Dr Yasmin P. Tirol earned her B.S., M.S. and PhD degrees in Fisheries at the University of the Philippines Visayas- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. She also studied Tropical Ecology and Resource Management in the Department of Systems Ecology at Stockholm University. She gained research experience while working in various research projects and programs at the University of the Philippines- Marine Science Institute and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department. As former President of the Philippine Association of Marine Science (2017-2019), former Academe Representative Member of the National Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Council (2016-2021), Academe Representative to the Fisheries Management Area 12 Management Body (2021-2025), and as Professor VI at the Aklan State University- College of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, she works with coastal communities and local governments in the Philippines to advocate sustainable use and integrated conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems.