Robin has over 20 years’ experience in marine conservation research. He has delivered on-the-ground marine conservation programmes for almost two decades in the Mediterranean Sea. He is a sea turtle and seabird expert, and has significant experience in reducing by-catch by small-scale fisheries. At Bluedot Associates, his role as Principal Marine Biodiversity Researcher is to provide technical leadership for our marine biodiversity field research programmes, including associated local capacity building. He also uses his expertise to support the design and implementation of positive conservation actions founded in long-term proven experience on-the-ground.