Peter A. Murray is a national of St. Lucia, receiving his secondary education at St. Mary’s College.  He received his Bachelor of Science (General) degree from the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill Campus) in 1977, majoring in Biology.  Mr. Murray was awarded the degree of Master of Philosophy in Biology, also by the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill Campus) in 1991.

Peter A. Murray worked as the senior Fisheries Biologist (with responsibility for Resource Assessment) at Saint Lucia’s Department of Fisheries, from April of 1981, before joining the staff of the OECS Fisheries Unit as Data Management Officer in October of 1991.  He joined the OECS Natural Resources Management Unit (now Environment and Sustainable Development Unit) in Saint Lucia as a Programme Officer in January 1996.  He is primarily responsible for marine resource management matters (including maritime boundary delimitation) and currently leads the OECS Secretariat’s new Sustainable Oceans Governance programme. He takes the lead on Climate Change activities, as well as helping to coordinate public education and environmental awareness activities.  Mr. Murray is active in facilitating strategic planning and training in project proposal writing; and, is also a member of the OECS Secretariat’s Post Disaster Macro-socioeconomic Assessment team.  Peter A. Murray, who writes extensively on marine resource management issues, has been a member of the Network of Tropical Fisheries Scientists since 1984. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, from 1989 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2008.   Mr. Murray is currently reading for the Diploma in International Environmental Law with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).