Adel Heenan
Head Of Applied Research And Capacity Development at Global Fishing Watch
Menai Bridge, Wales, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAdel Heenan is an ecologist-turned-leader with 11 years of experience applying marine science to fisheries management and capacity building, currently heading Applied Research and Capacity Development at Global Fishing Watch. He blends academic rigour from a PhD at Edinburgh with hands-on field research in reef and fisheries science across the Pacific and UK, driving data-driven solutions for sustainable fisheries. Adel has led interdisciplinary teams translating satellite and fisheries data into practical management tools and training programs for stakeholders. Based in Menai Bridge, Wales, he is as comfortable publishing peer-reviewed research as he is building partnerships that turn complex ocean data into policy-relevant insights. A subtle throughline in his career is a focus on making high-quality ecological data accessible and actionable for conservation outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, PhD at The University of EdinburghMaster of Science (MSc), Tropical Coastal Management, Distinction, Master of Science (MSc), Tropical Coastal Management, Distinction at University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Github Skills (15)
semantics8
ecology8
ontology6
geneontology6
digital-humanities6
linked-open-data5
r-package5
earth-science5
planetary-science4
data-management4
data-science3
taxonomy3
cran2
r2
database1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
fish-crep/canned-fish
Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
credfish/fish_paste
Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:5 pushes in 3 months
data-analysispythondata-scienceanalysis-ready-datapreprocessing
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