TaskForce plans and prepares Network activities. Participant involvement and expertise are valuable in shaping the direction and success of our collective initiatives within the Network. Together, we work collaboratively to address challenges and make meaningful progress in achieving our shared mission. The TaskForce has quarterly and ad-hoc digital meetings.

TaskForce members 2024

  • Anita Utheim Iversen | Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries – Leader & Network head
  • Stefán Jón Hafstein | Aquatic Blue Food Coalition & Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs
  • Shakuntala Thilsted | Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
  • Mathilda Steiner | University of Ghana
  • Richard Abila | International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • Illias Grampas | European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD)
  • Despina Symons | European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD)
  • Subha Bhassu | University of Malaysia
  • Ivo Demmers | Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP)
  • Peter Haugen | Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR) – Working group leader
  • Yuko Nanjo | Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries & Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – Working group leader
  • Nina Liland | Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR) – Working group leader
  • Johanne Nordby Fremstad | Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) – Working group leader
  • Nina Kristin Snyder | Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
  • Maria Wik Markhus | Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR) – Secretariat
  • Rita Hannisdal | Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR) – Secretariat
  • Livar Frøyland | Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR) – Secretariat