CV_Smith Christopher - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research

Christopher J. Smith
Personal information
Address: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, P.O. Box 2214, 71003 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Telephone: +30 2810 337752 Mobile: +30 6972 304650
Fax: +30 2810 337822
E-mail: csmith@her.hcmr.gr
Nationality:
British
Date of birth: 15, 05, 1961
Gender:
Male
Personal skills and competences
Languages
Mother tongue; English
Understanding Speaking Writing
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
Greek Good Good Medium
Education and training
1988 Ph.D. Glasgow University, Scotland. “Effects of megafaunal/macrofaunal burrowing interactions on benthic community structure”.
1984 B.Sc. (Hons.,1st Class) in Marine Biology, HeriotWatt University, Scotland,
SCIENTIFIC IDENTITY
Professional Scientific Experience ( the last 5 years)
2007, Research Director ‘A’ Grade, Institute of Marine Biological Resources (IMBCR), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Crete Centre
2003, Principal Researcher ‘B' Grade, Institute of Marine Biological Resources (IMBR), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Crete Centre
2002, Principal Researcher ‘B' Grade, Institute of Marine Biology (IMBC), Crete, Greece
1999, Senior Researcher ‘C' Grade, IMBC, Crete, Greece
1998, to 2003: Head of the Department of Marine Ecology and Biodiversity, IMBC, Crete, Greece
1997, Deputy Head, Department of Marine Environment, IMBC, Crete, Greece
1988, Researcher, Benthic Ecologist, IMBC, Crete, Greece
Participation in Research Projects ( since 2000)
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2010, EU 7FP ENV.2009.2.2.1.1. ODEMM: Options for delivering ecosystem-based management. HCMR Participant.
2010, EU 7FP FAFB. 2.1.2 Prevent Escape: Assessing the causes and developing measures to prevent the escape of fish from sea-cage
aquaculture. HCMR Task Responsible
2009, EU 7FP SST.2008.1.2.1. SuSy: Surfacing system for ship recovery. HCMR Responsible.
2008, EU 7FP ENV.2007.2.2.1.3. CORALFISH: Assessment of the interactions between corals, fish and fisheries, in order to develop monitoring
and predictive modelling tools for ecosystem based management in the deep waters of Europe and beyond. HCMR Responsible & Regional
(Mediterranean) leader.
2008, EU 7FP ENV.2007.2.2.1.4. MEECE: Marine ecosystem evolution in a changing environment. HCMR Responsible.
2003, EU 6FP SSP8-CT-2003-5016055 NECESSITY: Nephrops and Cetacean Species Selection Information and Technology (HCMR, WP
responsible, Nephrops norvegicus: alternative fishing gears & selectivity).
2003, EU 6FP GOCE-CT-2003-505576 ELME: European lifestyles and marine ecosystems. (HCMR, WP responsible, WP5 Unsustainable
Extraction of Fishing Resources).
2001, EU FP5 QoL 2001-00993 COST-IMPACT: Costing the impact of demersal fishing on marine ecosystem processes and biodiversity
(Regional Coordinator).
2001, EU FP5 EVK 2001/00059 AMASON: Advanced mapping with sonar and video (Regional Coordinator).
2001, EU FP5 Q5RS-2000-31151, AQCESS: Aquaculture and coastal economic and social sustainability, IMBC Task responsible.
2001, EU FP5 Q5RS-2000-31779, MERAMED: Development of monitoring guidelines and modelling tools for environmental effects from
Mediterranean aquaculture, IMBC Task responsible.
Participation in Committees, Conferences, Workshops ( since 2000)
2010, 1st Annual MEECE Science Meeting, Heraklion Crete, February 2010.
2009, ICES SGNEPS Study Group on Nephrops Surveys (28/1-2/2/09, Chair E. Bell UK).
2009, ICES WKNEPH A Benchmark Workshop on Nephrops with UWTV Surveys (2/2/-6/2/09, Chair K. Stokesbury USA).
2009, 1st CORALFISH Science meeting. Crete, November 2009
2008, ICES Workshop and Training Course on Nephrops Burrow Identification (WKNEPHBID), March 2008, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
2007 ICES Annual Science Conference,17-21 September, 2007, Helsinki, Finland.
2007, ICES Working Group on the use of UWTV surveys for the determining abundance in Nephrops stocks throughout European waters
(WKNEPHTV), April 2007 (local organiser), Crete, Greece.
2006, Oceanology International, March 2006, London, U.K.
2006, ICES Conference “Fishing technology in the 21st Century”, 30 October-3 November 2006, Boston, USA.
2006, ICES Symposium on Fisheries Management Strategies, 27-30 June, 2006, Galway, Ireland.
2006, ICES Benthos Ecology Working Group, April 2006, Crete, Greece.
