Dr Keiron Fraser

I am an Associate Professor (Education) in Marine Conservation, Academic Lead for the Marine Station and the University Diving Officer. I have overall responsibility for operational management of the University Marine Station as well as strategic development. In addition I am responsible for oversight of all diving carried out by staff and students at the University of Plymouth, excluding diving carried out by the Student Union SCUBA Society.
I am the academic module leader for a Scientific Diving module (OS207), teach on the Ocean Science and Marine Conservation Field Course (OS313) and Fish and Fisheries (MBIO363) and act as an adviser to BSc, Masters and PhD Students.
I also work with the National Geographic Pristine Seas Programme as an Expedition Leader and scientist.
http://https//www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/ecophysiology-and-development-research-group/surveying-the-pristine-seas-of-the-pacific-ocean

BSc Marine Biology/Zoology - Bangor University 1994
PhD - University of Aberdeen 1998
After completing my PhD, I worked for the British Antarctic Survey from 1998-2008 as a Marine Eco-physiologist. During this time I worked in the Antarctic and Arctic and have dived extensively in the Antarctic and at South Georgia. After leaving the British Antarctic Survey I worked for the Government of South Georgia for 6 years as a Government Officer managing fisheries and tourism and as the Operations Manager overseeing fisheries management, fisheries patrolling and the management of large scale environmental projects. While based in the Falkland Islands I dived with the Shallow Marine Survey group in many areas of the archipelago. 
I have dived professionally for 25 years and recreationally for 32 years. 

Porcupine Marine Natural History Society
Marine Biological Association
Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society 

Member
BSI and ISO Committees for the standardisation of scientific diver training
Scientific Diving Sub-Committee (SDSC) of the Health and Safety Executive
Port of Plymouth Liaison Committee (PPLC) member

HSE Professional SCUBA training with an emphasis on teaching diving scientists. 
The application of scientific diving to carry out sub-sea research.
Animal ecophysiology and in particular the field-based measurement of physiological function in organisms. 
Fish and fisheries management.
Marine conservation. 

The application of scientific diving to carry out subsea research. 
Marine ectotherm ecophysiology, in particular protein metabolism and seasonality.
Temperate sea grass ecology.
Benthic ecology. 
SCUBA based measurement of biodiversity. 
Seasonality in the marine environment.

PhDs
Alvarez-Cienfuegos, I. (in progress). Factors controlling protein metabolism and growth in the intertidal limpet Patella vulgata. UoP funded
Truebano, M. (2010). Thermal stress in the Antarctic clam Laternulaand temperate mussel Mytilus edulis: European Science Foundation PolarCLIMATE
Smale, D. (2007). The influence of ice disturbance on nearshore benthic communities at Adelaide Island, Antarctica: Daniel Smale (2007). Open University
Bowgen, A. (2005). Low temperature protein metabolism: the energetic costs of living and growing at thermal extremes: NERC PhD Studentship
MSc/MRes
Clarke, E. (2021). Does the non-native invasive Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas enhance or degrade benthic biodiversity
de Natale, C (2021). Comparison of survey techniques for habitat characterization in shallow, structured habitats: A measurement of survey effort for habitat characterization in coastal waters
Blackman, C (2020). Plymouth Sound and estuaries Special Area of Conservation: Analysis of change in subtidal Reef communities over time 1998-2019. 
Gilkinson, C. (2020). The effect of biotic and abiotic conditions on the distribution of Mediterranean seagrass. 
Baker, J. (2019). A short-term trial of the recovery of a seagrass meadow in a commercially important location after the installation of Stirling-Advanced moorings. 

Government of Malta - Consultancy 

University of Plymouth training framework for scientific diving: Health and Safety (HSE) SCUBA qualification- European Science Diver Online Workshop Dec 2020