Andrew was born and raised in Southeast Asia and is keenly interested in fisheries sustainability, livelihoods, collaborative research, and professional  development throughout the region. With projects based in Australia and locations across the Asia-Pacific and the Indian Ocean, Andrew has over 25 years of experience in marine research and management including work for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, conservation NGOs, and academic and research institutions. His projects span a wide range of fisheries issues and shark and ray conservation, emphasising user-driven, collaborative, and interdisciplinary approaches. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and is an editor for Pacific Conservation Biology.

Andrew has extensive experience working with fishers, communities, and collaborators in northern Australia and the Indo-Pacific. His Shark Search Indo-Pacific program works with citizen scientists and in-country partners to build country-specific species diversity and conservation profiles for sharks and rays across the region. Andrew was also one of the founding members of the Oceania Chondrichthyan Society, is helping to establish the new Asian Shark and Ray Alliance, and is a long-serving member of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group. He is co-director of the Blue Capacity Collective, a new initiative that provides training and professional development in conservation leadership and practice. He is also a member of the Save Our Seas Foundation Scientific Advisory Board, and serves on the Conservation Working Group for the Convention on the Conservation of Highly Migratory Species (Sharks MOU)