Dr Andrew Gates

Senior Scientist

Room 496/07
Ocean Biogeosciences (OBG)
National Oceanography Centre
European Way
Southampton
SO14 3ZH - UK
Email: arg3@noc.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 2380 596 363

ORCID - https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2798-5044

Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=3-bC3YkAAAAJ&hl=en

Role

I am a deep-sea ecologist in the Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems group (OBE) at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). I aim to understand variation in benthic assemblages over a variety of spatial and temporal scales and determine the effects of anthropogenic impacts. I work to enhance ocean observation through European observatories and by accessing offshore industry data. This has taken me on research cruises to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain in the Atlantic and Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone in the Pacific. I have also worked on industry offshore vessels and oil rigs in the North Sea, Norwegian Basin, Faroe-Shetland Channel, North Atlantic west of Ireland, the Mediterranean off Egypt and Libya, and the western Indian Ocean off Tanzania.

I am interested in ocean observations and work on this through the European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water Column Observatory (EMSO). Sustained long-term observations are important to address environmental changes. In 2018 I was appointed the UK advisor on the EMSO Assembly of Members to guide the development of the EMSO ERIC. I use my role in the SERPENT Project to explore the deep ocean around exploration hydrocarbon drilling sites. I use ROVs to collect samples, video and photographic data which are valuable in describing the environment in unexplored areas of the deep ocean. I am interested in how environmental changes affect ecosystems. SERPENT enables me to assess the anthropogenic impacts of deep-water exploration drilling on the benthic fauna. Of particular importance is understanding the recovery of these sites over time. I am also interested in understanding the distribution of animals in the deep sea. This may be at fine scale such as how seabed features or food inputs influence the faunal assemblages, or on a larger scale like changes in megabenthic assemblages with depth.

Access to ROV observations in deep water can provide many novel insights into deep-sea ecology and the behaviour of some large animals. I am interested in gathering observations to improve our understanding of species distributions in deep water.

Above: Observation of a scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) at over 1000 m depth in the Western Indian Ocean. This is the deepest observation of this species and it was made oppotunistically by ROV operators during drilling operations. 

Education

I studied for a PhD at the University of Southampton. I worked on species specialist to coastal saline lagoons in the UK. My main areas of interest here were how the physiological rates and reproductive investment of these animals vary in relation to the unusual physicochemical characteristics of coastal lagoons. I also studied the role of trematode parasites in amphipods found in the lagoons. I studied for a BSc in Biological Sciences at Exeter University. I wrote my dissertation on rocky shore ecology, specifically how the variable morphology of coralline algae caused by wave action affects the distribution and abundance of intertidal assemblages. After my BSc at Exeter I worked for the marine environmental consultancy company Unicomarine Ltd where I developed skills in taxonomy and survey work.

Field work

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Hetherington, E., Anderson, C., Bastian, L., Boon, N., Chu, N-C., Rodriguez Cruz, C., Drennon, H., Gates, AR., Gertz, B., Goodwin, K., Halfter, S., Howell, K., Howes, E., Lopes, V., Martin, T., Mcconnell, T., Qian, P-Y., Seabrook, S., Smith, L., Synder, G., Stocks, K., Sylvan, R., Wright, D., Levin, L. (Accepted) Deepening the Decade: Collaborative action for advancing deep ocean science and policy in the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin.

Durden, J. M., Schoening, T., Curtis, E. J., Downie, A., Gates, AR., Jones, D. O. B., Kokkinaki, A., Simon-Lledó, E., Wright, D., & Bett, B. J. (2024). Defining the target population to make marine image-based biological data FAIR. Ecological Informatics, 80, 102526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102526

Hartman, SE., Gates, AR., Lopez-Garcia, P., Bozzano, R.,  Delory, E., Favali, P., Lefevre, D.,  Chirurgien, L., Pensieri, S., Petihakis, G., Nair, R.,  Neves, S., Dañobeitia, J., Salvetat, F., Le Menn, M., Seppälä, J., Schroeder, K., Piera, J. 2023. Proposed synergies between Oceanography and Metrology. Frontiers in Marine Science, Volume 10,  doi:10.3389/fmars.2023.1192030

Ruhl, H.A., Bett, B.J., Ingels, J., Martin, A., Gates, A.R., Yool, A., Benoist, N.M.A., Appeltans, W., Howell, K.L. and Danovaro, R. (2023), Integrating ocean observations across body-size classes to deliver benthic invertebrate abundance and distribution information. Limnol. Oceanogr. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10332

Durden, J.M., Clare, M.A., Vad, J., & Gates, A.R. (2023). First in-situ monitoring of sponge response and recovery to an industrial sedimentation event. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 191, 114870. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114870 

Heijnen, M.S., Mienis, F., Gates, A.R., Bett, B.J., Hall, R.A., Hunt, J., Kane, I., Pebody, C.1, Huvenne, V.A.I., Soutter, E., Clare, M.A. 2022. Challenging the highstand-dormant paradigm for land-detached submarine canyons, Nature Communications, doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-31114-9

Biede V, Gates, A. R., Pfeifer S, Collins J. E., Santos C and Jones D. O. B (2022) Short-Term Response of Deep-Water Benthic Megafauna to Installation of a Pipeline Over a Depth Gradient on the Angolan Slope. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:880453. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.880453 3

