Over £721 million directed to date.
Thirty years of ocean work.
Our Operating Model.
BGA is built like an octopus: one brain, coordinated disciplines, four domains.
The brain is the operating model: a shared methodology, a shared evidence base, and a shared quality discipline that every engagement runs on. The specialist capabilities are grouped into four coherent domains: Policy & Practice, Finance & Economics, Science & Exponentials, People & Resilience.
"Every engagement draws on the disciplines it needs. The brain keeps them integrated. The result is that BGA can carry complexity that method-led competitors cannot hold in one hand."— Stuart J. Green, Founder
No Side Practices
We do only ocean work. We do not do general environmental consulting. We do not run side practices in other sectors. This ocean-only discipline is the reason we can move from cabinet-level strategy to community-level delivery in the same week without switching registers.
Our discipline.
Three operating principles run through everything we do.
Quality at entry.
The single highest-leverage point in any ocean engagement is the set of design decisions made before implementation begins. We invest disproportionate attention in the diagnostic and design phase, because that is where most programmes succeed or fail.
Delivery under sustained pressure.
We stay with engagements through implementation, not just through the proposal phase. Our thirty-year portfolio is built on the work we continued to do after the contract would have allowed us to stop.
Honest evidence.
We publish what we find, including when the findings are uncomfortable. Our State of the Fishery reports name the data gaps, the governance failures, and the indicator values that fall below sustainable targets.
Our values.
Impact
We measure ourselves by what engagements deliver, not by what they promise. Fish stocks rebuilt to sustainable levels. Coastal communities with measurable income growth. Capital placed into projects that hold beyond the funding cycle.
Innovation
BGA runs a human-led, AI-augmented operating model. Every diagnostic and every lesson learned compounds into the next engagement. The judgement is human. The leverage is AI. Client data is held under strict confidentiality.
Inclusion
The people who will live with the results of implementation are the ones who design it. We work alongside coastal communities, national government partners, women in fisheries, and the local teams.
Measurable outcomes
across sectors.
Institutional Delivery
We design and execute large-scale facilities that connect capital to coastal realities. As the core technical partner for the FCDO and DEFRA Blue Planet Fund's £101M COAST Facility, delivered by DAI, we strengthen coastal resilience and blue economies across Indonesia, the Philippines, Viet Nam, and Mozambique. For the Asian Development Bank, we support their Oceans portfolio to unlock capital pathways for blue livelihoods across the Asia-Pacific region.
Philanthropic Strategy
We provide the analytical rigour required to deploy philanthropic capital effectively. For the Packard Foundation, we supported a unified programmatic strategy bridging marine conservation, small-scale fisheries governance, and seafood market transformation. For Oceans 5, we provided the strategic advisory that advanced the 30x30 marine conservation agenda across sub-national governance systems in Southeast Asia.
Innovation & BlueTech Commercialisation
We guide ocean technology companies and innovators, identifying the problems and the opportunities, and guiding partners through the complexities of regulatory approval, pilot deployment, and market access. We are immersed in the sector and help private sector partners scale their impact across emerging blue economies.
Expertise at Scale.
"We work where ocean policy, capital, science, and community intersect. No side practices. No dilution."
Stuart J. Green
Thirty years working on ocean policy, fisheries governance, and coastal regeneration. Founded Blue-Green Advisors to bridge the gap between policy and delivery. Advises multilateral development banks, major philanthropies, and private sector innovators on regional ocean strategy and portfolio coherence.
Cristina Nitafan
Strategic communications and operations specialist. Leads BGA's institutional relationships, project delivery, and stakeholder engagement in the Philippines.
Imam Syuhada
Expert in fisheries governance and institutional coordination. Leads the Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) Indonesia facility, funded by the FCDO and DEFRA Blue Planet Fund, and manages high-level government partnerships.
Brenda Estardo
Leads financial oversight and delivery assurance across BGA's global programmes, maintaining the highest standards of accountability and impact.
Tran Nhu Trang
Drives BGA's strategic agenda in Viet Nam. Expert in fisheries policy, climate adaptation, and community-led coastal governance.
Jack Dyer
Specialist in blue carbon markets and ocean policy. Focuses on ensuring ecological integrity in emerging environmental finance markets.
Eny Buchary
Fisheries scientist with a focus on ocean monitoring systems. Provides the technical and scientific foundation for BGA's Indonesian portfolio.
Zoe Mascariñas Green
Specialist in the intersection of artificial intelligence, maritime law, and international policy frameworks. Focuses on emerging regulatory environments for the blue economy.
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Beyond the principal team, BGA draws on more than 100 proven specialists: country experts, technical specialists, and subject-matter authorities in fisheries science, blue finance, marine spatial planning, social marketing, AI and data systems, and coastal community work.
This extended network is the reason BGA can scale from a single diagnostic to a four-country, £101 million programme without diluting the operating model.
Capacities
- Fisheries Science
- Blue Finance Architecture
- Marine Spatial Planning
- Social Marketing
- AI & Data Systems
- Coastal Community Resilience