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My main research focuses on coupled social-ecological systems in the marine environment and the interface between science and policy and I lead a number of major international initiatives in these fields. Though much of my current work is in social science, my original training was in Chemical Oceanography and I maintain an active interest in this area, extending it to integrated assessment of marine systems.
At the Scottish Marine Institute I am a member of the ...
Career / education
2008-present
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Director of SAMS
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2005-2008
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Director of the Marine Institute, Plymouth University |
2000-2008
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Professor of Marine and Coastal Policy, Plymouth University
(where I continue as honorary Visiting Professor) |
1998-2000
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Visiting Professor, Plymouth University and Senior Consultant at the
International Centre for Water Studies (Amersfoort, Netherlands) |
1998-present
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Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation
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1993-1998
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Founding Coordinator of the Global Environment Facility Black Sea Environmental Programme, Istanbul (UN Grade D2) |
1993
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Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC, CChem) |
1987-1993
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Head of the Marine Environmental Studies Laboratory (International Atomic Energy Agency and UN Environmental Programme), Monaco |
1977-1987
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Researcher and Associate Professor at the Institute of Marine and
Limnological Sciences,
National Autonomous University of Mexico
(including two years as Coordinator of UNAM’s oceanographic research
ships) |
1985
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Investigador Nacional (National research system award) |
1977
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PhD 'Chemistry and Hydrography of Mexican Tropical Lagoons', University of Liverpool
Supervisors: Mohamed Abdullah and John Riley |
1974
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BSc (Hons) Chemical Oceanography, University of Liverpool |
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Research
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Current research projects
- Knowledge-based Management of Europe’s Seas (KnowSeas) Laurence Mee, Coordinator: This is a four year, 31 partner, 15 country research project designed to examine how Europe’s seas can be managed using a systems approach. It is multidisciplinary and works closely with DG-Environment to provide improved scientific support to the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
- Enhancing the use of science in International Waters projects to improve project results: This project supports the UN Global Environmental Facility’s $2Bn International Waters Focal Area by providing improved science inputs to marine environmental management programmes. I am coordinating work on Large Marine Ecosystems and offshore waters with a particular emphasis on examining the effectiveness of adaptive management as a central paradigm.
- Black Sea Ecosystem Recovery: The Black Sea is one of the few places in the world where we can monitor recovery from catastrophic eutrophication. Work is progressing on the evaluation of data gathered during four research cruises to the Black Sea and the results are being modelled.
Research grants (last ten years)
Project title
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Duration
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Funder
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Value
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| Enhancing the use of science in International Waters projects to improve project results |
2009-2011
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UN University/ GEF
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£51,687
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| Research Study on social & economic objectives for a Scottish Marine Plan |
2009
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Scottish Government
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£13,288
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Knowledge-based Management of Europe’s Seas (KnowSeas)
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2008-2012
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EU FP7
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€5.74 M |
| Black Sea Benthic Exchange (with Dr Jana Friedrich, AWI) |
2007-2009
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Royal Society International Joint Fellowship
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£20,000
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| Black Sea Environmental Programme, Research Cruises in the Black Sea (coordination and participation) |
2004*
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GEF
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£24,000
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| European Lifestyles and Marine Ecosystems |
2004-2007*
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EU FP6
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€2.5 M |
| Seminar Series Human Development and the UK's Marine Environment |
2003-2005*
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ESRC/NERC
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£20,000
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IASON (Black Sea/E Mediterranean), WP
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2004-2005*
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EU FP6
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€35,000 |
| Research on methodologies for Transboundary Diagnostic Analyses/Strategic Programmes of Action |
2003-2004*
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UNDP-TSC
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£70,000
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| Research on Public Participation for Europe's Marine Environment |
2000-2003
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Oceana
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£100,000
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*Awarded during my employment at Plymouth University
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Publications
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- MEE, L.D. (2010). Between the devil and the deep blue sea: The coastal
zone in an era of globalisation. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
Doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2010.02.013
- McQUATTERS-GOLLOP, A., A. J. GILBERT, L. D. MEE, J. E. VERMAAT, Y.
ARTIOLI, C. HUMBORG, and F. WULFF (2009). How well do ecosystem
indicators communicate the effects of anthropogenic eutrophication?
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 82(4) 583-596
- BUNCE, M., L. D. MEE, L.D. RODWELL, and R. GIBB (2009). Collapse and
recovery in a remote small island – a tale of adaptive cycles or
downward spirals? Global Environmental Change 19(2): 213-226
- LANGMEAD, O., A. MCQUATTERS-GOLLOP, L. D. MEE, J. FRIEDRICH, A. J.
