JPEC Ltd is an independent expert consultancy focused on marine and freshwater fisheries policy, monitoring, science and management. Sustainability is at the core of JPEC’s business. From the strategic to the operational, we love working with clients and stakeholders to deliver great results from jobs of all sizes.
Leadership
Johanna Pierre
Johanna Pierre
Director and Principal Consultant
Johanna leads all projects for JPEC. For larger projects, she builds teams of trusted, objective experts in accordance with the project scope. Johanna has a Ph.D. in environmental biology and ecology from the University of Alberta, Canada. She received a post-doctoral scholarship in biodiversity science from the Japanese government, which she took up at the University of Tokyo, Japan. Her B.Sc.(Hons) at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, focused on ecology and Japanese.
After returning to New Zealand, Johanna worked as a scientist, and then the Manager, of the Marine Conservation Services Programme, Department of Conservation. She then moved to the International Team at the Ministry of Science and Innovation (now part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment).
Recognising that science-based truth can become obscured in controversial environments, Johanna started JPEC Ltd in 2011 as an independent and objective expert consultancy. She focuses on fisheries management, information, policy and sustainability projects, around the globe.
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