Lantéri N, Ruhl HA, Gates, A. R., Martínez E, del Rio Fernandez J, Aguzzi J, Cannat M, Delory E, Embriaco D, Huber R, Matabos M, Petihakis G, Reilly K, Rolin J-F, van der Schaar M, André M, Blandin J, Cianca A, Francescangeli M, Garcia O, Hartman S, Lagadec J-R, Legrand J, Pagonis P, Piera J, Remirez X, Toma DM, Marinaro G, Moreau B, Santana R, Wright H, Dañobeitia JJ and Favali P (2022) The EMSO Generic Instrument Module (EGIM): Standardized and Interoperable Instrumentation for Ocean Observation. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9:801033. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.801033

Jones, D. O. B, Simon-Lledo, E., Amon, D. J., Bett, B. J., Caulle, C., Clément, L., Connelly, D. P., Dahlgren, T. G., Durden, J. M., Drazen, J. C., Felden, J., Gates, A. R., Georgieva, M. N., Glover, A. G., Gooday, A. J., Hollingsworth, A. L., Horton, T., James, R. H., Jeffreys, R. M., Laguionie-Marchais, C., Leitner, A. B., Lichtschlag, A., Marsh, L., Menendez, A., Paterson, G. L. J., Peel, K., Robert, K., Schoening, T., Shulga, N., Smith, C. R., Taboada, S., Thurnherr, A. M., Wiklund, H., Young, C. R., Huvenne, V. A. I. (2021) Environment, ecology, and potential effectiveness of an area protected from deep-sea mining (Clarion Clipperton Zone, abyssal Pacific). Progress in Oceanography. 197. 102653. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102653

Gates, A. R., Durden, J. M., Richmond, M. D., Muhando, C. A., Khamis, Z. A., Jones, D. O. B. (2021) Ecological considerations for marine spatial management in deep-water Tanzania. Ocean and Coastal Management. 210. 105703. doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105703

Horton, T., Marsh, L., Bett, B. J., Gates, A. R., Jones, D. O. B., Benoist, N. M. A., Pfeifer, S., Simon-Lledó, E., Durden, J., Vandepitte, L., Appeltans, W. (2021) Recommendations for the standardisation of open taxonomic nomenclature for image-based identifications. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:620702. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.620702

Howell, K. L., A. Hilário, A. L. Allcock, D. Bailey, M. Baker, M. R. Clark, A. Colaço, J. Copley, E. E. Cordes, R. Danovaro, A. Dissanayake, E. Escobar, P. Esquete, A. J. Gallagher, A. R. Gates, S. M. Gaudron, C. R. German, K. M. Gjerde, N. D. Higgs, N. Le Bris, L. A. Levin, E. Manea, C. McClain, L. Menot, N. C. Mestre, A. Metaxas, R. Milligan, A. W. N. Muthumbi, B. E. Narayanaswamy, S. P. Ramalho, E. Ramirez-Llodra, L. M. Robson, A. D. Rogers, J. Sellanes, J. D. Sigwart, K. Sink, P. V. R. Snelgrove, P. V. Stefanoudis, P. Y. Sumida, M. L. Taylor, A. R. Thurber, R. Vieira, H. K. Watanabe, L. C. Woodall, and J. R. Xavier. 2020. A decade to study deep-sea life. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01352-5

Howell, K. L., A. Hilário, A. L. Allcock, D. M. Bailey, M. Baker, M. R. Clark, A. Colaço, J. Copley, E. E. Cordes, R. Danovaro, A. Dissanayake, E. Escobar, P. Esquete, A. J. Gallagher, A. R. Gates, S. M. Gaudron, C. R. German, K. M. Gjerde, N. D. Higgs, N. Le Bris, L. A. Levin, E. Manea, C. McClain, L. Menot, N. C. Mestre, A. Metaxas, R. J. Milligan, A. W. N. Muthumbi, B. E. Narayanaswamy, S. P. Ramalho, E. Ramirez-Llodra, L. M. Robson, A. D. Rogers, J. Sellanes, J. D. Sigwart, K. Sink, P. V. R. Snelgrove, P. V. Stefanoudis, P. Y. Sumida, M. L. Taylor, A. R. Thurber, R. P. Vieira, H. K. Watanabe, L. C. Woodall, and J. R. Xavier. 2020. A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program. Frontiers in Marine Science 7. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.584861/full

Horton, T.,  Thurston, M., Vlierboom, R., Gutteridge, Z., Pebody, C., Gates, A.R. & Bett, B.J. (Accepted) Are abyssal scavenging amphipod assemblages linked to climate cycles? Progress in Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102318

McLean, D.L., Parsons, M.J., Gates, A.R., Benfield, M.C., Bond, T., Booth, D.J., Bunce, M., Fowler, A.M., Harvey, E.S., Macreadie, P.I., Pattiaratchi, C.B., Rouse, S., Partridge, J.C., Thomson, P.G., Todd, V.L.G., Jones, D.O.B. (accepted) Enhancing the Scientific Value of Industry Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) in our Oceans. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00220

Dañobeitia, Pouliquen, Johannessen, Basset, Cannat, Pfeil, Fredella, Materia, Gourcuff, Magnifico, Delory, del Rio Hernandez, Rodero, Beranzoli, Nardello, Iudicone, Carval, Gonzalez Aranda, Petihakis, Blandin, Leo, Kutsch, Rintala, Gates, A. R., & Favali (2020) Towards a comprehensive and integrated strategy of the European Marine Research Infrastructures for Ocean Observations. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:180. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00180

Vad, J., Kazanidis, G., Henry, L.-A., Jones, D. O. B., Gates, A. R., Roberts, J. M. (2020) Environmental controls and anthropogenic impacts on deep-sea sponge grounds in the Faroe-Shetland Channel, NE Atlantic. ICES Journal of Marine Science 77: 451-461. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsz185

Gates, A.R., Serpell-Stevens, A., Chandler, C., Horton, T., Grange, L.J., Robert, K., Bevan, A., Jones, D.O.B. (2019) Ecological role of an offshore industry artificial structure. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:675 doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00675 .

