The NLH prides itself on its skills consisting of not only the staff and volunteers who give up their time on a daily basis to support the hatcheries work, but also the Board who support and direct the development and future direction of the hatchery, also as volunteers.
Our Patron: Baroness Wilcox of Plymouth
Baroness Wilcox heralds from a Plymouth fishing family and has been involved in the fishing industry all her life. She has spent over 20 years in the international food industry. The Baroness is a member of the House of Lords, President of the National Federation of Consumer Groups, Governor of Imperial College, a member of the All Party Fisheries Committee of Parliament and Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry, Energy and Science in the Lords, President of the Institute of Trading Standards, a non executive Director of Carpet Right Plc and Johnson Services Plc, a member of the governing body of the Institute of Food Research and a member of the Council of the Federation for Science and Technology. The Baroness is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and holds an Honorary Science Doctorate from the University of Plymouth.
Company Secretary: Ian Kennaway LLM
Ian Kennaway LLM was Cornwall County Council’s most senior solicitor. Ian was in charge of the County Solicitors Department and responsible for providing the following services to the county – Committee Services, Personnel Services, Trading Standards, Registration Service, Cornwall Sea Fisheries Committee.
Martyn Hedley
Martyn spent his working life in the City of London as Chairman of Willis Faber Dumas in their Aviation Division. Willis are a leading global insurance broker, developing and delivering professional insurance, reinsurance, financial and human resource consulting and actuarial services to corporations, public entities and institutions around the world.
Since his retirement in 2003 he spends almost all of his time in Cornwall. His listed house won a prestigious Renovation of the Year Award for a major restoration project. Martyn acquired and invested in a local community village shop and post office, doubling turnover and improving long-term prospects for the business. For a local Multiple Sclerosis charity Martyn and his wife Amanda helped organise a fundraising activity, which raised over £50k.
Martyn is also actively involved as a Director of the Livery Company’s Mutual – the mutual looks after the Livery companies in the City of London. Martyn had the honour of being made Master of the Worshipful Company of Grocers in 2005 and also the Chair of the Willis Pensioners Association.
Shell Fisheries and Culture: Dr Eric Edwards, OBE PhD MIBiol.
Sadly Dr Eric Edwards passed away in January 2009, but was a key supporter of the hatchery and the first Trustee to join the team. He will be greatly missed.
Eric’s career as a fisheries scientist span over 50 years and included employment with the Ministry of Fisheries as a Principal Scientific Officer, then Director of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain for 18 years to working part-time as the Fisheries Consultant to the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers in the City of London. He was a visiting Professor in Fisheries & Aquaculture at Queen's University, Belfast (2002-2005) and Vice President of the Shellfish Association.
Board of Trustees
Chairman: Bryan Coode Bryan spent ten years in the Army serving around the world on land and flying helicopters. After a number of international management roles he joined a company in high performance materials. For the last 14 years he set up and ran a European Division for Mitsubishi Materials, becoming the market leader. In 1999 he returned to Cornwall before retiring in 2005. Since returning Bryan has spent six years as Chairman of the Cornwall Garden Society and is now Vice President, responsible for grants to horticultural research and education, is Governor of University College Falmouth, was Vice Chairman of the Cornwall Development Project managing Objective One funding for Cornwall's gardens, Trustee of Trebah Gardens and is involved in several other local organisations. |
Vice Chair, Human Resources and Retail: Teri Walters Founding Chairman and Fisheries - Chief Fishery Officer for Cornwall Sea Fisheries: Edwin DerrimanEdwin started his career at sea when he was just 15 years of age, where he was fishing the Norwegian Deeps and the North Sea. He obtained his Skippers Certificate (Class 1, Deck Officer (Full)) in 1979 and went on to work for the following 26 years throughout the world as a fisherman. In 1990 he changed direction in his career and became a Fishery Officer. Edwin was the main initial driving force behind the Hatchery and has been working on this project since 1992. |
Research – Aquaculture Nutrition: Prof Simon DaviesSimon is a Professor in fish nutrition at the University of Plymouth and the pathway leader for the MRes in Applied Fish Biology. His research interests range from fundamental and applied fish nutrition, to global aquaculture sustainability and bio-security. Simon’s main focus has been on alternative protein sources for fish diets. He is a prolific publisher and is a member of the World Aquaculture Society and the Marine Biological Association. |
Research - Crustacean diseases: Dr Grant Stentiford
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Strategic Development: Dr. Phil Le Grice
Joining in 1998, his role has been to develop Duchy College’s role in research and development, and extension activities. This work has led to the college working with a huge range of industry and academic partners in training, organic research, horticulture, diversification activities leading to the formation of the Rural Business School. More recently Phil has worked to establish close links with farmers and food processors to help establish the Agri-Food innovation Centre, and its staff teams at Duchy College. Phil’s role with the NLH is to help advise on partnership activity, funding for and planning of research and education projects. |
Business Development: Jean Taylor |
Shellfish and Legal Issues: Jeremy Simmonds RD, BA(Oxon)
Jeremy became the President of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain in November 2008 having worked closely with the three past Directors of the Association, primarily on legal issues, for nearly 40 years. He has commented that - “The Marine and Coastal Access Bill now before Parliament, for which we have lobbied for so long, is only the latest of many legal challenges that have faced the industry. Experience shows that it will not be the last!” Jeremy is very pleased to have been able to join the Board of Trustees and to continue the link with the Shellfish Association of Great Britain first created by the late Dr Eric Edwards OBE, a Director of the Association for 18 years. Jeremy is also a Liveryman of the Fishmongers’ Company, one of the sponsors of the National Lobster Hatchery. |
Fundraising: Dan James, Development Manager Eden Project. |
Finance: Dave Harvey FMAAT MCIE |
Matthew Evans
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Dan joined Eden Project in September 2002 to manage its funding activity across a number of sectors including Public funds, Trusts and Foundations. His role includes raising funds to pay for programmes and projects that deliver against Eden's charitable mission, as well as playing a leading role in the establishment and maintenance of key regional stakeholder relationships. Prior to joining Eden, Dan spent 5 years working in local regeneration for Cornwall Enterprise and Government Office for the South West. 
