B.A. Dalhousie University, LL.B. Dalhousie University, Ph.D. University of Wales, Dipl.Naut.(CCGC h.c.); F.N.I.; MCIT; MCIArb. 

E-mail:  edgold@bigpond.net.au

Professor Gold grew up and went to sea in Australia but settled in Halifax, Canada, in the early 1960s. He is a consultant to and former senior partner with the law firm Huestis Ritch in Halifax, where he specializes in maritime, energy and environmental law and international commercial law. He is a former President of the Canadian Maritime Law Association and a Titulary Member of the Comité Maritime International. Dr. Gold is a Master Mariner (UK and Canada) and served at sea for 16 years, including several years in command. He was Professor of Law (1975-1994) and Professor of Resource and Environmental Studies (1986-1994) at Dalhousie University, Halifax. He is a founding member of Dalhousie Law School’s Marine and Environmental Law Program (MELP).  He continues to hold the position of Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Law as well as with the Dalhousie University’s Marine Affairs Program. He is also a former Executive Director of the Dalhousie Oceans Studies Program (DOSP), and the International Institute for Transportation and Ocean Policy Studies (IITOPS), the predecessors of the International Oceans Institute of Canada, and remains a member of the Institute. He was a member of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board 1996-2003. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Maritime Law and former Canadian Member of the Board of Governors of the World Maritime University, Malmö, Sweden, and a member of the Governing Board of the IMO-International Maritime Law Institute, Malta. Since 2000 he also holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor at the T.C. Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, where is involved with the university’s Centre for Maritime Law.

His special areas of interest and expertise include maritime law, international marine, offshore energy and environmental law and policy, maritime training, and international ocean development. Professor Gold has active experience in most regions of the world and has completed over 250 publications in the maritime law and policy field. He has received an honorary degree from the Canadian Coast Guard College (1992) and was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit by the German Government, and the Order of Canada by the Canadian Government, in 1997.

In June 2005, Professor Gold added to his list of honours when awarded the Order of Australia for “services to maritime law and protection of the environment as a policy developer and adviser, and through academic roles and involvement in international maritime organisations.” To learn more, click here.