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Ryan Donnelly provides services to the commercial fishing industry; and fishery and marine protected areas managers. Based in the tropical gateway city of Cairns in Far North Queensland on the doorstep of Australia's World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef, Ryan specialises in fostering collaboration and advocacy between the commercial fishing industry, scientists and resource management agencies to add value to the implementation and effectiveness of ecosystem-based fishery management. The collaborative approach enables complementary management of fisheries to mitigate ecological risk, enhance the conservation of biological diversity and promote reef resilience in the face of global climate change. Ryan is the Coastal and Marine Director with Terrain Ltd, which targets natural resource management challenges in Australia’s Wet Tropics region and a member of the management committee for the Cairns Chamber of Commerce. He is a long-standing member of the Cairns Local Marine Advisory Committee and was part of the small team of industry volunteers that created the Great Barrier Reef International Marine College from the original concept through to completion. Ryan has a background in tropical fisheries research, management and advocacy in the Indo-Pacific region and the Great Barrier Reef. He holds a Master of Science degree. |
