Claudia Allen is a bioscience graduate from Swansea University where she completed a BSc in Zoology and a MSc in Environmental Biology, Conservation and Resource Management.  She has been awarded funding from the Marine Institute to research the topic of “Cohesive and Ecologically Coherent EU-UK fisheries management after Brexit”.  

Claudia’s primary supervisor is Professor Richard Collins (School of Law) and Dr Heather Ritchie (School of Natural and Built Environment) acting as secondary supervisor.

The PhD project takes forward one strand of the overarching project: Co-existence and Co-location in shared island Marine governance (CoCoMar), which is funded by the Marine Institute, Ocean Law and Governance Research Programme. The increasing demand for marine resources, coupled with climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, is putting unsustainable pressure on the ocean. It is therefore essential that these competing sectorial interests are effectively managed across the ocean as a shared resource. This project will focus on improving fisheries management after Brexit in shared waters around Ireland. By identifying fishing intensity; legal, regulatory, and policy considerations, the project will support the delivery of a more integrated approach to marine governance across UK-EU waters, enhancing ocean resilience and the sustainable use of its resources.  

Claudia stated “I was particularly drawn to this project due to its interdisciplinary approach to ocean governance working across the School of Law and School of Natural and Built Environment, which aligns well with my background and interest in fisheries policy and science.  I am excited to work collaboratively with my supervisors, CoCoMar peers and the Marine Institute to make a meaningful impact in fisheries management research."

Professor Richard Collins said “Claudia’s PhD will take forward a crucial strand of the overall CoCoMar project. She brings excellent scientific knowledge and policy-focussed experience to enable her to draw together the legal, regulatory, and policy considerations shaping UK-ROI fisheries management in the waters surrounding the island of Ireland with new scientific and stakeholder data on fisheries opportunities and effort, whilst also being informed by cross-sectoral uses and pressures on the oceanic environment in a transboundary context."

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