 Since 1994, he has served as a member of the IUCN (World Conservation Union) Shark Specialist Group, assisting with preparation of Red List status accounts.He is professionally qualified as a Chartered Biologist (CBiol) and member (MRSB) of the Royal Society of Biology.He has authored or co-authored a number of papers in marine biological science journals since 1993, with much of his research focused on biology of the great white shark in Mediterranean and north-eastern Atlantic waters.