Craig is the Chief Technical Officer of SyAqua Group, where he leads the company’s technology and innovation team. SyAqua is a global technology company specializing in shrimp breeding, genetics, and advanced hatchery solutions, with a strong focus on driving sustainability and productivity in shrimp aquaculture.

Craig is a past president and fellow of the World Aquaculture Society. Over the past 40 years, his research has focused on both basic and applied science to advance farmed seafood production technologies. His contributions span shrimp health, physiology, genomics, and sustainable aquaculture system design.

He has led interdisciplinary efforts to develop more sustainable, biofloc-based production systems; explore the genetic basis of shrimp health; enhance breeding strategies; and create nutritional technologies and novel products to improve shrimp growth and resilience. He previously served as Assistant Director of the South Carolina Marine Resources Research Institute, where he led the Waddell Mariculture Research and Development Center.

Craig has also held leadership roles in the private sector, including Executive Manager for Global Aquaculture Research and Product Development at Novus International Inc., and Director of Research and Development at Zeigler Bros. Inc., a global leader in shrimp nutrition. He has edited three books and authored over 120 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.