biodiversity and Conservation 29: 643-665.
Murphy, S., Evans, P.G.H., Pinn, E., and G.J. Pierce. 2019. Conservation management of common dolphins: lessons learned from the North-east Atlantic. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 1-30.
Betty, E. L., Stockin, K. A., Smith, A. N. H., Bollard, B., Orams, M. B., and S. Murphy. 2019. Sexual maturation in male long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas edwardii): defining indicators of sexual maturity. Journal of Mammalogy 100(4): 1387–1402.
O’Connor, J., Mahon, A.M., Ramsperger, A., Trotter, B., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P., Koelmans, A., Lally, H., and S. Murphy. 2019. Microplastics in freshwater biota: A critical review of isolation, characterization, and assessment methods. Global Challenges 1800118.
Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., Barber, J., Aguilar, A., Borrell, A., Murphy, S., Barry, J., Brownlow, A., Barnett, J. Berrow, S., Clery, M., Cunningham, A., Davison, N., Esteban R., Ferreira, M., Foote, A., Genov, T., Gimenez, J., Loveridge, J., Llavona, A., Martin, V., Papachlimitzou, A., Penrose, R., Perkins, M.W., de Stephanis, R., Tregenza, N., Verborgh, P., Fernandez, A., and R.J. Law. 2016. PCB pollution continues to impact populations of orcas and other dolphins in European waters. Nature Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 18573.
Murphy, S., Barber, J., Learmonth, J.A., Read, F.L., Deaville, R., Perkins, M., Brownlow, A., Davison, N., Penrose, R., Pierce, G.J., Law, R.J., and P.D Jepson. 2015. Reproductive failure in UK harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena: legacy to pollutant exposure? PLOS One 10(7) e0131085
Jordan, F. F., Murphy, S., Martinez, E., Amiot, C., van Helden, A., and K. A. Stockin. 2015. Criteria for assessing cranial maturity in the common dolphin, Delphinus sp. from New Zealand waters. Marine Mammal Science 33(3): 1077-1097.
Murphy, S., Perrott, M., McVee, J., Read, F., and K.A. Stockin. 2014. Deposition of growth layer groups in dentine tissue of captive common dolphins Delphinus delphis. NAMMCO Scientific Publication Volume 10: Age estimation of marine mammals with a focus on monodontids. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7557/3.3017
Learmonth, J.A., Murphy, S., Luque, P.L., Reid, R.J., Patterson, I. A. P., Brownlow, A., Ross, H.M, Barley, J., Santos, M. B., and G.J. Pierce. 2014. Life history of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Scottish (UK) waters. Marine Mammal Science 30: 1427-1455.
Murphy, S., Pinn, E., and PD. Jepson. 2013. The short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the North-eastern Atlantic: distribution, ecology, management and conservation status. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 51: 193-280.
Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., Acevedo-Whitehouse, K., Barnett, J., Brownlow, A., Brownell Jr., R.L., Colloff, A., Clare, F.C., Davison, N., Law, R.J., Loveridge, J., Macgregor, S.K., Morris, S., Murphy, S., Penrose, R., Perkins, M., Pinn, E., Seibel, H., Siebert, U., Sierra, E., Simpson, V., Tasker, M.L., Tregenza, N., Cunningham, A.A., and Fernández, A. 2013. What caused the UK’s largest common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) mass stranding event? PLOS One 8:e60953.
Murphy, S., Spradlin, T., Mackey, B., McVee, J., Androukaki, E., Tounta, E., Karamanlidis, A. A., Dendrinos, P., Joseph, E., Lockyer, C., and J. Matthiopoulos. 2012. Age determination, growth and age-related mortality of Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus). Endangered Species Research 16: 149-163.
Murphy, S., Deaville, R., Monies, R. J., Davison, N., and P. D. Jepson. 2011. True hermaphroditism: First evidence of an ovotestis in a cetacean species. Journal of Comparative Pathology 144(2-3): 195-199.
Murphy, S., Pierce, G.J., Law, R.J., Bersuder, P., Jepson, P.D., Learmonth, J.A., Addink, M., Dabin, W., Santos, M.B., Deaville, R., Zegers, B.N., Mets, A., Rogan, E., Ridoux, V., Reid, R.J., Smeenk, C., Jauniaux, T., López, A., Farré, J.M.A., González, A.F., Guerra, A., García-Hartmann, M., Lockyer, C., and J.P. Boon. 2010. Assessing the effect of persistent organic pollutants on reproductive activity in small cetaceans in the eastern North Atlantic. NAFO/ICES/NAMMCO symposium "The Role of Marine Mammals in the Ecosystem in the 21st Century". Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science 42: 153-173
Murphy, S., Winship, A., Dabin, W., Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., Reid, R.J., Spurrier, C., Rogan, E., López, A., González, A., Read, F., Addink, M., Silva, M., Ridoux, V., Learmonth, J.A., Pierce, G.J., and S.P. Northridge. 2009. The importance of biological parameters in assessing the current status of the short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis in the eastern North Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 388: 273-291
Pierce, G.J., Santos, M.B., Murphy, S., Learmonth, J.A., Zuur, A.F., Rogan, E., Bustamante, P., Caurant, F., Lahaye, V., Ridoux, V., Zegers, B.N., Mets, A., Addink, M., Smeenk, C., Jauniaux, T., Law, R.J., Dabin, W., Lopez, A., Alonso Farre, J.M., Gonzalez, A.F., Guerra, A., Garcia-Hartmann, M., Reid, R.J., Moffat, C.F., Lockyer, C., and J.P. Boon. 2008. Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in female common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from western European seas: Geographical trends, causal factors and effects on reproduction and mortality. Environmental Pollution 153: 401-41.
McHugh, B., Law, R.J., Allchin, C.R., Rogan, E., Murphy, S., Foley, M.B., Glynn, D., and E. McGovern. 2007. Bioaccumulation and enantiomeric profiling of organochlorine pesticides and persistent organic pollutants in the killer whale (Orcinus orca) from British and Irish waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin 54(11): 1724-1731.
Murphy, S., and E. Rogan. 2006. External morphology of the short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis: growth, allometric relationships and sexual dimorphism. Acta Zoologica 87(4): 315-329.
Murphy, S., Herman, J.S., Pierce, G.J., Rogan, E., and A.C. Kitchener. 2006. Taxonomic status and geographical cranial variation of common dolphins (Delphinus) in the eastern North Atlantic. Marine Mammal Science 22(3): 573-599.
Murphy, S. 2006. Sexual dimorphism in cranial measurements of Delphinus delphis in the eastern North Atlantic. Marine Mammal Science, online document 22(2): 1-4.
Brophy, J., Murphy, S., and E. Rogan. 2006. Records from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group for 2003. Irish Naturalists’ Journal 28(5): 214-219.
Murphy, S., Collet, A., and E. Rogan. 2005. Mating strategy in the male common dolphin Delphinus delphis: what gonadal analysis tells us. Journal of Mammalogy 86(6): 1247-1258.
Murphy, S., and E. Rogan. 2005. Records from the Irish whale and dolphin group for 2002. The Irish Naturalists' Journal 28(1): 37-40.
Rogan, E., Murphy, S., Cronin, M., and P. Smiddy. 2005. Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus (Cuvier). Irish Naturalists' Journal 28(4): 171.
Murphy, S., Mirimin, L., Englund, A., and M. Mackey. 2005. Evidence of a violent interaction between Delphinus delphis L. and Tursiops truncatus (Montagu). Irish Naturalists' Journal 28(1): 42-43.
Hurley, J., and S. Murphy. 2005. Sowerby’s beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby, in Co. Wexford. Irish Naturalists' Journal 28(1): 41.
Murphy, S., and E. Rogan. 2004. Records from the Irish whale and dolphin group 2000-2001. The Irish Naturalists' Journal 27: 357-364.
