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Barange, Manuel
Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, FAO

Bjørge, Arne
Norwegian Institute of Marine Research
Professor Manuel Barange is the Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division at the FAO, and responsible for the FAO biennial “State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA)” report. Read more
Bjørge is citizen of Norway, born in Ålesund where he completed high school in 1971. After a brief period of work onboard commercial fishing vessels and in the fish processing industry, Bjørge commenced science studies at the University of Oslo where he completed the master degree in 1979. Read more

Danto, Anatole
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University

Elvevoll, Edel O
The Arctic University of Norway
PhD candidate Anatole DANTO, MA and MSc, is ending his doctoral thesis in marine social sciences. He is affiliated to Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and the Apolimer Observatory (La Rochelle university). Read more
Elvevoll is a trained engineer and holds MSc and PhD from NTNU in industrial processing and thermodynamics. She has a combined career, research and administration, research leader at Nofima (1989–1998), dean of Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics (2009–2017) and since 2018 as professor in Food Science and Technology. Read more

Danielsen, Åge Hammeken
The hunter association in Ittoqqortoormiit/NanuTravel

Haram, Øyvind André
Norwegian Seafood Federation
Åge H. Danielsen is a 34-year-old fulltime hunter and a tourist guide from Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland. He has been a professional hunter since the age of 17, but began hunting much earlier.Read more
Øyvind A. Haram is Head of Communication at Norwegian Seafood Federation, and has been working with seafood for more then 15 years.Read more

Joensen, Hóraldur
Faroe Islands
Hóraldur grew up on a farm in a small village in the Faroe Islands called Hvalvík, meaning the whale bay. The name derives from the pods of whales – pilot whales mainly – regularly frequenting the bay.Read more

Laksá, Unn
Sjókovin – Blue Resource

Lund Olsen, Natuk
Government of Greenland
Dr. Unn Laksá holds a PhD in the politics and communication of climate change from the University of Liverpool. She is CEO at the private, not-for-profit research institute Sjókovin – Blue Resource, which has the objective to foster sustainable development in the blue bioeconomy. Read more
Natuk Lund Olsen is the head of the Department of Constitution at the Government of Greenland. She also serves as the chair of the Greenlandic Agricultural Council. Lund Olsen will submit her PhD dissertation “The Meaning of Kalaalimernit: Greenlandic foods, Cultural Identity and Changes” on 1 August 2022.

Mahoney, Shane Patrick
IUCN’s Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi)

Morishita, Joji
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Shane Patrick Mahoney, President of Conservation Visions and Founder of the Wild Harvest Initiative®, is an internationally recognized conservationist and wildlife advocate, and is considered a foremost expert on the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Read more
Professor, Department of Marine Policy and Culture, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. Advisor to Japan’s Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on International Fisheries Affairs.Read more

Mulvad, Gert
Ilisimatusarfik – the University of Greenland

Shahidi, Fereidoon
Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mulvad is a family physician at the Centre for Primary Health Care in Nuuk, Greenland. He has been working in Nuuk since 1986. His research field is Traditional Food Risk/Benefit and Family Health. Read more
Fereidoon Shahidi, Ph.D., FACS, FAGFD-ACS, FAOCS, FCIC, FCIFST, FIAFoST, FIFT, FISNFF, FRSC, is a University Research Professor and Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Biochemistry at Memorial University of Newfoundland.Read more

Vaugeois, Romy
Candian Seals & Sealing Network

Woie, Therese Haugstmyr
Friends of the Earth
With an MBA degree (Laval / Renmin University) and a Bachelor of International Business (McGill University) Romy Vaugeois lived in China for more than 5 years working as Brand Manager for a Chinese real estate company. Read more
Therese Hugstmyr Woie is a 24 years old environmentalist from northern Norway. Until recently she was the leader of Nature and Youth, the largest environmental organization for youth in Norway.Read more

Yoshifumi, Kai
Japan Small-Type Whaling Association

Ziegler, Friederike
RISE – Research Institutes of Sweden
KAI Yoshifumi is the Chairman of Japan Small-Type Whaling Association (JSTWA), and the managing director of Taiji Fisheries Co-operative Association (TFCA). Born and brought up in Taiji, he has enjoyed and respected the long-standing Taiji whaling tradition and food culture.Read more
Friederike Ziegler is a senior scientist at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, leading the research and contract work of the RISE seafood sustainability group. Read more
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Lenglet, Benoit
The Culinary Institute (ITHQ), Canada
