Professor Steve Smith | Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution in Bali Principal Investigator

Southern Cross University

Steve is the Director of Southern Cross University’s National Marine Science Centre, Coffs Harbour, Australia. His main research focus is on the measurement, monitoring and management of marine biodiversity, which includes assessment of human impacts. Over the past decade, in response to its increasing prevalence, Steve has devoted much of his research effort to documenting the impacts of marine debris, delivering most of his programs through close collaboration with citizen scientists. Steve uses the information generated by his research to inform management decisions, providing an advisory role from local to national levels of government.