Cotton, D.C.F., and S. Murphy. 2004. Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, in Co. Sligo. The Irish Naturalists' Journal 27: 364-365.
Murray, T., and S. Murphy. 2003. Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis L. strandings on the Mullet Peninsula. The Irish Naturalists' Journal 27(6): 240-241.
Power, E., and S. Murphy. 2002. Staphylococcus aureus septicaemia in a killer whale. Veterinary Record 150(26): 819.
Smiddy, P., Murphy, S., and S. Ingram. 2002. Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus (L.). The Irish Naturalists' Journal 27(4): 169.
Murphy, S., Rogan, E., and A. Stoneman. 2002. Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps (de Blainville). The Irish Naturalists' Journal 27(4): 164.
Winkler, C., Panigada, S., Murphy, S., and F. Ritter. 2020. Global numbers of ship strikes: An assessment of collisions between vessels and cetaceans using available data in the IWC ship strike database. Report to the International Whaling Commission, IWC/68B/SC HIM09. 33pp.
Murphy, S., (compiled and edited) and, Tougaard, J., Wilson, B., Benjamins, S., Haelters, J., Lucke, K., Werner, S., Brensing, K., Thompson, D., Hastie, G., Geelhoed, S., Braeger, S., Lees, G., Davies, I., Graw, K.-U. and E. Pinn. 2012. Assessment of the marine renewables industry in relation to marine mammals: synthesis of work undertaken by the ICES Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME). Report to the International Whaling Commission, IWC/64/SC MRED1. 71 pp
Pierce, G.J. Murphy, S., Learmonth, J.A., Reid, B.J., Santos, M.B. 2011. Monitoring life history parameters in harbour porpoises. ICES Annual Science Conference, CM2011/I:05. 10pp.
Winship, A.J., Murphy, S., Deaville, R., Jepson, P.D., Rogan, E., and P.S. Hammond. 2009. Preliminary assessment and bycatch limits for northeast Atlantic common dolphins. Report to the International Whaling Commission, SC/61/SM19. 8pp.
Brophy, J., Murphy, S., and E. Rogan. 2009. The diet and feeding ecology of the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the northeast Atlantic. Report to the International Whaling Commission, SC/61/SM14. 18pp.
Mirimin, L., Viricel, A., Amaral, A.R., Murphy, S., Northridge, S., Ridoux, V., and E. Rogan. 2009. Population genetic structure of common dolphins in the northeast Atlantic using microsatellite loci and mtDNA control region markers. Report to the International Whaling Commission, SC/61/SM27. 11pp.
Murphy, S. 2005. Geographical variation in aspects of morphology in the common dolphin Delphinus delphis. In the proceedings of the workshop on “Common dolphins: current research, threats and issues”. ECS Newsletter No. 45, Special Issue July 2005. pp 23-28.
Zegers, B. N., Mets, A., van Bommel, R., Minkenberg, C., Hamers, T., Kamstra, J. H., Learmonth, J. A., Vasquez, B. S., Pierce, G., Reid, B., Patterson, T., Rogan, E., Murphy, S., Addink, M., Hartmann, M. G., Smeenk, C., Dabin, W., Ridoux, V., González, A. F., López, A., Jauniaux, T. & Boon, J. P. 2004. Stereo-isomer specific bioaccumulation of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in marine mammals. Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Brominated Flame retardants (BFR). pp 411-414.
ASCOBANS. 2024. Report of the 4th Meeting of the ASCOBANS Common Dolphin Group. Online 9-10 January 2024. UNEP/ASCOBANS Secretariat - UN Campus, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53113 Bonn, Germany. 25 pp.
Murphy, S. 2024. 1st Progress Report on ASCOBANS Species Action Plan for North-east Atlantic Common Dolphin.
Murphy, S., Tuytens, K., and O. Tervo. 2024. Scoping study on potential actions for large whale protection. OSPAR Commission Biodiversity and Ecosystems Series 2024.
ASCOBANS. 2024. ASCOBANS Conservation Plan for Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena L.) in the North Sea (2024 Revision).
ASCOBANS. 2023. Report of the 3rd Meeting of the ASCOBANS Common Dolphin Group. Online 15-16 November 2022. UNEP/ASCOBANS Secretariat - UN Campus, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53113 Bonn, Germany. 38 pp.
Pinzone, M., K. Parmentier, U. Siebert, A. Gilles, M. Authier, A. Brownlow, F. Caurant, K. Das, A. Galatius, S. Geelhoed, M. T. Hernández Sánchez, P. Mendez‐Fernandez, S. Murphy, S. Persson, A. Roos, M. van den Heuvel‐Greve and L. Vinas. 2023. Pilot assessment of status and trends of persistent chemicals in marine mammals, OSPAR.
Nash, R., O’Sullivan, J., Murphy, S., Bruen, M., Mahon, A.M., Lally, H., Heerey, L., O’Connor, J., Wang, X., Koelmans, A., and I. O’Connor. 2023. Sources, Pathways and Environmental Fate of Microplastics . EPA Research Report (2016-W-LS-10), EPA RESEARCH PROGRAMME 2021–2030. 70pp.
Banga, R., D. J. F. Russell, M. I. D. Carter, F. Chaudry, A. Gilles, C. Abel, M. Ahola, M. Authier, A. Bjorge, S. M. J. M. Brasseur, A. Carlsson, J. Calstrom, A. Christensen, A. Dinis, N. Engene, A. Galatius, S. C. V. Geelhoed, S. Granquist, J. Haelters, A. Jess, C. Morris, S. Murphy, O. O’cadhla, S. Persson, G. J. Pierce, S. Poncet, A. Rosing-Asvid, C. Saavedra, N. Taylor, A. Teixeira, A. van Neer, R. P. Vasconcelos and C. Vincent. 2022. Seal Abundance and Distribution, OSPAR Commission.
Evans, P., Murphy, S., and J. Boucher. 2022. Report from the Review Group for the ICES WKEMBYC2 2022 Report (EU request).
ASCOBANS. 2022. Report of the 2nd Meeting of the ASCOBANS Common Dolphin Group. Online 3 December 2020. UNEP/ASCOBANS Secretariat - UN Campus, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53113 Bonn, Germany. 40 pp.
Pierce, G.J., Brownlow, A., Evans, P.G.H., IJsseldijk, L., Kamińska, K., Kessler, L., Murphy, S., Pinn, E., Ridoux, V., Simmonds, M.P. Spitz, J., Stockin, K., and N. Taylor. 2022. Report of the ASCOBANS Resource Depletion Working Group (August 2022). Report to the 27th Meeting of the Advisory Committee, Online 28-30 September 2022. ASCOBANS/AC27/Doc.2.2
Murphy, S., Borges, L., and M. Tasker. 2022. External report on the review of monitoring PETS bycatch of mammals, birds, turtles and fish for ICES under the service of EC DG Environment. ICES Scientific Reports. 4:17. 69 pp. http://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.10075
Lyashevska, O., Berrow, S., Murphy, S., O’Brien, J., and C. Minto. 2022. An investigation of the effects of environmental and observational variables on survey counts of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Ireland. Statistical review and power analysis of NPWS harbour porpoise monitoring data - Phase 1. Report to the National Parks and Wildlife Service. 33pp.
Lyashevska, O., Berrow, S., Murphy, S., O’Brien, J., and C. Minto. 2022. Power analysis to detect trend in survey counts of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Ireland. Statistical review and power analysis of NPWS harbour porpoise monitoring data - Phase 2. Report to the National Parks and Wildlife Service. 21pp.
Levesque, S., O’Donovan, J., Daly, M., Murphy, S., O’Connell, M., Jepson, P., Deaville, R., Barnett, J., and S. Berrow. 2022. Assessment of species catch composition in fisheries posing a risk to biodiversity - Supply of Vertebrate Necropsy and Sample Recovery Services Merged Final Reports. EMFF 2014-2020. Marine Institute Report Series. 111pp.
