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Mark Tupper

Mark Tupper

Chichester

Summary

Science-minded professional with record of success in marine environmental protection and fisheries management. History of developing and improving industry applications based on sound research. Focused on minimising marine environmental impacts and improving sustainability. Offers strong technical and scientific knowledge developed over 30-year career studying marine ecology and fisheries science. Approaches problems analytically and with data-driven mindset. Highly organised and forward-thinking with critical thinking skills.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Marine Ecosystem Scientist

CGG Ltd
Crawley, UK
01.2022 - Current
  • Conducted analysis of marine environmental data for fisheries and environmental management
  • Generated new business through successful bids and proposals
  • Developed industry-academic and industry-government partnerships
  • Mentored junior staff members

Theme Lead - Aquatic Living Resources Mgmt

University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth, UK
01.2020 - Current
  • Conducted and published high-quality research on marine ecology and fisheries, including publications in Science and Nature Communications
  • Provided technical and policy advice on fisheries management to CEFAS and local Inshore Fishery Conservation Authorities on the UK South Coast
  • Engaged other universities and research institutes globally in research and education partnerships
  • Led MSc Applied Aquatic Biology course administration
  • Supervised Honours projects and postgraduate research students
  • Delivered lectures and labs in fish biology, fisheries management and marine conservation

Professor and Programme Leader - Marine Science

University of Trinidad and Tobago
Chaguaramas, Trinidad
01.2017 - 01.2020
  • Managed a team of 19 scientists and engineers and 7 support staff, with an annual operating budget of GBP 600,000
  • Chaired committees and reported issues and solutions to executive management
  • Facilitated institutional research progress, resulting in an improvement of over 3000 places in the World University Rankings in 3 years
  • Produced high-quality research on tropical fisheries, fish habitat ecology, and coral reef conservation, published in top journals, including Nature and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
  • Supervised 15 MSc, 1 MPhil and 3 PHD students
  • Delivered lectures and labs in fisheries management, marine protected areas, marine pollution, and biostatistics

President and CEO

Coastal Resources Association
Vancouver, Canada
05.2010 - 12.2016
  • Designed and led marine investigative field assessments for multi-disciplinary projects for a variety of sectors, including infrastructure, oil & gas, and fisheries in Canada and abroad
  • Managed budgets, schedules and personnel involved in conducting marine resources baseline studies and environmental effects assessments and delivered technically defensible reports on time and within budget
  • Created business development opportunities in the field of marine sciences with a focus on marine ecology and fisheries
  • Prepared proposals and design work packages in response to client needs
  • Maintained a strong rapport with applicable regulatory agencies (DFO), technical organizations and relevant subcontractors
  • Prepared permits/regulatory approval applications for Fisheries Act authorizations
  • Provided technical direction and mentoring to junior and intermediate staff

Senior Scientist - Natural Resources Management

WorldFish
Penang, Malaysia
06.2006 - 05.2010
  • Developed and funded of research programmes aimed at improving the sustainable management of marine ecosystems and fisheries in the Coral Triangle region
  • Created GIS-based Atlas of Marine Protected Areas of East Asia and Micronesia
  • Conducted national study of the management effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas in the Philippines
  • Managed WorldBank and USAID marine conservation projects with budgets up to CDN$2,000,000, led team of 5 support staff and 10 consultants

Senior Scientist

Palau International Coral Reef Centre
Koror, Palau
10.2004 - 06.2006
  • Developed and funded GBP 1.5 million in research programmes aimed at improving the sustainable management of marine ecosystems and fisheries of Palau
  • Managed Packard Foundation island-wide ecosystem management project with GBP 1.1 million budget
  • Conducted sonic tagging and tracking project to determine spawning aggregation behaviour and migration routes of at-risk grouper species. over

Assistant Professor of Marine Biology

University of Guam
Mangilao, Guam
07.2001 - 10.2004
  • Developed and funded over GBP 2 million in research programmes aimed at improving the sustainable management of marine ecosystems and fisheries in the West Pacific region
  • Provided technical advice to Fisheries Departments of Micronesian and other Pacific Island nations as well as regional fisheries management organizations
  • Supervised 6 MSc students
  • Delivered lectures and labs in fisheries management, marine protected areas, marine pollution, and biostatistics

Education

PhD - Marine Biology

Dalhousie University
1994

MSc - Oceanography

McGill University
1989

BSc - Marine Biology

University of New Brunswick
1986

Skills

  • Team Leadership (managed teams up to 26 staff)
  • Fish habitat assessment, restoration and offsetting
  • Marine habitat mapping
  • Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS and QGIS)
  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
  • Fisheries management planning and policy development
  • Ecological survey design and statistical analysis
  • Population assessment (electrofishing, mark/recapture, biotelemetry)
  • Biodiversity conservation and protected area management
  • Client, regulator and stakeholder relations
  • Proposal writing and grant management
  • Project management (cost/schedule control and personnel mgmt)
  • Scientific writing, publication and presentation

Accomplishments

  • Founded the Centre for Maritime and Ocean Studies (CMOS) as a research centre of excellence at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT).
  • Supervised team of 26 staff members as Programme Leader of CMOS at UTT.
  • Implemented a research development programme that moved the UTT 3000 places up the world university rankings over a 3-year period.
  • Collaborated with team of 53 in the development of the Social-Ecological Research Frontiers (SERF) project.
  • Awarded the Australian Museum's prestigious Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (shared with the SERF team).
  • Generated a total of over £10 million in grants and contracts through strategic proposal and bid writing.
  • Produced 75 research outputs (39 published, peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and 36 technical reports).
  • Delivered over 100 presentations at conferences, workshops and panel discussions.
  • Awarded the NOAA Coral Reef Task Force's Award for Outstanding Scientific Advancement of Knowledge.
  • Published research in prestigious, high-impact journals, including Nature and Science.

Certification

  • Certified Fisheries Professional 2019 (American Fisheries Society)
  • Occupational First Aid and CPR 2014 (St. John Ambulance)
  • PSMJ Project Manager Bootcamp 2012
  • Registered Professional Biologist 2011 (College of Applied Biology)
  • Pleasure Craft Operators Certificate 2010 (Transport Canada) Coastal
  • Applications of GIS (NOAA/ESRI)
  • Scientific Diver 2002 (AAUS)
  • Open Water Diver 1986 (ACUC)

Additional Information

  • Dual British and Canadian citizen

Languages

English
Native
Filipino
Intermediate
French
Elementary

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