2005, ICES Annual Science Conference, September 2005, Aberdeen, U.K.
2004, Oceanology International, March 2004, London, U.K.
2004, EurOcean, European Conference on Marine Science & Ocean Technology, 10-13 May 2004, Galway, Ireland.
2003, 7th Hellenic Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries, 6-9 May 2003, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece.
2000, Oceanology International, March 2000, Brighton, U.K.
2000, 6th Pan Hellenic Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries, 23-26 May 2000, Chios, Greece.
Selected Research Publications (Magazines, Newspapers, Books, Special Editions etc)
Lastras, G., Canals, M., Amblas, D., Lavoie, C., Church, I., De Mol, B., Duran, R., Calafat, A.M., Hughes-Clarke, J.E., Smith, C.J., Heussner, S.
and “Euroleón” cruise shipboard party. 2011. Understanding sediment dynamics of two large submarine valleys from data: Blanes and La Fonera
canyon, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Marine Geology. 280; 20-39.
Smith, C.J. Mytilineou, C. Papadopoulou, K-N. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A. Salomidi M. 2010 ROV observations on fish and megafauna in deep
coral areas of the Eastern Ionian. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Medit. Vol. 39. p. 669. CIESM, Venice 10-14 May 2010.
Rose, K.A., J.I. Allen, Y.Artioli, M. Barange, J. Blackford, F. Carlotti, R. Cropp, U. Daewel, K. Edwards, K. Flynn, S. Hill, R. Hille Ris Lambers, G.
Huse, B. Megrey, A. Moll, R. Rivkin, B. Salihoglu, C. Schrum, L. Shannon, Y. Shin, S.L. Smith, C. Smith, C. Solidoro, M. St. John, M. Zhou. 2010.
End-To-End Models for the Analysis of Marine Ecosystems: Challenges, Issues, and Next Steps. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics,
Management, and Ecosystem Science 2:115–130.
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Capus, C.G., Banks, A.C., Coiras, E., Tena Ruis, I., Smith, C.J. & Petillot, Y.R., 2008. Data correction for visualization and classification of side
scan sonar imagery. IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation. 2(3): 155-169
Smith, C.J., Banks, A.C., and Papadopoulou K.-N. 2007. Improving the quantitative estimation of trawling impacts from side scan sonar and
underwater video imagery. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 1692-1701
Petihakis, G., Smith, C. J., Triantafyllou, G., Sourlantzis, G., Papadopoulou, K-N., Pollani, A. and Korres G. 2007. Scenario testing of fisheries
management strategies using a high resolution ERSEM–POM ecosystem model. . ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 1627-1640
Karakassis, I., Machias, A, Pitta, P. Papadopoulou, K.-N., Smith C.J., Apostolaki, E., Giannoulaki, M., Koutsoubas, D., Somarakis, S., 2006. Cross
community congruence patterns in marine ecosystems: does the part reflect the whole? Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 310: 47-54.
Machias A., I. Karakassis, M. Giannoulaki, K.- N . Papadopoulou, C. J. Smith & S. Somarakis, 2005. The response of demersal fish communities
to the presence of fish farms. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 288: 241-250.
Smith, C.J. & Papadopoulou, K.-N., 2003. Burrow density and stock size fluctuations of Nephrops norvegicus in a semi-enclosed bay. ICES
Journal of Marine Science. 60: 798-805.
Smith, C.J., Marrs, S.J., Atkinson R.J.A., Papadopoulou, K.-N. & Hills, J.M., 2003. Evaluation of the underwater television technique for fisheriesindependent
stock assessment of Nephrops norvegicus from the Aegean (Eastern Mediterranean). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 256: 161-
170.
Solan, M., Germano, J.D., Rhoads, D.C., Smith, C., Michaud, E., Parry, D., Wenzhofer, F., Kennedy, R., Henriques, C., Battle, E., Carey, D.,
Iocco, L., Valente, R., Watson, J. & Rosenberg, R., 2003. Towards a greater understanding of pattern, scale and process in marine benthic
systems: a picture is worth a thousand worms Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 285–286: 313– 338
Smith, C.J., Rumohr, H., Karakassis I. & Papadopoulou K.-N., 2003. Analysing the impact of bottom trawls on sedimentary seabeds with sediment
profile imagery. Benthic Dynamics: in situ surveillance of the sediment-water interface. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 285–
286: 479–496
Lebart K., Smith C .J., Trucco E, Lane D.M., 2003. Automatic indexing of underwater survey video: Algorithm and benchmarking method. IEEE J
Oceanic Eng 28 (4): 673-686.
Coggan, R.A., Smith, C.J., Atkinson, R.J.A., Papadopoulou, K.-N., Stevenson, T.D.I., Moore , P.G. & Tuck I.D., 2002. Fast-track methods for
assessing trawl impacts. Symposium on Effects of Fishing Activities on benthic habitats: linking geology, biology, socioeconomics and
management. Tampa, Florida, Abstr. 28-29.
