Speaker Bio

RJ is the CEO and a co-founder of Project Seagrass.

He is passionate about education, particularly marine science communication and outdoor learning. His work focuses on the sustainable supply chain management of small-scale fisheries. He is particularly interested in the role of seagrass meadows in providing local food security.

RJ has over a decades experience of research into marine systems. He has worked in the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas and more recently the North Atlantic Ocean.

He is a qualified PADI and BSAC scuba-diving instructor and recreational free-diver.