Levin LA, Bett BJ, Gates A. R., Heimbach P, Howe BM, Janssen F, McCurdy A, Ruhl HA, Snelgrove P, Stocks KI, Bailey D, Baumann-Pickering S, Beaverson C, Benfield MC, Booth DJ, Carreiro-Silva M, Colaço A, Eblé MC, Fowler AM, Gjerde KM, Jones DOB, Katsumata K, Kelley D, Le Bris N, Leonardi AP, Lejzerowicz F, Macreadie PI, McLean D, Meitz F, Morato T, Netburn A, Pawlowski J, Smith CR, Sun S, Uchida H, Vardaro MF, Venkatesan R and Weller RA (2019) Global Observing Needs in the Deep Ocean. Front. Mar. Sci. 6:241. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00241

Jones, D. O. B., Gates, A. R., Huvenne, V. A. I., Phillips, A. B., Bett, B. J. (2019) Autonomous marine environmental monitoring: application in decommissioned oil fields. Science of the Total Environment. 668: 835–853. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.310

Macreadie, P.I., McLean, D.L., Thomson, P.G., Partridge, J.C., Jones, D.O.B., Gates, A.R., Benfield, M.C., Collin, S.P., Booth, D.J., Smith, L.L., Techera, E., Skropeta, D., Horton, T., Pattiaratchi, C., Bond, T., Fowler, A.M., (2018) Eyes in the sea: unlocking the mysteries of the ocean using industrial, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Science of the Total Environment. 634: 1077-1091. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.049

Gates, A.R., Benfield, M.C., Booth, D.J., Fowler, A.M., Skropeta, D., Jones, D.O.B. (2017) Deep-sea observations at hydrocarbon drilling locations: Contributions from the SERPENT Project after 120 field visits. Deep-sea Research II, 137 :463-479. DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.07.011

Gates, A.R. Morris, K.J., Jones, D.O.B. Sulak, K.J. (2017) An association between a cusk eel (Bassozetus sp.) and a black coral (Schizopathes sp.) in the deep western Indian Ocean, Marine Biodiversity, 47:(3)971-977. DOI: 10.1007/s12526-016-0516-z Full text: http://rdcu.be/npLJ

Gates, A.R., Sheader, M., Williams, J.A. & Hawkins, L.E. (2017) Infection by cerebral metacercariae of a microphallid trematode parasite reduces reproductive output in the gammarid amphipod Gammarus insensibilis (Stock 1966) in UK saline lagoons. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315417000662

Cordes, E. E., Jones, D. O. B., Schlacher, T. A., Amon, D. J., Bernadino, A. F., Bett, B. J., Brooke, S., Carney, R., DeLeo, D. M., Dunlop, K. M., Escobar-Briones, E. G., Gates, A. R., Génio, L., Gobin, J., Henry, L., Herrera, S., Hoyt, S., Joye, S., Kark, S., Mestre, N. C., Metaxas, A., Pfeifer, S., Sink, K., Sweetman, A. K., Witte, U. F. (2016) Environmental impacts of the deep-water oil and gas industry: a review to guide management strategies. Frontiers in Environmental Science. DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2016.00058

Lebrato, M.; Andersson, A.J.; Ries, J.B.; Aronson, R.B.; Lamare, L.B.; Koeve, W.; Oschlies, A.; Iglesias-Rodriguez, M.D.; Thatje, S.; Amsler, M.; Vos, S.; Jones, D.O.B.; Ruhl, H.A.; Gates, A.R.; McClintock, J.B. (2016) Benthic calcifiers coexist with seawater-carbonate undersaturation at a global scale. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 30(7):1038-1053 doi: 10.1002/2015GB005260

Buhl-Mortensen, L., Tandberg, H. S., Buhl-Mortensen, P. & Gates, A. R. (2016). Behaviour and habitat of Neohela monstrosa (Boek, 1861) (Amphipoda: Corophiida) in Norwegian Sea deep water. Journal of Natural History. 50: 323-337DOI:10.1080/00222933.2015.1062152

Phillips, N. D., Harrod, C., Gates, A. R., Thys, T. M. and J. D. R. Houghton (2015). Seeking the sun in deep, dark places: mesopelagic sightings of ocean sunfishes (Molidae). Journal of Fish Biology 87 (4) 1118-1126. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12769

Moore, A. B.M.and Gates, A. R. (2015). Deep-water observation of scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini in the western Indian Ocean off Tanzania. Marine Biodiversity Records, 8, e91 doi:10.1017/S1755267215000627

Higgs, N. D., Gates, A. R., Jones, D. O. B. (2014) Fish Food in the Deep Sea: Revisiting the Role of Large Food-Falls. PLoS ONE 9(5):e96016. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096016