Levesque, S., O’Donovan, J., Daly, M., Murphy, S., O’Connell, M., Jepson, P., Barnett, J., Deaville, R., and S. Berrow. 2022. Supply of Vertebrate Necropsy and Sample Recovery Services - 2017-2018 Final Report. Report to the Marine Institute and National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Reference Number: ITT17-024, ITT18-005. 58pp.
Levesque, S., O’Donovan, J., Daly, M., Murphy, S., O’Connell, M., Jepson, P., Deaville, R., Barnett, J., and S. Berrow. 2022. Supply of Vertebrate Necropsy and Sample Recovery Services – 2019 Final Report. Report to the Marine Institute and National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Reference Number: ITT18-050. 51pp.
Steinmetz, K., Mirimin, L., and S. Murphy. 2021. Proposition of appropriate Assessment Units of direct relevance to grey seal in Ireland. Deliverable 3 - Part 3. Report to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. 23pp.
Steinmetz, K., Mirimin, L., and S. Murphy. 2021. Proposition of appropriate Assessment Units of direct relevance to harbour seal in Ireland. Deliverable 3 - Part 2. Report to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. 20pp.
Steinmetz, K., Ó Cadhla, O., Mirimin, L., and S. Murphy. 2021. Preliminary proposition of appropriate Assessment Units of direct relevance to harbour seal and grey seal in Ireland. Deliverable 3 - Part 1. Report to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. 12pp.
Murphy, S., 2021. Report on ad hoc analysis of a Joint Recommendation for measures to reduce cetacean bycatches in the Bay of Biscay (ToR 1a), and Joint Recommendation mitigation measures to prevent by-catch of Baltic Proper harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Baltic Sea fisheries (ToR 2). Report to the European Commission Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF). 23 pp.
Murphy, S., 2021. Report on ad hoc analysis for revision and update of current information available regarding sensitive species (ToR 1b). Report to the European Commission Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF). 25pp.
Murphy, S., Tasker, M., and C. von Dorrien. 2020. Report from the Review Group for the ICES WKEMBYC 2020 Report (EU request). Annex 11 to ICES 2020 report 'Workshop on fisheries Emergency Measures to minimize BYCatch of short-beaked common dolphins in the Bay of Biscay and harbour porpoise in the Baltic Sea' (WKEMBYC)'. ICES Scientific Reports. 2:43. 354 pp. http://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.7472.
ASCOBANS. 2020. Report of the 1st Meeting of the ASCOBANS Commmon Dolphin Group. Stralsund Germany, 16 September 2019. UNEP/ASCOBANS Secretariat - UN Campus, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53113 Bonn, Germany. 25 pp.
Murphy, S., Bowen, D., and C. den Heye. 2019. Report from the Review Group for the ICES WGHARP Report 2019. Annex 9 to ICES 2019 report 'ICES/NAFO/NAMMCO Working Group on Harp and Hooded Seals (WGHARP)'. ICES Scientific Reports. 1:72. 193 pp. http://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.5617.
Steinmetz, K., Ó Cadhla, O., Mirimin, L., and S. Murphy. 2019. Preliminary analysis of appropriate Criteria & Targets for seals in Ireland based on existing NPWS monitoring . Deliverable 2. Report to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. 51pp.
ASCOBANS. 2019. Report from the Joint ACCOBAMS/ASCOBANS Working Group on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Report to the 25th ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Meeting 17-19th September 2019, Stralsund, Germany. AC25/Inf.6b/Rev.1.
GMIT. 2019. Assessment of management units and conservation priorities for grey and harbour seals in north-western European waters using non-invasive molecular techniques. Final report to National Parks and Wildlife Services, NPWS reference number: SPU G07-2017. 13pp.
Levesque, S., O’Donovan, J., Murphy, S., O’Connell, M., Jepson, P., Deaville, R., Barnett, J., and S. Berrow. 2019. Supply of Vertebrate Necropsy and Sample Recovery Services Extension. Report to the Marine Institute and National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Reference Number: ITT17-024. 42pp.
Steinmetz, K., Ó Cadhla, O., Mirimin, L., and S. Murphy 2019. Preliminary review and analysis of existing OSPAR common indicators & targets and data considerations. Deliverable 1. Report to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. 34pp.
Murphy, S., Caurant, F., Evans, P. G. H., Tougaard, J., and P.S. Hammond. 2019. Harbour Porpoise Area Status Report: West Scotland/Ireland & Celtic and Irish Seas. In Report of Joint IMR/NAMMCO International Workshop on the Status of Harbour Porpoises in the North Atlantic. 3rd - 7th December 2018, Tromsø, Norway. Annex 7. pp 118-149.
Murphy, S., Tougaard, J., Evans, P. G. H., Caurant, F., and P.S. Hammond. 2019. Harbour Porpoise Area Status Report: North Sea. In Report of Joint IMR/NAMMCO International Workshop on the Status of Harbour Porpoises in the North Atlantic. 3rd - 7th December 2018, Tromsø, Norway. Annex 8. pp 150-192.
ASCOBANS. 2018. ASCOBANS Species Action Plan North-east Atlantic common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Report to the 24th Advisory Committee Meeting, 25th-27th September 2018, Vilnius, Lithuania. 72pp.
Levesque, S., O’Donovan, J., Murphy, S., O’Connell, M., Jepson, P., Deaville, R., and S. Berrow. 2018. Supply of Vertebrate Necropsy and Sample Recovery Services. Report to the Marine Institute and National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Reference Number: ITT17-024. 44pp.
Murphy, S. 2017. Reproductive status of Dutch harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). ‘Wind at Sea Ecological Program (WoZEP)’. Report to Utrecht University, The Netherlands. 11pp.
ASCOBANS. 2017. Report of the ASCOBANS Expert Workshop ‘Unacceptable Interactions Part II’ & Bycatch, 22nd-23rd February 2017, UN Campus, Bonn, Germany. 13pp.
ICES WGMME. 2017. Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME), 6–9 February 2017, St Andrews, UK. ICES CM 2017/ACOM:27. 111pp.
O’Connor, J., Lally, H., Mahon, A.M., and S. Murphy. 2017. Trophic transfer potential of microplastics in Ireland’s freshwater: An inventory of the trophic links within the River Slaney catchment. M4.1 Workpackage 4. Sources, pathways and environmental fate of microplastics. EPA project code 2016-W-LS-10. Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. 38pp.
Pace, D.S., Mussi, B., Vella, A., Vella, J., Frey, S., Bearzi, G., Benamer, I., Benmessaoud, R., Gannier A., Genov, T., Giménez, J., Gonzalvo, J., Kerem, D., Larbi Doukara, K., Milani, C., Murphy, S., Natoli, A., Öztürk, A., Pierce, G.J. 2016. Report of the 1st International Workshop “Conservation and Research Networking on Short‐beaked Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis in the Mediterranean Sea”. Mediterranean Common Dolphin Working Group. Ischia Island, Italy, 13‐15 April 2016. 44 pp. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4801.3047.
Harding, K., Acquarone, M., and S. Murphy. 2016. Technical minutes from the Review Group for the ICES WG HARP Report 2016 (Norwegian request). Annex 9 to ICES 2016 report of the ICES/NAFO/NAMMCO Working Group on Harp and Hooded Seals (WGHARP), 26-30 September 2016, ICES HQ, Copenhagen, Denmark.ICES CM 2016/ACOM:21. 85 pp.
Murphy, S. 2016. Reproductive status of Dutch harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). ‘Wind at Sea Ecological Program (WoZEP)’. Report to Utrecht University, The Netherlands. 8pp.
ICES WGMME. 2016. Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME), 8-11 February 2016, Madrid, Spain.
