An EconoTimes perspective

Indi Hodgson-Johnston

Antarctic Law Researcher, PhD Candidate, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania

Antarctic Law Researcher, PhD Candidate, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania Indi Hodgson-Johnston lectures and tutors in Antarctic studies and various areas of law at the University of Tasmania. She's attended Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources Meetings as a rapporteur, has provided legal advice on maritime security issues, and previously worked for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service in the Southern Ocean. She is currently completing her PhD in Public International Law at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC in Australia. She holds honours degrees in Public Policy, Law, and Antarctic Studies and has been admitted to the Supreme Court of Tasmania as a barrister and solicitor. Her research interests include the peaceful resolution of territorial and delimitation disputes; illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Southern Ocean; environmental protection and security in the Antarctic Treaty area; regional development policies in Tasmania; earth and marine observing systems; and, improving communication between scientists and law and policy-makers.