Jones, D. O. B., Mrabure, C. and Gates, A. R. (2013) Changes in deep-water epibenthic megafaunal assemblages in relation to seabed slope on the Nigerian margin. Deep-Sea Research I. 78:49-57. DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2013.04.005

Gates, A. R. and Jones, D. O. B. (2012) Recovery of benthic megafauna from anthropogenic disturbance at a hydrocarbon drilling well (380 m depth in the Norwegian Sea). PLOS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044114

Jones, D. O. B., Gates, A. R. and Lausen, B. (2012) Recovery of deep-water megafaunal assemblages from hydrocarbon drilling disturbance in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 461: 71-82.  DOI: 10.3354/meps09827

Gates, A. R., Jones, D. O. B., Cartes, J. E. (2012) In situ video observations of benthic megafauna and fishes from the deep eastern Mediterranean Sea off Egypt. African Journal of Marine Science. 34: 215-222 DOI:10.2989/1814232X.2012.675121

Hughes, S. J. M., Jones, D. O. B., Hauton, C., Gates, A. R. & Hawkins, L. E. (2010) An assessment of drilling disturbance on Echinus acutus var. norvegicus based on in-situ observations and experiments using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 395(1-2): 37-47. DOI:10.1016/j.jembe.2010.08.012

Books

Gates, Andrew (2016) Deep-sea life of Tanzania, Southampton, GB, National Oceanography Centre, 87pp.  

Jones, D. O. B. and Gates, A. R. (2010) Deep-sea life of Scotland and Norway. Ophiura press, UK. ISBN 978-0-9565832-0-8

Other Publications/Abstracts

Blaringhem, O., Woolgar, A., Gates, Andrew R., Bishop, P., Clare, M, Flohr, A., Sands, C., and Lichtschlag., A. (2023) "Offshore Industry and Research Community Collaborating to Enable Greater Ocean Access for Scientific Research." Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, May 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.4043/32289-MS 

Gates, A.R., S.E. Hartman, J. Campbell, C. Cardwell, J.M. Durden, A. Flohr, T. Horton, S. Lankester, R.S. Lampitt, C. Miskin-Hymas, C. Pebody, N. Rundle, A. Serpell-Stevens, and B.J. Bett. 2021. Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory monitors the atmosphere to the seafloor on multidecadal timescales. P. 29 in Frontiers in Ocean Observing: Documenting Ecosystems, Understanding Environmental Changes, Forecasting Hazards. E.S. Kappel, S.K. Juniper, S. Seeyave, E. Smith, and M. Visbeck, eds, A Supplement to Oceanography 34(4), https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2021.supplement.02-12.

Juan Dañobeitia, Paolo Favali, Laura Beranzoli, Alan Berry, Jérôme Blandin, Andrew Gates, et al.. EMSO ERIC, The pan-European infrastructure of seafloor and water column observatories around European Seas, extends its coverage to the Arctic. 9th EuroGOOS International conference, Shom; Ifremer; EuroGOOS AISBL, May 2021, Brest, France. https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03336356/document

Hartman, SE, BJ Bett, JM Durden, SA Henson, M Iverson, RM Jeffreys, T Horton, R Lampitt, AR Gates, 2020. Ensuring Science: Three decades of observing the Northeast Atlantic from the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP-SO), Progress in Oceanography, 191, 102508, 10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102508

Juanjo Danobeitia, Laura Beranzoli, Alan Berry, Jérôme Blandin, Mathilde Cannat, Deborah Chavrit, Laurent Coppola, Eric Delory, Joaquín Del Rio, Davide Embriaco, Paolo Favali, Maria Incoronata Fredella, Andrew Gates, Susan Hartman, Nadine Lantéri, Giuseppe Magnifico, Jorge Miguel A Miranda, George Petihakis, Jaume Piera, Vlad Radulescu, Ivan Rodero, Pierre-Marie Sarradin EMSO, a Large-scale European Research Infrastructure Delivering Harmonized Environmental Marine Data through a Distributed Ocean Observation System AGU Fall Meeting 2019.

Henry Ruhl, Lisa A Levin, Patrick Heimbach, Andrea L McCurdy, Leslie Smith, Simone Baumann-Pickering, Marina Carreiro-Silva, Kristina Gjerde, Bruce M Howe, Felix Janssen, Katsuro Katsumata, Deborah S Kelley, Nadine Le Bris, Craig R Smith, Paul VR Snelgrove, Sun Song, Samuel A Soule, Karen I Stocks, Nicholas Rome, R Venkatesan, Robert A Weller, Thomas F Hourigan, Ellen Kenchington, Joana Xavier, Hans Tore Rapp, Imants Priede, Andrew Gates, Mathilde Cannat Evolving approaches for streamlining access to biology and ecosystem observations to support the objectives of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development AGU Fall Meeting 2019

Mathilde Cannat, Andrew Gates, Déborah Chavrit, Nadia Lo Bue, Dominique Lefèvre, Katsiaryna Pabortsava, Eric Delory, Daniel Mihai Toma, Paul Gaughan, Sébastien Garziglia, Leonidas Perivoliotis, Raluca Tutuianu, Ana Colaço, Laura Beranzoli, Ivan Rodero, Jérôme Blandin, Henry Ruhl, Juanjo Danobeitia Building multisite science services for the European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water column Observatory (EMSO) Research Infrastructure AGU Fall Meeting 2019

Incoronata Fredella, M., P. Materia, G. Marinaro, A. R. Gates, H. Ruhl, J. Blandin, M. Cannat, D. Chavrit, G. Petihakis, P. Favali, A. Furlani, and J. Dañobeitia. 2019. Enhancing the EMSO ERIC Regional Facilities by integrating and harmonizing EMSO strategies across facilities. Page 17178  EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts.

