Speaker

About the speaker: 

Maris Stulgis finished 5-year university level studies in the Kaliningrad State Technical University and has obtained a diploma in Water bioresources and aquaculture. Before joining the European Commission he worked for 10 years in the Latvian national administration dealing with an environment protection and fisheries control policies development and implementation. As a Policy Officer in DG MARE, Maris dealt with fisheries control policy development and implementation (e.g. development of new control technologies, leading the group of EU inspectors monitoring EU rules implementation in the Baltic and North Sea countries), fisheries data management, worked with marine pollution, biodiversity, environmental policies files. As from 1/10/2020 Maris is in charge mostly of the EU Blue Bioeconomy and algae file as well as aquaculture.

Company info:

The Commission's Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries is responsible for the policy area of fisheries, the Law of the Sea and Maritime Affairs. Directorate A drives forward maritime policy and blue economy. It aims to support and stimulate the creation of jobs, ocean positive economic development and investment to unlock the economic potential of the sea.