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United Kingdom

Oversee fisheries management for over one hundred MPAs in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Zanzibar.Draft enforcement and compliance plans for each MPA in collaboration with local teams, and supervised local MPA teams in their organisation, standard operating procedures, work plans, and reporting.Build capacities and assist in the growth and development of in-country teams.Guide sustainable fishery activities within and beyond our Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and assist in implementing their enforcement and compliance plans.Develop and manage effective fishery monitoring programmes to assess the impact of MPAs.Design and execute data collection initiatives for fish abundance, diversity, fishing effort, fish stocks, and by-catch.Conduct socio-economic analyses of fisher programmes and stayed updated with fishery regulations for each MPA, providing legislative recommendations.Implement regular assessments of the impact of our MPAs on fisheries and resource monitoring programmes involving local fishers, communities, and visitors.Support fisher households with activities such as farming of mangrove crabs, sea cucumber, and over-exploited species, and improved supply chains.Provide technical support to external contractors for small-scale aquaculture projects and conduct research to improve fishery sustainability, including testing fishing gear to reduce by-catch and implementing temporary species bans.Assist in broader conservation topics with local and international teams including BRUV, coral monitoring, water quality, alternative livelihoods, and marine debris.

Stanley, Falkland Islands

Collect biological and fisheries data onboard commercial fishing vesselsSeabird abundance surveysLead on individual research projects

Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension And Tristan Da Cunha

Gathered evidence for the informed decision to designate the second-largest MPA in the Atlantic.Co-founded the Island's first community-led Inshore Fisheries Advisory CommitteeInshore fisheries managementAcoustic telemetry of grouper and moray eelsCoastal microplastics project leaderProject leader for the inshore chemical and physical oceanography study using HOBO loggers and swell buoysPublic engagement strategy officer, improving both global and local outreach; writing the island's first public engagement strategy.Led studies into local shark behaviour focusing on the impact of changing Atlantic currents, climate change, and large scale La Nina events; while improving public perception of sharks.Worked to fill gaps in data-deficient inshore fisheries with a focus on grouper and spiny lobster.Commercially qualified drone pilot, leading aerial abundance surveys for seabirds, invasive species spread, and coastline dynamics.Working toward achieving the goals of the blue belt programme; the commitment to provide long termprotection of over four million square kilometres of marine environment across the UK Overseas Territories.

Philippines

Promoted sustainable diving practices through conducting environmental impact assessments of dive centres.managed a community-based project to develop a tiered framework for raising awareness of environmental impacts and education for Green Fins members.Conducted underwater ecological, and socio-economic surveys for ongoing research into the Recreational Diver Impacts on Coral Reefs.

Master Of Science (Msc), Marine Environmental Protection, Merit (2:1)

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Marine Biology

Activities and Societies: Scuba Dive Club, Basketball, Co-started the Atheism Society