Owners´CV

Kirsten Engell-Sørensen, Biologist (M. Sc.)

Key qualifications:
 
• Breeding of marine juveniles (aquaculture)
• Plankton dynamics
• Fish larvae and fish eggs (evaluation of spawning potential, survival and transport)
• General marine ecology
• Knowledge of proposal writing and coordination of EU projects
• EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) studies/effects on fish, fish larvae and fish eggs.
 
 
Professional experience record :
 
Institution: Fishlab (owner)
 
Time span: 2004-ongoing
 
Major assignments: 
2008-ongoing: Task manager on "Fish egg and fish larvae" in the scoping and baseline investigations of Fish and Fishery regarding the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link project. FEBEC/Orbicon.
 
2005-2008: Coordinator of EC CRAFT project POCEFF.
 
2008-ongoing: Administrative coordination of the EC project IMAQUANIM. DTU, DK

2005-2006: Biofarming, DK/Chuangheng Food Co., China. Breeding of turbot larvae/turbot juveniles in Shandong Province.

2004-2008: Maximus A/S, DK. Extensive production of larvae of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) and European flounder (Platichthys flesus).
 
2004-ongoing: Various assignments for Nordvestjydsk Fritidsfiskerforening, DK regarding European flounder and whitefish.
Institution: DTU (administrative coordination and assistance on fund raising).

Time span: 2005-2008

Major assignments: Administative coordinator of the European Commission Integrated Project “IMAQUANIM”.
 
Institution: Bio/consult as (consulting biologist)
Time span: 1996-2004

Major assignments: 
2003-2004: Maersk and DONG, DK on EIA studies of the effect on off shore North Sea oil drilling activities on fish larvae and eggs.
 
2002-2003: Member of the committee concerning developing possibilities for salt-water based aquaculture in Denmark, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fishery.
 
2003-2004: Coordinator of EC CRAFT project POCEFF.
 
1995-2003: Nordvestjydsk Fritidsfiskerforening and Venø Fish Farm, DK. Breeding of marine juveniles: turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), flounder (Platichthys flesus), sole (Solea solea) and whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus).
 
2000-2003. SEAS, DK.  EIA studies of fish and fishery for an offshore wind farm.
 
1997-1999. Maximus A/S, DK), extensive production of larvae of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus).
 
1996-2001: Danish Counties: Survey of the presence and terms of survival of marine fish larvae in 5 Danish fjords. Project manager.

Selected publications, 2004-2009:
• Engell-Sørensen, K; Holmstrup, M; Andersen, Per; 2009. Preservation of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi using acidic Lugol's solution. Journal of Plankton Research. Accepted jan. 2009.
• Sørensen, TF, Drillet, G, Engell-Sørensen, K, Hansen, BW & Ramløv, H, 2007: Production and composition of eggs from neritic calanoid copepods reared in large outdoor tanks (Aquaculture 263, Issues 1-4, March 2007, p84-96).

• Engell-Sørensen, K., Drillet, G., Hansen, B., Echabe, J., Evjemo, J., Fintikaki, M., Holmstrup, M., Overrein, I., Ramløv, H., Overgaard, J., Siampas, T., Svendsen, A., Thinggaard, A., Tsovenis, I., & Verriopoulis, G., 2006. Intensive production of calanoide copepods and possible preservation of COPEPOD eggs for fish farming: Presentation of overall results from the FP5-craft-project, POCEFF. Final Report. (s. 1-187). Fishlab, kes@fishlab.dk, DK. 

• Engell, K., Drillet, G., Hansen, B., Echabe, J., Evjemo, J., Fintikaki, M., Holmstrup, M., Overrein, I., Ramløv, H., Overgaard, J., Siampas, T., Svendsen, A., Thinggaard, A., Tsovenis, I., & Verriopoulis, G., 2006. Intensive production of calanoide copepods and possible preservation of COPEPOD eggs for fish farming: Presentation of overall results from the FP5-craft-project, POCEFF. In AQUA 2006,Florence, Meeting Abstracts. www.was.org/meetings/AbstractData.asp?AbstractId=11338(s. 1060). 

• Holmstrup, M.; Overgaard, J.; Sørensen, TF; Guillaume Drillet, Hansen, BW. Ramløv, H. & Engell-Sørensen, K; 2006. Influence of storage conditions on viability of quiescent copepod eggs (Acartia tonsa Dana): Effects of temperature, salinity and anoxia. Aquaculture Research, 2006, 37, p625-631.
 
• Biofarming as, 2004-2006. Semi-extensive breeding of turbot in China. Procedures and work plans, several revisions. Data reports from all productions. Biofarming as, Jernaldervej 152, 8210 Århus V, DK.

• Engell-Sørensen,.K, 2005. Manual til semi-extensivt opdræt af skrubber. Bio/consult, maj 2005. www.dfu.min.dk/fiskepleje/PDFs/manualforskrubbe.pdf 

• Engell-Sørensen, K. & Støttrup, J. G., Holmstrup, M., 2004: Rearing of flounder (Platichthys flesus) juveniles in semi-extensive systems. Aquaculture 230 (2004), p475-491.