Supporting MSc students in marine conservation

JNCC has been collaborating with the University of Plymouth by providing guidance and advice to students from the MSc in Marine Conservation working on their dissertations. With support from Matt Smith, Mark Collar, and Eugenia Merayo, two graduates, Jade Buttifant and Keziah Truman, presented their final projects last September.

Jade’s project, ‘Can reforms to UK fisheries subsidies help deliver Blue Economy objectives?’, looked at the importance of subsidies for fisher stakeholders in the UK mackerel fishery and options for reform.

Keziah’s project focused on UK overseas territories, ‘Translating and responding to The Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity in the context of the wider Caribbean United Kingdom overseas territories’ natural environment’. Copies available upon request.