Johann Bell

Johann is the Senior Director – Pacific Tuna Fisheries at Conservation International and a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) at the University of Wollongong. He has a background in fish ecology, fisheries science and management, food security and climate change, and has spent more than 25 years working in developing countries in the Pacific Island region. Johann’s current work for Conservation International involves leading the development of a proposal to the Green Climate Fund on behalf of 14 Pacific Island countries and regional organisations entitled ‘Adaptations for tuna-dependent Pacific Island communities and economies to climate change’. Johann is also supervising projects designed to add value to tuna to assist Pacific Island countries achieve the goals of the Regional Roadmap for Sustainable Pacific Fisheries.