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Professor
Accepting PhD Students
I am Professor of Ocean Policy and Economy, and Director of the Sustainability and the Environment research theme, at the University.
As an advocate for global ocean conservation and a sustainable future, I’m committed to furthering research and activities – inside and outside the University – that generate positive impact for people and the planet.
As Theme Director for Sustainability and Environment research, my aim is to build on existing successes in ocean research by encouraging interdisciplinary, cross-University working. I’m also keen to strengthen emerging potential areas of excellence, which include growing agendas around sustainable food and sustainable fashion.
I also lead the University’s Revolution Plastics initiative – driving interdisciplinary research and innovation to solve challenges in areas as diverse as recycling, packaging and wastewater treatment.
I am one of the top 10 most-cited scientists in the field of Marine Policy (Google Scholar), with more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and research reports, and my expertise in ocean conservation has been developed during 20 years of research and practice.
This has been recognised by my role as Ocean Lead of the International Resource Panel by UN Environment, and my former role as Chief Strategy Officer for the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. I continue to work extensively with the UN family of ocean and biodiversity conventions, governments, agencies, businesses, universities and a wider network of international conservation organisations.
After graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Geography (University of Wales, Aberystwyth), I completed an MSc in Coastal Zone Management (Bournemouth University).
After working as a Scientific Officer at the government’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), I completed a PgCert in Teaching and Learning in HE, then a PhD in Coastal Management in the UK (both Nottingham Trent University).
I have also previously served as the University of Plymouyh’s Director of the Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research, and as Associate Head of the School of Marine Science and Engineering – and held positions on the editorial boards of the Coastal Management Journal and the Journal of Geography in Higher Education.
My key research interests are in the field of ocean policy and economy include conservation, the sustainable blue economy, the deep ocean, and ocean literacy.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
Fletcher, S., Hughes, E., Potts, J., Bowyer, C. & Salam, S.
Natural Environment Research Council
10/08/21 → 9/08/24
Project: Research
Cragg, S., Ford, A., Salta, M., McGeehan, J., Fletcher, S., Couceiro, F., Phang, S. & Failler, P.
Natural Environment Research Council
15/11/20 → 14/11/23
Project: Research
Fletcher, S., Winton, S., Bowyer, C., Capitanchik, L. & Bomford, S.
1/07/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
Ford, A., Fletcher, S., Marley, S. & Couceiro, F.
5/07/20 → 5/07/21
Project: Research
Steve Fletcher (Invited speaker) & Keiron Roberts (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Sayyidah Salam (Organiser), Steve Fletcher (Chair) & Antaya March (Presented paper)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Cressida Bowyer (Member of programme committee), Steve Fletcher (Participant), Maurice Golden (Participant), Philip Dunne (Participant), Marcus Gover (Participant), Cory Reynolds (Participant), Chris Marshall (Chair), Claudia Beamish (Participant), Peter Singleton (Participant) & Madelaine Berg (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Cressida Bowyer (Organiser), Steve Fletcher (Invited speaker), Mariel Vilella (Keynote/plenary speaker), Nelson Munyiri (Invited speaker), Shahriar Hossain (Invited speaker), Esrat Karim (Invited speaker), Louis Netter (Invited speaker), Dipesh Pabari (Invited speaker) & James Wakibia (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Samuel Winton (Organiser), Steve Fletcher (Invited speaker), Cressida Bowyer (Invited speaker), Joanne Preston (Invited speaker) & Keiron Roberts (Invited speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
13/03/22 → 20/04/22
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment
17/01/22 → 24/01/22
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment