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Helen Rita Sykes (born 02 August 1957) is Fijian marine biologist, environmental consultant and scientist of British origin.

Life

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Sykes was born in Preston, Lancashire, UK, then she was 7 moved to spend all of her childhood in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, where she attended Lancaster Girls Grammar School. After living and working at Hope Hospital throughout the 1980s, she obtained an HNC Applied Sciences, Stockport College of Technology, UK in 1984.

In 1996, after 13 years working in biological research in the universities and hospitals of England and Saudi Arabia, and another 7 years as a dive instructor in the islands of the Caribbean and Central America, Helen came to Fiji and formed the company Marine Ecology Consulting [1] . Originally British, she is now a dual UK/Fijian citizen.

Helen Sykes is one of the most experienced marine ecologists working in the field of marine assessment for development projects in Fiji and the surrounding region.

She works in coral reef and marine resource conservation and management, including over 80 Marine and Mangrove Resource Assessments as part of Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Management Plans.

She is registered with the Fijian Ministry of Environment as an Environmental Impact Assessment Consultant Subject Specialist in marine flora and fauna, coral, marine protected areas, and sustainable tourism uses of the reef environment.

Helen is one of the founder members of the Fiji Locally Managed Marine Areas Network (FLMMA) [2]and works closely with village communities on marine conservation.

She is the author of multiple reports on the status of coral reefs and marine populations in Fiji and the wider South Pacific, in partnership with international conservation and educational organisations.

In Fiji Helen has worked on development projects related to tourism, jetty extensions, oil pipelines, sewage plants and road developments .

Publications

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Publications authored or coauthored by Sykes include:

