SARAH TUBBS
MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCHER
& CONSERVATIONIST
Project: Bycatch rates of threatened Cambodian marine mammals
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Position: Principle Investigator
Primary Institution: Newcastle University
Team: Lokkaman El, Hanafry Res, Rith Khang, Nathan Nop, Rose Ellis
Supervisors: Professor Per Berggren, Dr Sarah Coulthard, Dr Rus Hoelzel
Collaborators: Cambodian Fisheries Administration, Khmer Ocean Life
Funders: IAPETUS2 DTP, Fund for marine mammal bycatch solutions
Stage: Completed. Publication to follow.
Project: Abundance and distribution of threatened Cambodian cetaceans
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Position: Principle Investigator
Primary Institution: Newcastle University
Team: Lokkaman El, Rose Ellis, TBC
Supervisors: Professor Per Berggren, Professor Phil Hammond, Dr Sarah Coulthard, Dr Rus Hoelzel
Collaborators: Cambodian Fisheries Administration, Khmer Ocean Life
Funders: IAPETUS2 DTP, Scientific Exploration Society
Stage: Fieldwork completed. Publications to follow.
Project: The Cambodian Marine Mammal Bycatch and Stranding Network
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Position: Advisor/Supervisor
Primary Institution: Khmer Ocean Life
Team: Chhayhy Heng, Lokkaman El, Nathan Nop, Rose Ellis, Sam Haslam
Collaborators: Cambodian Fisheries Administration
Advisors: UKCSIP, ORRCA
Funders: IAPETUS2 DTP, Fund for marine mammal bycatch solutions
Stage: Ongoing
Project: Mapping seasonal critical habitats for the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin in Kep, Cambodia
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Position: Principle Investigator
Primary Institution: The Cambodian Marine Mammal Conservation Project
Collaborators: Cambodian Fisheries Administration
Funders: The Rufford Foundation, Foundation Ensemble, Mohammed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Stage: Completed
Publicaitons produced:
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Abundance and distribution of small coastal cetaceans in Tanzania
​Position: Student Reseracher
Principle Investigator: Dr Gill Braulik
Primary Institution: The University of St Andrews
Supervisors: Dr Gill Braulik, Dr Phil Hammond
Funders/Collaborators: US Marine Mammal Commission, Wildlife Conservation Society Tanzania
Stage: Student project complete. Wider project ongoing.​
Literature produced:
Tubbs, S. (2022) Abundance and distribution of coastal cetaceans in the Pemba Channel, Tanzania. A thesis submitted to the University of St Andrews in fulfilment of the requirements of a Master of Science degree in Marine Mammal Science.