Dr. Jang K. Kim is a Professor of Marine Science at Incheon National University, and the founder and CEO of True Blue in Korea. During the past 25 years, his research has focused on interactions between marine algae and their environment. He is most interested in seaweed aquaculture and its applications, environmentally sustainable aquaculture, and ecosystem services provided by blue carbon ecosystems. Dr. Kim has received numerous research projects from international and domestic funding agencies, including, USEPA, USDA, NOAA, Sea Grant, Wildlife Foundation. National Research Foundation of Korea, Mistry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea, Ministry of Environment, National Fisheries Research Institute, etc. Through these projects, he developed technologies of open water and land-based seaweed aquaculture, integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) and blue carbon ecosystem (seaweed aquaculture and forests, saltmarshes, and seagrass beds) based carbon dioxide removal (CDR). He also evaluated ecosystem functions of seaweeds. Dr. Kim has published nearly 60 papers during the past 5 years in peer reviewed journals, including several review papers in seaweed aquaculture and blue carbon. Dr. Kim has served on various international, national, provincial and municipal committees including, UNDP/GEF YSLME Steering Committee member, Advisory Committee Member of Yellow Sea Peace Forum, Coastal Management Planning Committee of Korea, Coastal Management Council of Incheon, Incheon Fisheries Forum, etc. Dr. Kim is also a member of Editorial Boards of SCI or SCOPUS journals, including Algae, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Phycological Research, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, and Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences.