Curriculum Vitae: Dr. Robin Davies

Curriculum Vitae: Dr. Robin Davies

Personal details

Address: Chemin du Bochet 6A, 1196 Gland, Switzerland

Date of Birth: 15th June 1972

Nationality: British

Gender: Male

Email:

Website: www.robindaviesconsulting.com

Ph.D. Marine Biology (conservation). March 1998 – August 2001: Awarded: December 2001. National University of Ireland – Galway, Republic of Ireland.

M.Sc. Marine biology. September 1996 – July 1997: Awarded: July 1997: School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales – Bangor.

B.Sc. Earth Science (Geology, Marine Biology, Geography) 2:1 Honours degree. September 1993 – June 1996. Awarded: July 1996. Anglia Ruskin University, England.

Independent Marine Resource Consultant from June 1st 2014: www.robindaviesconsulting.com

To help organisations advance delivery on conservation issues specializing in the fields ofresource management; evaluations; case studies; briefings; research (e.g. supply chains, traceability, bycatch, innovative financing, fishing impacts, seafood certification, seafood and marine national and international policy); conservation innovation; project development, strategising and management; fundraising; meeting organisation and facilitation; and coordination both nationally and internationally across diverse cultures.Recent assignments include:

·  Four evaluation reports commissioned by the European Commission to review Horizon 2020 proposals.

·  The need and rational for the EU to consider import restrictions on trawl caught tropical shrimps

·  An appraisal of the Ocean Health Index and its potential applicability to the marine resource management needs of EU governments (included a Mozambique/coastal east Africa-specific case study)

·  Overall coordination and oversight of a large scale marine conservation innovative financing initiative

·  A report on the need to adopt a driversapproach to Conservation Financing

·  Researching the impacts of deep sea bottom trawling at differing depths

·  A compendium of technical and policy measures aimed a tackling Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated fishing

·  Numerous donor reports and fundraising efforts relating to fisheries management initiatives

·  Oversight of an independent study looking into the investment practices of fisheries credit lending agencies

·  Development of a consultation paper to propose options around plans to develop an integrative ocean management strategy

o  This work was based on outreach and interviews with selected experts

·  Defining the Operational Characteristics of an innovative financing mechanism to aid fisheries recovery

·  A summary of fisheries for potential business plan development

·  Financing the Transition to Sustainable Fisheries: A checklist for developing/assessing a fisheries business/investment plan

Please see the Testimonials section of this CV from those who have worked with me on projects that required a combination of the services outlined above.

Self-employed (current position)

Deputy Leader: Smart Fishing Initiative: April 2010 to May 31st 2014

Lead, motivate, and steer the WWF global Network and external partners towards achieving high impact conservation targets in line with the best available scientific information. Secured external funding, oversaw seven figure budgets, and sought to foster and maintain strategic collaborations among various organisations, such as the United Nations, business and industry, and the finance sector. Maintained a position at the forefront of global environmental thinking by formulating, commissioning, overseeing, and engaging in conservation research (e.g. traceability, IUU, supply chains, bycatch, fishing impacts etc) and informed the strategic direction of future conservation initiatives, especially in relation to resilience building in marine systems, human change, food security and sustainability, and concomitant socio-economic considerations.

Employer: WWF International, Switzerland.

Acting Leader: Bycatch Initiative: August 2009 to April 2010 &

Manager: Bycatch Initiative: April 2006 to August 2009

Managed and later led the WWF Bycatch Initiative and acted as a global spokesperson on marine conservation issues in line with the programme. Identified, promoted and supported key national and international opportunities for WWF offices to participate in fisheries conservation and supported WWF offices involved in the planning and implementation of such work. Was responsible for adding value to ongoing resource management work by coalescing WWF teams and external partners to achieve conservation wins bigger than the sum of their parts. Two notable highlights in this role include 1) leading the creation and management of a team which went on to achieve substantial wins in North Atlantic bycatch reduction, and 2) led and managed an effort to redefine an aspect of fisheries conservation that was published in the journal Marine Policy thanks to a peer review report stating ‘this is a landmark paper’. Took this message to the international policy arena to lobby the UN to adopt the proposed measures. Achieved a major milestone in December 2009 when draft UN guidelines adopted a definition in line with our proposal. Independent review of the programme concluded that its conservation achievements were “remarkable”.

Employer: WWF International, Switzerland

Fisheries Project Officer: May 2005 to March 2006

Responsible for initiating and developing projects to help the fishing industry adopt more sustainable fishing practices and securing related funding from the UK’s then Department of Environment, Fisheries and Rural Affairs.

Employer: SW Pesca Ltd, Cornwall, UK

Inshore Fisheries Development Officer: September 2003 to May 2005

Played a key role in the introduction of a brand new fisheries management plan and directed fishermen towards more sustainable fishing practices. Towards this end, I secured funding for projects and surveys, conducted research aboard commercial fishing vessels, wrote reports and delivered presentations. This was a high profile position and I regularly liaised with other government and non-government organisations, semi-state bodies and a wide range of stakeholders, including local fishing communities. In this role it was incumbent upon me to motivate and adopt a forward thinking leadership approach.

