Department of Environmental Conservation

(Ph.D., W&FCON)

Research Projects:

Highly migratory species sportsfishing tournament survey sampling review.
for: US Government Department NOAA

Social assessment of a coastal restoration, Zuma Creek Lagoon, California for: Save America’s Estuaries

Perceptions of Biscayne Bay & Dry Tortugas Marine Protected Areas, Florida
for: US National Parks Service

Contact:

SyoungSyoung(at)eco.umass.edu
413-545-3749

Position:

Graduate Research Assistant

2008‐2012 PhD University of Massachusetts, USA
Human Dimensions of Marine & Coastal Ecosystems

2003‐2004 MSc University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Tropical Coastal Management

2000‐2003 BSc University of York, UK
Environmental Economics & Ecology (Hons)

Web links:

www.umass.edu/hd

Support:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Fisheries Statistics Division).

Faculty Advisor:

David K. Loomis

Publications:

MESH Guide to Marine Habitat Mapping Website ‐ www.searchMESH.net

MESH Project, 2008, "MESH Guide to Habitat Mapping" Young, S. & Davies, J.
(Eds.). Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough, UK (Weblink).
 http://www.searchmesh.net/Default.aspx?page=1614

MESH Project, 2008, “MESH Blue Book” Young, S. & Davies, J. (Eds.). Joint
Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough, UK (Weblink). 
http://www.searchmesh.net/PDF/Final%20MESH%20EXEC%20SUM%20v7.pdf

MESH Project, 2008, “Conference Proceedings; A Framework to Support
Sustainable Management”. Young, S. & Davies, J. (Eds.). Joint Nature
Conservation Committee, Peterborough, UK (Weblink).
http://www.searchmesh.net/Default.aspx?page=1600

Young, S. (2007), “MESH Maps Come Online: A Framework to Support Seabed
Habitat Mapping”. Hydro International, 11(7), 6‐9 (Weblink).
http://www.hydro-international.com/issues/id59-JulyAugust_2007,_Volume_11,_number_7.html

Young, S. (2007‐2008) Four popular articles in Nature News. Joint Nature
Conservation Committee, Peterborough, UK (Weblink).
 http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-2131

Young, S. (2007), "Social and Economic Profile of Helene; Community Views on
the Environment and the Potential for a Successful MPA" Coral Cay Conservation
(weblink).
 http://www.coralcay.org/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=72&Itemid=393

Commercial Experience:

2006‐2008 Marine Ecologist, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, UK
2006 Socio‐economic Consultant, NOAA / Coral Cay, Honduras
2005 Principle project scientist, Coral Cay, Honduras
2004 Socio‐economic Consultant, Marine Resource Management, Kenya
2003 Marine warden, Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, UK
2001 Researcher, Seascape, St Vincent and the Grenadines