Alison Turnbull is the Fish Health, Biosecurity, and Seafood Safety Program Leader at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania. Alison’s expertise lies in food safety and trade and market access for seafood, particularly shellfish. Her recent marine biotoxin research has focused on the toxicokinetics of marine biotoxins in both traditional and non-traditional vectors (shellfish, rock lobster, and abalone), the validation of rapid analytical methods for paralytic shellfish toxins in different seafood species, risk assessments for toxins in non-traditional vectors, and examining the physiological impact of toxins on lobster. She also collaborates on research on microbial contaminants in shellfish, including norovirus and Vibrios. Alison has worked as both a researcher and a shellfish food safety regulator, and currently leads SafeFish, an Australian seafood industry and government-funded initiative addressing food safety issues for trade and market access (www.Safefish.com.au).