He has been Professor of Quantitative Marine Ecology at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø (Norway); Professor of Marine Polar Ecology at the Institute of Polar Ecology, University of Kiel (Germany); General Secretary and Chief Scientist at the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES, Denmark); Member of FAO’s ‘High-Level Panel of External Experts in Fisheries’; and Special Adviser to the Fifth (2002) Ministerial Conference on the Protection of the North Sea, and Chair of the international Issue Groups on ‘Fisheries’ and ‘Protection of Species and Habitats’ reporting to the Committee of North Sea Senior Officials. In 1994, he was appointed Honorary Professor of Aquatic Biosciences at the University of Stirling, UK. He has participated in national and international projects/programmes (e.g. UNCOVER FP7 project, MARE NOR and PRO MARE programmes in Norway) at levels from Programme Coordinator to PI. He has published 53 peer reviewed papers in international scientific journals spanning biological oceanography; environmental and living marine resources issues; marine policy; and integrated ecosystem-based monitoring, assessment and management.

UBLICATIONS (as reported by Professor Christopher HOPKINS)
	Hopkins, C.C.E., 2011. International agreements and Baltic Sea environmental management. In Climate impacts on the Baltic Sea - From science to policy. Ed. by M. Reckermann, B.M. MacKenzie, K. Brander and A. Omstedt. GKSS School on Environmental Research. Springer, Berlin.
	Hammer, C., von Dorrien, C., Hopkins, C.C E., Köster, F.W., Nilssen, E.M., St John, M., and Wilson, D.C. 2010. Framework of stock-recovery strategies: analyses of factors affecting success and failure. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67: 1849-1855.
	Hopkins C.C.E., J. Thulin, J.G. Sutinen, K. Kononen, P. Snoeijs, S. Johansson & H.-O. Nalbach 2007. BONUS-169 Baltic Sea Science Plan and Implementation Strategy. BONUS Publication No. 5.
	Grenfelt P., K.E. Brofors, C.C.E. Hopkins, E. Selin Lindgren & P. Snoeijs 2006. Evaluation of the Centre for Environment and Collaboration in Polar Regions and the Barents Region (Polar Environmental Centre). Report by the Evaluation Committee. ISBN 82-12-022258-7. The Research Council of Norway. 98 pp.
	Hopkins C.C.E. 2005. Introduced Marine Organisms: Workshop on Risks and Management Measures, Trondheim, Norway, 10-11 May 2004. Norwegian Directorate of Nature Management. Research Report DN 2005-1. 51 pp.
	Hopkins C.C.E. 2005. The Concept of Ecosystem Health and Association with the Ecosystem Ap-proach to Management and Other Initiatives. ICES/BSRP/HELCOM UNEP Regional Seas Workshop on Baltic Sea Ecosystem Health Indica-tors. Sopot, Poland. 14 pp.
	Hopkins C.C.E. 2004. Biodiversity assessment & threats analysis for the WWF Global 200 Ecoregion \\\'North-East Atlantic Shelf\\\'. WWF Germany, Frankfurt am Main. 108 pp.
	North Sea Secretariat 2002 . Progress Report. 5th International Conference on the Protection of the North Sea. Bergen, Norway. 20-21 March 2002. Norwegian Ministry of the Environment. ISBN -82-457-0353-2. (HOPKINS author/co-author of Chapter 2 The North Sea Environment, Chapter 3 The Protection of Species & Habitats in Coastal Waters, Chapter 4 Fisheries)
	HOPKINS C.C.E. 2002. Introduced Marine Organisms in Norwegian Waters, including Svalbard. In: Leppäkoski E., S. Gollasch & S. Olenin (Eds) Invasive Aquatic Species of Europe - Distribution, Impact and Management. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
	HOPKINS C.C.E. 2001. Actual and potential effects of introduced marine organisms in Norwegian waters, including Svalbard. Report to the Norwegian Directorate of Nature Management. Research Report DN 2001-1 (ISSN 0804-1504/ISBN 82-7072-464-5). 53 pp. AquaMarine Advisers. 51 pp.
	HOPKINS, C.C.E., J. Thulin & E. Hoell 2001. A paradigm involving transformation of the Baltic Sea ecosystem and fisheries regimes related to eutrophication, and options for mitigation to redress the root causes. ICES CM 2001/U:04.
	Degnbol, P., C.C.E. HOPKINS, U. Lohmeyer & H. von Westernhagen 2001. The BENEFIT (Benguela Environment Fisheries Interaction and Training) Programme: Report of the Evaluation Panel. Report to NORAD (Norwegian Agency for Development Coordination) and GTZ (German Agency for Technical Cooperation). 63 pp.
	HOPKINS C.C.E. 2000. Overview of monitoring in the Baltic Sea. Report to the Global Environment Facility/Baltic Sea Regional Project. AquaMarine Advisers. 39 pp.
	HOPKINS C.C.E. 2000. Towards ecological quality objectives in the North Sea: A review involving fisheries, benthic communities and habitats, and threatened or declining species. Report to the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment. AquaMarine Advisers. 58 pp.
	Anon. 2000. Report of the Study Group on Ecosystem Assessment and Monitoring. ICES Doc. C.M. 2000/E:09. 38 pp. (HOPKINS member & co-author).
	HOPKINS C.C.E. 2000. A review of introductions and transfers of alien marine species in the North Sea area. Report to the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment. AquaMarine Advisers. 74 pp.
	HOPKINS C.C.E. 1999. The Integration of Fisheries and Environmental Issues: Evolution of the Ecosystem Approach. Pp. 161-169 In. Schei P.J., O.T. Sandlund & R. Strand (Eds) Proceedings of the Norway/UN Conference on the Ecosystem Approach for Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity. September 1999. Trondheim, Norway. ISBN 82-426-1093-2, Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management and Norwegian Institute for Nature Research.