Prof. Dr. Zuozhi Chen is a Professor at the Fishery Resource Division, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Guangzhou, China. He is also a Doctoral Supervisor and the Director of the Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Offshore Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. He received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the College of Marine Science & Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, in 2008. He is a Chinese member of WG34 of the North Pacific Ocean Science Organization (PICES), a member of the National Marine Fisheries Resources Assessment Expert Committee, and a director of the Guangdong Ocean Association. He is mainly engaged in research on marine fishery resources and marine ecology. He has researched the South China Sea fishery resource census, fishery population life history, and ecosystem level and conducted innovative research on fishery management and other aspects.