Anna Stevens

Project Scientist

Email: as@smruconsulting.com

Anna is a Project Scientist at SMRU Consulting Europe. She has five years of experience working with industry and government clients and a variety of stakeholders to provide environmental services to the oil and gas industry and offshore energy industry both in the UK and internationally. Additionally, three years of experience working for non-profit organisations conducting marine mammal research and data analysis.

  • Degrees and Education

    • 2014 MSc Marine Biology, University of Bangor

    • 2013 BSc Marine Biology with Oceanography, University of Southampton

    Skills and Expertise

    A marine scientist with a broad knowledgebase and diversity of skills gained through seven years combined postgraduate education, research and professional experience. Particular technical expertise in marine mammals, offshore oil and gas and renewable energy, environmental assessment and Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS & QGIS).

  • Offshore Wind Farm Projects:

    Five Estuaries OWF: PEIR chapter.

    Awel-y-Môr OWF: marine mammal baseline, PEIR chapter and piling MMMP.

    Dublin Array OWF: marine mammal baseline and ES chapter.

    Erebus Floating OWF: marine mammal and basking shark baselines, ES chapter and UXO deflagration and piling MMMP.

    Outer Dowsing OWF: marine mammal scoping chapter, marine mammal baseline, PEIR chapter.

    NISA OWF: marine mammal baseline, EIA chapter.

    Pentland Floating OWF: Marine mammal underwater noise impact assessment and iPCoD modelling.

    Moray West OWF: piling mitigation protocol.

    Research Projects:

    Literature review and model development to provide updated density estimates for Arctic marine mammal priority species for the US Navy.

    Literature review on toothed and baleen whale dive behaviour for BAE Encyclopaedia updates.

    Literature review on the effects of anthropogenic stressors on marine mammals for Population Consequences of Multiple Stressors (PCoMS) modelling project and expert elicitation.

    Identifying datasets and literature review for DEFRA time area thresholds project.

    Identifying datasets and literature review for DEFRA PAMS meta-analysis project.

  • Phone: +44 (0) 1334 466011

    Email: as@smruconsulting.com

    Mail: Scottish Oceans Institute

    East Sands

    University of St Andrews

    KY16 8LB

    Scotland