"This job provides me with fascinating opportunities to become immersed, even if just for a little while, in some of the many and varied relationships that exist between the marine environment and the people that engage with it. To this end, I am fortunate that PML shares my desire for interdisciplinary science approaches wherever possible. "
Andrew is a Social Scientist with the Marine Ecology and Society group at PML. An experienced interdisciplinary multi-method researcher, he has been involved in a range of national and international projects examining relationships between coastal communities and their marine and coastal environments. These relationships are explored through various qualitative and quantitative approaches, including public perception research (sustainable tidal energy, artificial light at night (ALAN)), stakeholder engagement (mangrove management, marine net gain), policy analysis (Integrated Coastal Management; mangrove management) and evaluation and review (renewable energy impacts, nature-connectedness, nature & health).
Andrew is continuing to build on his portfolio of marine artificial structure (MAS)-related research, including projects and publications on the socio-ecological impacts of renewable energy, offshore wind stakeholder views of Marine Net Gain, and public perceptions of tidal energy (all UKERC funded projects). Previous projects include National Capability International Research on blue carbon finance in Malaysia and ALAN in Chile; Newton Funded mangrove management in Malaysia (Nexus Action for Mangroves in Selangor, Malaysia; ACCORD (Addressing Challenges of Coastal Communities through Ocean Research for Developing Economies), focusing on collaborative socio-economic coastal livelihood work in Vietnam and Malaysia; and SWEEP (The South West Partnership for Environmental and Economic Prosperity) on the “Investment in Nature for Health’ project.
Prior to joining PML, Andrew spent 10 years conducting education research at University of Plymouth, which included multi-national ERASMUS+ projects producing teaching and learning materials, supporting outdoor learning, and exploring facets of research-informed teaching. Andrew has a BSc in Geology/Astronomy and an MSc in Biological Diversity. He is also an Associate Lecturer at University of Plymouth and teaches NVivo Qualitative Data Analysis Software skills to postgraduate students and research staff across SW UK universities.
Key Projects
- VALMAS – Value of Marine Artificial Structures, 2025-2029
- UKERC – UK Energy Research Centre, 2017-2026
- ACCORD – Addressing Challenges of Coastal Communities through Ocean Research for Developing Economies
- SWEEP – The South West Partnership for Environmental and Economic Prosperity (Programme); Investing in Nature for Health (project)
- NetComFish – Using Nexus Thinking to empower Community-based Management of Mangrove Fisheries
- NexAMS – Nexus Action for Mangroves in Selangor, Malaysia
- ADVENT – Addressing the Value of Energy and Nature Together
Selected Publications
- Edwards-Jones, A., Hattam, C., Hooper, T. & Beaumont, N. (2026) (available online). How do environmental values and attributes influence coastal community acceptance of tidal energy? Evidence from the Bristol Channel, UK. Renewable Energy Focus, 56, 100748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ref.2025.100748.
- Watson, S. C. L., Szostek, C. L., Edwards-Jones, A., Wills, B., Watson, G. J., & Beaumont, N. J. (2025). Assessing, monitoring and mitigating the effects of offshore wind farms on biodiversity. Nature Reviews Biodiversity. SharedIt link: https://rdcu.be/eBrZ4 https://doi.org/10.1038/s44358-025-00074-5
- Edwards-Jones, A., Watson, SCL., Szostek, C.L., Beaumont, N.J. 2024. Stakeholder insights into embedding marine net gain for offshore wind farm planning and delivery. Environmental Challenges 14,100814. doi:10.1016/j.envc.2023.100814.
- Watson, S.C.L., Somerfield, P.J., Lemasson, A.J., Knights, A.M., Edwards-Jones, A. et al. 2024. The global impact of offshore wind farms on ecosystem services. Ocean & Coastal Management 249, 107023. https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0964-5691(24)00008-5.
- Szostek, C.L., Edwards-Jones, A., Beaumont, N.J., Watson, S.C.L. 2024. Primary vs grey: A critical evaluation of literature sources used to assess the impacts of offshore wind farms . Environmental Science & Policy , 154. 103693. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103693
- Edwards-Jones, A., Goh, H.C., Lee, S.L., Ruslan, N.F.N., Lin, T.L., Austen, M.C., Then, A.Y. 2023. Malaysia and Selangor mangrove policy mapping and analysis. Report for the project Nexus Action for Mangroves in Selangor, Malaysia: protection through value creation for community-public-private partnerships (NexAMS). PML Publishing. https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/10054.
- Broszeit, S., Hattam, C., Langmead, O., Praptiwi, R.A., Creencia, L., Then, A.Y.H., Lim, V.-C., Hau, T.D., Edwards-Jones, A., Austen, M.C. et al. 2022. Ecosystem service provision by marine habitats in South-east Asia. PML Publishing, Plymouth, UK. 121pp. doi:10.17031/qte-y357.
- Hattam, C., Goh, H.C., Then, A.Y., Edwards-Jones, A., Ruslan, N.F.N., Yap, J.S.E. & Moh, H.H. 2020. Using nexus thinking to identify opportunities for mangrove management in the Klang Islands, Malaysia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 106917. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106917
- Hooper, T., Hattam, C., Edwards-Jones, A. & Beaumont, N. 2020. Public perceptions of tidal energy: Can you predict social acceptability across coastal communities in England?. Marine Policy, 119. 104057. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104057
- Nabilah Ruslan, N.F., Ching G.H., Hattam, C., Edwards-Jones, A. & Moh, H.H. 2022. Mangrove ecosystem services: Contribution to the well-being of the coastal communities in Klang Islands. Marine Policy, 144, 105222. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105222
- Smyth, T.J., Wright, A.E., Edwards-Jones, A., McKee, D., Queiros, A.M., Rendon, O., Tidau, S. & Davies, T.W. 2022. Disruption of marine habitats by artificial light at night from global coastal megacities. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 10 (1). doi:10.1525/elementa.2022.00042.
- Soon Loong, L., Then, A.Y-H., Goh, H.C., Hattam, C., Edwards-Jones, A. & Austen, M. 2022. Strengthened multi-stakeholder linkages in valuation studies is critical for improved decision making outcomes for valuable mangroves – The Malaysian case study. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9. doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.1033200.
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