Lanteri, N., J. Legrand, H. Ruhl, B. Moreau, P. M. Sarradin, J. Blandin, H. Leau, M. Cannat, A. Gates, and P. Pagonis. 2019. The EGIM, EMSO generic instrument module, step towards standardization. Geophysical Research Abstracts 21:1-1.

Fredella, M. I., P. Materia, G. Marinaro, A. R. Gates, H. Ruhl, J. Blandin, M. Cannat, D. Chavrit, G. Petihakis, P. Favali, A. Furlani, and J. Dañobeitia. 2019. Enhancing the EMSO ERIC Regional Facilities by integrating and harmonizing EMSO strategies across facilities. Geophysical Research Abstracts 21:1-1.

Mclean, D., Macreadie, P., White, D.J., Thomson, P.G., Fowler, A., Gates, A.R., Benfield, M., Horton, T., Skropeta, D., Bond, T., Booth, D.J. Techura, E., Pattiaratchi, C., Collin, S.P., Jones, D.O.B., Smith, L., Partridge, J.C., 2018, Understanding the global scientific value of industry ROV data, to quantify marine ecology and guide offshore decommissioning strategies. Offshore Technology Conference Asia, DOI:10.4043/28312-MS

Juanjo Dañobeitia, Paolo Favali, Laura Beranzoli, Mairi Best, Jérôme Blandin, Joaquin Hernandez-Brito, Mathilde Cannat, Andrew R. Gates, Maria I. Fredella, Aleardo Furlani, Paola Materia,  George Petihakis, Henry Ruhl, and EMSO ERIC CMO Team, (2018) EMSO ERIC - Development of a Strategic Plan for a pan-European Distributed Research Infrastructure. EGU OS4.6 Advances in water column and seafloor fixed point observatories.

Maria Incoronata Fredella, Paola Materia, Paolo Favali, Aleardo Furlani, Henry Ruhl, Andrew R. Gates, Jérôme Blandin, Mathilde Cannat, Déborah Chavrit, George Petihakis, Juanjo Dañobeitia (2018) EMSO ERIC strategy towards integration of seafloor and water column observatories. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 20, EGU2018-18906, EGU General Assembly 2018

Horton, T., Thurston, T., Vlierboom, R., Gates, A.R., & Bett, B. (2017) Time-series observations of scavenging Amphipoda in the abyss. Biodiversity Journal 8(2):445-447.

Spencer, M., Horton, T., Gates A.R., Hawkins, L.E., Lowe M., Paterson, G (2017). A detailed study of Harpiniinae from two sites on the West African continental margin. Biodiversity Journal 8(2):533-534.

Favali, P & the EMSODEV Project Team (inc. A.R. Gates) (2016) European multidisciplinary and water-column observatory – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (EMSO ERIC): Challenges and opportunities for strategic European marine sciences. Martech 2016. Martine Technology Workshop 26-28 October, Barcelona, Spain.

Ingels, J., Clark, M.R., Vecchione, M., Perez, J.A.A., Levin, L.A., Priede, I.G., Sutton, T., Rowden, A.A., Smith, C.R., Yasuhara, M., Sweetman, A.K., Soltwedel, T., Santos, R., Narayanaswamy, B.E., Ruhl, H.A., Fujikura, K., Zettler, L.A., Jones, D.O.B., Gates, A.R., Snelgrove, P., Bernal, P. and Van Gaever, S. (2016): UN World Ocean Assessment. Chapter 36 F Open Ocean Deep Sea, [Miscellaneous]

Jones, D. O. B., Mrabure, C. & Gates, A. R. (2011) Using industrial remotely operated vehicles in stand-by time for deep-water biodiversity assessment: a case study from offshore Nigeria. Proceedings of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, 30 October–2 November 2011. SPE 146439

Jones, D. O. B. & Gates, A. R. (2010) Assessing The Effects Of Hydrocarbon Drilling Activity on Deep-Water Megafauna In The Northern North Atlantic. A Rapid Universal Assessment Method? Proceedings of the SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment, 12–14 April 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SPE 126841

Jones, D.O.B., Park, I.F.J. & Gates, A.R. (2008) Techniques for Monitoring the Recovery of Deep, Cold-Water Habitats Following Physical Disturbance From Drilling Discharges. Proceedings of the SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, 15-17 April 2008, Nice, France. 111629-MS.

Jones, D.O.B. & Gates, A.R. (2008) Serpentine Gallery. UT2 Magazine for the Society of Underwater Technology. 3 (2) 28-29.

