Simon Berrow

Dr Simon Berrow has been working on cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) in Ireland since 1987. He is founder member and current Chief Science Officer, of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (www.iwdg.ie) which co-ordinate All-Ireland long term recording schemes. The data from these schemes support the development of conservation policies and best practice guidelines for the conservation and management of cetaceans in Ireland. He is founder member of the Irish Basking Shark Group formed in 2008 primarily to seek legal protection for sharks in Ireland. He also lecturers at the Atlantic Technological University, Galway contributing to the Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology degree and a number of Masters programmes and currently supervises four PhD candidates. He has over 200 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals to his name and sits on a number of scientific committees including the National Biodiversity Forum.

January 2025