Teaching people to farm fish might sound simple, but involves solving age-old problems as well as new ones.

For over twenty years Jes Sammut has been transforming the livelihoods of communities across the Asia Pacific by doing just that. Jes employs cutting edge research alongside ongoing community engagement to integrate this valuable source of food and income to sit alongside traditional farming practices.

Professor Jes Sammut leads the Aquaculture Research Group at UNSW Sydney, and is the Deputy Dean of Science for External Engagement, and the Deputy Director (International) of the Centre for Marine Science and Innovation. Passionate about providing sustainable livelihoods to people across the Asia-Pacific, Jes is actively engaged in a range of aquaculture initiatives from Vietnam to PNG, which have proved transformative in solving issues of malnutrition, and economic hardship, as well as sustaining positive social impact.