Datasets

Hartman S.E.; Campbell J.M.; Gates A.R. (2024). Dissolved oxygen concentration at 1m on the PAP1 mooring measured with an Aanderraa optode sensor from the Porcupine Abyssal Plain - Sustained Observatory (PAP-SO) (~49N, 16.5W) deployed on JC247 12 May 2023 to 31st August 2023. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC. doi:10.5285/10f38334-66af-3216-e063-6c86abc06cbe'

Bett, Brian J., Gates, Andrew R., Benoist, Noëlie M.A., Horton, Tammy, Serpell-Stevens, Amanda, Durden, Jennifer M., & Ruhl, Henry A. (2023). Sampled and simulated benthic invertebrate body-mass data from the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (4850 m, 48.83° N 16.50 °W, NE Atlantic) (1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7725189

Durden, J.M. & Gates, A.R. (2023): Observations of sedimentation near a hydrocarbon drilling site and impacts on a sponge specimen. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.955147 

Jones, D.O.B., Gates, A.R., Curry, R.A., Thomson, M., Pile, A., Benfield, M. (Eds) (2009). SERPENT project. Media database archive. Available online at https://archive.serpentproject.com/index.html accessed on Thu Mar 16 2023 11:46:44 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

Theses

Gates, A.R. (2007) The physiological ecology of the specialist lagoon amphipod, Gammarus insensibilis. PhD thesis, University of Southampton.

Cruise Reports

Gates, A.R. 2024 RRS James Cook Expedition 247, 5-22 May 2023, UK, Multidecadal Research at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain - Sustained Observatory.. Southampton, National Oceanography Centre. (National Oceanography Centre Research Expedition Report, 79)

Gates, A.R. 2020 RRS Discovery Cruise 116, 10 November - 27 November 2020, Time-series studies at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory. Southampton, National Oceanography Centre, 115pp. (National Oceanography Centre Cruise Report, 73)

Gates, A.R. & Durden, J. 2019 SERPENT Activity Report: Lincoln 205/26b-14 and Warwick Crestal. 2019. UK. Southampton, National Oceanography Centre, 40pp. (National Oceanography Centre Cruise Report, 75)

Gates, A.R., Jones, D.O.B., Benfield, M., Roterman, C.N., Kroeger, K. (2011) SERPENT Cruise Reports 2008-2010. National Oceanography Centre Cruise Report No. 02. 509pp.

Gates, A.R., Jones, D.O.B., Benfield, M., Kaariainen, J.I. (2008) SERPENT Cruise Reports 2007. National Oceanography Centre, Southampton Cruise Reports Series No. 30. 158pp.

SERPENT Science Reports

Gates, A.R. (2017) The effects of drilling disturbance of megabenthic abundance and diversity at Lancaster-6, Lancaster-7 and Halifax oil wells west of Shetland in the North East Atlantic. (to be added to NOC Research and Consultancy Series).

Blake, J.A., Gates, A.R. Vinhateiro, N., Comerma, E. (2015) Drilling discharge dispersion modelling results for five well sites offshore Tanzania and ground truth observations collected as part of the SERPENT Progam, AECOM Environment, Pocasset, MA. Document No.: 60270478-Task 6.—Final Report

Gates, A.R. (2014) SERPENT Cachalote report: The effects of drilling disturbance offshore Mozambique. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, 64pp. (National Oceanography Centre Research and Consultancy Report, 44)

Gates, A.R. (2013) Whirlwind recovery SERPENT report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, 64pp. (National Oceanography Centre Research and Consultancy Report, 30)

Gates, A.R. (2013) SERPENT Lavani report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, 83pp. (National Oceanography Centre Research and Consultancy Report, 31)

Gates, A.R. (2013) SERPENT Zafarani report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, 85pp. (National Oceanography Centre Research and Consultancy Report, 32)

Gates, A.R. and Jones, D.O.B. (2011) Statoil Kiwi SERPENT report. Southampton, UK, National Oceanography Centre, 36pp. (National Oceanography Centre Research and Consultancy Report, 10)

Kröger, K., Jones, D.O.B. and Gates, A.R. (2011) Dalsnuten SERPENT report. Southampton, UK, National Oceanography Centre, 138pp.(National Oceanography Centre Research and Consultancy Report, 08)

Gates, A.R., Kröger, K. and Jones, D.O.B. (2011) Lancaster and Whirlwind SERPENT report. Southampton, UK, National Oceanography Centre, 62pp. (National Oceanography Centre Research and Consultancy Report, 07)

Gates, A. R. & Jones, D. O. B (2010) Recovery at Morvin: SERPENT final report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 74pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, No. 86)

Jones, D. O. B. & Gates, A. R. (2010) OMV Tornado SERPENT final report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 84pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, No. 82)

Jones, D. O. B., Roterman, C. N. & Gates, A. R. (2010) Chevron Rosebank SERPENT final report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 48pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, No. 81)

Jones, D. O. B. & Gates, A. R. (2010) Shell South Uist SERPENT final report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 37pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, No. 80)

Jones, D. O. B., Roterman, C. N. & Gates, A. R. (2010) Shell Gro SERPENT final report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 42pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, No. 79)

Gates, A. R. & Jones, D. O. B. (2010) Lancaster SERPENT visit report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 71pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, No. 78)

Jones, D. O. B. & Gates, A. R. (2010) Total Usan Nigeria SERPENT biodiversity survey report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 96pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, No. 77)

Jones, D. O. B. & Gates, A. R. (2010) Total Akpo Nigeria SERPENT report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 21pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, No. 76)

Jones, D. O. B. & Gates, A. R. (2010) Chevron Rosebank North SERPENT final report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 35pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, No. 75)

Gates, A. R. & Jones, D. O. B. (2010) Cashel SERPENT visit report. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 35pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, No. 74)

Gates, A. R. & Jones, D. O. B. (2010) Asterix SERPENT visit report Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 49pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, No. 73)

Gates, A. R. & Jones, D. O. B. (2010) Haklang SERPENT visit report Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 29pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, No. 72)

