FEC Executive Committee Position: Vice Chair

Mike is the Professor of Estuarine and Coastal Sciences at the University of Hull, UK and was Director of the former Institute of Estuarine & Coastal Studies (IECS) from 1996-2017; He is also the Director of International Estuarine & Coastal Specialists (IECS) Ltd.

Mike is a marine biologist with a wide experience and interests and his teaching, research, advisory and consultancy includes estuarine and marine ecology, policy, governance and management. He has published widely, co-authoring/co-editing 18 books/proceedings and around 300 scientific publications.

Mike has advised on many environmental matters for academia, industry, government and statutory bodies worldwide.