Joanna L. Harris
Chagos Manta Ray Project Leader at The Manta Trust- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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The Manta Trust
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chagos Manta Ray Project Leader
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Jul 2019 - Present
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THE NATIONAL LOBSTER HATCHERY
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United Kingdom
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Public Education Assistant
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Feb 2016 - Aug 2019
I am the first point of contact for the public when they tour the exhibits, providing insight into the charity and answering any questions visitors have about lobsters and other species featured. I am the first point of contact for the public when they tour the exhibits, providing insight into the charity and answering any questions visitors have about lobsters and other species featured.
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The Manta Trust
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Photo Identification Volunteer
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Sep 2016 - Jun 2018
I am part of the identification team for the Manta Trust where we work through thousands of photos of manta sightings from field projects to identify them by matching them to a central data base so to improves our understanding of manta rays, and therefore improves our ability to effectively conserve them. I am part of the identification team for the Manta Trust where we work through thousands of photos of manta sightings from field projects to identify them by matching them to a central data base so to improves our understanding of manta rays, and therefore improves our ability to effectively conserve them.
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Atlantic Scuba
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United Kingdom
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Dive Volunteer
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Mar 2013 - Mar 2014
I provide teaching assistance in SDI Open Water courses for SDI/PADI dive instructor Mark Millburn and took part in environmental drives including; releasing baby lobsters for the National Lobster Hatchery and underwater litter pick-ups across Falmouth. I learnt and assisted equipment servicing and attended to customers at the dive centre. I also volunteered at dive shows as an advocated at the Atlantic Scuba pitch and I appeared in a ‘fly on the wall’ documentary about the dive centre which was entered buy film students from Exeter University into the Melbourne Film Festival in Australia and various other film festivals in the UK. (‘Wreck Hunter')
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Education
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University of Plymouth
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Marine Sciences -
University of Plymouth
Master's degree, Marine Sciences -
University of Plymouth
BSc (Hons) Applied Marine Zoology, Marine Sciences -
University of Plymouth
FdSc, Marine Conservation -
Plymstock School