?Ratana Chuenpagdee is a Professor at the Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada. She held a position of Canada Research Chair in Natural Resource Sustainability and Community Development at Memorial University from 2006-2016. Her research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to coastal fisheries and ocean governance, focusing particularly on small-scale fisheries, marine protected areas, community-based management, and stewardship. She has worked in several countries including Cambodia, Canada, Malawi, Mexico, Spain, and Thailand. Dr. Chuenpagdee is a project director of Too Big To Ignore: Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries Research (TBTI).
Svein Jentoft is a sociologist and a Professor at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway. Throughout his career, he has worked extensively on fisheries and coastal issues, including resource management, industrial organization, and community development in his native Norway, as well as in many other countries. Professor Jentoft has published more than 25 books and numerous journal articles on fisheries and coastal governance. He is a founding member and cluster leader within the Too Big To Ignore: Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries Research (TBTI).