Live Reef Fish Trade in SE Asia and Sabah: What Nationality is your Fish?

The Sabah Society welcomes Dr. Geoffrey Muldoon, to talk on the subject of “What Nationality is your Fish.

Dr Muldoon began working with WWF in 2006, examining the live reef fish trade (LRFT) in the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion before being appointed strategy leader for the LRFT sub-initiative of the Coral Triangle programme.

In this capacity, Geoffrey coordinates the various LRFT activities across the Coral Triangle (industry roundtables, full-cycle mariculture, consumer education, partnership development between government and private sector and understanding and redressing ecosystem impacts).While recognizing the importance of seafood trade to millions of people in the region, for Geoffrey the biggest challenge is assisting stakeholders to recognize the problem and facilitating multi-stakeholder, multi-lateral solutions.Geoffrey began working with WWF in 2006, examining the live reef fish trade (LRFT) in the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion before being appointed strategy leader for the LRFT sub-initiative of the Coral Triangle programme. Dr. Muldoon currently resides in Bali with his family, where he regularly indulges his passion for all things to do with the ocean.

The talk will commence at 19:30 at the Secretariat (click for directions) on Wednesday 26th August, 2009. Please click here to register for this event. We look forward to seeing you all there.