Short Bio
Thor is currently on secondment to the World Bank working as a Senior Fisheries Specialist located in the Solomon Islands. Thor has a background as a fisheries development expert with decades of experience in the fields of fisheries science, international development cooperation, and education. With graduate degrees in both marine ecology and science education, Thor served as the Deputy Director of the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme starting in 2000 and was made Director of the UNESCO GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme in 2019. Throughout his time with the FTP, Thor has worked on several special projects in addition to his regular administrative duties, including evaluation of fisheries development interventions in cooperation with NORAD/ICEIDA, and a five-month stint in the Caribbean as a special advisor to the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism. As UNESCO GRÓ FTP Director, Thor is responsible for the strategic direction of the programme, and administration of its activities. Thor is an avid scuba diver and can be found most weekends exploring fascinating sea life along the cold waters of the Icelandic coast.Education
- M.Sc., Marine Ecology, University of Massachusetts, 1990 - 1992
- M.Ed, Env. Biology, Boston Univeristy, 1988 - 1990
- BEd., Biology, Teacher College of Iceland, 1983 - 1986
- Diploma, Biology, University of Iceland, 1987 - 1988
Activities
Short Course
Profitability Assessment in Fisheries and Aquaculture Enterprises
1.01.2007 - 1.01.2007
Cuba
22
1
1
20
Workshop
Data collection and management of CRFM member states
10.02.2014 - 12.02.2014
St. Vincent & Grenadines
16
8
8
Short Course
Management of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Procedures
17.04.2016 - 30.04.2016
Iceland
18
10
8
Short Course
Value Chain Analysis in the Caribbean Fisheries
18.07.2016 - 23.07.2016
Suriname
19
16
3
Workshop
Fisheries Value Chain Management Workshop
1.01.2018 - 1.01.2018
Trinidad and Tobago
29
17
12
Workshop
A workshop on the use of the new smoking kiln for fisheries officers in Kigoma in Tanzania
1.01.2017 - 1.01.2017
Tanzania
19
15
4
Conference
The status of fisheries and aquaculture in OSPESCA’s countries
7.11.2019 - 8.11.2019
Nicaragua
59
50
9
Workshop
Fish quality and training in sensory evaluation of fish freshness
18.11.2019 - 22.11.2019
Tanzania
17
13
4