Meet The Team

Clean Catch is run by a consortium comprising Arribada Initiative, MMOC, Cefas, ZSL, and Mindfully Wired. It is funded and overseen by Defra.

The consortium team and Defra together form the Programme Governance Board (PGB). The PGB meets as needed to make decisions either on recommendations produced by Clean Catch’s other governance groups or on escalated issues. Find the Terms of Reference for the PGB here.

Scroll down to find out more about our individual team members.

Our Team

Brigid Finlayson

Brigid Finlayson

Policy lead, domestic bycatch, fisheries quota policy and EU negotiations

Emma Kelman

Emma Kelman

Project Manager, Defra

Joanna Murray

Joanna Murray

Senior Marine Scientist

Spike Searle

Spike Searle

Fisheries Observer, Cefas

Alessandra Bielli

Alessandra Bielli

Fisheries Scientist, Cefas

Emily Roebuck

Emily Roebuck

Marine Scientist, Cefas

Eva Maher

Eva Maher

Project Manager, Cefas

Alasdair Davies

Alasdair Davies

Director, Arribada Initiative

Ben Tutt-Leppard

Ben Tutt-Leppard

Senior Fisher Liaison & Research Officer, Arribada Initiative

Milly Oakley

Milly Oakley

Programme manager, MMOC

Rebecca Austin

Rebecca Austin

Senior Marine Projects Manager, ZSL

Aadil Siddiqi

Aadil Siddiqi

Equity, Rights and Social Safeguards Officer, ZSL

Stephen Long

Stephen Long

Post-doctoral Research Associate, ZSL

Chris Yesson

Chris Yesson

Senior Research Fellow, ZSL

Rob Deaville

Rob Deaville

Project Manager, CSIP, ZSL

Rosie Williams

Rosie Williams

Postdoctoral Research Assistant, ZSL

Katrina Ryan

Katrina Ryan

Founder Director, Mindfully Wired

Chantal Lyons

Chantal Lyons

Bycatch Projects Lead, Mindfully Wired Communications

Jack Walker

Jack Walker

Science and Policy Consultant, Mindfully Wired

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