Linas Svolkinas
- Email: eelsv@leeds.ac.uk
- Thesis title: 'Biological and Socio-Political factors affecting the conservation of the Caspian Seal'
- Supervisor: Prof George Holmes, Simon J. Goodman
Profile
Leeds/York NERC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) PhD research student
Project Supervisors: Dr George Holmes and Dr Simon Goodman
Published
Ermolin, I., & Svolkinas, L. (2018). Assessment of the sturgeon catches and seal bycatches in an IUU fishery in the Caspian Sea. Marine Policy, 87(September 2017), 284–290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.09.022
Ermolin, I., & Svolkinas, L., (2016) Who owns sturgeon in the Caspian? New theoretical model of social responses towards state conservation policy. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25(14), 2929-2945. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-016-1211-x
Research interests
- Understanding human-seal interactions in the Caspian Sea
- Estimation of by-catch rate per unit effort (qualitative and quantitative approaches)
- Natural resource user and international stakeholder views on seal conservation management
- Quantification of by-catch
- Mapping of small boat fishing effort
- Cumulative Impact Assessment
- Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT)
Qualifications
- Independent Researcher (2012-2016)
- MA in Social Anthropology from University of Copenhage
- BA in Anthropology (University of Copenhagen)
- BA in History (Vilnius University)