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EXPERTISE
Performed numerous research and development programmes addressing a wide range of ICZM components, such as water quality monitoring, pollution environmental damage assessment (oil spills, air-borne pollution, industrial discharges, urban waste water, macrowastes), environmental impact assessments (including waste water ocean discharge, coastal engineering, coastal erosion, harbour and other coastal developments) fisheries monitoring and assessment, ecological surveys, underwater habitat mapping, natural resource assessment, or environmental studies (including protected area management plan, zonation, monitoring programme).
Designed and implemented aquaculture development projects (with special interest in sustainable development issues). Extensive experience in live fish trade. Managed, or actively took part in, international and multidisciplinary research programmes (experience in leading teams of scientists and technicians of diverse nationality and cultural background). Experience in designing, implementing and supervising fisheries surveys and oceanographic cruises. Experience in using oceanographic research vessels (including as Team Leader) and oceanographic instruments (Nansen/Niskin bottles, Van Veen bottom sampler, current meters, CTD, drogues, plankton net, etc), and fisheries gear (trawl, traps, gillnets). Sampling for physico-chemical analysis of seawater and sediments (including pollutants), analysis and interpretation of laboratory results. Performed bathymetry surveys (sea floor mapping), from a boat, or using an AUV, or underwater using SCUBA diving. Extensive SCUBA diving experience. Diving Instructor with over 2000 hours under water, experience of deep diving (maximum depth reached: 100 m). Twenty years experience in driving and handling boats (High Seas Boating Licence). Over forty publications and professional reports.
EDUCATION
PhD Zoology (Marine Biology), University of Liege (Belgium) - Certificate in Marine Ecology, University Pascal Paoli (Corsica) - Certificate of Behavioural Ecology of fresh water fishes, University Claude Bernard (Lyon I, France) - MSc Zoology, University of Liege (Belgium) - BSc Biology, University of Liege (Belgium).
LANGUAGES
French (native), English (totally fluent), Italian (good), Dutch (basic)
GEOGRAPHICAL EXPERIENCE