Chris Hedley
Research, consultancy and other experience

Consultancy work   Chris is internationally recognized as an expert in the law of the sea and has been engaged as an adviser and consultant on many projects for a wide-range of bodies including international organizations, the EU institutions, national governments, non-governmental organizations and private enterprise clients, including other consultancy firms. Specific experience includes work on: fisheries: EEZ fisheries; high seas fisheries; multilateral and bilateral fisheries agreements, including fisheries access agreements; IUU fishing; fisheries enforcement; EU fisheries law; domestic fisheries legislation in various jurisdictions; whaling, protection of the marine environment: implementation of international environmental agreements; marine protected areas; marine pollution; conservation of marine biodiversity and habitats, law of the sea: vessel registration (including the "genuine link"); marine scientific research; maritime boundary delimitation and claims; general questions on the law of the sea.     Research and academic work   Chris is an experienced researcher and maintains an extensive research and publication output, including more than 50 publications to date. This publishing output comprises: a number of major research projects, including the Internet Guide to International Fisheries Law and International Fisheries Law and Policy Portal projects; a number of book projects, including books on multilateral and bilateral fisheries agreements and EU fisheries law; and several articles in peer-reviewed journals and other forums. His principal area of research interest is international and EU fisheries law, where he has published on international fisheries agreements, IUU fishing, fisheries enforcement, marine protected areas, bycatch, whaling and the Common Fisheries Policy. Chris has also published on UK fisheries law, the law of the sea and international environmental law. Chris is on the Editorial Boards of a number of journals and publications.       Training / teaching   Chris has provided training/teaching covering a range of subject matters (law of the sea, European and international fisheries law, general principles of EU law and public international law) and given a number of presentations at international conferences and workshops. Training has included university and other academic teaching and professional training seminars (both to other lawyers and to non-lawyers).       Project management   Chris is an experienced project manager, having led various consultancy assignments, and he has demonstrated success in competitive tendering. He also designs and manages editorial, research and publications systems for OceanLaw publications and runs the OceanLaw business.       Other   Through his professional work, Chris has developed a variety of other skills and experience, including (at international, European and domestic levels) legal drafting, negotiation, mediation and advocacy.