Borja Alonso Olano

Borja Alonso Olano serves as a Visiting Professor at the University of Deusto while concurrently holding the position of Director of Legal and Sustainability at ALBACORA, S.A. He actively participates in major international tuna fisheries regulation bodies including ICCAT, IOTC, IATTC, and WCPFC, and holds a governance role as ISSA Council member within the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). He also provides occasional legal collaboration to Caritas Bizkaia.

His academic foundation includes a law degree from the University of Deusto (1999) complemented by an Erasmus exchange year at the University of Kent in the United Kingdom.

Alonso Olano's expertise centers on maritime and fisheries legal frameworks with specialized focus on tropical tuna management across Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean jurisdictions. His practical industry experience spans over a decade in fisheries operations, having previously directed Human Resources at Albacora, S.A. before transitioning to legal and sustainability leadership. His work bridges corporate compliance with international environmental governance in high-seas fisheries regulation.