ASCOBANS. 2016. Development of a Conservation Plan for Common Dolphins. 8th Meeting of the Parties to ASCOBANS. Helsinki, Finland, 30 August-1 September 2016. MOP8/Doc.6.1.2.a. http://www.ascobans.org/sites/default/files/document/MOP8_6.1.2.a_Development_CP_CommonDolphins.pdf
ASCOBANS. 2015. Report from the Joint ACCOBAMS/ASCOBANS Working Group on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Report to the 22nd ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Meeting, 29th September – 1st October 2015, Den Haag, The Netherlands. AC 22/Doc.6.
Institute of Zoology. 2015. Cetacean-Stressors: The independent and interactive effects of multiple stressors on reproduction and development in cetaceans. Second periodic report to Marie Curie Actions. Project Number: 276145.
ASCOBANS. 2015. Report of the ASCOBANS Expert Workshop on the Requirements of Legislation to Address Monitoring and Mitigation of Small Cetacean Bycatch. ASCOBANS Expert Workshop on the Requirements of Legislation to Address Monitoring and Mitigation of Small Cetacean Bycatch 21-23 January 2015, Bonn, Germany.
ASCOBANS. 2014. A preliminary report from the Joint ACCOBAMS/ASCOBANS Working Group on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Report to the 20th ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Meeting, 29th September – 1st October 2014, Gothenburg, Sweden. 20pp.
ICES WGMME. 2014. Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology. 10–13 March 2014, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA.
Institute of Zoology. 2014. Cetacean-Stressors: The independent and interactive effects of multiple stressors on reproduction and development in cetaceans. First periodic report to Marie Curie Actions. Project Number: 276145. 23pp.
ICES WGMME. 2012. Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology. 5-8 March 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Institute of Zoology. 2012. Cetacean-Stressors: The independent and interactive effects of multiple stressors on reproduction and development in cetaceans. Mid-term report to Marie Curie Actions. Project Number: 276145. 11pp.
Murphy, S., Jepson, P. D., and R. Deaville. 2012. Effects of contaminants on reproduction in small cetaceans, Phase II. Final report of Phase II to ASCOBANS. Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews, St Andrews.
ICES WGMME. 2011. Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology. 21-24 February 2011, Berlin, Germany. 206pp. (Editor).
ICES WGMME. 2010. Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology. 12-15 April, Horta, The Azores. 212pp. (Editor)
Murphy, S. 2009. Effects of contaminants on reproduction in small cetaceans. Final report of Phase I to ASCOBANS. Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews, St Andrews. 66pp.
Murphy, S. 2009. Environmental and anthropogenic factors linked to influencing or controlling cetacean population growth rates. Task 3 Report for the Joint Industry Program project “Cetacean stock assessment in relation to exploration and production industry sound” (JIP 07-02), September 2008. Sea Mammal Research Unit Ltd. 67pp.
ICES WGMME. 2009. Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology. 2-6 February 2009, Vigo, Spain. 129pp. (Editor)
Murphy, S., Natoli, A., Amaral, A.R., Mirimin, L., Viricel, A., Caurant, F., Hoelzel, R., and P.G.H Evans. 2009. Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis. In Report of ASCOBANS/HELCOM small cetacean population structure workshop. 8-10 October 2007, UN Campus, Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany. 111-130.
Murphy, S., Gordon, J.C.D., McConnell, B., Matthiopoulos, J., Isojunno, S., and P.S. Hammond. 2009. Background information on marine mammals for Offshore Strategic Environmental Assessment. Consultation document for the UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform's [BERR] Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment Programme. 148pp.
Murphy, S. 2008. Investigating biological parameters in common dolphins and harbour porpoises. Annex to Final Report to the UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Project MF0736, Sea Mammal Research Unit. 38pp.
Hammond, P.S., Northridge, S.P., Thompson, D., Gordon, J.C.D., Hall, A.J., Murphy, S., and C.B. Embling. 2008. Background information on marine mammals for Strategic Environmental Assessment 8. Consultation document for the UK Department of Trade and Industry's Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment Programme.
ICES WGMME. 2008. Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology. 25-28 February 2008, St Andrews, Scotland. 86pp.
ICES WGMME. 2007. Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology. 27-30 March 2007, Vilm, Germany. 58pp.
Van Marlen, B. E., Burggraf, D., de Hann, D., de Wild, J.W., Revill, A.S., Catchpole, T.L., Reese, A., Tidd, A., Rodgers, P., Ferro, R.S.T., Kynock, R., Northridge, S., Murphy, S., Mackay, A.I., O’Shea, T., et al. 2007. NEphrops and CEtacean Species Selection Information and TechnologY (NECESSITY). NECESSITY Final Publishable Activity Report (FPAR, SSP8-CT-2003-501605): 62 pp.
Murphy, S., S. Northridge, W. Dabin, O. Van Canneyt, V. Ridoux, E. Rogan, E. Philpott, P. Jepson, R. Deaville, B. Reid, and Y. Morizur. 2007. Biological parameters of common dolphin population resulting from stranded or bycaught animals in the Northeast Atlantic. NECESSITY Contract Periodic Activity Report No 2 – Annex 6.2. Report to the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research on Project SSP8-CT-2003-50160. 2007. European Commission
NECESSITY. 2007. Final Report to Workpackage 8: NECESSITY (Nephrops and CEtacean Species Selection Information and Technology) Periodic Activity Report No 2. Report to the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research on Project SSP8-CT-2003-50160. European Commission. 25pp.
Mirimin, L., Viricel, A., Amaral, A.R., Murphy, S., Ridoux,V., and E. Rogan. 2007. Stock structure in the common dolphin Delphinus delphis in the Northeast Atlantic: analysis of genetic material. NECESSITY Contract Periodic Activity Report No 2 – Annex 8.1.a. Report to the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research on Project SSP8-CT-2003-50160. 2007. European Commission. 13pp.
Murphy, S., L. Mirimin, and E. Rogan. 2007. Stock structure reports for bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus, striped dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba, and white-sided dolphins Lagenorhynchus acutus in the Northeast Atlantic. NECESSITY Contract Periodic Activity Report No 2 – Annex 8.1b. Report to the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research on Project SSP8-CT-2003-50160. 2007. European Commission. 27pp.
Murphy, S., W. Dabin, V. Ridoux, Y. Morizur, F. Larsen, and E. Rogan. 2007. Estimation of Rmax for the common dolphin in the Northeast Atlantic. NECESSITY Contract Periodic Activity Report No 2 – Annex 8.4. Report to the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research on Project SSP8-CT-2003-50160. 2007. European Commission. 11pp.
NECESSITY. 2007. Using existing models of sustainable by-catch limits to determine the current status for the common dolphin Delphinus delphis. NECESSITY Contract Periodic Activity Report No 2 – Annex 8.5. Report to the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research on Project SSP8-CT-2003-50160. 2007. European Commission. 8pp.
ICES WGMME. 2005. Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology. 9-12 May 2005, Savolinna, Finland. 137pp.
Murphy S., and E. Rogan. 2004. Marine Mammal Stranding Project 2003-2004. Final report to National Parks and Wildlife (Ireland). 34pp.
Pierce, G.J., Santos, M.B., Learmonth, J.A., Smeenk, C., Addink, M., García Hartmann, M., Boon, J.P., Zegers, B., Mets, A., Ridoux, V., Caurant, F., Bustamante, P., Lahaye, V., Guerra, A., González, A., López, A., Alonso, J.M., Rogan, E., Murphy, S., Van Canneyt, O., Dabin, W., Spitz, J., Doemus, G., and L Meynier. 2004. Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in small cetaceans in European waters: transport pathways and impact on reproduction (BIOCET). Final Report to the European Commission's Directorate General for Research on Project EVK3-2000-00027.
Rogan, E., Murphy, S., Learmonth, J.A., González, A., and W. Dabin. 2004. Age Determination in Small Cetaceans from the NE Atlantic. EU project BIOCET workpackage 4 - final report. Project Reference: EVK3-2000-00027. 34 pp.
