Wakao Hanaoka

After working in marine conservation in the Maldives and Malaysia, Wakao joined Greenpeace Japan as a Senior Ocean Campaigner, where he started the Sustainable Seafood Market Project.
Later, Wakao founded Seafood Legacy in Tokyo in 2015, to build Japan-centric solutions for seafood sustainability by addressing the importance of domestic business-led initiatives to create a driving force for regulatory reforms.
Wakao is also an expert advisor of the Cabinet Office Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform Fishery Working Group, a committee member of the Fishery Agency Wide Sea-area Fisheries Adjustment Commission, and a steering board member of Global Sustainable Seafood Initiatives (GSSI).
Honored by SeaWeb with the 2019 Seafood Champion Award for Leadership.