David Thomson Director, Fisheries

Summary C.V.

Inter-Ed's fishery director David Thomson has spent over twenty years in advisory, training and development work in over 50 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and East Europe, the Pacific and South-East Asia for the United Nations agencies, the International Development Banks and bilateral aid organisations. He served for a period as Assistant Professor at the University of Rhode Island USA, and as a Lecturer in the College of Fisheries in Newfoundland, Canada.

Qualifications:

• Robert Gordons (Aberdeen) Technical College - Nautical Captains Course
• University of Rhode Island (USA) - Development Economics

Spheres of Expertise

• Project identification, formulation, financing, evaluation and management.
• Education and training, technical, managerial, and non-formal programmes.
• Technology choice and costing, appropriate technology, large and small scale systems.
• Integrated projects, multi-sectoral area development.
• Marine and fisheries industries, energy, water, rural and manufacturing industries.

Work Experience

• Director of Inter-ed Ltd, Head of Fisheries Division.

Previous:

• Fish Industry Officer, FAO, Rome
• Project Adviser, Asian Development Bank, Sumatra
• Director, Consulting and Training Company
• Project Consultant, World Bank, Philippines
• Senior Officer, FAO, South China Sea
• Project Manager, FAO/UNDP Marine Fisheries, Indonesia
• Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island, USA
• Lecturer, College of Fisheries, Canada
• Senior Technical Officer, Lake Kariba, Zambia

Publications:

Among David Thomson's many publications are :

• Seine Fishing ,Fishing News Books, England
• Pair Trawling,Fishing News Books England
• Fishing Vessel Design, FAO South China Sea Programme
• Fisheries Extension, FAO South China Sea Programme
• Intermediate Technology and Alternative Energy for Fisheries, FAO South China Sea Programme
• The Use of the Wing Trawl for Herring National Fisherman USA
• Fishing Grounds and Fishing Charts, FAO Remote Sensing Conf.
• Commercial Fisheries Biology Course, FAO technical paper Rome
• Conflict within the Fishing Industry, ICLARM Vol 3 No. 3
• Fish Production & Markets, a Global Perspective Ireland
• The Sea Clearances in Scotland, Scottish Affairs

The following papers were written jointly with Roger Mullin of Inter-Ed

• Fisheries Manpower Planning Model FAO Rome & Malaysia
• Marine Fisheries Policy, Strategy and Programme of Work SADC
• Strategic Project Planning Manual UNIDO, Vienna

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