Chris Kastern

Chris Kastern is based in Cape Town and has had an extensive career working on responsible sourcing of seafood and with small-scale fisheries. His work in these fields has spanned almost two decades across three sectors, giving him a unique breadth of experience.

Chris began working as a fish trader in the local South African seafood industry in 2002, dealing predominantly with small-scale fishery catch for ten years. He then moved to WWF South Africa in 2013, where, as Seafood Market Transformation Manager, he led a small team working on building value chain incentives to support marine conservation. Since 2018, Chris has been with ABALOBI ICT4Fisheries as Director of Growth, focussing on engaging with the small-scale fisheries sector from a tech and social enterprise perspective.