Abbie Topping – August 2026 We’re very pleased to share that Santa Mervien Alexandra, has recently started her PhD at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong. Her research focuses on Indonesia and its role in international fisheries governance, with the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) at the centre...

Ahmad Husein – June 2026 We are delighted to welcome Scott Schrempf as the next SFACT Scholarship’s awardee. Scott started his PhD in May 2026 supervised by Dr. Megan Bailey at Dalhousie University. His doctoral thesis, entitled ‘Addressing Inequity in International Tuna Fisheries Management through a Human Rights-Centred Approach,’ will focus on how human rights...

Abbie Topping – May 2025 We’re proud to share a major step forward in Somalia’s fisheries data and compliance efforts with the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).  Thanks to a targeted training workshop held in Mogadishu and led by the highly qualified and well-respected Dr. Shiham Adam, Somalia’s IOTC compliance rate has jumped from just 7.3%...