Dr Alexander Caveen

Dr Alexander Caveen

Lecturer in Environmental Policy

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • School of Environmental Sciences

Qualifications

  • BSc (Newcastle University)
  • MRes (University of Leeds)
  • PhD / DPhil (Newcastle University)

Summary

My research focuses on understanding marine resource management issues and is typically applied, either informing policy development or business response to ESG risk. It includes studies in the following areas; biodiversity conservation, spatial planning, fisheries management and governance, and seafood supply-chains.

L7 Environmental Change in the Anthropocene (Module Lead)

L7 Environmental Law and Policy (Module Lead)

L7 Research Skills (Contributor)

L6 Saving our Seas (Contributor)

Recent outputs

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Book

The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas : Science meets Policy

Caveen, A., Polunin, N., Gray, T., & Stead, S. M. (2015). The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas : Science meets Policy. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10957-2

Journal Article

Improved traceability in seafood supply chains is achievable by minimising vulnerable nodes in processing and distribution networks

Hopkins, C. R., Roberts, S. I., Caveen, A. J., Graham, C., & Burns, N. M. (2024). Improved traceability in seafood supply chains is achievable by minimising vulnerable nodes in processing and distribution networks. Marine Policy, 159, Article 105910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105910

Pay Gaps Between Domestic and International Fishers: an Economic or Ethical Issue?

Jones, E., Botterill, K., Chikwama, C., Caveen, A., & Gray, T. (2020). Pay Gaps Between Domestic and International Fishers: an Economic or Ethical Issue?. Maritime Studies, 19(1), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-019-00133-6

Structure and spatio-temporal dynamics of the artisanal small-scale fisheries at the future MPA of "Taza" (Algerian coast, SW Mediterranean)

Boubekri, I., Caveen, A. J., Djebar, A. B., Amara, R., & Mazurek, H. (2018). Structure and spatio-temporal dynamics of the artisanal small-scale fisheries at the future MPA of "Taza" (Algerian coast, SW Mediterranean). Mediterranean Marine Science, 19(3), 555-571. https://doi.org/10.12681/MMS.16192

The Risk Assessment for Sourcing Seafood (RASS): Empowering businesses to buy responsibly

Caveen, A. J., Lart, W., Duggan, H., & Pickerell, T. (2017). The Risk Assessment for Sourcing Seafood (RASS): Empowering businesses to buy responsibly. Marine Policy, 75, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2016.10.005

Research interests

Environmental policy

Governance

Fisheries management

Seafood industry

Social science research methods

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Delivery of the regional pilot UK Commercial Fishing Social Survey (Fishing Lives) within the North East IFCA region

Funder

DEFRA

Grant

£9,999.00

Started

7 May 2024

Status

Ongoing

Project

Experiencing human-wildlife conflict management through playful learning

Funder

British Ecological Society

Grant

£3,460.00

Started

1 December 2024

Status

Ongoing

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