Blue Pioneers Program

Hometown: South Pasadena, California, USA

Currently living in: Tokyo, Japan

Current job: Seafood Legacy Co., Ltd.; Fisheries Program Assistant Officer

Biography: Louie obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Earth Systems, Science & Policy with an emphasis on Marine and Coastal Ecology from California State University, Monterey Bay. Louie spent the first decade of his career as a STEM educator for all grade levels in the Monterey Bay area while volunteering as a Guest Experience Guide at the Monterey Bay Aquarium to share ocean conservation and sustainable seafood topics to guests from all over the world. Louie moved to Tokyo in May 2016 to join Ocean Outcomes to work to work on projects that improve sustainability of Japanese fisheries and aquacultures. Louie currently works at Seafood Legacy Co., Ltd. in Tokyo to help advance fisheries and aquaculture improvement projects in Japan.

What interests you about the Blue Pioneers Program?: Considering that Asia is an important region for global seafood sustainability I am very much looking forward to gain new knowledge about multi-stakeholder conservation and resource management efforts from individual fishery and aquaculture scale all the way up to regional and national levels. I am also interested to learn about collaborative efforts across industries to advance sustainability in the seafood industry. Finally, I am excited to meet and exchange ideas with my fellow peers from across the Asian region and explore innovative approaches to building a healthy and abundant ocean together.