Subject Area
Biological Oceanography
Marine Ecology
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Policy
Law
Economics
Management
Research Support Services
Activities
Currently completing a study on the ecology of the Atlantic bonito in the Aegean Sea using GIS and modeling techniques
Sea regions of study
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Black Sea
North Atlantic Ocean
Baltic Sea
Skills
Practical
- Seabird, cetacean, benthic and fisheries surveys
- HSE part 1V Commercial diver and RYA Advanced powerboat qualified
Project management
- managed LIFE-Nature funded project in Morecambe Bay to set up marine protected area.
- monitored and assessed new LIFE-Nature projects in UK for DG-Environment
Communications skills
- Communications Officer for ICES (5 years). Upgraded ICES website, edited reports and produced newsletters and brochures explaining process of assessing fish stocks.
Editor of the Marine Scientist magazine