Marcelo Hidalgo

Marcelo Hidalgo is the Sustainability & CSR Director of the Fishing Industry Association in Papua New Guinea. He is also the founder and director of Seafoodmatter. In his more than 27 years of experience in the aquaculture and fisheries supply chain, Marcelo has been advising large retail companies, tuna fleets, seafood processing suppliers, NGOs, and government in the application and improvement of responsible sourcing & sustainable matters – creating a change that drives the global seafood supply value chain. He has worked in more than 60 countries assessing and auditing quality, food safety, traceability, labor conditions, and sustainability matters. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Aquaculture and a Post Graduate Diploma in International Trade, Business, and Commerce from the Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral in Ecuador. He is a board member of several NGOs in the Global Seafood Sector.