Christiana Naana Sam
Fish Biologist, Teaching Assistant, University of Bergen, Norway
Christiana Sam is a fish biologist and works as a teaching assistant at the University of Bergen, Norway. She is an also an early career ocean professional (ECOP) with extensive research experience in the management of fishery systems. Her research interests include the management of small-scale fishery systems, fish stock assessment, fish nutrition and international policies focused on sustainable fisheries management. She was previously employed by the Institute of Marine Research, Norway, and worked with the EAF-Nansen Programme coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Her research at the Institute contributed to the scientific advice provided to partner countries to facilitate the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management.
Sam is passionate about science-informed policies and is currently exploring opportunities with organizations and NGOs to facilitate the implementation of policies in communities and regions.
SPEAKERS & MODERATORS
Zaidy Afrin
UN Fellow of Government of Grenada´s Blue Innovation Institute & Ph.D. Candidate at World Maritime University (WMU), Sweden
Vera Agostini
Deputy Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Resources Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy
Kristal Ambrose
Founder and Director, Bahamas Plastic Movement; Ph.D. Candidate, World Maritime University (WMU), Sweden
Steven Bograd
Supervisory Research Oceanographer, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Institute of Marine Sciences (UCSC), USA
Jens Brandenburg
Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
Isabella Lövin
Chair, Stockholm Environment Institute & Co-chair, Friends of Ocean Action & Author, Sweden
Carolyn Lundquist
Associate Professor at University of Auckland, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), New Zealand
Flower E. Msuya
Senior Researcher, Founder & Chairperson, Zanzibar Seaweed Cluster Initiative, Tanzania
Christian Müller
Head of marine resource exploration, German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Germany
Alexis Papathanassis
Professor for Cruise Tourism Management, the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Angelique Pouponneau
Policy Adviser to the Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Seychelles
Vladimir Ryabinin
Executive Secretary, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, France
Jörn Schmidt
Chair of Science Committee, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Denmark
Merete Tandstad
EAF-Nansen Programme Coordinator, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy