Meet the team

GLOBEFISH is an integral part of the Products, Trade and Marketing Branch (NFIMT).

NFIMT promotes the improved utilization of fisheries and aquaculture resources and the reduction of losses by improving the efficiency of all operations which take place between fish harvesting or culturing and consumption.

More information on the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department can be found here.

The GLOBEFISH Team

Marcio CastroDeSouza
GLOBEFISH Coordinator
[email protected]

Programme Officer

Enrica D'Agostino
Programme Officer
[email protected]

Market Analysts and publication managers

: Helga Josupeit, Market Analyst

: Michael Griffin, Fisheries Economist

: Yanxuedan Zhang, Market Analyst

Species Analysts

: Erik Hempel (groundfish, small pelagics, cephalopods, lobster, crab)

: Fatima Ferdouse (shrimp and tuna)

: Yingkai Fang (tilapia)

: Rodrigo Misa (salmon)

International trade and social issues

: Bhakti Anand, International Trade expert

: Mariana Toussaint, Market analyst and social Issues

Food safety

: Giulia Loi, Food Safety expert

Editing, Communication and ICT

: Anna Child, Editor (FAO Food Outlook)

: Maria Catalano, Editor (publications)

: Silvio Alejandro Catalano, Information & Communication Systems Specialist