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Freelance scientific editor & consultant | Climate adaptation specialist

Profile Summary

Scientific editor with a PhD in environmental sciences and 18 years’ experience writing, editing, and reviewing academic and technical publications. Native English speaker with excellent attention to detail and knowledge of scientific formatting styles. Prior to moving into freelance work, I was a climate adaptation specialist with WWF. Areas of expertise and interest include vulnerability assessment, nature-based solutions, development of climate adaptation strategies, climate-compatible development, and capacity-building through knowledge exchange and outreach activities.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biology/Life Sciences
• ☆ Climate Science
• ☆ Environmental Management & Protection
• ☆ Applied Ecology
• ☆ Conservation Biology
• ☆ Marine Conservation
• ☆ Marine Ecology
• ☆ Environmental Education
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing, Newswriting, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review

Work Experience

Freelance scientific editor

Self-Employed

September 2017 - Present

Senior Specialist, Marine and Coastal Climate Adaptation

WWF

June 2015 - June 2016

LAC Marine and Coastal Climate Adaptation Leader

WWF

September 2010 - June 2015

Marine Turtles & Climate Change Program Leader

WWF

July 2008 - August 2010

Program leader, Public Outreach and Stewardship Programs

esse Environmental Education & Community Development Ltd.

March 2007 - July 2008

Business English Trainer

Linguarama Spracheninstitut GmbH

October 1999 - December 2000

Education

PhD (Environmental Sciences)

University of East Anglia

September 2002 - December 2006

MSc (Applied Ecology and Conservation)

University of East Anglia

September 2001 - September 2002

BSc (Biology)

University of Leeds

September 1995 - June 1999

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

REPORT

(2015). Identification and valuation of adaptation options in coastal-marine ecosystems . Inter-American Development Bank.

OTHER

Marianne Fish, Seth Thomas Sykora-Bodie (2013). Taking Action: An Introduction to Climate Smart Marine Turtle Conservation and the ACT Adaptation Toolkit .

Marianne Fish, Emma L. Tompkins, Adelina Mensah, Lesley King, Tran Kim Long, Elaine T. Lawson, Craig Hutton, Viet Anh Hoang, Chris Gordon, Jen Dyer, et al. (2013). An investigation of the evidence of benefits from climate compatible development .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

F.G. Moncada, L.A. Hawkes, M.R. Fish, B.J. Godley, S.C. Manolis, Y. Medina, G. Nodarse, G.J.W. Webb(2012). Patterns of dispersal of hawksbill turtles from the Cuban shelf inform scale of conservation and management . Biological Conservation. 148. (1). p. 191--199. Elsevier {BV}

M. M. P. B. Fuentes, M. R. Fish, J. A. Maynard(2011). Management strategies to mitigate the impacts of climate change on sea turtle's terrestrial reproductive phase . Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 17. (1). p. 51--63. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

M.R. Fish, I.M. Côté, J.A. Horrocks, B. Mulligan, A.R. Watkinson, A.P. Jones(2008). Construction setback regulations and sea-level rise: Mitigating sea turtle nesting beach loss . Ocean {\&} Coastal Management. 51. (4). p. 330--341. Elsevier {BV}

MARIANNE R. FISH, ISABELLE M. COTE, JENNIFER A. GILL, ANDREW P. JONES, SASKIA RENSHOFF, ANDREW R. WATKINSON(2005). Predicting the Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Caribbean Sea Turtle Nesting Habitat . Conservation Biology. 19. (2). p. 482--491. Wiley

Marianne Fish, Katherine Comer Santos, Marielle Livesey, Armando Camargo Lorences Climate change implications for the nest site selection process and subsequent hatching success of a green turtle population .