Learmonth, J.A., Murphy, S., Dabin, W., Addink, M., Lopez, A., Rogan, E., Ridoux, V., Guerra, A., and G.J. Pierce. 2004. Measurement of reproductive output in small cetaceans from the Northeast Atlantic. EU project BIOCET workpackage 5 - final report. Project Reference: EVK3-2000-00027. 53 pp.
Learmonth, J.A., Santos, M.B., Pierce, G.J., Moffat, C.F., Rogan, E., Murphy, S., Ridoux, V., Meynier, L., Lahaye, V., Pusineri, C., and J. Spitz. 2004. Dietary studies on small cetaceans in the NE Atlantic using stomach contents and fatty acid analyses. EU project BIOCET workpackage 6 - final report. Project Reference: EVK3-2000-00027. 99 pp.
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., Ó Cadhla, O., Carroll, E., Onoufriou, A., Russell, D., Cronin, M. and L. Mirimin. 2022. Population structure and genetic connectivity reveals distinctiveness of Irish harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and implications for conservation management. 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Society of Marine Mammalogy, 1 – 5 August, 2022, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, virtual [POSTER & VIDEO].
Palmer, E., Murphy, S., Betty, E., Perrott, M., and K.A. Stockin. 2022. Life history of New Zealand common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Society of Marine Mammalogy, 1 – 5 August, 2022, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, virtual [POSTER].
Lyashevska, O., Fay, L., Berrow, S., O’Brien, J., Murphy, S., and C. Minto. 2022. Statistical power to detect abundance changes in distance sampling. International Statistical Ecology Conference, 27 June - 1 July, Cape Town, South Africa [POSTER].
O’Connor, J., Murphy, S., Mahon, A-M., O’Connor, I., Nash, R., O’Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., Heerey, L., Koelmans, A., and H.T. Lally. 2022. Benthic macroinvertebrates show potential to act as a biological assessment tool for monitoring microplastic pollution in Irish river systems. Irish Freshwater Science Association Meeting, 9th March 2022, University College Dublin, Ireland [ORAL].
Albrecht, S., Mirimin, L., Slattery, O., Minot, C., Jung, J.-L., Rogan, E., and S. Murphy. 2022. Impacts of anthropogenic activities and environmental change on the foraging ecology and nutritional status of common dolphin and its implications towards sustainable resource management. Marine Mammal Student Symposium, North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission, Tromsø, Norway, virtual [ORAL].
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., Ó Cadhla, O., Hoffman, J., I., Jung, J.-L., Barnett, J., Cronin, M., Galatius, A., Hassani, S., Jessopp, M., Pomeroy, P. and L. Mirimin. 2022. Using genetic data to aid evidence-based management and conservation of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in European waters. 33rd Conference of the European Cetacean Society, virtual [POSTER].
Albrecht, S., Mirimin, L., Slattery, O., Minot, C., Jung, J.-L., Rogan, E., and S. Murphy. 2022. Impacts of anthropogenic activities and environmental change on the foraging ecology and nutritional status of common dolphin and its implications towards sustainable resource management. UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy UKIRSC, St Andrews, UK , virtual [POSTER].
Melita Palmas, B., Gosnell, O., and S. Murphy. 2021. Assessment of ovarian asymmetry and endpoint of reproductive toxicity in harbour porpoise (Phocoeana phocoena) and common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). International Conference for YOUNG Marine Researchers (ICYMARE), 21 - 24 September 2021, virtual [POSTER].
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., Ó Cadhla, O., Barnett, J., Carroll, E., Cronin, M., Galatius, A., Hassani, S., Hoffman, J., I., Jessopp, M., Jung, J.-L., Onoufriou, A., Russell, D., and L. Mirimim. 2021. Population genetic structure of seals in Irish waters – informing the delineation of appropriate Assessment Units. 15th Annual Meeting of the UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy UKIRSC, virtual [ORAL].
Melita Palmas, B., Rafferty, A., Gosnell, O., and S. Murphy. 2021. Assessment of ovarian asymmetry and potential endpoints of reproductive toxicity in small cetaceans. 15th Annual Meeting of the UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy UKIRSC, virtual [POSTER].
Steinmetz, K., Langley, I., Hague, E., Hernon, P., Mirimin, L., Ó Cadhla, O., and S. Murphy. 2021. Improving harbour seal photo-identification based monitoring in Irish Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) via the use of the semi-automated pattern recognition software ExtractCompare. 3rd Ecology and Evolution Ireland, University College Cork, Ireland, virtual [POSTER].
Heerey, L., O'Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., O'Connor, I., Mahon, A. M., Lally, H., Murphy, S., Nash, R., and O'Connor, J. 2020. Investigation into the Vertical Migration of Microplastic in Agricultural Soil, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-20480, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-20480, 2020
Heerey, L., O’Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., O’Connor, I., Nash, R., Lally, H., Mahon, A. M., Murphy, S., O’Connor, J., Jones, N., Kelly, M., Koelmans, A. 2020. Vertical migration of microplastic in agricultural soils. A risk to groundwater? Environ 2020, Dublin, Ireland [ORAL].
Betty, E. L., Bollard, B., Murphy, S., Ogle, M., Hendriks, H., Orams, M. B., and K.A. Stockin. 2019. Using stranding records to inform conservation management of a data-poor cetacean species. World Marine Mammal Conference, 9-12th December 2019 Barcelona, Spain [ORAL].
Levesque, S., O'Donovan, J., Daly, M., Murphy, S., O’Connell, M., Jepson, P., Deaville, R., and S. Berrow. 2019. Causes of death of common dolphins along the Irish coastline 2017-2019. World Marine Mammal Conference, 9-12th December 2019 Barcelona, Spain [POSTER].
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., Ó Cadhla, O., Brownlow, A., Davison, N., and L. Mirimin. 2019. Population genetic structure of harbour seals in Ireland – filling a knowledge gap to evaluate and monitor Good Environmental Status. World Marine Mammal Conference, 9-12th December 2019 Barcelona, Spain [POSTER].
Murphy, S., Petitguyot, M.A.C., Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., Lockyer, C., Barnett, J., Perkins, M., Penrose, R., Davison, N.J., and C. Minto. 2019. Spatio-temporal variability of harbour porpoise life history parameters in the North-east Atlantic. All Ireland Mammal Symposium 10th Anniversary meeting. 24-25th November 2019, Dublin City University, Dublin [ORAL].
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., Ó Cadhla, O., and L. Mirimin. 2019. Informing the conservation of harbour seals in Ireland through non-invasive genetics. All Ireland Mammal Symposium 10th Anniversary meeting. 24-25th November 2019, Dublin City University, Dublin [ORAL].
Perich, N., Lally, H.T., Burato, S., O’Connor, J., Murphy, S., Mahon, A-M., Nash, R., Jones, N., Kelly, M., O’Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., Heerey, L., Koelmans, A. and O’Connor, I. 2019. Are Urban Waste-Water Treatment Plants (UWWTPs) a source of Microplastics to Irish rivers? Experiences from the River Slaney catchment. SURE 2019, IT Sligo, Ireland [ORAL].
Murphy, S. 2019. Overview of bycatch as a threat to common dolphins. 1st meeting of the ASCOBANS Common Dolphin Group. 16th September 2019, Stralsund, Germany [ORAL].
Murphy, S., Petitguyot, M.A.C., Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., Lockyer, C., Barnett, J., Perkins, M., Penrose, R., Davison, N.J., and C. Minto. 2019. Spatio-temporal variability of harbour porpoise life history parameters in UK waters. 8th meeting of the ASCOBANS North Sea Group. 15th September 2019, Stralsund, Germany [ORAL].
Murphy, S. 2019. The status of the harbour porpoise in the North Sea. Area status report from the Joint IMR/NAMMCO International Workshop on the Status of Harbour Porpoises in the North Atlantic. 8th meeting of the ASCOBANS North Sea Group. 15th September 2019, Stralsund, Germany [ORAL].
