Jim Sinner
Research Scientist
Aquaculture
Cawthron Institute
New Zealand
Biography
Jim Sinner is a Senior Scientist in the Coastal and Freshwater Group at Cawthron, and Science Leader for Social Science. Jim's main areas of work are freshwater and coastal management and marine biosecurity, and he has also worked on climate change, trade policy and fisheries management. For a 6-year research project on Values, Monitoring and Outcomes, Jim and his co-researchers are exploring how "value" is perceived, constructed and negotiated in freshwater management, including through collaborative processes.
Research Interest
Water management Marine biosecurity Leadership of research projects on sustainable development concepts and principles, focusing on collaborative governance and market-based instruments
