Advances in Marine Biology

About the author

I hold a half-time position of Professor in the School of Life Sciences. The remainder of my time I work for a range of UN , Governmental and aid agencies in tropical marine and coastal development issues.

I advise several governments on marine and coastal management and science, including the UK Government on its tropical Overseas Territories.

I have organised and led the scientific input to the 2010 creation of the world's largest fully protected marine researce, in the Chagos archipelago, Indian Ocean, where a lot of my research has been focussed.

The other main geographical area of research is the Arabian region.

PhD University of Durham 1976.

Fellow, Linnean Society
Conservation Fellow, Zoological Society London
Reviewing member of the IPCC

Editor of the Elsevier journal:Marine Pollution Bulletin

Author and/or editor 10 books at various levels, from lay, student text and academic.

Product details

• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9780323992589
• ISBN: 978-0-323-99258-9
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Advances in Marine Biology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Marine Biology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Fisheries & Aquaculture, Zoology & animal sciences, Applied ecology, The environment, Science / Environmental Science, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Animal Husbandry, Zoology and animal sciences, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Marine Biology, Fisheries & Related Industries, Aquaculture and fish-farming