Heerey, L., O'Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., Mahon, A.M., Lally, H., Murphy, S., O'Connor, J., Nash, R., and I. O'Connor. 2019. Investigation into the migration of microplastics through soil. 11th International SedNet conference, 3-5 April 2019, Dubrovnik, Croatia [ORAL].
Perich, N., Lally, H.T., Burato, S., O’Connor, J., Murphy, S., Mahon, A-M., Nash, R., Jones, N., Kelly, M., O’Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., Heerey, L., Koelmans, A. and O’Connor, I. 2019. Are Urban Waste-Water Treatment Plants (UWWTPs) a Source of Microplastics to Irish Rivers: Experiences from the River Slaney Catchment. Annual Meeting of Irish Freshwater Biologist 15th Mar 2019, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland [ORAL].
Murphy., S. 2019. Small cetaceans and legacy pollutants. 15th Meeting of the ASCOBANS Jastarnia group. 18-20th March 2019, Turku, Finland [INVITED SPEAKER].
O'Connor, J., Murphy, S., Mahon, A M., O'Connor, I., Nash, R., Jones, N., Kelly, M., O’Sullivan J., Breun, M., Heerey, L., Koelmans, A., and H. Lally. 2018. Microplastic prevalence in benthic macroinvertebrates: preliminary evidence of microplastic particles among primary consumers in a riverine environment. Workshop on Microplastics. 1st February 2019, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland [ORAL].
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., Ó Cadhla, O., and L. Mirimin. 2019. Population genetics of seals in Irish waters: a tool for management and conservation. UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter XII annual conference of the Society for Marine Mammalogy. 24th-29th January, Swansea, England [ORAL].
O'Connor, J., Murphy, S., Mahon, A M., O'Connor, I., Nash, R., Jones, N., Kelly, M., O’Sullivan J., Breun, M., Heerey, L., Koelmans, A., and H. Lally. 2018. Microplastic prevalence in benthic macroinvertebrates: preliminary evidence of microplastic particles among primary consumers in a riverine environment. 2nd Irish Ecological Association Conference. 10th-12th January 2019, National University of Ireland, Galway [ORAL].
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., Ó Cadhla, O., and L. Mirimin. 2019. Population genetics of seals in Irish waters: a tool for management and conservation. 2nd Irish Ecological Association Conference. 10th-12th January 2019, National University of Ireland, Galway [ORAL].
O'Connor, J., Murphy, S., Mahon, A M., O'Connor, I., Nash, R., Jones, N., Kelly, M., O’Sullivan J., Breun, M., Heerey, L., Koelmans, A., and H. Lally. 2018. Microplastic prevalence in benthic macroinvertebrates: preliminary evidence of microplastic particles among primary consumers in a lotic environment. Micro 2018. 19th - 23rd November 2018, Arrecife, Lanzarote [ORAL].
Murphy, S. 2018. Life History of Harbour Porpoises. North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission & Norwegian Institute for Marine Research International Workshop on the Status of Harbour Porpoises in the North Atlantic. 3rd - 7th December 2018, Tromsø, Norway. [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy, S., and F. Caurant. 2018. Chemical pollutants. North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission & Norwegian Institute for Marine Research International Workshop on the Status of Harbour Porpoises in the North Atlantic. 3rd - 7th December 2018, Tromsø, Norway. [INVITED SPEAKER].
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., Ó’Cadhla, O., and L. Mirimin. 2018. Enhancing pinniped management and conservation via stakeholder engagement and non-invasive genetic sampling. 32nd annual conference of the European Cetacean Society. 8-10th April 2018, La Spezia, Italy [ORAL].
Heerey, L., O’Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., Mahon, A M., O’Connor, I., Lally, H., Nash, R., Murphy, S., O’Connor, J., Jones, N., Kelly, M., and A. Koelmans. 2018. Sources and pathways of microplastics to freshwater. 28th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium. 26-27th March 2018, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland [ORAL].
O’Connor, J., Lally, H., Mahon, A., O’Connor, I., Nash, R., Jones, N., Kelly, M., O’Sullivan, J., Bruen, M., Heerey, L., Koelmans, A., and S. Murphy. 2018. Potential pathways, trophic transfer and bioindicators of microplastics in freshwater systems. 28th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium. 26-27th March 2018, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland [POSTER].
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., Ó’Cadhla, O., and L. Mirimin 2018. Non-invasive isolation of pinniped DNA from scat and moulted hair. UK and Ireland Regional Student Chapter XII annual conference of the Society for Marine Mammalogy. 17-19th January, St. Andrews, Scotland [ORAL].
Murphy, S. 2017. Reproductive health of cetaceans in UK waters: Are legacy pollutants still a cause for concern? Mammal Society Autumn Symposium on ‘Advances in marine mammal science to support conservation’. 3rd November 2017, London, UK [INVITED SPEAKER].
Power, A., White, P., Berrow, S., McHugh, B., Newton, S., Murphy, S., McGovern, E., and I O’Connor. 2017. Seabird eggs as a higher trophic level indicator of contaminants in Irish marine waters. 7th Irish Ornithological Research Conference. 25th November 2017, University College Cork, Ireland [POSTER].
Lally, H., Mahon, A., Murphy, S., Nash, R., Jones, N., Kelly, M., Bruen, M., O’Sullivan, J., Koelmans, B. and I. O’Connor. 2017. Sources, Pathways and Environmental Fate of Microplastics. Annual meeting of Irish Freshwater Biologists. 10th March 2017, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland [ORAL].
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., O'Cadhla, O. and L. Mirimin. 2017. Population genetic structure of grey (Halichoerus grypus) and harbour (Phoca vitulina) seals in north-western European waters. Annual Meeting of the UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy. 18-20th January 2017, Marine Station, Plymouth University, Plymouth, England [ORAL].
Betty, E., Murphy, S., Hinton, B., Breen, B., and K.A. Stockin 2017. Estimating Biological Parameters of Long-finned Pilot Whales in New Zealand Waters: Insight from Strandings. 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. 2017: A Marine Mammal Odyssey, eh! 22nd – 27th October, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [POSTER].
Betty, E., Murphy, S., Hinton, B., Breen, B., and K.A. Stockin 2017. Estimating Biological Parameters of Long-finned Pilot Whales in New Zealand Waters: Insight from Strandings. New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Conference. 4 – 6th July 2017 University of Canterbury, Christchurch, [ORAL].
Betty, E., Murphy, S., Breen, B., and K.A. Stockin. 2017. Pilot Whale Strandings at Farewell Spit: current and future research. 13th June 2017, Golden Bay Marine Mammal Hui, Takaka [ORAL].
Betty, E., Murphy, S., Breen, B., and K.A. Stockin. 2017. Life History of Long-finned Pilot Whales in New Zealand waters. WILDBASE Research Symposium, Massey University, Palmerston North, 6th June 2017 [ORAL].
Steinmetz, K., Murphy, S., O'Cadhla, O., and L. Mirimin. 2016. Population structure and genetic diversity of grey (Halichoerus grypus) and harbour (Phoca vitulina) seals in north western European waters. 1st Ecology and Evolution Ireland Conference. 24-26th November 2016, Institute of Technology Sligo, Sligo, Ireland [POSTER].
Murphy, S. 2016. Status of the NE Atlantic common dolphin population; recommendations and actions for conservation and management. 1st international workshop on the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the Mediterranean Sea. 12-15th April 2016, Ischia Island, Italy [INVITED SPEAKER].
Betty, E., Murphy, S., Breen, B., Stockin, K.A., Orams, M. 2015. Age Estimation and Growth of Long-finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala melas) in New Zealand Waters: Insight from Strandings. 21st Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. 13-18th December, San Francisco, USA. [POSTER].
