Kate Barclay

Professor Kate Barclay is a marine social scientist at the University of Technology Sydney. Since the late 1990s, Kate has researched the sustainable development of tuna resources in the Asia Pacific region in the context of changing governance systems and globalization, including the sustainable seafood movement. Recent projects include developing social and economic monitoring frameworks for fisheries and aquaculture, fisheries governance analysis, and guides to help fisheries managers address human rights, gender equity, and social inclusion in their work. Her service work has included being on the Marine Estate Expert Knowledge Panel for the New South Wales state government in Australia (2017-2021), and the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee of the International Pole and Line Foundation (since 2014). Kate has undertaken commissioned research for many organizations including WWF, Greenpeace, the UN Development Program, the European Parliament, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, the World Bank, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Pacific Community.