About this episode

Dan Hatherley Hurford discusses his journey to becoming a fisheries lecturer and his contributions to Plumpton College.

Dan comes from the 'Golden Era' of fisheries graduates, studying at Sparsholt alongside the likes of Viv Shears and Andrew Ellis. In this episode Dan shares his story that led to his current position as Fisheries lecturer at Plumpton College. Dan has gone above and beyond to put Plumpton on the map as a recognised fisheries college, a reflection of his passion and genuine interest in fisheries and countryside management more broadly. Dan often uses humour to deliver his knowledge and experi...

People in this episode

Host: Ben Pinniger

Guest: Dan Hatherley Hurford

Topics covered

• fisheries management
• education
• countryside management
• humor in teaching
• career paths in fisheries

Keywords

• fisheries
• Plumpton College
• education
• Dan Hatherley Hurford
• countryside management
• humor
• fisheries graduates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Plumpton College

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