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USIPS Partners
USIPS is a collaborative project between Marine Scotland Science, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the Southampton Oceanographic Centre (SOC) funded by the National Environment Research Council (NERC) of the United Kingdom under the Autosub thematic programme.
Principal Investigators
- Dr Andrew Brierley - Project Coordinator. Head of Antarctic missions.
- Dr Paul Fernandes - Head of North Sea Missions and Echosounder Development.
- Dr Mark Brandon - Head of Oceanographic Investigations.
Dr Andrew Brierley British Antarctic Survey High Cross
Madingley Road
Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1223 221596
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 362616
E-mail: Andrew Brierley Research Interests: Development of acoustic survey techniques to study abundance and distribution of zooplankton species such as the Antarctic krill; large-scale ecological interactions between krill and its predators; population genetics of Antarctic krill. Other responsibilities: International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) working groups; Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). |  |
Dr Paul Fernandes Marine Scotland Science
Marine Laboratory
PO Box 101
Victoria Road
Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1224 295403
Fax: +44 (0) 1224 295511
E-mail: Paul Fernandes Research Interests: Development of acoustic survey techniques to study abundance and distribution of fish species such as Atlantic herring; application of geostatistical analyses to marine survey data; development of multibeam sonar for fisheries acoustic surveys. Other responsibilities: Routine acoustic surveys for herring in the North Sea / west of Scotland; lecturing on fisheries acoustics and geostatistics; and International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) working groups. |  |
Dr Mark Brandon British Antarctic Survey High Cross
Madingley Road
Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1223 221 599
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 362 616
E-mail: Mark Brandon Research Interests: Antarctic water mass circulation; polar frontal zones; sea ice properties. Other responsibilities: Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). |  |
Associated Personnel
- Mr E J Simmonds - Head of Fish Stock Monitoring, Marine Scotland Science. North Sea cruise leader; advisor on fisheries acoustics.
- Mr F Armstrong - Higher Scientific Officer, Marine Scotland Science. Acoustic Technician
- Dr Julian Priddle - Head of Plankton Dynamics, BAS. Advisor on analysis of PAR
- Mr Nick Millard - Autosub Team Project Manager, SOC. Advisor on project planning and mission logistics
- Mr Pete Stevenson - Autosub Team Engineer, SOC. Advisor on payload accommodation and mission logistics.
Page updated: Tuesday, October 11, 2011