Andrew was born and raised in southeast Asia and is keenly interested in fisheries sustainability, livelihoods, collaborative research, and capacity building throughout the region. With projects based in Australia and locations across the Asia-Pacific and the Indian Ocean, Andrew has over 25 years of experience in marine research and management including work for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, conservation NGOs, and academic and research institutions. His projects span a wide range of fisheries issues and shark and ray conservation, emphasising user-driven, collaborative, and interdisciplinary approaches. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and is an editor for Pacific Conservation Biology.

Andrew has extensive experience working with fishers, communities, and collaborators in northern Australia, and with Indigenous ranger groups. His Shark Search Indo-Pacific program works with citizen scientists and in-country partners to build country-specific species diversity and conservation profiles for sharks and rays across the Indo-Pacific. Andrew was also one of the founding members of the Oceania Chondrichthyan Society serving as president for several years, and he continues to serve on the IUCN Shark Specialist Group. He also works with the Save Our Seas Foundation as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, and serves on the Conservation Working Group for the Convention on the Conservation of Highly Migratory Species (Sharks MOU)