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Dr. Simon Berrow
Dr Simon Berrow

After completing a degree in Applied Biology at Liverpool Polytechnic, Simon moved to Ireland to carry out a PhD in Zoology at University College, Cork in 1986. His PhD, based at Lough Hyne Marine Reserve in west Cork, looked at the impact of avian predators on the inter-tidal zone. During his PhD he started working on stranded and bycaught cetaceans and founded the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group in 1990. He is Co-ordinator of the IWDG, which co-ordinates a stranding and sighting scheme throughout the island of Ireland (www.iwdg.ie). Simon has also carried out national surveys on basking sharks and a variety of seabirds in Ireland.

In 1995 he left Ireland to work on albatrosses, seals and penguins on South Georgia for the British Antarctic Survey. After completing 2.5 years in the South Atlantic, including a whale survey of the South Atlantic for the International whaling Commission, Simon returned to Ireland to take up his present position.

He has over 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals and writes regularly for wildlife magazines. He was recently (2001-2005) a full member of the Heritage Council (www.heritagecouncil.ie) which prepares policy advice and encourages respect and research on all aspects of Ireland's natural and built heritage.

Simon is an Editor of the journal "Tourism in Marine Environments" and on the Council of the European Cetacean Society.

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