Overview
PhD Candidate
Astraea is a PhD candidate with the Sea Around Us – Indian Ocean research lab based at the School of Biological Sciences within the University of Western Australia (UWA). Hailing originally from Germany, she speaks German and English fluently. Astraea’s research examines the socio-economics of high-seas tuna fisheries, with a focus on the Indian Ocean, in the context of the Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement. She applies ocean accounting methods to link fisheries science with ocean governance. Astraea holds a Bachelor of Marine Science (2023) and a Master of Marine Biology (2025) from UWA.
