Abbie Topping – August 2026 SFACT has recently been supporting early discussions around the potential development of a pole-and-line tuna fishery in Madagascar, alongside important work to strengthen safety at sea for fishing communities. In January this year, SFACT founder John Burton and Michelle Bellinger from ICV Africa visited Madagascar to assess the potential of...

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...