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TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN FOOD & FISHERIES POLICY & DEVELOPMENT
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Ian Goulding qualified as an Environmental Health Officer in 1978, and worked for 4 years in food safety
enforcement at district level. He took a Masters in Food Science in 1979, and obtained his PhD in 1983,
whilst working as QC and technical manager in a processing establishment for farmed trout and salmon in
Scotland. He designed and implemented QC systems for new products for sale in the company's main retail
customer, Marks and Spencer. After a period of lecturing, he spent 2 years in Ecuador, assisting the
Competent Authority to develop new codes of practice and inspection systems, to meet the health
requirements of the USA, particularly with respect to farmed shrimp and canned tuna. He spent 4 years in
Egypt, developing a fish technology training and research centre at Alexandria University and he founded
food and fisheries consultants MegaPesca in 1993. Since that time he has participated in numerous technical
assistance and research projects involving food and fisheries issues in more than 40 countries. He has
attended numerous cargo claims involving rejected fishery products, and has advised on cause and quantum
of damage, both on the spot and as an expert witness. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and
Technology, and holds membership of the European Food Law Association and the International Association of
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Helder Marta da Silva qualified in Marine Biology and Fisheries at the University of Algarve, Portugal in
1991, and worked for 2 years in a crustacean fishing company as Quality Control Manager. He designed and
implemented QC systems and codes of practice and undertook on-board training of fishers in handling and
quality. Between 1994 and 1996 he lectured in a Professional Training School in the disciplines of Fishing
Technology, QC and Fish Processing. He was also coordinator of the QC Course. After this period, he
undertook a post-graduating course in Food Technology and Quality. He commenced work with MegaPesca in
1995, becoming a full-time consultant of the company in 1996. Since then he has worked on development and
technical assistance projects in different parts of the world. He specialises in HACCP, Fish QC and
Inspection, and has undertaken extensive on-the-job training of fish inspectors and industry staff in
Ghana, Sierre Leone, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, Cabo Verde, Portugal and Latvia. He has also attended
several cargo claims involving rejected fishery products. He has also undertaken surveys of socio-economic
impact of fisheries in Portugal and the Azores. He is a certified trainer with the Portuguese Professional
Training Institute and holds membership of the Portuguese Association of Quality and the International
Association of Fish Inspectors.
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Rowena Frobisher Goulding qualified as a Registered Nurse in 1980 and as Psychiatric Specialist Nurse in
1981. She worked for nearly 10 years in the UK National Health Service, her final post with the NHS as a
Nursing Sister saw her in charge of 50 patients and 20 staff. In 1986 she joined her husband in Ecuador
were he was working on an ODA Fisheries Project, and she was involved in setting up and running a TB clinic
in the Guayaquil slums as well as raising funds to build a small hospital there- a task she completed before
her departure in 1988. From 1988 – 1992 she lived in Alexandria, Egypt were she set up a children's nursery
school, advised on the design and equipping of a clinic for the poor in Alexandria, was the secretary for
the British School Board and treasurer of the British Club. In 1993 she organised the registration and
setting up of MegaPesca Lda in Portugal. Since 1993 she has managed the MegaPesca office on a day to day
basis, particularly with regard to the MegaPesca finances, negotiation of contracts, consultants travel
and accommodation requirements, data searches, organisation of and accompanying study tours in the UK and
Portugal and organisation of all office administration. Rowena has four children and a regularly absent
husband!
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Diana Tingley has an MA Honours in Economics from Edinburgh University (1989-93) and in 1995 she gained an
MSc in Fisheries Economics (Distinction) from the Centre for the Economics and Management of Aquatic
Resources (CEMARE), University of Portsmouth. During the period 1995-1999 she worked for UK fisheries
consultants MacAlister Elliott & Partners (MEP), graduating from Project Assistant to Project Manager and
establishing the Fisheries Economics Department of the company. She subsequently worked as a free-lance
consultant for MEP and MegaPesca for a year. During this time Diana undertook various
overseas assignments (Yemen, Bahamas), extensive compensation claims assessment work for mainly UK inshore
fisheries, completed a range of desk-based quantitative and qualitative studies on a range of topics
including subsidies, socio-economic dependency, discards, recreational fisheries valuation and
environmental damage liabilities. In 2000 Diana joined the research team at CEMARE and has focused her
work upon technical efficiency and fishing capacity management and its utilisation. She spent seven months
during 2003 on secondment to the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit as fisheries economist for the Strategic
Review of the UK Fishing Industry. She is currently a PhD candidate and a member of the European
Association of Fisheries Economists and the International Institute for Fisheries Economics and Trade.
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Jennifer Harrison comes to us from the United States where she
received a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing
from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her
professional career includes over 7 years of project and product
management, account management, and customer service management
for Internet-related software products and services, as well
as over 7 years experience with copy writing, email marketing,
Web advertising, Web site design, and Internet technologies.
Before moving to Portugal in 2001, Jennifer was the Director
of Media Consulting for the San Francisco based software firm,
Oooo.TV, where she designed 3 out of 4 of the company´s software
products that managed advertising space within interactive television
interfaces. Prior to this, she spent 4 years riding the Internet
wave, working in Boston, Massachusetts, for a 5 person start-up
software company that sold for over US$5 million after just
three years. Jennifer now works as a freelance consultant, joining
forces with MegaPesca to help enhance their
online information services.
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Robert Lee started his professional fishing career in 1972 and
has over 30 years experience in marine fisheries with 20 of
these in long term fisheries development projects working for
the FAO, GTZ and DFID. He has worked in responsible positions
as Master Fisherman, Technical Manager, Project Manager, Team
Leader and Consultant. He was formally trained as a Master Fisherman
and Fishing Skipper and holds certificates of competence from
the UK and Canada. Nigeria, Sierra Leone, the Dominican Republic,
Cape Verde, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands, Guinea
Conakry, Mauritania, Rep. of Congo and Gabon are some of the
countries where Robert has worked extensively. He is conversant
in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. His background as
a hands-on fisherman gives him a profound insight into the questions
of fisheries socio-economics, fishery resource and environmental
management issues and with questions concerning poverty reduction
and food security. He loves dancing and music. | | |
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Isabel Henriques provides a solid bedrock of administrative support to the
MegaPesca office. She is responsible for running the documentation centre
and maintaining our databases, including the core functions of the technical library and
consultant databases. Isabel is well versed in the various legal and bureaucratic official
procedures and documentation required to keep MegaPesca running smoothly.
She is our resident linguist, speaking Portuguese, French, Italian and English.
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