  • Beger, M., Wendt, H., Sullivan, J., Mason, C., LeGrand, J., Davey, K., Jupiter, S., Ceccarelli, D. M., Dempsey, A., Edgar, G., Feary, D. A., Fenner, D., Gauna, M., Grice, H., Kirmani, S. N., Mangubhai, S., Purkis, S., Richards, Z. T., Rotjan, R., … Fernandes, L. (2020). National-scale marine bioregions for the Southwest Pacific. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150, 110710.[3]
  • Bigot, L., Chabanet, P., Cuet, P., Cauvin, B., Durville, P., Mulochau, T., Naim, O., Nicet, J. B., Tessier, E., Bernard Armand, T., & Wickel, J. (2019). 35. Fiji: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems. In World seas: An environmental evaluation. Vol. II : the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. ISBN-10, ‎0081008538
  • Cumming, R., Aalbersberg, B., Lovell, E., Sykes, H., & Vukikomoala, K. (2002). Coral reefs of the Fiji Islands: Current issues (IAS TECHNICAL REPORTS).[4]
  • de Ramon N’Yeurt, A., Carlson, B., Lovell, E., & Sykes, H. (2018). GCRMN 2018 status—Fiji country report (pp. 131–135).
  • Eakin, C. M., Devotta, D., Heron, S., Connolly, S., Liu, G., Geiger, E., De La Cour, J., Gomez, A., Skirving, W., Baird, A., Cantin, N., Couch, C., Donner, S., Gilmour, J., Gonzalez-Rivero, M., Gudka, M., Harrison, H., Hodgson, G., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., & Manzello, D. (2022). The 2014-17 Global Coral Bleaching Event: The Most Severe and Widespread Coral Reef Destruction.[5]
  • Glaus, K., Gordon, L., Vierus, T., Marosi, N. D., & Sykes, H. (2024). Rays in the Shadows: Batoid Diversity, Occurrence, and Conservation Status in Fiji. Biology, 13(2), 73.[6]
  • Govan, H., Lasgorceix, A., & Sykes, H. (2009). Status and potential of locally-managed marine areas in the South Pacific: Meeting nature conservation and sustainable livelihood targets through wide-spread implementation of LMMAs.[7]
  • Lovell, E., Sykes, H., & Sulu, R. (2004). 2004 Status of coral reefs in the south-west Pacific: Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu (2004).[8]
  • Mangubhai, S., Sykes, H., Lovell, E., Brodie, G., Jupiter, S., Morris, C., Lee, S., Loganimoce, E. M., Rashni, B., Lal, R., Nand, Y., & Qauqau, I. (2019). Chapter 35 - Fiji: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems. In C. Sheppard (Ed.), World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation (Second Edition) (pp. 765–792). Academic Press.[9]
  • Mangubhai, S., Sykes, H., Lovell, E., Brodie, G., Jupiter, S., Whippy Morris, C., Lee, S., Loganimoce, E., Rashni, B., Lal, R., Nand, Y., & Qauqau, I. (2018). Fiji: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems (p. Chapter 35).[10]
  • Mangubhai, S., Sykes, H., Manley, M., Vukikomoala, K., & Beattie, M. (2020). Contributions of tourism-based Marine Conservation Agreements to natural resource management in Fiji. Ecological Economics, 171, 106607.[11]
  • Miller, K., Nand, Y., Mangubhai, S., Lee, S., Naisilisili, W., & Sykes, H. (2018). Marine Biological Surveys of Coral Reefs in the Northern Lau Group.
  • Sykes, H. (2019). 2019 Snapshot of the 2019 coral bleaching in Fiji. [12]
  • Sykes, H., Grand, J. L., Davey, K., Kirmani, S. N., Mangubhai, S., Yakub, N., Wendt, H., Gauna, M., & Fernandes, L. (2018). Biophysically special, unique marine areas of FIJI (p. 224). MACBIO (GIZ, IUCN, SPREP), Wildlife Conservation Society and Fiji’s Protected Area Committee (PAC). [13]
  • Sykes, H., Mangubhai, S., & Manley, M. (2018). Contribution of Marine Conservation Agreements to Biodiversity Protection, Fisheries Management and Sustainable Financing.
  • Sykes, H., & McKay, K. (2006). 2006 Status Of Coral Reefs In The Fiji Islands 2006. ISBN 0 642 25953 4[14]
  • Sykes, H., Morris, C., & CRISP. (2009). 2007 South-west Pacific status of coral reefs report 2007. 215.
  • Sykes, H., & Reddy, C. (2007). “Sacred Water”; 10 years of community managed marine protection supported by ecotourism-based income generation at Waitabu Marine Park, Fiji Islands. 5.
  • Tarrant, M., Gleason, M., Sykes, H., Boyd, S., Lyons, K., & Herriman, N. (2022). Work Integrated Learning (WIL) in the Indo-Pacific: A Village Stay Model. Tourism Cases, 2022.[15]
  • Ward-Paige, C., Brunnschweiler, J., & Sykes, H. (2020). Tourism-driven ocean science for sustainable use: A case study of sharks in Fiji.[16]
  • Ward-Paige, C., Sykes, H., Osgood, G., & Brunnschweiler, J. (2022). Community-driven shark monitoring for informed decision making: A case study from Fiji.[17]
  • Sykes, H. (1982). The functional capacity of disordered menisci. Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.[18]
  • Sykes, H. (1991). Induction of mouse mammary tumours in a transplantation system by the sequential introduction of themyc andras oncogenes. International Journal of Cancer. [19]
  • Noble, J., Diamond, R., Walker, G., Sykes, H.R.- The Functional Capacity of Disordered Menisci. J. Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Jan 1982[20]

