Dr John Virdin

Dr Virdin directs the ocean and coastal policy program at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental and Policy Solutions. John has over twenty years’ experience in studying and advising government policies to regulate human use of the oceans, focusing on managing fisheries for food and livelihoods.

Dr Chris Cusack

Dr Christopher Cusack is a fisheries economist and technologist in Environmental Defense Fund’s Ocean Technology Solutions team. Chris has over twenty years’ experience working in and around fisheries and currently leads EDF’s technology-focused projects focused on addressing the world’s most pressing fisheries-related challenges.

Dr Alex Tilley

Dr Alex Tilley is an award winning fisheries scientist and leader of the Resilient Coastal Fisheries research cluster for WorldFish based in Penang, Malaysia. His work and research focuses on developing and testing innovative technological and social approaches to improve well-being, gender equality, and inclusive governance of aquatic foods.

Dr Serge Raemaekers

Dr Serge Raemaekers is the managing director of Abalobi ICT4Fisheries and a fisheries researcher at the interface between natural and social sciences. Serge has more than 15 years’ experience in aquaculture and capture fisheries and focuses his research on systems thinking around fishery governance and management models applicable to small scale fisheries.

Harlisa

Harlisa currently works to support the Oceans program of Environmental Defense Fund Indonesia as a Fisheries Information and Data Specialist. Harlisa is in charge of Blue Swimming Crab data collection activities in partnership with local university, NGOs and the community. She graduated from Hasanuddin University with major Utilization of Fisheries Resources (bachelor’s degree) and completed her master’s degree in IPB University with focus research on impact analysis (environment, social and economic aspect) of prohibition of Seine Net in Indonesia.