Professional Experience

Viv is an international consultant with over 15 years of experience in international environmental law and policy, fisheries compliance and management, regulatory compliance, and regulatory frameworks. He has conducted technical reviews and analyses of coastal and high seas fisheries, fisheries and environmental regulations, environmental controls related to marine pollution, environmental management, and, biosecurity.

He has extensive international experience, having worked with the public, private and non-profit sectors in the Pacific, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. He has a strong track record in ocean governance and regulatory frameworks in the Pacific, Indian, Southern, and Atlantic Oceans. He brings broad expertise in policymaking, capacity-building and training, legal and regulatory drafting, strategic advising, and participation in multilateral environmental agreements and Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) meetings.

Previously, he led an international team at the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) responsible for providing technical and strategic advice on fisheries monitoring, control, and enforcement, as well as supporting efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in national and international waters. Viv also served as Compliance Policy Advisor at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), supporting 17 Pacific Island member countries in strengthening regional and national compliance with transnational fishing regulations and standards.

Viv has experience in developing and delivering training for organisations, countries and regions regarding environment and fisheries policy and legal skills and regulations.

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