Dr. Rose Sallema Mtui is currently serving as a Manager of Environmental Research at the National Environment Management Council (NEMC) under the Vice President’s Office (VPO), Tanzania. She holds a PhD in Blue Economy from the University of the Western Cape South Africa; and both her M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees relate to marine science discipline. She has an Advanced Diploma in Aquaculture and Postgraduate Certificate in freshwater biology from Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada and Institute of Limnology in Austria respectively. Dr. Rose has more than 25 years of experience in the environmental management industry served at NEMC and outside (Institute of Marine Sciences, Zanzibar). In her capacity as a manager, she coordinates environmental research, preparing and managing various national, regional, global projects and programs. Dr. Rose has published a number of articles in several peer reviewed journals including “The Rufiji Estuary mangrove paper”. She has also participated in several shoreline changes associated with development projects and anthropogenic activities in Tanzania and in the region.