Rebecca Crawford
Marine Policy Officer
Rebecca first joined the Trust in 2022 to work on the Oceans of Value project. The current focus for our policy and advocacy work is marine protection, marine planning and facilitating community involvement in decision-making.
Originally from Caithness, Rebecca completed her undergraduate at the University of Glasgow in 2014 before moving back up to the North of Scotland to do a Masters in Marine Resource Management at the Heriot Watt University Campus in Orkney. She has since worked for a range of conservation projects and organisations across Scotland, from peatland moths to regional marine planning, with a focus on community/stakeholder engagement. As a keen artist and crafter Rebecca is excited to see the development of the Sea the Connection project which will explore different ways of engaging with people about the sea.
Elouise Dalziel
Marine Policy Inclusion Officer
Elouise is a passionate ocean explorer and science-policy communicator. Seven years of higher education led to Elouise specialising in marine mammal studies, which takes her on adventures across the world (out-with the Trust, Elouise has been contracted to work offshore in 11 other countries to date as a marine mammal biologist, most recently in Greenland).
Closer to home, Elouise enjoys travels across Scotland to get to know the many inspiring individuals and communities safeguarding Scotland’s seas. As a BSAC Snorkel Instructor and Guide, she has collaborated with coastal communities to create the snorkel trails and continues to support Scotland’s Snorkel Trail Network. Elouise is interested in applying creative, social-science approaches to marine policy to help people connect meaningfully with the sea, explore ocean relationships and values and improve ocean accessibility. She is proud to champion the importance of using inclusive and accessible policy approaches in order to achieve authentic community-led marine decision-making.
In her spare time she is a Trustee for the charity Eco Drama, a dance fitness instructor and her happy place is a day by the beach with her family (westie Max and chocolate lab Kira often star in Elouise’s ocean adventures!).
Dr Jessica Jones
Marine Policy Manager
After completing a Masters in Oceanography at the University of Southampton in 2013, Jessica began her career in the Falkland Islands as a Scientific Fisheries Observer, working on trawling vessels for long periods of time. She worked in the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department for 7 years. During this time, she worked between the University of Aberdeen and the Falkland Islands completing her PhD in squid ecology and migration, before moving to the USA to work for the US government (NOAA) on their squid stock assessments.
She moved to Scotland in 2022, working with a regional coastal partnership before joining the Trust. Jessica loves to get out of the office and show people the amazing snorkel trail network and would like to do more diving to experience more of the stunning marine life that Scotland has to offer.
