
Commercial fisherman and Ocean Strategies consultant Hannah Heimbuch looks at the impacts of processing consolidation and closures on small fishing businesses in rural Alaska.
Commercial fisherman and Ocean Strategies consultant Hannah Heimbuch looks at the impacts of processing consolidation and closures on small fishing businesses in rural Alaska.
Jessica Hathaway, outgoing editor for National Fisherman, joins the Seattle-based public affairs firm Ocean Strategies as a senior consultant and project manager.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo appointed seven new members to NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC) on Wednesday, including Ocean Strategies founder and lifelong commercial fisherman, Brett Veerhusen. The new appointees were chosen through a public process, from a pool of qualified applicants from across the country.
On the best of days, moving seafood from ocean to plate is no simple task. In 2020, it was extraordinary. COVID-19 required sweeping changes from fishing vessel to grocery counter, demanding unprecedented cooperation and diligence in order to keep our seafood systems safe and functioning.
High level data points that emerged from Ocean Strategies' Covid-19 impact survey designed to better understand how the global pandemic is impacting seafood distributors in the United States.