I am a research scientist with over 30 years experience of working on Southern Ocean marine ecology and biological oceanography. I am experienced in managing large teams of scientists, in project management and leadership within the British Antarctic Survey and internationally, particularly within CCAMLR (Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources). I have an established track record of international collaboration and programme management. Most recently I have been the programme manager for the BAS Ecosystems Programme.

Research interests

My current research interests include:

• the use and development of acoustic techniques to conduct surveys of distribution, abundance and behaviour of pelagic organisms.
• the development of sustainable observing systems to study relationships between environmental variability and change and pelagic populations of marine organisms.
• the interactions between biological and physical processes in particular those that provide transport or retention mechanisms that will that lead to large scale structuring of marine ecosystems.

• Stowasser, G., Fielding, S., & Tarling, G. (2026). The taxonomic composition, abundance and wet weight of macrozooplankton and micronekton captured by an RMT8 net during surveys of the Western Core Box (South Georgia), 2009-2019 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/967411bd-0a07-49fd-ad52-2bec65781ce7

• Atkinson, A., Pakhomov, E., Siegel, V., Jessopp, M., Peat, H., Kawaguchi, S., Hill, S., Loeb, V., Hewitt, R., Fielding, S., Tarling, G., Daly, K., Ashjian, C., Chiba, S., Ensor, N., Brewster, C., Watkins, J., Hosie, G., Ichii, T., … ten Hoopen, P. (2020). KRILLBASE-length frequency database, a compilation of scientific net sampling data on length, sex and maturity stage of Euphausia superba around the Southern Ocean, 1926 to 2016 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/dfbcbbf9-8673-4fef-913f-64ea7942d97a

• British Antarctic Survey (2015). Raw acoustic data collected by ship-borne EK60 echo sounder in Scotia Sea (Jan – Feb 2008) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/0a4bede6-6be9-4d55-a146-bfdc603af3c2

1. Krill Hotspots

   The aim of this project is to understand the biological and physical factors that produce the very large swarms of krill, or “krill hotspots” that are found in the South Orkneys region.

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• Convenor CCAMLR Subgroup 2009-2014, Subgroup on Acoustic Survey and Analysis Methods
• Member of CCAMLR Subgroup, CCAMLR Subgroup on Acoustic Survey and Analysis Methods
• Member of CCAMLR Working Group, Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management