Sandy Davies, Treasurer

Sandy is an esteemed member of Stop Illegal Fishing and currently serves as its treasurer, a position she has held since SIF was founded. She holds degrees from Aberystwyth and Aberdeen Universities and has more than 35 years of experience in international development, having lived and worked in Africa for almost three decades.

Sandy’s career in fisheries began in the Falkland Islands, where she spent four years monitoring and observing the industry at work, mostly at sea. She has worked for the UK’s DFID in Nigeria and Namibia, as well as for the SADC as their Fisheries Expert.

More recently, Sandy has been working as a fisheries consultant, where her responsibilities include national and regional policy development, intergovernmental negotiations, research, project implementation, and more. Sandy frequently presents her work at conferences and meetings and has authored a variety of publications, including peer-reviewed articles, policy briefs, consultancy reports, workshop proceedings, position papers, training manuals, and case studies.