GILBERT, M.-T. GOMOIU, E. L. JACKSON, S. KNUDSEN, G. MINICHEVA, and V.
TODOROVA (2009). Recovery or decline of the Northwestern Black Sea: A
societal choice revealed by socio-ecological modelling. Ecological
Modelling 220(21): 2927-2939
- MEE, L.D., H. DUBLIN and A. EBERHARD (2008) Evaluating the Global
Environment Facility: A goodwill gesture or a serious attempt to deliver
global benefits? Global Environmental Change 18 (4): 800-810
- McQUATTERS-GOLLOP, A., L. D. MEE, D.E. RAITSOS, and G. I. SHAPIRO
(2008). Non-linearities, regime shifts and recovery: The recent
influence of climate on Black Sea chlorophyll. Journal of Marine Systems
74(1-2):649-65
- ARTIOLI, Y., J. FRIEDRICH, A. J. GILBERT, A. McQUATTERS-GOLLOP, L. D.
MEE, J. E. VERMAAT, F. WULFF, C. HUMBORG, L. PALMERI, and F. POLLEHNE
(2008), Nutrient budgets for European seas: a measure of the
effectiveness of nutrient reduction policies. Marine Pollution Bulletin
56:1609-1617
- MEE, L.D., R. JEFFERSON, D. d’A. LAFFOLEY and M. ELLIOTT (2008) How good is good? Human values and Europe’s proposed Marine Strategy Directive. Marine Pollution Bulletin 56(2): 187-204
For a full publication list for Professor Mee, please use the search function on the right.
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External
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Committee/panel activities
- Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Protection of the Seas (2003-present)
- Occasional advisor to the GEF Monitoring and Evaluation office (appointed by the World Bank)
- Chairman of the Devon Maritime Forum (2005 - 2008)
- Member of the Scientific Steering Committee of LOICZ (Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone), International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (2005-2010)
- Advisor to WWF’s European fishery programmes (1998-present)
- Special Advisor to the UK Parliamentary Science Select Committee inquiry on “Investigating the Oceans”, 2007-2008
- Special Advisor to the UK Parliament Scrutiny Committee on the Marine Bill, 2008
- Chair of the review panel on Sweden’s marine research programme, 2009
- Non-exec Member of the intersectoral UK Marine Science Coordinating Committee and link member with UK industry (2009-present)
- Member, Executive Committee of the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology Scotland (MASTS)
- Member, Executive Committee of the Scottish Alliance for Geosciences, Environment and Society (SAGES)
- Member, Executive Board of the UHI-Millennium Institute
Media coverage
- Participation in the design and presentation of numerous television and radio programmes to foster the better communication of environmental issues to the general public. Recent interviews on radio and TV (Today programme twice in 2007, The Politics Show on BBC TV, 2007 & 2008, Radio 5 Alive from Greenland, September 2007, BBC Coast 2010, BBC Great Railway Journeys 2010).
- Articles and Interviews on marine policy and education in Marituentas (2002), Science in Parliament (2007), Marine Scientist (2008)
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Founding Member of The Oceanography Society
- Academician - Full Member of the Ukrainian Academy of Ecological Sciences, 1995
- Honorary Member of the Georgian Academy of Ecological Sciences, 1996
- Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, Year of the Oceans, 1998
- Member of the Marine Biological Association (former Trustee)
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Teaching
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Current PhD students
- Ms Ruth Brennan 'From stakeholder to contributor: transforming community participation in the marine planning process' (2009-present)
Recent past research students (alumni)
- Rebecca Jefferson (until 2008) 'Development and use of indicators for
applying the ecosystem approach in the marine environment'. English
Nature/HEFCE. PhD awarded 2010
- Karen Bowler 'The human ecological footprint in the Irish Sea' ESRC/NERC award. PhD awarded 2007
- Abigail McQuatters-Gollop 'Indicator-based assessment of eutrophication in coastal seas' PhD awarded 2007
- Asha Singh 'Sustainable development options for marine and coastal
areas of Caribbean Small Island Developing States' PhD awarded 2006
External teaching responsibilities
- External examiner: Queen's University, Belfast
- External examiner: University of East Anglia
- External lecturer and supervisor: University of the Algarve
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Professor Laurence Mee
E: laurence.mee@sams.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1631 559 272 / 270
E: +44 (0)1631 559 001
Scottish Marine Institute
Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA, UK
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