Christine is the Head of Fisheries Welfare at Aquatic Life Institute, where she leads ALI’s efforts in advocating for improved animal welfare standards in capture fisheries with international institutions and the private sector.
Christine has extensive experience in international ocean conservation, having worked with major NGOs in Washington, DC, including at The Pew Charitable Trusts using geospatial technology to track fishing vessels and deter illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
She currently sits on two advisory councils to the European Commission and is spearheading the animal welfare framework discussions at leading seafood traceability platform, the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST).
Originally from Tianjin, China, Christine grew up in California and now resides in Spain. She holds dual bachelor’s degrees from UC San Diego and a master’s degree in Corporate Responsibility from EOI Business School in Madrid.