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Ms Sian Rees - (Dr Sian Rees)

Job title: Associate Lecturer, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (ALD) (Faculty of Science and Technology (ALD))
Address: A408, Portland Square, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +441752584732
Facsimile: +44 (0)1752 232406
Email: sian.rees@plymouth.ac.uk

Role
Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer

Qualifications & background

EDUCATION

2007–2011 A PhD in Marine Science. Fully funded by a Marine Institute Scholarship with support from the Devon Wildlife Trust. Submission within 3 years in October 2011 included 1 year maternity leave. Thesis title: The value of marine conservation. This thesis is presented as a compendium of research papers that explores the relationship between the conceptual understanding of ecosystem services, their ecological, economic and social value and the practical application of this approach to inform decision making in a case study area.

2002-2003 Master of Science in Coastal and Ocean Policy. Awarded pass with distinction. University of Plymouth.

March 1999 RSA/Cambridge English Language Teaching to Adults. Cheltenham International Language Centre.

1995-1999 Bachelor of Science in Marine Geography. Awarded second-class honours, division one. University of Wales, Cardiff.

EMPLOYMENT

February 2012 – June 2012 – Post-Doctoral Research Assistant for the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Responsible for delivering Defra contract MB0106 Marine Conservation Zone Evidence Review.

2011–to date - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer. The Marine Institute at the University of Plymouth. Duties include project management, project development and lecturing on undergraduate modules in Marine Conservation.

2007–2011 – Part time lecturer and Researcher. University of Plymouth. Duties include temporary contracts to teach on modules in Marine Conservation, Economics of the Marine Environment and Marine Planning. Supervising project work for both undergraduate and master's level students. Delivering research commitments to the Defra MB101 project. Marine Institute representative on the Finding Sanctuary local planning group

2006–2007 Conservation Officer (Marine Policy), Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT). Duties included project management of the INTERREG IIIb Emergency Response to Oil, Chemical and Inert Pollution from Shipping (EROCIPS) project. Providing marine conservation expertise to DWT. Developing DWT policies and strategies relating to human impacts on marine biodiversity. Developing and delivering projects. Leading on forming and maintaining relationships with key partners in the marine sector.

2004–2006 Cycleau Project Officer. INTERREG IIIb Cycleau project. Devon Wildlife Trust. Duties included Developing techniques and work programmes that deliver transferable methodologies for awareness raising and stakeholder participation in land and water management for the benefit of wildlife in a river catchment.

1999–2004 English as a Foreign Language Teacher. Contracts in the UK, South Korea and Spain.

1993-1999 Youth Worker and Outdoor Education Instructor. South Cerney Outdoor Education Centre. Gloucestershire County Council.

Teaching interests
Ecosystem goods and services

The value of marine conservation

Publications

Publications
Rees, S. E., Attrill, M. J., Austen, M. C., Mangi, S. C., Richards, J. P. & Rodwell, L. D. (2010) 'Is there a win-win scenario for marine nature conservation? A case study of Lyme Bay, England', Ocean & Coastal Management, 53 (3), pp. 135-145.

Rees, S. E., Rodwell, L. D., Attrill, M. J., Austen, M. C. & Mangi, S. C. (2010) 'The value of marine biodiversity to the leisure and recreation industry and its application to marine spatial planning', Marine Policy, 34 (5), pp. 868-875.

Rees, S. E., Austen, M. C., Attrill, M. J., Rodwell, L. D. (2012) A service orientated framework for including indirect ecosystem service provision in marine protected area planning. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management. (In press)

Rees, S., Fletcher, S., Glegg, G., Marshall, C., Rodwell, L., Jefferson, R., Campbell, M., Langmead, O., Ashley, M., Bloomfield, H., Brutto, D., Colenutt, A., Conversi, A., Earll, B., Hamid, I. A., Hattam, C., Ingram, S., McKinley, E., Mee, L., Oates, J., Peckett, F., Portus, J., Reed, M., Rogers, S., Saunders, J., Scales, K. & Wynn, R. (2012) Priority questions to shape the marine and coastal policy research agenda in the United Kingdom. Marine Policy (in press).

Rees, S. E., Austen, M. C., Mangi, S. C., Hattam, C., Attrill, M. J., Rodwell, L. D. (2012) A thematic cost-benefit analysis of a marine protected area. Journal of Environmental Management (in submission)

Reports
Rees, S. E. & Rodwell, L. D. (2012) The social impacts of marine conservation zones on the North Devon inshore fishing fleets - A report for the Marine Management Organisation. (ed^(eds, pp. 39. The Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research, Plymouth University, Plymouth.

