Board Member
Dr. Stephen J. Hall is the Director General of the WorldFish Center, an institution dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture in developing countries.
A marine ecologist by training, his previous positions include Director/CEO of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Professor of Marine Biology at Flinders University, South Australia and Head of Fish Biology at the Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Dept. Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen.
He has published extensively on the structure and functioning of marine ecological systems, focussing especially on the effects of natural and human disturbance and has served on numerous national and international committees. In 2000 he was awarded a Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation and in 2004 the Australian Public Service Medal.