Ben Perry Email & Phone Number

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Inverness, United Kingdom

I am proud to now represent Benchmark Genetics and Benchmark Animal Health under #onebenchmark. Benchmark Genetics supplies our clients with robust and disease free salmon eggs 52 weeks of the year, with high yield from individually selected brood fish. With disease pressures and production demands differing between sites we provide flexibility in our product and are proactive in our R&D program to resolve new challenges and bottlenecks for our clients. With Salmosan Vet, Ectosan and Cleantreat, BAHL are at the forefront of #SolvingSeaLice and it is great to again be a part of that. Please get in contact if you need any further information.

Inverness, United Kingdom

I am excited to be representing CleanTreat in the UK. CleanTreat is a new departure for Benchmark and represents a sea change in the industry. Please get in contact if you would like more information or follow Benchmark Holdings PLC for updates.

Inverness, United Kingdom

Working across our Cleanerfish and Benchmark Genetics client offerings.-Providing training, services and support to those clients deploying cleanerfish in Scotland and responsible for advancing the research programme.-Supporting our salmon genetics clients in the UK who purchase ova from SalmoBreed and Stofnfiskur.

Ardtoe

Benchmark holding PLC purchased Ardtoe Marine Laboratory in 2013. The site had been operating under a number of government research agencies since the 1960's and needed significant investment. The task was to secure it operationally, develop the site to provide facilities required for a challenge facility to service the Benchmark animal health pipeline and build tank space for applied research in cleanerfish, salmonids, marine finfish and shellfish.Roles and experience-- Develop a challenge facility for home office accredited trials, this unit has been conducting trials for a number of years and has subsequently been granted GLP status.- Re-develop the marine finfish production unit and relocate all existing stocks of fish whilst ensuring good welfare and minimizing disruption to spawning periods. The unit has been holding stocks of wrasse and lumpfish and provides facilities for our cleanerfish research program.-Improve water delivery to site, filtration and disinfection.-Developed lumpfish sites in Aultbea and Shetland for the provision of biological sea lice control in our clients salmon production cages- production commenced in April 2016 using stock supplied from our company Stofnfiskur in Iceland- stock originated from an MSC certified fishery and was imported as disease screened ova. Both sites are currently supplying Lumpfish to clients in Scotland.-Recruit staff for trials unit, and both lumpfish sites. Proficient in the application process, staff selection and interview.-Three direct reports (site managers).

Inverness, United Kingdom

Fish Vet Group (FVG) are a leading global supplier of clinical services and support to the aquaculture industry. They are a team of expert professionals with a vast pool of knowledge; it was a privilege to work for FVG, especially in that time of great growth and industry challenge. Description of role and experience:-Provided clinical services and support to our clients across Scotland in both Freshwater and Seawater.-Trained in Digital X-ray, Phytoplankton sample analysis, laboratory analysis of bloods, bacterial samples and tissues, Ultrasound, benthic sampling and PCR.-Specialized in water quality and chemistry and deployed real-time monitoring/analysis systems on sites in Scotland.-Taught Fish health, welfare and phytoplankton courses to fish production staff in Scotland.-Conducted wellboat audits.-Conducted third party stock assessments (Pre-transfer examinations).-Developed veterinary health plans with clients.-Knowledgeable of salmonid production procedures across freshwater and seawater, treatment processes, certifications and audits.

Sustainable Aquaculture, Institute Of Aquaculture.

Conducting research in the areas of salmon welfare and marine cage design. Supervised by Dr Trevor Telfer and Prof James F Turnbull. During the four years of my PhD I have been responsible for the development, direction and resources of my own research. By my own design, all of the research has been conducted on commercial Atlantic salmon farms of varying scale and complexity. My knowledge of farm operations, management and monitoring systems, has benefited tremendously from this exposure. The basis of my PhD has involved frequent personal interactions with a variety of people from civil servants to manual workers and as such a diplomatic approach was essential in the successful outcome of the project.The project required the development of novel techniques to assess the fluctuations in the cage environment and attributed effects on fish welfare. Data loggers were used in conjunction with pressure sensors (to measure cage deformation), dissolved oxygen probes, current meters and underwater camera equipment. The loggers were able to collect data over extended time periods allowing me to document the change in environmental conditions with seasonal fluctuations in net fouling.The topics my PhD dealt with have applicability extending far beyond the limited scope of my project, with fish welfare becoming an ever more prominent issue within Scotland and Europe as a whole.

Swansea, United Kingdom

Aquaculture and and environmental survey modules. Honours project looked at the effect of non-native salmonids on native fish fauna in Chile and the Falkland Islands. Part of a Darwin project in Chile, supervised by Dr Carlos Garcia De Leaniz.During my 4 week stay in Puerto Montt, I was taught electro-fishing, fish identification and techniques used to assess species abundance, niche/resource overlap and categorise river habitats. I then implemented these techniques over a 2 month period on the Falkland Islands, where I was responsible for a team of 3 researchers. It was my responsibility to select sites, collect data and manage my own resources. The experience gave me confidence in my own abilities as a research scientist, project manager and team leader. My thesis is published on the project website and my data has been used in a number of recent publications (http://www.biodiversity.cl/panel/library/arch/e8783_Ben%20Perry.pdf).

Msc (Hons), Aquaculture And The Environment

Awarded a distinction overall.

Bsc (Hons), Marine Biology