Gates, A. R. and Jones, D. (2008) Ragnarokk SERPENT visit report. Southampton, UK, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, 29pp. National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report; 43

Gates, A. R., Jones, D. O. B.(2008) Midnattsol SERPENT visit report and initial presentation of results. National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report; No. 42

Gates, A. R., Jones, D. O. B.& Kaariainen, J. (2008) Orphan Basin SERPENT Final Report, National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report; No. 41

Jones, D. O. B.& Gates, A. R. (2008) Orca SERPENT Field Visit Report, National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report; No. 40

Jones, D. O. B., Gates, A. R., & Kaariainen, J. (2008) Tornerose SERPENT Report, National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report; No. 39

Jones, D. O. B., Gates, A. R., & Kaariainen, J. (2008) Brugdan SERPENT Report, National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report; No. 38

Jones, D. O. B., Gates, A. R., & Kaariainen, J. (2008) Edvarda SERPENT Report, National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report; No. 37

Jones, D. O. B., Gates, A. R., & Kaariainen, J., (2008) Morvin SERPENT Report, National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report; No. 36

Jones, D. O. B., Gates, A. R., & Kaariainen, J. (2008) Uranus SERPENT report. National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report; No. 35

SERPENT Annual Reports

Curry, R. A., Jones, D. O. B., Gates, A. R., Benfield, M. and Thompson, M. (2009) SERPENT Annual Report 2008 Southampton, UK, SERPENT Project Office c/o National Oceanography Centre Southampton, 30pp

Curry, R., Jones, D.O.B., Gates, A.R., Benfield, M., Smith, T., Murty, S., Guerin, A.J., Martinez, I. and Pile, A. SERPENT Team (2008) SERPENT Annual Report 2007. Southampton, UK, SERPENT Project Office c/o National Oceanography Centre Southampton, 30pp

Jones, D.O.B., Gates, A.R., Maclaren, E.K., Kaariainen, J.I., Benfield, M., Pile, A.J. and Wigham, B. SERPENT Team (2007) SERPENT Annual Report 2006. Southampton, UK, SERPENT Project Office c/o National Oceanography Centre Southampton, 30pp

Popular and industry articles and blog posts from cruises

Andrew Gates, 2021, '#DY130 Exploring the abyssal seabed' Blog Post RRS Discovery Cruise 130 to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory.

Andrew Gates, 2020, 'Upgrade to the PAP Observatory' Blog Post RRS Discovery Cruise 116 to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory.

Andrew Gates, 2020, 'Discovery sets sail to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain' Blog Post RRS Discovery Cruise 116 to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory.

Andrew Gates, 2019, 'Long-term ocean observations: an international challenge' Blog Post RRS Discovery Cruise 103 to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory.

Riviera Offshore News, 2018. Oil spill responders turn to autonomous systems.

Andrew Gates, 2017, Time-lapse photography of the seabed' Blog Post RRS Discovery Cruise 077 to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory.

Andrew Gates, 2016, 'Bottle of beer and a pipe - seafloor litter at the PAP-SO' Blog Post RRS Discovery Cruise 050 to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory.

Andrew Gates 2015 'Our first view of the seabed' Blog post RRS James Cook Cruise 120 to the CCZ in the central Pacific.  

Gates, Andrew., Werre, Lodewijk. (2014) What lies beneath. BG Group Links Magazine.

Andrew Gates., (2013) Deep-sea exploration in the Indian Ocean. Maendelo p.8-9. BG East Africa Quarterly Newsletter July-September 2013

Schul, C. (2012) SERPENT Project. Oceaneering Worldwide Newsletter. Article about Andrew Gates' fieldwork offshore Tanzania.

Charlotte Brookes (2012) Roving the Ocean's Depths. In follow up to a presntation at The Hague, Shell report on their collaboration with SERPENT at the South Uist, Gro and Dalsnuten sites. Based on an interview with Andrew Gates.

E-Magazine. Eastern Airways in-flight magazine. "centrefold: BASKET STAR COLONY" and "see deep". Eastern Airways, with routes that cover the UK, France and Norway have printed their latest 2009 in-flight magazine which contains a three-page article by Dr Andrew Gates and Rob Curry about the SERPENT project. January 2009.

Insight. Chevron Upstream Europe Magazine. Subsea serpent scans the seabed. Gates, A. R. and Jones, D. 2007.

Chevron Environmental Values Report. Project SERPENT. Gates, A. R. and Jones, D. 2007.

Conference and Outreach Presentations

Gates, A.R., Durden, J., Hartman, S., Henson, S., Horton, T., Lampitt, R., Pebody, C., Bett, B. (2021) Understanding multi-decadal change in the deep ocean: atmosphere to seafloor at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory, NE Atlantic. 16th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Brest, France (13-17 Sep 2021)

Gates, A.R. Biodiversity and ecosystem observation at EMSO Regional Facilities. EMSO Conference: Preparing for the UN Decade of Ocean Science, Athens, 12-14 February 2020

Gates, A.R., Macreadie, P,I., McLean, D.L., Thomson, P.G., Partridge, J.C., Jones, D.O.B., Benfield, M.C., Collin, S.P., Booth, D.J., Smith, L.L., Techera, E., Skropeta, D., Horton, T., Pattiaratchi, C., Bond, T., Fowler, A (2018) Expanding deep-sea observation through access to industry infrastructure. 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Monterey, USA (10-14 Sep 2018)

Gates, A.R. & Hall, S. (2018) Application of Marine Autonomous Systems to oil spill response and monitoring. InterSpill,  London, Feb 2018.

