Giulia Anderson
Originally from Napo'opo'o, Giulia Anderson is now a fisheries molecular geneticist with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. After moving to study in Fiji at the University of the South Pacific in 2016, she completed her PhD in 2019 which focused on understanding the genetic structure of three tuna species in the western and central Pacific Ocean by using cutting-edge sequencing and analysis technologies.
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Tuna-Tagging Expedition Sets Sail Despite COVID-19 Challenges
Data collected during the next seven weeks at sea will be some of the only direct observations made for 2020.