Victoria Hobson
Director @Aequorea Ltd
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WORK HISTORY
Director @Aequorea Ltd
Cornwall, GB
Marine survey company set up to support the marine energy sector. With a wealth of experience acquired the world over, we boast a particular expertise in near shore geophysical surveys and shallow water construction support. We have extensive experience in the marine survey industry, covering a wide range of skills, including:Hydrographic surveysCable route surveysSubsea construction and inspectionPrecise positioning services (topside and subsea)Side Scan Sonar SurveysSub-Bottom Profiling surveysUXO (Magnetometer/Gradiometer) SurveysRig and jack-up barge positioningData Processing and ChartingGeodetic Experts
EDUCATION
University of Southampton
BSc (Hons), Physical Geography & Oceanography
Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
PhD, Marine Ecology
SKILLS
ABOUT VICTORIA HOBSON
Email me: v•••••••@aequorea.co.ukJellyfish ecology expert.Marine ecologist focused on understanding the movements and behaviour of marine mammals, birds, fish and jellyfish in response to their environment. Specialising in marine biology, operational oceanography, acoustic impacts on marine life- Security cleared (SC) for defence work- Statistical analysis of large data sets from a variety of sources including data-storage tags, satellite relay data loggers, GPS and VHF tags, aerial surveys and environmental data- Extensive field use of animal-attached tags (data storage tags, GPS etc.)- Experience of aerial and boat based surveys with specialist survey equipment (echosounder, side scan sonar, trawls, grabs, plankton sampling)- Areas of expertise: jellyfish, marine fish, marine mammals & sea turtles, oceanography and climatic factors- Ability to design and implement data collection and surveys- Extensive experience with computational handling and analysis of large data sets- GIS expert- PRINCE2 trained- Marine protected areas- Report project management- Planning and design of marine ecological surveys- Field sampling, marine mammal observations and passive acoustic monitoring- Scientific editing and report writing- ProofreadingMedia Work and Public Engagement:I have contributed research stories, expert interviews and background research to:Newspapers: Guardian, Independent, Daily Telegraph, The Times, several local newspapersTV: BBC (including \"Springwatch\", National Geographic documentariesRadio: BBC Radio 2 and 4, BBC Radio Wales & Scotland, Naked Scientists, Newstalk (Ireland) & local radio stationsKeen STEM ambassador and scientific outreach activities.Specialities: GIS, spatial analysis, marine ecology, marine vertebrates, marine renewable energy ecological impacts, science communication, operational oceanography, acoustics, marine mammals, fisheries, jellyfish
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