Gates, A.R. (2017), Application of marine Autonomy to emergency oil spill response and monitoring. Delegate and presenter at the National Oceanography Centre’s Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase.

Gates, Hall & Wynn, (2017) Delegate and presenter at Industry Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) event at PML

Gates & Hall, UK Hydrographic Society’s Marine Measurement Forum: Presentation “Testing and validating remote sensing technologies in a real oil in water exercise” (Sarah Hall, Chris Moore and Andrew Gates)

Gates, A.R. & Blake, J. Megabenthic abundance and diversity at oil and gas exploration sites in the western Indian Ocean. 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Aveiro, Portugal (1 September 2015).

Gates, A.R. The SERPENT Project: European Maritime Day, Bremen, Germany (20 May 2014).

Gates, A.R. & Jones, D.O.B. The SERPENT Project: Exploring deep-sea life, anthropogenic disturbance and recovery at hydrocarbon exploration sites. 13th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand (6 December 2012).

Gates, A.R. Deepwater Biodiversity Awareness. Environmental Awareness Event. Subsea 7, Sutton, Surrey (4 July 2012).

Gates, A.R. Deep-sea Exploration off Tanzania: Zafarani and Lavani. Presentation to NEMC. Statoil Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam (7 June 2012).

Gates, A.R. Deep-sea life under the Ocean Rig Poseidon. Presentation to rig crew on board ORP. Tanzania. (2 June 2012).

Gates, A.R. Deep-sea Exploration: The SERPENT Project and deep-sea ecology. Earth Systems Science Summer School 2012 (ES4). NOC. (27 March 2012)

Gates, A.R. & Slightam, C. SERPENT - Hurricane Collaboration: Lancaster & Whirlwind 2009-2011. Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), Aberdeen. (21 December 2011)

Gates, A.R. Deep-sea Exploration: The SERPENT Project. Perrins School ROV Day, NOC. (28 July 2011).

Gates, A.R. SERPENT Research Highlights and Future Directions. Transocean, Aberdeen Altens Thistle Hotel (21 July 2011).

Gates, A.R. & Jones, D.O.B., Deepwater Exploration: Deep-sea Ecology at Oil and Gas Exploration Sites in Norway and Beyond. Stavanger, Norway. (7 June 2011)

Gates, A.R., Jones, D.O.B. & Kroeger, K. SERPENT-HEX Collaboration, Lancaster & Whirlwind. NOC, (17 February 2011).

Gates, A.R. & Jones, D.O.B. SERPENT Statoil Collaboration. Trondheim, Norway. (21 October 2010).

Gates, A.R. Disturbance and Recovery from Drilling Disturbance in the Norwegian Sea: Results from the SERPENT Project. Forum for Environmental Monitoring, Climate and Pollution Agency, Oslo, Norway (20 October 2010)

Gates, A.R. & Jones, D.O.B. (2010) Recovery of deep-water megafaunal assemblages from anthropogenic disturbance in the Norwegian Sea.  12th International Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Reykjavik, Iceland. Symposium Program and Book of Abstracts. p.121 (Poster presentation).

Gates, A.R. Deep-sea Exploration: The SERPENT Project. Ballard School Spring Lecture Series. (2 March 2010).

Gates, A.R. The SERPENT Project: International Experience in Collaborative Environmental Projects. Programma de Biodiversidade Bacia de Santos, Rio de Janiero, Brazil. (22-23 September 2009)

Gates, A.R. & Jones, D.O.B. Effects of Drilling on Deep-Water Seabed Communities. IADC Environmental Conference & Exhibition, Clarion Hotel, Stevanger, Norway. (12 May 2009)

Gates, A.R. & Jones, D.O.B. SERPENT Statoil Collaboration. Trondheim, Norway. (26 January 2009).

Gates, A.R. Jones DOB, Pullen K. (2009) The use of measures of meiofaunal functional diversity to monitor anthropogenic impacts on Arctic benthic habitats. Arctic Frontiers. Poster presentation (January 2009). Poster presentation.

Jones DOB & Gates, A.R. (2009) Recovery of deep-water megafaunal assemblages from anthropogenic disturbance in Arctic waters. Arctic Frontiers. Poster presentation (January 2009). Poster presentation.

Gates, A.R. The SERPENT Project. Society for Underwater Technology AGM. HQS Wellington, London. (11 December 2008).

Gates, A.R. & Curry, R. SERPENT Missions to Rosebank. Chevron Environment Week. Chevron, Aberdeen. (10 July 2008).

Gates, A.R. SERPENT Missions to Rosebank. Chevron "Lunch & Learn", Chevron, Aberdeen. (March 2008).

Gates, A.R. & Jones, D.O.B. SERPENT Statoil Collaboration. NOC. (10-11 April 2008).

Gates, A.R. & Pullen, K. J. (2008) Responses of meiofaunal assemblages to the impact of exploratory hydrocarbon drilling in the Barents Sea. Arctic Frontiers. Challenges for oil and gas development in the Arctic. Abstracts p.105 Poster presentation (20-25 January 2008).

Gates, A.R. & Jones, D.O.B. SERPENT Statoil Collaboration. Trondheim, Norway. (17 September 2007).