Jess Marsh

Trustee since 2024

A passionate conservationist, I have always been fascinated by the underwater world and dedicate my scientific career to studying aquatic wildlife in both freshwater and marine environments. I have never strayed too far from the West Country, growing up in Somerset and studying in Cornwall (BSc Zoology, University of Exeter), Southampton (MSc Biodiversity and Conservation, University of Southampton), and Dorset (PhD Biological Sciences, Queen Mary University of London), where I now reside. I am currently working as a fisheries ecologist for the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust.

My background in freshwater salmonid ecology led me to get involved with the Wylye Grayling and Trout Survey back in 2020, working alongside Rich Cove and Stephen Gregory, as well as collaborators from academia, fishing association, and water industry, to study biological and environmental drivers of growth and survival in the Wylye grayling population.

I try to make the most of living by the coast and enjoy sea swimming, kayaking, a good coastal path stomp, and badly ID-ing birds at the local nature reserves.