Join us at this year’s Net Impact Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan for a discussion on fisheries policies.

Join us at this year’s Net Impact Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan for a discussion on fisheries policies.

As global fish stocks and governmental control of fishery resources have declined in recent decades under neoliberalism, new forms of public-private partnerships have emerged to attempt to sustain fish stocks. Fishermen are voluntarily restricting access to fisheries, and NGO’s are partnering with private corporations and governments to create fishing reserves, sustainability certifications, and markets for fishing quotas. This panel will examine these new forms of governance from community-based to market-based conservation strategies and ask, can business save the global seafood trade?

• Paul Foley, Doctoral Candidate, Political Science, York University
• Karen Hebert, Assistant Professor of Environmental Anthropology, Yale University
• Jaimy Norris, Sustainable Seafood Specialist, Ocean Conservancy
• Boyce Thorne Miller, Science and Policy Coordinator, Northeast Atlantic Marine Alliance
• Jennifer Lee Johnson, Doctoral Student, University of Michigan School of Natural Resources, and Host of “It’s Hot in Here” (moderator)

For more information, please visit conference website.