Nick Pfeiffer, Independent Consultant

fishery industry and aquaculture development planning - coastal resource management specialist - special talents in marine environment surveying, assessment of MCZs, practical dimensions of fishing and aquaculture and fishing gear impacts

Nick Pfeiffer is a marine ecologist and aquatic resource specialist with a particular interest in interactions between nature and both aquaculture and capture fisheries. Nick is based in the west of Ireland where he is a founding director of the environmental and ecological services company MERC Consultants. Through his company Nick provides a range of aquatic environmental and ecological services mainly in support of aquatic nature conservation, fisheries and aquaculture and marine renewable energy. Nick heads up aquaculture and capture fisheries related aspects of his company's work while also contributing to other projects such as aquatic habitat mapping, benthic faunal studies and survey work in connection with appropriate assessments for fisheries and aquaculture in Natura 2000 sites.

Nick’s academic background includes undergraduate studies in aquaculture and marine science at the University of Plymouth, while he also conducted postgraduate research in fisheries at the University of Georgia and at University College Galway.

While Nick retains his professional independence through his work with MERC, he periodically contributes his specialist knowledge and experience to Nautilus projects, as required.

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