I have 40 years of experience and specialize in the field of marine ecology with specific knowledge in the areas of coral reefs and seagrass ecosystems, management of these ecosystems and marine protected areas. I have published on such topics as coral reef ecology, seagrass ecology, marine protected areas, climate change impacts and regional ocean governance. I have testified 12 times on topics such as coral bleaching, climate change impacts on coral reefs, marine protected areas and economic evalution of natural ecosystem services.