Joanna Barker
Project SIARC Senior Project Manager
All workpackages
Jo leads project management and is involved in all workpackages. She has particular focus on strategic design, interpretation of results and ensures outputs are used to inform conservation and are fedback to the community
Ben Wray
Project SIARC NRW Project Manager
All workpackages
Ben provides co-management support to the Project Lead, providing input and specialist advice to project design and work package activities from an ecological, policy, legislative and licensing perspective. Ben draws on significant experience managing Wales-based conservation projects and advising on marine activities and developments specifically related to mitigating impacts on marine ecology receptors and protected habitat and species features.
Jake Davies
Project SIARC Technical Specialist
All workpackages
Jake supports the management of the project and is involved in all workpackages. His focus is on fisher engagement, BRUVs and eDNA surveys.
Sarah Davies
Project SIARC Coordinator
All workpackages
Sarah is involved in multiple workpackages, with a focus on fisher engagement, eDNA surveys, school engagement and communications.
Hannah Lee
Project SIARC Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Community Officer
All workpackages
Hannah is involved across all workpackages and supports project learning related to implementing fairer conservation practices and work with local communities to co-develop activities to address barriers hindering peoples participation in marine conservation in Wales.
Charlotte Pike
Project SIARC Project Manager
Dissection events; research group; BRUVS; data analysis; project management
Charlotte supports the delivery of multiple workpackages, with a focus on organisation of the dissection events and developing the research group.
Surshti Patel
Project SIARC Senior Technical Specialist
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; fisher engagement
Surshti provides oversight and technical input to the delivery of our equity, diversity and inclusion work, work with communities and fisher engagement. She has a particular interest in ensuring inclusive and ethical conservation science and practise.
Nia Haf Jones
Living Seas Manager
Equity, diversity and inclusion; citizen science; project management
Nia supports the delivery of the Great Eggcase Hunt and focusses on understanding barriers to participation in order to achieve greater equity, diversity and inclusion in Welsh marine conservation.
Reece Halstead
Living Seas Engagement Officer
Equity, diversity and inclusion; citizen science
Reece coordinates and delivers Great Eggcase Hunt events, volunteer training and supports the focus on understanding barriers to participation in order to achieve greater equity, diversity and inclusion in Welsh marine conservation.
Dawn Thomas
Living Seas Officer
Equity, diversity and inclusion; citizen science
Dawn coordinates and delivers Great Eggcase Hunt events, volunteer training and supports the delivery of archival research
Kate Moses
Instant Wild Project Manager
Citizen science
Kate manages Instant Wild and will focus on increasing our understanding of who uses the platform and how we can reach people who are not currently engaged.
David Curnick
Project SIARC Postdoctoral Researcher
eDNA; data analysis; research group; project management
David provides technical support and oversees the eDNA surveys and data analysis work packages.
Nick Dunn
Project SIARC Postdoctoral Supervisor
eDNA; data analysis; research group; project management
Nick leads on the eDNA survey design, implementation and analysis.
Sophie Ward
Research Fellow in Physical Oceanography
eDNA; data analysis; research group
Sophie is a research scientist and ocean modeller who is mapping elasmobranch sightings and known movements with datasets which characterise the physical coastal environment.
Pete Robins
Senior Lecturer in Physical Oceanography
eDNA; data analysis; research group
Pete is an ocean modeller who will help Sophie with the hydrodynamic modelling designed for interpretation of the eDNA survey results.
Dimitris Pletsas
Project SIARC education outreach officer
School engagement
Dimitris provides technical support with the installation of 3D printers to the SIARC Champion schools, including CAD design and 3D printing induction
Cat Gordon
Senior Conservation Officer
Citizen Science
Cat has developed resources to be used for fisher engagement and citizen science activities within schools and the community, and supports delivery of Great Eggcase Hunts in Wales.
Harriet Allen
Citizen Science Data Officer
Citizen Science
Harriet helps to run the Great Eggcase Hunt, supporting the delivery and development of the project in Wales.
Jason Meeuwig
Co-Founder, Blue Abacus
BRUVS surveys
Jason designed the Blue Abacus Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) used in the field work and supports the team with BRUVS deployments in the field.
Jessica Meeuwig
Co-Founder, Blue Abacus.
Wen Family Chair in Conservation, University of Western Australia.
BRUVS surveys & Citizen science
Jessica supports the BRUVS field team in survey design and image analysis as well as contributing to citizen science via the Instant Wild portal.