SOLSTICE Leadership Team
| Role | Name | Organisation |
| Directors: | Prof Mike Roberts Dr Katya Popova | Nelson Mandela University (NMU), South Africa National Oceanography Centre (NOC), UK |
| Members: | Prof Julius Francis | Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), Tanzania |
| Dr Yohana W. Shaghude | Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS), Tanzania | |
| Dr Baraka Sekadende | Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI), Tanzania | |
| Dr Joseph Kamau | Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), Kenya | |
| Prof Warwick Sauer | Rhodes University (Rhodes), South Africa | |
| Dr Sevrine Sailley | Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), UK | |
| Dr Stuart Painter | NOC, UK | |
| Dr Matthew Palmer | NOC, UK | |
| Dr Zoe Jacobs | NOC, UK | |
| Sofia Alexiou | NOC, UK | |
| Dr Amani Becker | NOC, UK |