Job Type
Research
Technical Advice & Consulting
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Pollution
Activities
Research, consultancy and advice on all matters related with marine and estuarine ecology, aquaculture, physiology of aquatic species, stress responses in aquatic organisms, ecological risk assessment and management, experimental design and statistical analysis.
In my current position I am responsible for managing research projects and providing scientific and technical advice to statutory and governmental bodies as well as the industry on the potential risks and impacts to the marine environment from a range of human activities and pressures, including offshore wind and energy, port developments, gas storage facilities, climate change, pollution.
I currently take a leading role in the Horizon 2020 EU project CERES (Climate change and European aquatic RESources, 2016-2020), focusing on the assessment of impacts of climate change on fishery and aquaculture resources and industry sectors. I also have a leading role in the ARCH-UK aquaculture network (BBSRC-NERC) where I am responsible for leading working groups 7 (climate change) and 8 (early career researcher development). I have also been involved in past EU projects, including VECTORS (Vectors of change in the marine environment, FP7) and ACRUNET (Atlantic Crab Resource Users Network, INTERREG).
Comment(s)
I welcome approaches for collaborative work, consultancy advice and career advancement opportunities.
I am a specialist in ecophysiology/ecotoxicology including methods for monitoring, testing and minimising stress levels in marine species, both from natural and anthropogenic causes. I am an advisor to the crustacean aquaculture industry including closed loop and flow through systems, and the commercial wild-caught crustacean industry. I also specialise in ecological hazard and risk assessments for aquatic development projects such as marine renweables, including use of BowTie analysis, with consideration of impacts from climate change. I lecture and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students.
I have several well cited and first authored publications in international peer reviewed journals and regularly act as a reviewer for both journals and grant funding bodies.
