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Simon Harding BSc (Hons) Ph.D – Senior Field & Marine Ecologist

Dr Simon Harding is an experienced marine ecologist who has worked in a range of marine research, conservation and fisheries posts over the last 15 years in both tropical and temperate regions. Simon’s project experience includes planning and managing marine resource assessments in the Caribbean (Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago) and Indo-Pacific (Philippines, Malaysia, Borneo, Fiji and Madagascar); fisheries monitoring for commercial vessels in the North Sea, Atlantic and Indian Oceans and for traditional subsistence fisheries in Madagascar; Marine Protected Area planning and monitoring (Madagascar, Philippines); Socio-economic assessment of coastal communities (Madagascar); environmental education and capacity building (Fiji); Coral bleaching and disease assessment (Tobago); phytoplankton monitoring (Ireland) and assessment of coral reef epilithic algae (Australia).

Simon has worked with a range of clients and project partners, including international NGO’s (WCS, Conservation International, WWF, Coral Cay Conservation), local and national government departments and institutes (DEFRA, FCO/BAS, UK; Fisheries Directive and National Parks Association, Madagascar; Marine Parks, Malaysia; Ministry of Tourism, Fiji), international bodies (UNOPS, UNDP/GEF and the EU) and academic institutions (UK, Philippines, Australia, Fiji, Malaysia and Madagascar). Specialist areas of expertise are coral reef resource and biodiversity assessments, marine conservation planning using GIS and habitat mapping, traditional fisheries monitoring, MPA designation and monitoring for community-based management, and environmental training, education and awareness for local stakeholders and counterparts.

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