About us

Our multidisciplinary team consists of experts who possess demonstrated skills across the fisheries development and seafood sectors.

Timo Vetriö

Seafood Business Expert

  • Seafood business, export and management
  • New products / Processing technologies / Product development
  • Production lines / Factory layouts
  • Fishery supply-chain and value-chain structures (in-depth knowledge)
  • FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
  • Byproducts utilization
  • Aquaculture technology
  • Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS)
  • Aquaponics
  • In-depth market analyses 
  • Supplier audits / certifications
  • Trade policy analysis
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and liquidations
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Petri Suuronen

Fisheries Expert

  • Fisheries development
  • Digitalization of vessel operation and performance
  • Technologies to reduce environmental impacts of fishing
  • Technologies to improve the efficiency and profitability of fishing
  • Machine vision solutions for the inspection of catch composition
  • Smart-trawling technologies
  • Alternative fishing technologies
  • Solutions to reduce seal-induced damages in fisheries
  • Ghost fishing mitigation
  • Project development support
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David Stenman

Fisheries and Aquaculture value chain Expert

  • Fish farm design and engineering
  • Project management in all phases of aquaculture projects – from early phase concept development to detailed design, execution and start-up.
  • Expertise in fish farm upgrading and troubleshooting.
  • Environmental permits, processes, descriptions and investigations
  • Aquaponics, horticulture, free range and aquaculture and combinations
  • Water treatment expertise – systems, biology, chemistry, technology and equipment
  • Process economics
  • Chemistry, biochemistry and environmental chemistry
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Guan Xin

Seafood Business Expert

  • MSc of Vaasa University
  • SCM Building
  • Asian market promotion
  • Sales and supply channels and customers in China
  • Import/ Export regulation
  • Product locallization
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Drake Ssempijja

Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology Specialist

  • Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development in Africa
  • Fisheries business development services and value chain analysis
  • Improving utilization of healthy fish stocks
  • Reduction of plastic pollution from the fisheries in Africa
  • Climate resilient fishery management strategies
  • Strategies to improve fish trade and marketing in Africa
  • Diagnostics of efficiency and effectiveness of aquaculture establishments in Africa
  • Environmentally friendly fishing gear design to reduce fishing impact
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Ibrahim Elsira

Fisheries specialist

Fisheries specialist with seven intensive years of work experience on fisheries and aquaculture with strong background in R4D project management, his expertise span between:

  • Fisheries Stock Assessment.
  • Fishing gear assessment and development.
  • Fisheries management and governance.
  • Digitalization of fisheries and fight against Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
  • Intensive aquaculture system, In-Pond Raceway System (IPRS).
  • Integrated Agriculture-aquaculture systems.
  • Aquatic food system supply chain analysis and assessment.

Work experience countries include: Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Morocco

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Linnéa Engström

Expert in Sustainability, Gender Equality, and Leadership

  • Sustainability strategy (environmental and social)
  • Gender equality and women’s rights advocacy
  • Political work within the EU (environment, climate, fisheries)
  • Policy and legislative analysis
  • International cooperation and development aid
  • Communication, PR, and crisis management
  • Capital raising and fund communication
  • Strategic organizational development
  • Operational and budget planning
  • Team leadership and human resources
  • Campaign development and marketing
  • Certification and sustainability assessments
  • Public affairs and policy influence
  • Mentoring programs and women’s networks
  • Cross-sector experience: NGO, political, and private sector
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Elina Pusaa

Fisheries Business Development Specialist

  • Advisory services for the fisheries sector
  • Development of commercial fisheries business
  • Improving efficiency, productivity and sustainability in commercial fishing
  • Stakeholder collaboration
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Rajesh Kumaramenon

Seafood Consulting Specialist

  • Lead Auditor / Consultant / Advisor for CFP (ISO 14064), QMS (ISO 9001), FSMS (ISO 22000, BRC, FSSC 22000), OHSAS, HACCP, EMS (ISO 14001), SA 8000 and ISO 17025 standards.
  • Strategic leader and expert in disclosure and reporting across various ESG frameworks (BRSR, CSRD, GRI) and sustainability standards.
  • Strategic partner in new product, process and vendor development, customer complaint handling, and operational excellence.
  • Subject matter expert in food industry regulations and R&D.
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