Robin Raine, PhD
Lecturer
Expertise: Harmful Algal Blooms; Biophysical Interactions (phytoplankton);
Phytoplankton dynamics on the continental shelf
Phone: +353 (0)91 492271
Email: robin.raine@nui………
Education
MSc. Oceanography (Southampton)
PhD. (NUI Galway)
General Research Interests
initiation of harmful Algal blooms
small and fine scale biophysical interactions relevant to phytoplankton
phytoplankton dynamics on the continental shelf
Teaching
EOS213 Introduction to Oceanography
EOS313 Marine Geosciences
EOS413 Bio-physical and bio-geochemical interactions in the ocean
MR401 Marine phytoplankton ecology
Research Projects
EU MIDTAL/WATER
Project Specific Research Interests & Roles
MIDTAL (Microarrays for the Detection of Toxic Algae) Research Project: The
project has developed a microarray for the rapid detection of a suite of toxinproducing microalgal (phytoplankton) species and their key toxins. The microarray
has been trialed across Europe including locations along the Irish coast where
harmful blooms are known to occur.
WATER (Warning of Algal Toxin Events) Research Project: The project demonstrates
the suitability of a suite of commercially available kits for the detection of biotoxins
in shellfish. The project is designed to assist shellfish producers in rapidly assessing
the quality of their product, particularly in the peripheral regions of northern
Europe.
International Activities
GEOHAB (Geography, Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms).
Nominated onto the Scientific Steering Committee in 2003; chairman 2006-2010.
Senior guest editor Deep-Sea Research II special issue on Harmful Alga Blooms in
Stratified Systems.
Programme Advisory Group of the NERC Shelf sea Biogeochamistry Programme
(2012-2017)
Links
Robin Raine’s Publications
EU MIDTAL
(www.midtal.com)
EU WATER
(www.nppwater.com)
GEOHAB
(www.geohab.info)
Publications
Peer-reviewed papers (since 2005)
Farrell, H., Gentien, P., Fernand, L., Lunven, M., Reguera, B., Gonzales-Gil, S. and R.
Raine. 2012. Scales characterising a thin layer of Dinophysis acuta Ehrenburg
and its transport within a coastal jet. Harmful Algae, 15, 36-46.
Reguera, B., Velo-Suarez, L., Raine, R. and M.G. Park. 2012. Harmful Dinophysis
species: a review. Harmful Algae, 14, 87-106.
Ní Rathaille, A. and R. Raine. 2011. Seasonality in the excystment of Alexandrium
minutum and Alexandrium tamarense in Irish Coastal waters. Harmful Algae,
10, 629-635.
Touzet, N., Lacaze, J.P., Maher, M. Turrel, E. and R. Raine. 2011. Summer dynamics
of Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) and spirolide toxins in Cork Harbour,
Ireland. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 425, 21-33
Raine, R., McDermott, G., Silke, J., Lyons, K., Nolan, G. and C. Cusack. 2010. A
simple model for the prediction of harmful algal events in the bays of
southwestern Ireland. Journal of Marine Systems, 83, 150-157.
Touzet, N., Davidson, K., Pete, R., Flanagan, K., McCoy, G.R., Amzil, Z., Maher, M.,
Chapelle, A. and R. Raine. 2010 Co-occurrence of the West European (Gr. III)
and North American (Gr. I) ribotypes of Alexandrium tamarense (Dinophyceae)
in Shetland, Scotland. Protist, 161, 370-384.
Touzet, N., H. Farrell, H., Ní Rathaille, A., Rodriguez, P. Alfonso, A. Botana, L.M. and
R. Raine. 2010 Dynamics of co-occurring Alexandrium minutum (Global
Clade) and A. tamarense (West European) (Dinophyceae) during a summer
bloom in Cork Harbour, Ireland (2006). Deep Sea Research, 57, 268-278.
Touzet, N., Keady, E., Raine, R. and M. Maher 2009 Evaluation of taxa-specific
Real-Tme PCR, whole cell FISH and morphotaxonomy analyses for the
detection and quantification of the toxic microalgae Alexandrium minutum
(Dinophyceae), Global Clade ribotype. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 67, 329341.
Hill, A.E., Brown, J., Fernand, L., Holt, J.T., Horsburgh, K.J. Proctor, Raine, R. and W.R.
Turrell. 2008 Thermohaline circulation of shallow tidal seas. Geophysical
Research Letters , 35 (11), L11605.