Karakassis, I. Tsapakis, M., Smith, C.J. & Rumohr, H., 2002. Fish farming impacts in the Mediterranean studies through sediment profile imagery
(SPI). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 227: 125-133.
Lebart, K. Petillot, Y, Smith C.J., Lane, D. & Trucco, E., 2002. Video sensors play major role in subsea scientific missions. Sea Technology. 44(2):
10-17.
Smith, C.J., Papadopoulou, K.-N. & Diliberto, S., 2000. Impact of Otter trawling on an eastern Mediterranean commercial fishing ground. ICES
Journal of Marine Science; 57: 1340-1351.
Hughes, D.J., Marrs, S.J., Smith, C.J. & Atkinson, R.J.A., 1999. Observations of the echiuran worm Boneliia viridis in the deep basin of the
northern Evoikos Gulf , Greece . J. Mar. Biol. Ass. UK; 79: 361-363.
Tuck, I.D., Taylor, A.C., Atkinson, R.J.A., Gamitto, M. & Smith C.J., 1997. Biochemical composition of Nephrops norvegicus: changes associated
with ovary maturation. Marine Biology; 129: 505-511.
Lane D.M., Davies J.B.C., Robinson G., O'Brien D.J., Pickett M., Jones D., Scott E., Casalino G., Bartolini G., Cannata G., Ferrara A., Angelleti
D., Coccoli M., Verrugio G., Bono R., Virgili P., Canals M., Pallas, R., Gracia E. & Smith, C., 1997). AMADEUS: Advanced manipulation for deep
underwater sampling. Robotics and Automation Magazine; 4(4): 34-45.
Karakassis, I. Smith, C.J. & Eleftheriou, A., 1996. Performance of neutral model analysis in a spatio-temporal series of macrobenthic replicates.
Marine Ecology Progress Series: 137; 173-179.
Dando, P.R., Hughes, J.A., Leahy, Y., Niven, S.J., Smith C.J. & Taylor, L.J., 1995. Gas venting from submarine hydrothermal areas around the
island of Milos in the Hellenic Volcanic Arc. Continental Shelf Research; 15 (8): 913-928.
Danovaro, R., Della Croce, N., Eleftheriou, A., Fabiano, M., Papadopoulou, N., Smith, C.J. & Tselepides, A., 1995. Meiobenthos of the deep
Eastern Mediterranean Sea: distribution and abundance in relation to bacterial biomass, organic matter composition and environmental factors.
Progress in Oceanography; 36: 329-341.
Nickel, L.A., Atkinson, R.J.A., Hughes, D.J., Ansell, A.D. & Smith C.J., 1995. Burrow morphology of the echiuran worm Maxmuelleria lankesteri
(Echiura: Bonelliidae). Journal of Natural History; 29: 871-885.
Book Chapters
Smith C.J. & K.-N. Papadopoulou (2008). Nephrops growth and reproductive biology. In: Reproductive Biology of Crustaceans, Science
Publishers, Enfield, New Hampshire, USA
Papadopoulou K.-N., Smith C.J. & Zenetos A., 2007. Effects on biological diversity and community structure and function. pp. 261-267. In State of
Hellenic Fisheries. C. Papaconstantinou A., Zenetos V., Vassilopoulou G. & Tserpes (Eds). Athens, HCMR Publ.
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Petrakis G. & Smith, C.J. Papadopoulou, K.-N. & Chilari, A., 2007. Gear Selectivity. pp. 375-384. In State of Hellenic Fisheries. C.
Papaconstantinou A., Zenetos V., Vassilopoulou G. & Tserpes (Eds). Athens, HCMR Publ.
Smith C.J. & Papadopoulou K.-N., 2007. Nephrops Fisheries in Greece. pp. 452-460. In State of Hellenic Fisheries. C. Papaconstantinou A.,
Zenetos V., Vassilopoulou G. & Tserpes (Eds). Athens, HCMR Publ.
Smith C.J., 2007. Fisheries effects on benthic habitats (and fluxes). pp. 268-273. In State of Hellenic Fisheries. C. Papaconstantinou A., Zenetos
V., Vassilopoulou G. & Tserpes (Eds). Athens, HCMR Publ.
Smith C.J., 2007. Fisheries independent assessment methods: video. pp. 356-359. In State of Hellenic Fisheries. C. Papaconstantinou A.,
Zenetos V., Vassilopoulou G. & Tserpes (Eds). Athens, HCMR Publ.
Valavanis V. & Smith C.J., 2007. Essential Fish Habitats. pp. 385-390. In State of Hellenic Fisheries. C. Papaconstantinou A., Zenetos V.,
Vassilopoulou G. & Tserpes (Eds). Athens, HCMR Publ.
