Pioneer of UK offshore mussel farming with 40 years in aquaculture.
Founded Offshore Shellfish and co-founded the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group.
Board member of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain and a key national advocate for sustainable shellfish policy.
University of Bangor BSc Marine Biology & Oceanography.
A commercial leader with 20+ years’ experience spanning the seafood industry.
Expert in B2B marketing, brand development, and high-impact events.
Holds board and advisory roles at Seafish, UK Women in Fisheries, Devon and Severn IFCA, the Marine Biological Association.
Postgraduate qualification from IGD in Food and Retail, a Diploma in Digital Marketing, and a BA from the University of Plymouth.
Heads offshore production and husbandry operations since 2013.
Expert in mooring systems, spat collection and harvest execution.
Certified offshore skipper with deep vessel and equipment knowledge.
Oceanography masters and bachelors degree from the University of Southampton and a Seafood Management MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics
Former COO of Brilliant Planet and Founding CEO at Yalelo East Africa
Scaled integrated aquaculture operations to $18m+ revenue and 400+ staff.
Spent 10 years in the energy sector founding and exiting his own firm.
Educated at INSEAD, the University of Bristol and University of St Andrews.
Former British Army officer.
Oversees finance, legal, logistics and company secretary functions.
40+ years of seafood industry communications experience with organisations including ASC, MarinTrust, SFP and SeafoodSource.
Co-author of the IPCC-linked Climate Change: Implications for Fisheries.
Former consultant to Seafood Scotland, Aquagen and EWOS.