Mandy McMath ECS Conservation Award

The ECS Mandy McMath Conservation Award is the premier award of the ECS and is named after the late Dr Amanda Jane McMath, who passed away in 2012 after a distinguished career in marine nature conservation.

The award is given for an outstanding contribution in the field of marine mammal conservation and/or welfare, with particular emphasis on contributions to environmental education and/or to conservation in practice.

Anyone can make a nomination for a colleague

and applications are made via the simple process described below.

The winner(s) of the award is decided by the awards committee, which is comprised of the previous award winners. The awards committee ideally makes its conclusion by consensus, although a simple majority vote can be used if necessary. Advice may be sought from other ECS members and experts if this is thought to be helpful.

The process is overseen by the President of the ECS and the Conservation Award Secretary.

To date, the award has been given mainly to distinguished individuals, but it can also be given for a particular contribution (such as a book, scientific paper or a particular project) or for an entire body of work (e.g. a series of linked contributions).

Application Process

This year the deadline for submissions is April 10^th 2026 and applications should follow this format:

Name of the person or project nominated for the award, their address and contact details;
Description of the rationale for the award (maximum length of proposal 500 words);
Full references for the material identified above and any relevant web-links; and
Name of nominator(s), their addresses and contact details.

Self-nominations are not accepted.

This form, and any supporting material if deemed necessary, should be sent by email to the Conservation Award Secretary, Mark Simmonds, by the deadline. Please use the following email address: mark.simmonds@sciencegyre.co.uk