Martin Exel

Martin has been in the seafood sector for 40 years; and with Austral Fisheries (an Australian seafood business) since 1997.   He shares that role also as Managing Director of SeaBOS (Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship) since July 2019, which is a collaborative venture between ten of the world’s largest seafood businesses, and the Stockholm Resilience Centre in Sweden.  The aim of that collaboration is to lead a global transformation to sustainable seafood production and a healthy ocean.  

Martin has worked in various roles in seafood including from industry, government, and academia.  He holds a BSc from Victoria University of Wellington (NZ), a Graduate Diploma in Fisheries Technology from the Australian Maritime College, and is a passionate recreational angler.