References

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  1. ^ "About – marine ecology consulting".
  2. ^ "Fiji".
  3. ^ Beger, Maria; Wendt, Hans; Sullivan, Jonah; Mason, Claire; Legrand, Jimaima; Davey, Kate; Jupiter, Stacy; Ceccarelli, Daniela M.; Dempsey, Alex; Edgar, Graham; Feary, David A.; Fenner, Douglas; Gauna, Marian; Grice, Hannah; Kirmani, Sahar Noor; Mangubhai, Sangeeta; Purkis, Sam; Richards, Zoe T.; Rotjan, Randi; Stuart-Smith, Rick; Sykes, Helen; Yakub, Naushad; Bauman, Andrew G.; Hughes, Alec; Raubani, Jason; Lewis, Adam; Fernandes, Leanne (2020). "National-scale marine bioregions for the Southwest Pacific". Marine Pollution Bulletin. 150. Bibcode:2020MarPB.15010710B. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110710. PMID 31753567.
  4. ^ http://www.reefbase.org/pacific/pub_C0000000078.aspx
  5. ^ Eakin, C. Mark; et al. (2022). "The 2014-17 Global Coral Bleaching Event: The Most Severe and Widespread Coral Reef Destruction". doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1555992/v1.
  6. ^ Glaus, Kerstin; Gordon, Luke; Vierus, Tom; Marosi, Natasha D.; Sykes, Helen (2024). "Rays in the Shadows: Batoid Diversity, Occurrence, and Conservation Status in Fiji". Biology. 13 (2): 73. doi:10.3390/biology13020073.
  7. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/46446261_Status_and_potential_of_locally-managed_marine_areas_in_the_Pacific_Island_Region_meeting_nature_conservation_and_sustainable_livelihood_targets_through_wide-spread_implementation_of_LMMAs
  8. ^ https://nauru-data.sprep.org/dataset/status-coral-reefs-south-west-pacific-fiji-nauru-new-caledonia-samoa-solomon-islands-tuvalu
  9. ^ Mangubhai, Sangeeta; Sykes, Helen; Lovell, Edward; Brodie, Gilianne; Jupiter, Stacy; Morris, Cherie; Lee, Steven; Loganimoce, Epeli M.; Rashni, Bindiya; Lal, Ronal; Nand, Yashika; Qauqau, Ingrid (2019). "Fiji: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems". World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation. pp. 765–792. doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-100853-9.00044-0. ISBN 978-0-08-100853-9.
  10. ^ Mangubhai, Sangeeta; Sykes, Helen; Lovell, Edward; Brodie, Gilianne; Jupiter, Stacy; Morris, Cherie; Lee, Steven; Loganimoce, Epeli M.; Rashni, Bindiya; Lal, Ronal; Nand, Yashika; Qauqau, Ingrid (2019). "Fiji: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems". World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation. pp. 765–792. doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-100853-9.00044-0. ISBN 978-0-08-100853-9.
  11. ^ Mangubhai, Sangeeta; Sykes, Helen; Manley, Marita; Vukikomoala, Kiji; Beattie, Madeline (2020). "Contributions of tourism-based Marine Conservation Agreements to natural resource management in Fiji". Ecological Economics. 171. Bibcode:2020EcoEc.17106607M. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106607.
  12. ^ Sykes, Helen (January 2019). "Snapshot of the 2019 coral bleaching in Fiji". WCS.
  13. ^ Sykes, Helen; Grand, Jimaima Le (January 2017). "Biophysically special, unique marine areas of FIJI".
  14. ^ https://www.sprep.org/att/IRC/eCOPIES/Countries/fiji/69.pdf
  15. ^ Tarrant, Michael A.; Gleason, Mikell; Sykes, Helen; Boyd, Steven; Lyons, Kevin; Herriman, Nick (2022). "Work Integrated Learning (WIL) in the Indo-Pacific: A Village Stay Model". Tourism Cases. doi:10.1079/tourism.2022.0030.
  16. ^ Ward-Paige, C. A.; Brunnschweiler, J.; Sykes, H. (2020). "Tourism-driven ocean science for sustainable use: A case study of sharks in Fiji". doi:10.1101/2020.02.04.932236.
  17. ^ Ward-Paige, CA; Sykes, H.; Osgood, GJ; Brunnschweiler, J. (2022). "Community-driven shark monitoring for informed decision making: A case study from Fiji". doi:10.1101/2022.08.31.505463.
  18. ^ "The functional capacity of disordered menisci".
  19. ^ "Induction of mouse mammary tumours in a transplantation system by the sequential introduction of themyc andras oncogenes".
  20. ^ Noble, J.; Diamond, R.; Walker, G.; Sykes, H. (1982). "The functional capacity of disordered menisci". Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. 27 (1): 13–18. PMID 7077571.
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