Ph.D. in Fisheries Ecology, University of Sydney (Australia). Neil has participated in a wide range of fisheries and ecological research globally, including assessing stocks in shellfish fisheries, rocky reef ecology, fishery observer programs, prawn trawl by-catch, invasion ecology, echinoderm population biology, ecological effects of fishing, stock enhancement, population biology of seaweeds, experimental design and analysis. He is skilled at liaising with community and stakeholder groups to design and execute fisheries research programs, and at translating research outputs into management outcomes. He came to WorldFish from New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in 2005. Neil’s publishing credits include 48 articles in refereed journals, two books as editor and six book chapters, and dozens of refereed reports on New Zealand fisheries