Vassilopoulou V., Papadopoulou K.-N., Smith C.J., Haralambous I. & Streftaris N., 2007. Fishery and benthic Indicators to evaluate the effects of
fishing in Hellenic waters. pp. 327-338. In State of Hellenic Fisheries. C. Papaconstantinou A., Zenetos V., Vassilopoulou G. & Tserpes (Eds).
Athens, HCMR Publ.
Smith, C.J., and Rumohr, H. (2005) Imaging Techniques. pp 87-11. In: Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos (3rd Edition). Eds. A. Eleftheriou
and A. McIntyre. Blackwell Science, Oxford. 418 pp.
Smith, C.J. & Papadopoulou, K.-N. 2005. Environmental Impacts of Fisheries. pp 318-325. In State of the Hellenic Marine Environment. Eds E.
Papathanassiou & A. Zenetos. HCMR Publ., 360 pp
Eleftheriou, A., Ansell, A.D. & Smith C.J. (1995). Editors. The Biology and Ecology of shallow coastal waters. Proceedings of the 28th European
Marine Biological Symposium, Crete, Sept. 1993. Olsen & Olsen, Fredensborg Denmark, 361 pp.
Research Interests
Invertebrate fisheries: life histories and ecology, dynamics and assessment, Nephrops norvegicus
Gear technologies: fishing gear selection, alternative fishing techniques (particularly trapping)
Ecosystem impacts and interactions: impacts of fishing, aquaculture and assessment methodologies
Benthic ecology: megafaunal and macrofaunal communities and ecology, ecosystem processes and functioning, interactions of functional groups
Technologies: application of imaging technologies (acoustic and optical), image analysis, seabed mapping and underwater platforms
Educational Activities
Teaching Experience (Lessons, Lectures, Seminars)
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2011: “Trawling impacts on benthic habitats”, University of Crete, February 2011, Crete, Greece.
2010: Otter trawling impacts in the Eastern Mediterranean. Kiel University Summer School, October 2010, Crete, Greece.
2010: “Trawling impacts on benthic habitats”, University of Crete, February 2010, Crete, Greece.
2009: “Environmental impacts of fishing”, University of Michigan Summer School, Crete, Greece.
2008: “Environmental impacts of fishing”, University of Michigan Summer School, Crete, Greece.
2007: “Nephrops Growth in the Aegean Sea”, University of Thessalia, Volos, Greece.
2007: “Trawling Impacts on Benthic Habitats”, University of Crete, Greece.
2007: “Soft Sediment Otter Trawling Impacts in the Eastern Mediterranean”, University of Michigan Summer School, Crete, Greece.
2007: “Fisheries and Ecosystem Interactions”, Mediterranean Aquaculture, HCMR, Crete, Greece.
2006: “Remotely operated Vehicles and Divers”, HCMR Scientific Diving School, Crete, Greece.
2005: “Application of Hydroacoustics in Classification of the Seabed”, THALATTA. Acoustic monitoring of the marine environment. HCMR,
Crete, Greece.
2005: “Marine Flora and Fauna: Archaeological Friend or Foe”, Mediterranean Marine Archiometry, Athens, Greece.
2004: “Application of Imaging Techniques”, EU-Aquaculture Summer School, Crete, Greece.
2003: “Soft Sediment Otter Trawling Impacts in the Eastern Mediterranean”, Institut fur Meereskunde, Kiel, Germany.
1999: “Megafaunal Trends in the Mediterranean, Comparisons and Importance”. MAST Advanced Study Course "The Mediterranean Marine
System", Barcelona.
1998: “Mediterranean Soft Sedimentary Studies”, Institut fur Meereskunde, Kiel, Germany.
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1997: “Diving with ROVs”, MAST Advanced Course for the Instructors of European Scientific Divers. Elba, Italy.
1996: “Gear Selectivity” Black Sea Summer School in October 1996 on Fisheries and the Environment, FRI, Kavala, Greece.
Other Activities
2003-now Responsible for Remotely Operated Vehicle Systems, HCMR (2000 m Max Rover, 400 m Super Achilles, 300 m Falcon, 200 m
Seabotix)
1999–2003 Responsible for Optical and Acoustic Imaging Systems, IMBC (ROVs, underwater video sled, SPI, side scan sonar)
Responsibilities include all operational aspects (team leader, piloting (400 hours), deck operations, etc.), system development and maintenance.
Operating up to 24 hours a day with a team of 7 personnel on a variety of vessels. Operations include supporting HCMR science projects,
archaeological survey and response to maritime disaster - target identification, survey and mapping (2007 Sea Diamond cruise liner, 2004/5
Chinook helicopter recovery, 2003 Mirage engine and tail section recovery).
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