Jack Clarkson

Associate Scientist

Email: jc@smruconsulting.com

Jack is an Associate Scientist at SMRU Consulting Europe. Jack joined SMRUC in February 2023, with over 5 years of experience in marine mammal sciences. This included two years’ experience conducting visual and acoustic marine mammal surveys and marine mammal behaviour studies for non-profit organisations, as well as over 3 years of environmental consulting experience.

Jack has experience in various industries and sectors within consulting, including offshore renewables, ports and harbours, and geophysical survey operations. Jack specialises in marine mammal impact assessment and has conducted a wide array of industry-funded project work, including the production of marine mammal Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) chapters and environmental supporting documents, marine mammal mitigation plans and protocols, and acoustic survey design and coordination.

  • Degrees and Education

    • 2021 MSc Marine Mammal Sciences, University of St Andrews

    • 2014 BSc (Hons) Environmental Sciences, University of Nottingham

    Skills and Expertise

    • Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)

    • Habitat Regulations Appraisal (HRA)

    • Marine Mammal Mitigation

    • Anthropogenic Impacts

    • Behavioural Plasticity

    • QGIS

    • MMO

    • Various OWF EIA related reports (see Projects)

    • Ribaric, D & Clarkson J (2021) Nautical tourism affects common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus M.) foraging success in a NATURA 2000 site, North-Eastern Adriatic Sea. Mediterranean Marine Science, 22(2), 285-296. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.24475

    • Clarkson J, Christiansen F, Awbery T, Abbiss L, Nikpaljevic N, Akkaya A (2020) Non-targeted tourism affects the behavioural budgets of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in the South Adriatic (Montenegro). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 638:165-176. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13257

  • Projects:

    UK Offshore Development EIAs –

    AFLOWT

    Ardersier ETF Expansion

    Caledonia OWF

    Codling Wind Park

    Dublin Array OWF

    Five Estuaries OWF

    Inch Cape OWF

    Moray West OWF

    Muir Mhor OWF

    North Irish Sea Array OWF

    Outer Dowsing OWF

    Salamander OWF

    Stromar OWF

    West of Orkney OWF

    Overseas Offshore Development EIAs –

    Leading Light OWF (USA)

    Stantec COSW (USA)

    Other Projects –

    World Wildlife Fund (WWF) – North Atlantic Blue Corridors: Bottlenecks and opportunities for safeguarding whale migratory corridors

    JNCC – Guidance for undertaking noise impact assessments when using explosives in the marine environment

    PrePARED (OWEC) - Challenges and solutions for offshore windfarm cumulative effects assessments for marine mammals

    Real-time Passive Acoustic Mitigation Monitoring for Dredging and Dumping Works Associated with the Port of Ardersier

  • Phone: +1 (604) 737-7678

    Email: jc@smruconsulting.com

    Mail:
    SMRU
    604 – 55 Water Street
    Vancouver, BC
    V6B 1A1
    Canada