Touzet, N., Franco, J.M. and R. Raine. 2008 Morphogenetic diversity and biotoxin
composition of Alexandrium in Irish waters. Harmful Algae, 7, 782-797.
Touzet, N., Franco, J.M. and R. Raine. 2008 PSP toxin analysis and discrimination of
the naturally co-occurring Alexandrium tamarense and A. minutum in Cork
Harbour, Ireland. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 51, 285-299.
Glibert, P.M., Raine, R. and 55 others. 2008 Ocean urea fertilisation for carbon
credits poses high ecological risks. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 56, 1049-1056.
O'Boyle, S. and R. Raine. 2007 The influence of local and regional oceanographic
processes on phytoplankton distribution in continental shelf waters off
northwestern Ireland. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 107B, 95-109.
Touzet, N., Franco, J.M. and R. Raine. 2007 Influence of inorganic nutrition on
growth and PSP toxin production of Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae) from
Cork Harbour, Ireland. Toxicon, 50, 106-119.
Touzet, N., Franco, J.M. and R. Raine. 2007 Characterisation of non-toxic and toxin
producing populations of Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae) in Irish coastal
waters. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73, 3333-3342.
Touzet, N. and R. Raine. 2007 Discrimination of Alexandrium andersoni and A.
minutum (Dinophyceae) using LSU rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes and
fluorescent whole cell hybridization. Phycologia, 46, 168-177.
Fernand, L., Nolan, G.D., Raine, R., Chambers, C.E., Dye, S.R., White, M., and J.
Brown. 2006. The Irish coastal current: A seasonal jet-like circulation.
Continental Shelf Research, 26, 1775-1793.
Touzet, N., Franco, J.M. and R. Raine. 2006. Inter-and intra- specific variability in
morphogenetics and toxin composition of Alexandrium spp. in Irish coastal
waters. African Journal of Marine Science, 28(2), 181-184.
Blauw, A.N., Anderson, P., Estrada, M., Johansen, M., Laanemets, J., Peperzak, L.,
Purdie, D., Raine, R. and Vahtera, E. 2006. The use of fuzzy logic for data
analysis and modeling of European harmful algal blooms: results of the HABES
project. African Journal of Marine Science, 28(2), 365-369.
Higgins, T., Colleran, E and Raine, R. 2006. Transition from P- to N-limited
phytoplankton growth in an artificial lake on flooded cutaway peatland in
Ireland. Applied Vegetation Science, 9, 223-230.
Gentien, P., Donaghay, P., Yamazaki, H., Raine, R., Reguera, B. and T. Osborn. 2005.
Harmful algal blooms in stratified environments. Oceanography, 18(2), 172183.
Books and Chapters in Books
McDermott, G. and R. Raine 2006. The Dinoflagellate Genus Ceratium in Irish Shelf Seas.
The Martin Ryan Institute, Galway, Ireland. 86pp.
McDermott, G. and R. Raine
2010. The settlement bottle method for quantitative
phytoplankton analysis. In B. Karlson, C. Cusack and E. Bresnan (eds.), Microscopic and
Molecular Methods for Quantitative Phytoplankton Analysis. Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission Manuals and Guides No. 50, 21-24. IOC, UNESCO, Paris.
Patching, J.W. and R. Raine. 1983. Benthic metabolism and the supply of organic material
to the sea bed. In "Experimental Biology at Sea", A.G. Macdonald and I.G. Priede, eds.
Academic Press. pp 311-346.
Selected other international publications
Furuya, K., Glibert, P., Zhou, M.J. and R. Raine. 2010. GEOHAB Asia - Global Ecology and
Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms in Asia: A Regional Comparative
Programme. IOC and SCOR, Paris and Newark, 2010. 89 pp.
Raine, R., Farrell, H., Gentien, P., Liam Fernand, L., Lunven, M., Reguera, B., and S. Gonzalez
Gill. 2010. Transport of toxin producing dinoflagellate populations along the coast of
Ireland within a seasonal coastal jet. ICES CM 2010/N:05.
Raine, R., McDermott, G., Silke, J., Lyons, K., Nolan, G. and C. Cusack. A short range
prediction model for forecasting HAB events in the bays of southwestern Ireland. ICES
CM 2010/N:06.
Gentien, P., Reguera, B., Yamazaki, H., Fernand, L., Berdalet, E. and R. Raine (eds.). 2008
Harmful Algal Blooms in Stratified Systems. GEOHAB Core Research Project 4. IOC and
SCOR, Paris and Newark. 59 pp.