Dr Dylan Bright BSc PhD CBiol MBiol
Managing Director - Tamar Consulting

e-mail dylanbright@tamarconsulting.co.uk

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• River corridor surveys using standard methodologies such as HABSCORE for the river and riparian area.
• Surveying for freshwater invertebrates as an assessment of water quality using all biotic indices such as BMWP, ASPT, MFBI coupled with the relation to habitat e.g. using RIVPACS.
• Surveying aquatic micro algae and their use as biomonitors as an assessment of water quality.
• Expert freshwater and marine algal taxonomist.
• EIA desk study regarding the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm.
• Marine Biotope surveying using standard MNCR and CCW methodology.
• Surveying for the adults and juveniles of commercially important fish and shellfish including electrofishing surveys using standard SFCC methodologies.
• Physical surveys of marine and freshwater habitats using a theodolite, remote sensing, GPS and mapping using GIS.
• Fish tag and release studies.
• Genetic population studies.
• Water quality analysis (chemical and biological) using field and laboratory techniques.
• Limnological studies, lake/reservoir design and management, blue green algal bloom modelling.
• Writing, editing and reviewing articles for the Encyclopedia of Aquatic Life of the World.
• Creating management plans for a large mining consortium detailing the evolution of quarry lakes and their restoration as wildlife sanctuaries and commercial fisheries.
• First author of three academic papers published in high impact peer-reviewed journals winning the New Phytologist Forum Award. Author of several grey literature R&D reports, magazine and newspaper articles.
• Highly computer literate and able to program certain languages.
• Provides scientific evaluation of projects and methodologies.
• Skilled in data analysis and statistical testing methods.
• Extensive experience of developing mathematical population modelling procedures.

EDUCATION

• University of Bristol
• PhD Freshwater Ecology
• University of London
• BSc (Hons) Marine and Freshwater Biology

PROFESSIONAL BODIES

• MBiol
• CBiol

EXTERNAL TRAINING

• Environmental Assessment and Monitoring Systems
• Freshwater Algae
• Introduction to Electrofishing
• Electrofishing Team Leader
• Powerboat Level II
• VHF Radio Licence

INTERNAL TRAINING

• Health and Safety Awareness (2005)
• First Aid (2005)
• River Health and Safety (2005)