Ruth Garcia Gomez is Aquaculture Specialist at the World Bank. She previously was based in the Pacific Region, working for the Cawthron Aquaculture Institute, being based in New Zealand during 2020-2022, and for the Secretariat of Pacific Community (SPC), as Aquaculture and Aquatic Biosecurity Specialist between 2010-2020. Before joining the SPC, Ruth Garcia Gomez worked as FAO Aquaculture Officer. Ruth graduated in Veterinary Science-Animal Husbandry, with a specialization in Aquaculture and Aquatic Health Science and completed her PhD in the Veterinary Science Branch-Aquatic Animal Health Department at Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. Since 2001, Ruth Garcia Gomez has worked in fish health management with a wide range of tropical and temperate species, in various countries.