Independent Consultant & Visiting Scientist
Long Barn,
Stoke by Clare,
Suffolk CM10 8HJ
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Research themes
My work has always trended towards the more practical aspects of inland fisheries management and in particular the fisheries ecology of rivers albeit on a sound scientific and theoretical basis. It responds to the need to conserve and manage the highly sensitive inland water environments – lakes, rivers and reservoirs – to support sustainable fishing. This involves improved understanding of the fish, the fisheries and the environments which support them.
My work has involved a long period of information gathering, in collaboration with the inland fisheries community worldwide, on the biology and ecology of the fish and on the nature and functioning of freshwater environments. It has led to synthesis of such data and the development of models of ecosystem function and yield. Administratively it has also involved developing advice and guidelines for Governments and other interested parties on diverse aspects on inland fisheries management. Currently the emphasis is on analyzing the inland fisheries statistics of the various countries of the World to improve our estimates of the contribution of inland fisheries to national incomes and to food security.
