Clowie Russell has started as the new IWDG Consulting Manager. She took over this role in October 2024. She has worked as the Marine Mammal Ecologist for IWDG Consulting in Dublin Port since April 2018 where she delivered the Marine Mammal Mitigation Plan for the Alexandra Basin Re-development project and more recently the start of MP2. This involved large dredging and piling campaigns, long term static acoustic monitoring including real-time PAM and monthly seal surveys.
She completed a BSc (hons) in Marine Science in NUIG and has been a member of the IWDG since 2012. She has worked in the Shannon Estuary on bottlenose dolphins and in Australia on humpback whales. She is a qualified JNCC Marine Mammal Observer with experience inshore, offshore and land based monitoring for both research and mitigation purposes.
Clowie will be organising MMO and PAM operators for coastal and offshore projects, preparing Method Statements, RAMS and quotes and ensuring compliance with all health and safety obligations.