Juan Antonio Romero has been an Ocean advocate for over 35 years. As a science communicator, marine biologist and filmmaker, Juan has worked worldwide on numerous marine conservation projects. These projects range from film making to the management of some of the largest public aquariums in the world, marine conservation and Ocean Policy.

After completion of his studies of Marine Biology in France, he began his career at the Museum Océanographique of Monaco and later became a diver for Captian JY Cousteau aboard the Calypso on expeditions to Indonesia and Borneo. Juan later went on to join the "Fly Team" for the Cousteau Society.

At 29 years old, Juan became the General Curator of the Genova Aquaruim in Italy. During this time he was director and presenter of his own RAI 1 Italian television series Linea Blu. Throughout his career, he has continued to work on productions such as Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Predators and British Isles for the NHU of BBC, and has participated as a producer in "Alliens of the Sea", "Grotte ou Requins" for FR3 (French television), and other productions for the Discovery Channel and National Geographic, as well as numerous educational productions for museums and aquariums.

After four years with the Genova Aquarium, Juan went on to start up and manage the National Marine Aquarium, UK, the Dubai Mall Aquarium, UAE, the Chengdu Ocean Cube, China, Seville aquarium, Spain and acted as Associate director of zoological operations at the Oceanografic, Spain.

As a personal adventure, Juan, in the company of his wife and three children, sailed from the US to New Zealand over a three year period on board their catamaran AZUL, arriving to New Zealand in 2008. Since that time New Zealand has been home.

Juan is presently is Executive Senior Advisor Enviroment Conservation and Research for the Dubai Reef project, UAE. Board member for “Power on Us” Foundation, CA, USA. Ambassador for Ocean Generation, London, UK. Executive advisor for Patagonia Azul Foundation, Chile. and Member of the NY Explores Club, USA

Over the past 18 years, when Juan is not consulting or managing international marine conservation projects, he is at home in the mountains of Queenstown, New Zealand.