ISSF’s Environmental Stakeholder Committee (ESC) has elected Bill Holden of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) its Chair. Sara Lewis of FishWise and Dr. Tom Pickerell of the Global Tuna Alliance have joined the ESC.
Bill Holden also joins the ISSF Board of Directors, replacing Dr Bill Fox, formerly of WWF-US, who recently retired.
“The leadership and expertise displayed by Dr. Bill Fox, both as a member of the ISSF Board and the Environmental Stakeholder Committee, as well as a partner at WWF, has been invaluable,” said ISSF President Susan Jackson.
“We are thankful for Bill’s guidance and commitment to ISSF and our collaborative work toward sustainable tuna fisheries and ocean health. It’s always a pleasure to have new experts and advocates join our committees. These additions are serious assets to our conservation initiatives.”
New members of the Environmental Stakeholder Committee are Sara Lewis, directs the Traceability Division at FishWise, overseeing a team implementing traceability and counter-IUU fishing projects with NGO and seafood industry collaborators from all parts of the supply chain, and Dr Tom Pickerell, executive director of the Global Tuna Alliance.
“Sara Lewis’ devotion to transparency and traceability at FishWise makes her an ideal candidate for the ESC. And we welcome Dr. Tom Pickerell’s scientific guidance and collaboration once again as he returns to the ESC in his new role leading the Global Tuna Alliance,” Susan Jackson commented.
Dr. Bruce Collette, from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), retired from the ESC in January. He had been with the committee since its inception.
“Dr. Collette worked with ISSF on the ESC since the beginning,” Susan Jackson added. “His fisheries expertise made him an invaluable asset to the committee, where his passion for tuna conservation is dearly missed.”
