Didier GascuelDidier Gascuel is an ecology professor at the Institut Agro in Rennes (France), where he is head of the Fisheries and aquatic sciences center and leads a master program in fisheries sciences and aquaculture. For nearly 30 years he has been involved i the assessment of marine resources, fisheries, and ecosystems health in European waters and in Western African countries. His current research focuses on the sustainable exploitation of marine resources and the modelling of the impacts of fishing on ecosystems. He is a member of the Scientific Council of Ifremer and of the Scientific, technical and economic council of fisheries of the European Union (STECF). He has been the chairman of the French association of fisheries scientists (2009-2017), which actively contributes to the public debate on sustainability of human maritime activities. Over the past five years, he has presented close to one hundred conferences for the public across France, on various topics related to sustainable fishing, marine biodiversity and the impacts of climate change on ocean life. Read More Read Less