Dr. Benjamin Drakeford is an associate professor in marine resource economics at the Faculty of Business and Law, School of Accounting, Economics, and Finance, University of Portsmouth. He completed his PhD in fisheries economics and management at the University of Portsmouth. He was a research fellow at the University’s Centre for the Economics and Management of Aquatic Resources (CEMARE) before being appointed lecturer. His research interests include blue economics and governance, fisheries economics and management, and sustainable development and management of natural resources.