Employer: Irish Sea Fisheries Board, Dublin, Ireland

Fisheries Research Assistant: April 2003 to September 2003

Worked closely with industry in the field to research and report on the status of brown crab (Cancer pagurus) fisheries off the west coast of Ireland. This research helped to determine effective management plans to ensure their sustainable exploitation.

Employer: Trinity College – Dublin in partnership with the Irish Sea Fisheries Board, Dublin, Ireland

Marine Biology Consultant: May 2002 to December 2002

Field tested, reported and advised on different trawl design innovations aimed at reducing fisheries’ impacts and the effects of fishing gear on the ecology of the marine benthos (sea bed structure and related animal assemblages). This research helped inform the Irish Sea Fisheries board on the best available technology to fish sustainably.

Self-employed

Project Manager: REDUCE (Reduction of the Environmental Impact of Trawling on the Marine Ecosystem): June 2001 to March 2002

This project involved managing an international team from five countries. The project’s aim was to develop and test fishing gear innovations to help minimize the impact of towed fishing gear on the marine benthic environment. This was a major project, the management of which contributed, eight years later, to the original Belgium REDUCE Project team winning the WWF Smart Gear runner-up prize for their fishing gear that reduced harmful impacts to the seabed.

Employer – National University of Ireland, Galway

·  Davies, R.W.D. The Need and Rational for the EU to Consider Import Restrictions on Trawl Caught Tropical Shrimps. June 2017. Published by the Comité Régional des Pêches Maritimes et des Elevages Marins de Bretagns. 61pp.

·  Davies, R.W.D. Four evaluation reports for the European Commission in relation to fundraising applications submitted under the EU Horizon 2020 programme. May 2017.

·  Davies, R.W.D. A Case Study of the Industrial and Semi-Industrial Shallow Water Shrimp Fishery in Mozambique. 2016. WWF Mediterranean Programme, Portugal. 78pp.

·  Davies, R.W.D. UK Seafood Market Analysis to Develop Baselines for the WWF UK Seafood Strategy. 2016. WWF UK, London. 93pp.

·  Davies, R.W.D. Assessing the Feasibility of Applying the Ocean Health Index to Marine Priority Regions. 2015. WWF Global Marine Programme, Switzerland. 67pp.

·  Davies, R.W.D. Review of the Ocean Health Index: An Assessment of the Appropriateness of the OHI in Meeting Regional and Global Monitoring and Adaptive Management Needs. 2015. WWF Global Marine Programme, Switzerland. 54pp.$

·  Davies, R.W.D. Deep Water Trawling: 800m or 600m? A Rapid Review of the Available Literature. 2015. WWF Smart Fishing Initiative, Hamburg. 3pp.

·  Davies, R.W.D. A Compendium of Technical and Policy Measures Aimed a Tackling Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Fishing. 2014. WWF United States, Washington DC. 43pp.

·  Graeme MacFadyen, Richard Banks, Robin Davies. 2013. Tropical shrimp trawling: Developing a management blueprint and adapting and implementing it in specific countries and fisheries. Marine Policy 40 (2013): 25-33pp.

·  Rangeley, R., and Davies, R.W.D. 2012: Raising the “Sunken Billions”: Financing the transition to sustainable fisheries. Marine Policy 36 (2012) 1044-1046pp.

·  Davies, R.W.D. and Rangeley, R. 2010. Banking on Cod – exploring an economic rationale for recovering Grand Banks and North Sea cod fisheries. Marine Policy 34, 92-98pp.

·  Davies, R.W.D., Cripps, S.J., Nickson, A., Porter, G. 2009. Defining and estimating global marine fisheries bycatch. Marine Policy 33, 661-672pp.

·  Ball, B., Munday, B., Linnane, A., Davies, R.W.D., and J. McDonnell. 2003. The Rollerball net: a new approach to demersal otterboard design. Archive of Fishery and Marine Research. V50(2): 193 – 203pp.

·  Keegan, B., Ball, B., Davies, R.W.D., Linnane, A., Munday, B., Zevenboom, W., Fonds, M., Groenwold, S., Bergman, M., Gabriel, O., Polet, H., de Groot, B., van Marlen, B. Reduction of the Adverse Environmental Impact of Demersal Trawling. 2001: European Union report: REDUCE FAIR CT – 97 – 3809.

·  Davies, R.W.D., Munday, B., Power, G. and B. Keegan. Quantitative and Qualitative Investigation of Benthic Invertebrate Discarding by the Irish Demersal Otterboard Fleet Fishing Irish Coastal Waters, 1999. Report requested by the EU.

Undertaken at least thirty separate research cruises aboard commercial trawlers and government research ships investigating fishing gear innovations, bycatch, and discarding.

·  Media and presentation ‘refresher’ course.

·  Advanced presentation and media interview course.

·  ‘Dialogue Matters’: Stakeholder participation, facilitation, and conflict resolution.

·  VHF radio telephony certificate.

·  Rigid Inflatable Boat proficiency certificate.

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