National Advisory Board

Current members of the NAB

• Brigid Finlayson, Policy lead, domestic bycatch, fisheries quota policy and EU negotiations at Defra (NAB Chair)
• Al Kingston, coordinator of the Bycatch Monitoring Programme, and Senior Research Fellow at Scottish Oceans Institute / Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews
• Ali Hood, Director of Conservation at the Shark Trust
• Andrew Pascoe, Chairman of the South West Handline Fishermen’s Association, and owner and skipper of the vessels Lamorna SS 28 (tangle nets for crawfish) and Huers SS134 (handlining for bass and mackerel).
• Bernadette Butfield, Senior Marine Policy Officer at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
• Bianca Cisternino, Bycatch Coordinator at Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) and representative for the Wildlife and Countryside Link Bycatch Sub-Group
• Brendan Godley, Professor of Conservation Science at the University of Exeter
• Dale Rodmell, Chief Executive at the Eastern England Fish Producers Organisation (EEFPO)
• David Stevens, fisherman (twin rig demersal trawl), Crystal Sea Fishing
• David Warwick, Fishing Gear Innovation Manager at Seafish
• Emma Plotnek, Executive Director at Fishing into the Future (FITF)
• Mike Cohen, Chief Executive at the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO)
• Per Berggren, Professor and Chair of Marine Megafauna Conservation at Newcastle University
• Rebecca Lyal, Senior Fisheries Outreach Officer at the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
• Russell Leaper, whale scientist at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
• Ruth Williams, National Head of Marine for the Wildlife Trusts
• Rebecca Allen, Science Advisor for the Seal Research Trust