The Olsen Pacific Consulting group is led by Lars Olsen and includes an international network of highly qualified fisheries experts. This network approach allows us to best address our clients needs with the best our network can offer.
Lars Olsen - Director and principal Consultant/ADVISoR
Lars has been working in the public sector for state and national fisheries administrations since 2005, with nine of those years in senior management. He also spent nearly two years managing a commercial abalone and mussel farm, four years as a director of sales & marketing for a commodity trading/risk management software company and two years managing a commodity trading company.
Lars also worked for the Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand as a Senior Fisheries Analyst/Advisor for Pacific Fisheries Management. This position offered fisheries management and governance expertise as well as capacity building support to Pacific fisheries administrations under a programme funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Olsen pacific consulting - past and current projects
Federated States of Micronesia: Corporate Planning Adviser for the National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA): November 2017 - May 2018
Federated States of Micronesia: Implementation of the Strategic and Corporate Plans for the National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA): June 2018 - July 2020
Cook Islands: Monitoring, Control and Surveillance gap analysis for the Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources Offshore Fisheries Division: June 2018 – December 2018
Environmental Defense Fund – Advisory support for the EDF Pacific Tuna Initiative: May 2018 – December 2019
Duke University – Technical fisheries support for a study on transferability of fisheries rights in Pacific tuna fisheries: February 2019 – December 2019
Kiribati - Vinstar Limited - Fisheries technical support on a project titled: Kiribati Fisheries Wealth Creation and Asset Protection: March 2019 – July 2019
Republic of the Marshall Islands - Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority Strategic Plan Development: April 2019 - September 2019
Solomon Islands - Allen & Clarke - Fisheries technical support to develop the next phase of a new NZ funded project in the Solomon Islands titled: Mekem Strong Solomon Islands Fisheries 3 (MSSIF3): July 2019 – December 2019
Cook Islands: Development of a Pearl Industry strategy for Manihiki in the Cook Islands for the Ministry of Marine Resources: September 2019 – August 2020
Pacific Community (SPC): Mid-term review of the New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)-funded Sustainable Pacific Aquaculture Development (PacAqua) project under the New Zealand Aid Programme: October 2019 – March 2020
Environmental Defense Fund – Advisory support for the EDF Indonesia Program: November 2019 – September 2020
Republic of the Marshall Islands - Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) Corporate Planning Adviser: April 2020 – December 2024
Federated States of Micronesia: National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA) Corporate Planning Adviser: September 2020 - December 2024
Pacific Community (SPC): Development of the USAID Coastal Fisheries Project: October 2020 – November 2020
Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office – Implementation of a cloud based strategic planning and reporting system and review of the PNAO Business Plan: February 2021 – February 2022
Pacific Community (SPC): Baseline indicator study for the USAID Pacific Coastal Fisheries Management & Compliance (PCFMC) project: April 2021 – June 2021
Republic of the Marshall Islands - Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority: Development of a Concept Note for a World Bank “PROP2” submission: May 2021 – July 2021
Cook Islands - Development of a Strategic Plan for the Cook Islands for the Ministry of Marine Resources: July 2021 – September 2021
University of Wollongong – Analysis of the South Pacific Albacore Fishery for the Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency: September 2021 – December 2021
Pacific Community (SPC): Assessment of Emerging Technologies and their suitability for MCS&E in coastal fisheries for the Pacific Community FAME Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme: October 2021 – February 2022
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission - Project Manager - Western Pacific East Asia Improved Tuna Monitoring (WPEA-ITM) Activity: May 2022 – June 2024
MacAlister Elliott & Partners Limited: Team Leader – MCS, Aquaculture, and Fisheries Development Specialist - Tonga Fisheries Infrastructure Investment Master Plan Study: June 2022 – July 2023
Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency: South Pacific Group Technical Advisor – Develop Options and Provide Recommendations to Develop the Strategic Direction for the South Pacific Group: July 2022 – December 2024
Pacific Community (SPC): Development of the Pacific Regional Aquaculture Strategy (PRAS) and Regional Framework on Aquatic Biosecurity (RFAB): October 2023 - November 2024
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission - Project Manager - Western Pacific East Asia Sustainable Pacific Fisheries (WPEA-SPF) Activity: July 2024 – September 2028
Lars holds the following formal qualifications:
Masters of Applied Science (Aquaculture), University of Tasmania - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
November 2005
Research Thesis – “Wastewater-fed Aquaculture in Victoria: A bio-economic approach to the production of biomass”. A project looking at utilizing treated urban wastewater for the production of aquatic biomass yielding clean water for irrigation.
BS Economics (International Trade & Development), California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California, USA
December 1991
Advanced Diploma Project Management, North Melbourne Institute of TAFE – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
November 2012
Certificate in Permaculture Design Northern California Permaculture Institute – Bolinas, California, USA
June 2003
Aaron Char art
Lars is now based on Phillip Island, Victoria in Australia where he enjoys surfing, fishing, diving, family and friends. Some photos of Lars doing what he loves...