Jepson, P., Deaville, R., Barber, J., Aguilar, A., Borrell, A., Murphy, S., Barry, J., Brownlow, A., Barnett, J., Berrow, S., Cunningham, A., Davison, S., Esteban, R., Ferreira, M., Foote, A., Genov, T., Giménez, J., Loveridge, J., Llavona, A., Martin, V., Maxwell, D., Papachlimitzou, A., Penrose. R., Perkins, M., Smith, B., de Stephanis, R., Tregenza, N., Verborgh, P., Fernandez, A., and R. Law. 2015. Toxic legacy? Severe PCB pollution in European dolphins. 21st Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. 13-18th December, San Francisco, USA [ORAL].
Read, F., Santos, M.B., González, A., Murphy, S., López, A., Rogan, E., Peltier, H., Ridoux, V., Pierce, G. 2015. Fisheries interactions of Delphinus delphis in the North-East Atlantic. 21st Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 13-18 December, San Francisco, USA [ORAL].
Murphy, S. 2015. Status of the North-east Atlantic common dolphin population. ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Meeting. 29th September – 1st October 2015, Den Haag, The Netherlands [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy, S., Barber, J., Learmonth, J.A., Read, F.L., Deaville, R., Perkins, M., Brownlow, A., Davison, N., Pierce, G.J., Law, R.J., and P.D Jepson. 2015. Reproductive failure in UK harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): legacy of pollutant exposure? 22nd ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Meeting. 29th September – 1st October 2015, Den Haag, The Netherlands [INVITED SPEAKER].
Betty, E., Murphy, S., Breen, B., Stockin, K.A., and M. Orams. 2015. Age estimation and growth of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) in New Zealand waters: insight from strandings. New Zealand Marine Sciences Society & Oceania Chondrichthyan Society “BIG” 2015 Conference. 6-9th July, Auckland, New Zealand.
Pierce, G., Read, F. L., Brownlow, A. Davison, N., ten Doeschate, M., Anderson, N., Skinner, M., Santos, M. B., Llavona, A., Saavedra, C., Murphy, S., Jepson, P., Deaville, R., and V. Ridoux. 2015. Can we obtain MSFD indicators from cetacean strandings data? ICES Annual Science Conference 2015, 21 – 25th Sep 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark [ORAL].
Murphy. S. 2015. The conservation status of small cetaceans in the North-east Atlantic. 17th April 2015. Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy, S., Barber, J., Learmonth, J.A., Read, F.L., Deaville, R., Perkins, M., Brownlow, A., Davison, N., Pierce, G.J., Law, R.J., and P.D Jepson. 2015. Reproductive failure in UK harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): legacy of pollutant exposure? 29th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. 23-25th March 2015, St Julian’s Bay, Malta [ORAL].
Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., Barber, J., Aguilar, A., Borrell, A., Murphy, S., Barry, J., Brownlow, A., Barnett, J. Berrow, S., Clery, M., Cunningham, A., Davison, N., Esteban R., Ferreira, M., Foote, A., Genov, T., Gimenez, J., Loveridge, J., Llavona, A., Martin, V., Papachlimitzou, A., Penrose, R., Perkins, M.W., de Stephanis, R., Tregenza, N., Verborgh, P., Fernandez, A., and R.J. Law. 2015. Global pollution (PCB) hotspots and European dolphin declines. 29th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, 23-25th March 2015, St Julian’s Bay, Malta [ORAL].
Read, F., Santos Vazquez, B., González, A.F., Murphy, S., López, A., and G.J. Pierce. 2015. Fisheries interactions of Delphinus delphis in the north-east Atlantic with an emphasis on Galicia, north-west Spain. 29th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. 23-25th March 2015, St Julian’s Bay, Malta [ORAL].
Murphy, S. 2015. Conservation aims of European Union legislation. ASCOBANS Expert Workshop on the Requirements of Legislation to Address Monitoring and Mitigation of Small Cetacean Bycatch. 21-23th January 2015, Bonn, Germany [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy, S. 2014. Joint ACCOBAMS/ASCOBANS Working Group on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. 21st ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Meeting. 29th September – 1st October 2014, Gothenburg, Sweden [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy, S. 2014. Reproductive failure in UK harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena: legacy of pollutant exposure? Meeting of the ASCOBANS North Sea Harbour Porpoise Conservation Plan Steering Group. 28th September 2014, Gothenburg, Sweden [ORAL].
Read, F.L., Learmonth, J.A., Santos, M.B., Thomsen, I., González, A.F., López, A., Ferreira, M., Murphy¸ S., Brownlow, A., and G.J. Pierce. 2014. Harbour porpoise life history, diet and fisheries interactions in two regions of the Northeast Atlantic: Scotland (UK) and the north-west Iberian Peninsula. 28th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. 5-9th April 2014, Liège, Belgium [ORAL].
Betty, E., Breen, B., Stockin, K.A., Murphy, S., and L. Boren. 2013. The New Zealand pilot whale stranding record, 1978-2012. 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. 9-13th November 2013, Dunedin, New Zealand [POSTER].
Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., Barber, J., Barnett, J., Brownlow, A., Davison, N., Fernandez, A., Ferreira, M., Genov, T., Gimenez, J., Loveridge, J., Llavona, A., Martin, V., Murphy, S., Penrose, R., Perkins, M.W., de Stephanie, R., Tregenza, N, Verborgh, P., and R. J. Law 2013. Where have all the killer whales (Orcinus orca) gone? 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. 9-13th November 2013, Dunedin, New Zealand [ORAL].
Jordan, F.F.J, Murphy, S., and K. A Stockin. Assessment of the taxonomic status and age at cranial maturity in the common dolphin, Delphinus sp., from New Zealand waters. 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 9-13 Nov 2013, Dunedin, New Zealand [POSTER].
Lahaye, V. Learmonth, J., Moffat, C., Santos, B., Bustamante, P. Caurant, F., Dabin, W., Murphy, S., Rogan, E., López, A., Guerra, A., Reid, B., and G.J. Pierce. 2013. On the use of fatty acids and trace elements to delineate an ecological stock of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the North-eastern Atlantic. 27th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. 8-10th April 2013, Setubal, Portugal [ORAL].
Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., Barber, J., Barnett, J., Brownlow, A., Davison, N., Fernandez, A., Ferreira, M., Genov, T., Gimenez, J., Loveridge, J., Llavona, A., Martin, V., Murphy, S., Penrose, R., Perkins, M.W., de Stephanis, R., Tregenza, N., Verborgh, P., and R. J. Law. 2013. Disappearing killer whales (Orcinus orca) and coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Europe: What’s causing the declines? ECS Workshop on Bottlenose Dolphin’s Conservation. 27th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. 8-10th April 2013, Setubal, Portugal [ORAL].
Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., Barber, J., Barnett, J., Brownlow, A., Davison, N., Loveridge, J., Murphy, S., Penrose, R., Perkins, M.W. Tregenza, N, and R. J. Law 2013. Where have all the killer whales (Orcinus orca) gone? 44th Annual Conference of the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine. 21-26th April 2013, Sausalito, California, USA [ORAL].
Pierce, G.J., Learmonth, J.A., Murphy, S., Read, F.L., Santos, M.B., and A. Brownlow. 2013. Interpreting cetacean mortality rates using strandings data. 27th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. 8-10th April 2013, Setubal, Portugal, [POSTER].
Murphy, S., Deaville, R., Jepson, P.D., and R.J. Reid. 2012. Comparative aspects of reproductive seasonality in male common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). 26th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. 26-28th March 2012, Galway, Ireland, [POSTER].
Mirimin, L., Westgate, A., Stockin, K.A., Murphy, S., Northridge, S., Cross, T., and E. Rogan. 2012. Genetic analyses of groups of short-beaked common dolphins by-caught in fisheries in the North Atlantic and Southwest Pacific oceans. 26th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. 26-28th March 2012, Galway, Ireland [ORAL].
