Fiona Groves
Fisheries Science Project Manager at THE WYE AND USK FOUNDATION- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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IFM Electric Fishing
Institute Of Fisheries ManagementJun, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Level 1 Award in Rivers Restoration
Agored CymruNov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
ILM Level 2 - Leadership and Team Skills
ILMJan, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Home Office Project Licence Training: PPL
Charles River LaboratoriesDec, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Day Skipper Theory
Royal Yachting Association -
Good Laboratory Practice
OECD - OCDE -
Home Office Personal Licence Training: PILAB
THE SCOTTISH ACCREDITATION BOARD -
Ocean Diver
BSAC -
Powerboat Level 2
Royal Yachting Association -
Sea Survival
Royal Yachting Association -
VHF Radio Operator (SRC)
Royal Yachting Association
Experience
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THE WYE AND USK FOUNDATION
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United Kingdom
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fisheries Science Project Manager
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Apr 2021 - Present
Responsible for: - Managing the Fisheries and Monitoring Department - Project management relating to fisheries, water quality and natural flood management - Writing proposals, managing budgets and cashflows - Resource planning - Citizen science coordination for WUF and also facilitating a large collaborative citizen science project on the Wye catchment - Planning, managing, and conducting electrofishing surveys across the River Wye and Usk - Data analysis - Report writing - Providing fisheries science advice and support - Liaising with stakeholders, statutory bodies and academic institutions - Monitoring water quality and installations of riverside analysers - Obtaining environmental consents for a range of environmental work - Committee member of the Institute of Fisheries Management (IFM) West Midlands branch - Delivering external presentations on river monitoring and fisheries to stakeholders and the public The Wye and Usk Foundation is a rivers trust that improves the ecology, habitat and water quality of the rivers Wye and Usk. Show less
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Pontus Group
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United Kingdom
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Regulatory Coordinator
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Jun 2018 - Apr 2021
Responsible for: - coordination of Home Office and GLP compliance within the aquatic research facility - managing a comprehensive staff training programme and conducting regular staff competency reviews (Named Training and Competency Officer) - liaising with Home Office personnel (Home Office Liaison Contact), and other statutory bodies - conducting aquatic research studies within recirculating aquaculture systems, including both nutrition and in-vivo pharma/challenge studies - aquatic husbandry of a range of freshwater and marine species, including tilapia, carp, goldfish, trout, Atlantic salmon, and shrimp. - RAS maintenance and troubleshooting - managing study projects, writing study plans and reports, SOPs and training documentation - liaising with clients, and presenting at international symposiums - regulatory consultancy associated with both aquatic R&D studies and aquaculture - general aquatic consultancy, which has included production planning and market research, to support the setup of a large state-of-the-art RAS carp farm Pontus Research Ltd. (part of the Pontus Group) is a fully independent Research and Development (R&D) service provider, offering high-quality professional in-vivo R&D services to the aquaculture, marine, and aquatics sectors. Show less
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Cefas
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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400 - 500 Employee
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Aquatic Services Systems Coordinator
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Apr 2017 - Jan 2018
Responsible for: - operation and control of aquatic life support systems for a variety of aquatic species - planning and coordinating maintenance of aquatic systems - designing bespoke aquatic test systems - the co-ordination and maintenance of GxP compliance for all monitoring and test equipment Responsible for: - operation and control of aquatic life support systems for a variety of aquatic species - planning and coordinating maintenance of aquatic systems - designing bespoke aquatic test systems - the co-ordination and maintenance of GxP compliance for all monitoring and test equipment
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NORTHERN TROUT LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fish Farm Technician
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Apr 2015 - Apr 2017
Responsible for: - supporting production of Rainbow, Brown and Blue Trout for restocking and table market - production of eggs, fry and fingerling across all four sites in North Yorkshire - daily fish husbandry, grading and vaccinations - assisting with hatchery, fingerling and broodstock management - implementing production of triploid fish - responding to system failures and conducting aquatic system maintenance - monitoring fish health and implementing fish treatments - complying with statutory and non-statutory regulations e.g. Freedom Food (RSPCA Assured), GLOBAL GAP and Aquatic Animal Health Regulations - keeping accurate records of egg production, fish health, mortality, movements and treatments - independently producing fortnightly stocksheets for all four farm site in MS Excel Show less
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University of Stirling
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Aquaculture Research Technician
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Feb 2013 - Jan 2015
Responsible for: 1. Supporting research on: - sea louse resistance to chemotherapeutants and toxicity studies - sea louse vaccine development for salmon aquaculture - salmon nutritional studies - in-vivo chemical efficacy testing of new sea lice treatments - Amoebic Gill Disease - Ballan wrasse delousing efficacy 2. Conducting Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) studies on a regular basis. 3. Writing SOPs, designing study protocols, data analysis and report writing 4. Fish husbandry of Atlantic salmon and Ballan wrasse 5. Participating in the site alarm rota, which involved responding to alarms and solving problems independently on 24/7 basis 6. Running the aquatic facility independently on a weekend Additionally I was solely responsible for designing and managing all in-vitro laboratory toxicity studies- to screen for new sea lice treatments or test drug resistance. Successfully completed training in Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) legislation with species specific training in freshwater and marine fish and as a result I obtained a Home Office Personal Licence (PILAB). Successfully completed a secondment at Marine Harvest Ballan Wrasse Hatchery, in Machrihanish and acquired skills in RAS control and maintenance, water quality monitoring, live feed production of algae, rotifers and artemia, larval rearing and broodstock conditioning. Show less
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Loch Duart Salmon
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United Kingdom
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Farming
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fish Biologist
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Oct 2012 - Jan 2013
Responsible for: - the health and welfare of Atlantic salmon stock on all company farm sites in Sutherland (7 sea sites and hatchery) - monitoring fish health - collecting data and samples for histology, sea lice analysis and Amoebic Gill Disease assessment - production of fish health reports - organising and coordinating fish treatments for all 7 sea sites across Sutherland - managing teams of up to 10 people when conducting fish health treatments at sea - liaising with sea site and hatchery staff regarding fish health - representing Loch Duart Ltd. at industry health managers meetings Show less
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Education
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2008 - 2012
University of Southampton
Master's Degree, Oceanography
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