Overview
Adam Ziyad is a PhD student at the Australian National Center for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS). The focus of his PhD research is on the efficacy of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations with a specific focus on the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) and the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).
Ziyad works for the Government of the Maldives at the Ministry of Fisheries and has over 20 years of experience in fisheries resource management and regulatory oversight roles. He has served as the Head of Delegation of the Maldives to the IOTC for over five years and is currently the Chairperson of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission. Ziyad has also served on the board of the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and was a member of the Committee that negotiated the China – Maldives Free Trade Agreement and has also worked with the Maldives tuna fishing industry to ensure the timely implementation of regulatory requirements related to Marine Stewardship Council certification.
Ziyad holds a MSc in Coastal and Marine Resource Management a BSc in Applied Science (Fisheries).
Ziyad has extensive experience in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries and has been the Vice Chair of the IOTC and the Commissioner from the Maldives to the IOTC since 2018. He has been actively involved in the allocation negotiations currently underway in the IOTC and the formulation of other key CMMs of the Commission. Apart from the IOTC, Ziyad has also represented the Maldives in meetings of the FAO, Bay of Bengal Programme – IGO, and the Infofish, and has been involved in the negotiations of the trade agreements between the Maldives and other parties.
Ziyad has a master’s degree in Coastal and Marine Resource Management.