Articles, technical and scientific papers…

Papers and articles - PDF downloads or external links below:

• Commissioned research report for Scottish Natural Heritage, titled "Basking Shark Hotspots on the West Coast of Scotland: Key sites, threats and implications for conservation of the species", SNH Research Report 339, Oct 2009

• Articles from Colin, as featured on the Attainable Adventure sailing website on developing an aluminium boat , or for more general articles on cruising (click link then search on Speedie).

• "Summer in the Scillies" (June 2009)

• Paper written for the East African Petroleum Conference 2009 (EAPC09), Environmental section. Proceedings not yet published, but paper here

• Paper in Journal Marine Biological Association UK: Relative abundance, density and distribution of the Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) along the west coast of the UK

• Article for BBC Wildlife magazine (July 2008) 'Mind the Gape' about the basking shark in UK waters (0.7 MB)

• Commissioned report for Natural England, titled "The Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) in West Cornwall: key sites, anthropogenic threats and their implications for conservation of the species" - Natural England Research Report NERR018, 2008

• Article for Nature Uganda on whether oil development and wildlife conservation can co-exist .

• Assessing the Impacts of Energy Developments and Developing Appropriate Mitigation in the Uganda portion of the Albertine Rift - commissioned by the Wildlife Conservation Society, 2006 (0.8 MB)

• Paper in Journal Marine Biological Association UK: Spatial distribution patterns of basking sharks on the European Shelf: preliminary comparison of satellite-tag geolocation, survey and public sightings data, 2005 (0.7 MB)
• Commissioned report for Northern Ireland Government, Dept of Environment on the Basking Shark project in Northern Irish waters (1 MB)

The experience of the partners behind Wave Action contains a wealth of technical and creative writing:

• Colin has a long established career in freelance journalism and photojournalism, having articles published in a wide range of magazines and newspapers, primarily on natural history, sailing and the environment. He has been interviewed on many occasions for both national and international TV and radio, and his photographic images appear on a regular basis in magazines, websites and books about marine wildlife. He has sole or co-authored a number of scientific journal peer-reviewed papers, been commissioned to write scientific reports for several government agencies and wildlife NGO’s, and developed many public educational reference materials during the course of his career.

• Louise has written technical reports for conservation NGO’s, regional Secretariats, and multi-national companies. She has led reviews of EIA's, co-authored strategic-level BAPs, developed country baseline assessments, and been commissioned to write numerous consultation responses to Government policy and practice. She has co-authored and edited cross-industry best practice guidance materials (EBI, IPIECA and IUCN), and invited to participate on various steering groups and advisory committees. Louise has written magazine articles on topics such as energy development, wildlife conservation and impact assessment, and co-authored scientific research reports on the basking shark. She was also commissioned to writte and produce an interactive training DVD to help build capacity on enviromental impacts associated with oil development