Pierce, G.J, Evans P.G.H, Pinn E., Murphy, S., and K. Macleod. 2012. Monitoring / Surveillance Approaches. ECS/ASCOBANS/ACCOBAMS Workshop on the "The EU Habitats Directive & its implementation in relation to cetaceans". 24th March 2012, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland [ORAL].
Murphy, S., Jepson, P., and R. Deaville. 2012. Effects of contaminants on cetaceans. 19th ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Meeting, 20th-22nd March 2012, Galway, Ireland [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy, S., Perrott, M., McVee, J., Roe, W., and K.A. Stockin. 2011. Investigating the deposition of growth layer groups in dentine tissue of captive common dolphins Delphinus sp. Workshop on age determination in marine mammals with emphasis on monodontids. 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. 26-27th November 2011, Tampa, Florida [ORAL].
Stockin, K.A., Murphy, S.N., Duignan, P.J., Perrott, M., Jones, G.W., and W.D. Roe. 2011. Reproductive biology of New Zealand common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 27th Nov – 2nd December 2011, Tampa, Florida [POSTER].
Pierce, G.J., Murphy, S., Learmonth, J.A., Reid, B., and M.B. Santos. 2011. Monitoring life‐history parameters in harbour porpoises. ICES Annual Science Conference 2011. 19th – 23rd September 2011, Gdańsk, Poland [ORAL].
Murphy, S. 2011. Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship. FRENZ (Facilitating Research co-operation between Europe and New Zealand) FP7 and Marie Curie Fellowships Workshop. 30th June 2011, Massey University, New Zealand [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy, S. 2010. ICES Working Groups on Marine Mammal Ecology. Marine Predator JRT Workshop, Marine top predators and renewables; surveys and research requirements, 8-9th March 2010, Perth, Scotland [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy, S. 2010. Assessing the effect of contaminants on reproductive activity in small cetaceans. University of Aberdeen, UK [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy, S. 2010. Conservation status of small cetaceans in the North-east Atlantic. Institute of Natural Sciences, Massey University, New Zealand [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy, S., Law, R.J., Jepson, P. D., Deaville, R., Bersuder, P., and G. J. Pierce. 2009. Assessing the effect of contaminants on reproductive activity in small cetaceans. 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. 12-16th October 2009, Québec, Canada [POSTER].
Spradlin, T.R., Murphy, S., Mackey, B., McVee, J., Androukaki, J., Tounta, E., Karamanlidis, A., Dendrinos, P., Joseph, E., Lockyer, C., and J. Matthiopoulos. 2009. Age-related mortality of Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) estimated from dental samples. 2009. 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. 12-16th October 2009, Québec, Canada [POSTER].
Murphy, S., Pierce, G.J., Law, R. J., Santos, M.B., Learmonth, J.A., Addink, M., Dabin, W., Rogan, E., Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., Zuur, A.F., Bustamante, P., Caurant, F., Lahaye, V., Ridoux, V., Zegers, B.N., Mets, A., Smeenk, C., Jauniaux, T., López, A., Alonso Farré, J.M., González, A.F., Guerra, A., García-Hartmann, M., Northridge S. P., Reid, R.J., Lockyer, C., and J.P. Boon. 2008. Assessing the effect of contaminants on reproductive success in small cetaceans in the eastern North Atlantic. NAFO/ICES/NAMMCO symposium “The role of marine mammals in the Ecosystem”. 29th September – 1st October 2008, Dartmouth, Canada [ORAL].
Murphy, S. 2008. Marine Mammals in UK waters. UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, UK Offshore Energy Sea Assessment Workshop, 3rd – 4th September 2008, Bristol, UK [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy S., Northridge, S. P., Morizur, Y., Mirimin, L., Viricel, A., Jepson, P. D., Deaville, R., Reid, R. J., Rogan, E., Silva, M., Ferreira, M., López, A., Pierce, G. J., Ridoux, V., and W. Dabin. 2007. Conservation status of the common dolphin Delphinus delphis in the Northeast Atlantic and implications for future management plans. 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 29th November - 3rd December 2007, Cape Town, South Africa [ORAL].
Murphy, S. 2007. Common dolphins in the North-east Atlantic. Joint ASCOBANS/HELCOM Workshop on Small cetacean population structure in the ASCOBANS Area. 8– 9th October 2007, Bonn, Germany [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy, S. 2007. Non-metric skeletal variation. Joint ASCOBANS/HELCOM Workshop on Small cetacean population structure in the ASCOBANS Area, 8– 9th October 2007, Bonn, Germany [INVITED SPEAKER].
Murphy, S. 2007. Small cetaceans and bycatch. Presentation to the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD). May 2007, Sea Mammal Research Unit, St Andrews [INVITED SPEAKER].
Mackay, A., Northridge, S., Kingston, A., and S. Murphy. 2007. The use of bycatch monitoring schemes in augmenting assessment data. ICES Annual Science Conference 2007. 17th-21st September 2007, Helsinki, Finland [POSTER].
Murphy S., Northridge, S.P., Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., and R.J. Reid. 2006. Are common dolphins in the North-east Atlantic close to their carrying capacity? 20th Conference of the European Cetacean Society. 2nd-7th April 2006, Gydnia, Poland [ORAL].
Murphy S., Northridge, S.P., Jepson, P.D., Deaville, R., Reid, R.J. Rogan, E., Silva, M., Sequira, M., Lago Garza, R., and A. López. 2006. Pregnancy rate in the common dolphin Delphinus delphis in the North-east Atlantic. ICES Annual Science Conference 2006. 19-23rd September 2006, Maastricht, The Netherlands [POSTER].
Northridge, S.P., Murphy, S.N., Jepson, P.D., and R. Deaville. 2006. How do strandings relate to bycatches observed at sea? 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. 2nd-7th April 2006, Gydnia, Poland [POSTER].
Brophy, J., Murphy, S., and E. Rogan. 2005. Feeding ecology of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the North East Atlantic. 19th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, La Rochelle, France [ORAL].
Pierce, G.J., Santos, M.B., Learmonth, J.A., Zuur, A.F., Boon, J., Zegers, B., Caurant, F., Ridoux, V., Bustamante, P., Lahaye, V., Law, R., Rogan, E., Murphy, S., Moffat, C, Addink, M., Lopez, A., Alonso, J., Gonzalez, A., Garcia-Hartmann, M., Jauniaux, T., Lockyer, C., Reid, R. and W. Dabin. 2005. Trophic links as vectors of pathogens and contaminants. 19th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. La Rochelle, France [ORAL].
Addink, M., Dabin, W., Learmonth, J. A., Murphy, S., Ridoux, V., and E. Rogan. 2004. Some comparative observations on the persistence of scars in the ovaries of harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena. 18th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Kolmården, Sweden [POSTER].
Murphy, S., Rogan, E., Collet, A., and M. Addink. 2004. Assessing the mating system of the short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis in the North-east Atlantic using samples obtained from post mortem examinations. 18th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. Kolmården, Sweden [ORAL].
Murphy, S. 2004. Geographical variation in aspects of morphology in the common dolphin in the North-east Atlantic. European Cetacean Society workshop on “Current research, threats and issues faced by European common dolphins”. Kolmården, Sweden [INVITED SPEAKER].
Rogan, E., Quinn, Q., and S. Murphy. 2003. Gonadal development in the male striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba. 17th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria [POSTER].
Murphy S., Herman, J., and E. Rogan. 2002. Cranial analysis in the common dolphin Delphinus delphis in the Northeast Atlantic. 16th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. Liege, Belgium [POSTER].
Murphy, S., Collet, A., and E. Rogan. 2001. Does size matter? Gonadal development in the male common dolphin Delphinus delphis. 15th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. Rome, Italy [POSTER].
Murphy, S., and E. Rogan. 2000. Growth and sexual dimorphism in the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis Linneaus). 14th Annual conference of the European Cetacean Society. Cork, Ireland [POSTER].