Manuel Nicolaus, CSci CMarSci
PRINCIPAL MARINE BIOLOGIST - OFFSHORE MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY
Manuel currently coordinates the delivery of the United Kingdom Marine Strategy Part 1 assessment with a focus on the Human Pressures Indicators including Eutrophication, Contaminants, Noise and Litter. He is also a science expert for offshore marine renewable energy infrastructure projects around the UK. He analyses contaminant data in the marine environment and assesses them against set criteria to ensure sustainable development options. His publications are focused on the effects of contaminants to the marine environment.
Manuel graduated from the University of Wales Bangor with a BSc in Marine Biology/ Zoology in 2006, which was followed with a MSc from Swansea University in Aquaculture and the environment in 2008. Since then, he has worked at Cefas in various capacities. Some highlights include the operational lead of the Clean Seas Environmental Monitoring Programme, chairing the Clean Safe Seas Evidence Group and being the UK’s Reporter in Chief for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive obligations.
Over the last decade, he has worked with a wide range of scientific departments including histopathology, ecotoxicology, chemistry, benthic ecology, sedimentology, fisheries and litter to investigate what effects humans have to the marine environment and what mitigation measures can be put in place to ensure sustainable development.
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