Op-ed: Nearly a decade of overfishing leaves Indian Ocean tuna on the brink in the US

Kerrie Robertson is the advocacy lead for the Global Tuna Alliance. She has over 17 years of experience in public policy within the Australian and Cook Islands governments, where she worked as an expert negotiator in multilateral forums. She has also served in various head of delegation and chairing roles in regional fisheries management organizations and in United Nations processes. Most recently, she was the global tuna lead at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and has previously also consulted with a range of other organizations and universities on ocean issues. The subject of Kerrie’s doctoral thesis concerns tuna governance in the Indian Ocean.Robin Davies is WWF’s sustainable fisheries lead and has more than 20 years of international experience in marine and fisheries resource management and conservation. A marine biologist who completed his doctoral thesis on marine fishing gear impacts and solutions, he went on to an international career leading global marine conservation and ...