Attrill, M.J., Bayley, D.T.I., Gall, S.C., Hattam, C., Jackson, E.L., Langmead, O., Mangi, S., Marshall, C., Munro, C., Rees, S., Rodwell, L., Sheehan, E.V., Stevens, T.F., Strong. S., 2011. Lyme Bay – a case-study: measuring recovery of benthic species; assessing potential “spillover” effects and socio-economic changes, Final Report, February 2011. Report to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from the University of Plymouth-led consortium. Plymouth: University of Plymouth Enterprise Ltd.

Attrill, M.J., Bayley, D.T.I., Gall, S.C., Hattam, C., Jackson, E.L., Langmead, O., Mangi, S., Marshall, C., Munro, C., Rees, S., Rodwell, L., Sheehan, E.V., Stevens, T.F., Strong. S., 2010. Lyme Bay – a case-study: measuring recovery of benthic species; assessing potential “spillover” effects and socio-economic changes, Annual Report, December 2010. Report to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from the University of Plymouth-led consortium. Plymouth: University of Plymouth Enterprise Ltd. 53 pages.

Mangi, S., Hattam, C., Rodwell, L., Rees, S., Stehfest, K., (2009) Initial report on socio-economic costs of closing Lyme Bay to scallop dredging and heavy trawling gear. Report to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from the Plymouth Marine Laboratories and the University of Plymouth-led consortium. Plymouth: University of Plymouth Enterprise Ltd. 50 pp. Defra Contract No. MB101

Attrill, M.J., Fowell, S., Hall-Spencer, J., Hattam, C., Jackson, E.L., Langmead, O., Mangi, S., Marshall, C., Munro, C., Rees, S., Rodwell, L., Sheehan, E.V., Stevens, T.F. (2009). Lyme Bay – a case-study: measuring recovery of benthic species; assessing potential “spillover” effects and socio-economic changes, Annual Report, December 2009. Report to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from the University of Plymouth-led consortium. Plymouth: University of Plymouth Enterprise Ltd. 70 pages

Mee, L., Stevens, T., Rees, S and Marshall C. (2008). DEFRA Consultation on measures to protect biodiversity in Lyme Bay; Response from the Marine Institute at the University of Plymouth. 11pp

Marine Institute (2009). DEFRA consultation on delivering Marine Conservation Zones and European Marine Sites (a draft strategy for marine protected areas) and the Draft Guidance Notes 1-4. Response from the Marine Institute at the University of Plymouth. Prepared by Siân Rees and Charlotte Marshall. 18pp

Book Chapters

Plater AJ, Rice JC, Glegg G, Hansson S, Koutrakis M, Mangi S, Marasovic I, Marshall CE, Norman T, Oguz T, Peckett F, Rees S, Rickards L, Rodwell LD, Tudor D, Vrgoc N. Review of existing international approaches to fisheries management: The role of science in underpinning the ecosystem approach and marine spatial planning, in: Kidd, S. et al. (Ed.) The ecosystem approach to marine planning and management 2011; 131-204.

Conference Presentations

2008 Plymouth Marine Science Partnership Conference. Marine Institute, Plymouth UK. A total valuation of the goods and services provided by marine biodiversity for use in marine spatial planning.

2009 Plymouth Marine Science Partnership Conference. Marine Institute, Plymouth UK. The value of marine biodiversity to the recreation industry, Lyme Bay, UK.

2009 International Marine Conservation Congress. George Mason University, Virginia, USA. Incorporating the ecosystem approach and the value of marine biodiversity into marine spatial planning.

2010 CMS Conference. Socio Economics in the Marine Environment. Reconciling Social and Economic Issues with Environment Programmes in Practice. 1st December 2010. London. Lyme Bay and Socio-Economics: Lesons from Practice.

2010. Marine Institute Conference. Plymouth, UK. The Socio-Economic Impacts of the Lyme Bay Closed Area.

Conference Posters

2008 World Conference on Marine Biodiversity. Valencia, Spain. A total economic valuation of the goods and services provided by marine biodiversity for use in marine spatial planning.

Conferences organised
Plymouth Marine Science Partnership 2009

Devon Maritime Forum 2007

Other academic activities

DEFRA contract

Lyme Bay – a case-study: measuring recovery of benthic species; assessing potential “spillover” effects and socio-economic changes with the closure of 60 square nautical miles to scallop dredging.