Jamaluddin Jompa is a marine ecologist, involved in many different roles. Currently, he’s Dean at the Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Universitas Hasanuddin (Unhas). Before this, he was the director of research Centre for Marine, Coast, and Small Island at Unhas. He has also served the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF-Indonesia) from 2007-2011 as the Executive Secretary of COREMAP.