Team Details

Dr. Chan-Lui LEE

Dr. Chan-Lui Lee has been involved in aquaculture research, development and teaching for more than 35 years. During this period, he has worked in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Pacific. He retired from active research work at the end of 2007.

Dr Lee was an Adjunct Professor at the RMIT University, Melbourne, a Senior Principal Scientist, Aquaculture & Development with the Fisheries Department, Western Australia and a Senior Lecturer at the Charles Darwin University, Australia. He was the Scientific Officer in Charge at the Tropical Fish Culture Research Station, Malaysia.

Dr Lee has worked as the Project Coordinator of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) funded Trochus Project from 1995 to 2007 involving Australia, Indonesia and the Pacific countries, the Editor of the SPC Trochus Bulletin, a Councilor and the immediate past president of the Asian Fisheries Society. He has served as a Member of the Advisory Panel for the World Fish – ACIAR Sea cucumber project, was a member of the Aquaculture Advisory Group to the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Victoria, Australia and has worked as an academic advisor/aquaculture specialist to the Asian Development Bank funded Marine Science Education Project in Indonesia.

Dr. Lee has specialist expertise in aquaculture planning/management, the development of strategic policy for aquaculture R & D and the development of indigenous aquaculture in Australia. He was the architect responsible for the development of the National indigenous Aquaculture Development Strategy for Australia and the author of the proposal for the aquaculture of the Southern Bluefin tuna in Australia.

His contribution to the aquaculture industry was recognized with the award of Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) by the King of Malaysia, an Outstanding Service Award: Community and Industry from the Minister of Fisheries, Western Australia and the Honorary Life Member Award, Asian Fisheries Society.