User:J W A Gibson

Hi. I'm John Gibson. Or "kia ora", as we say down here.

My main professional interest in being part of the Wiki community is in contributing to the understanding and visibility of research related to what is loosely called "seafood". This interest is not so much about the research itself, but more about who is doing what in the marine research space with regard to understanding the aquatic environment, what lives there and how it can be conserved and sustainably exploited for the benefit of mankind. The sea is the last largely unexplored frontier on this planet and we have a multiplicity of often conflicting responsibilities to explore, use and conserve this environment. I don’t expect we will ever see the end of conflict, but I do expect we can improve the visibility of what people are doing (and have done!) to increase our collective understanding of the aquatic environment.

Conflict of Interest: I am employed on a part time contract as “Projects Manager” by Seafood Innovations Limited, which is owned by The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council (SeaFIC) and The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research (Plant & Food).

Any views I express will, as far as possible, be my own. Undoubtedly my views will be coloured by my peers in the NZ seafood industry and the NZ seafood research community. But hey, we do all live in the same village don’t we? Planet Earth.

Ka kite ano.