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OCEAN CONSERVANCY:
Founded in 1972, Ocean Conservancy is an environmental nonprofit advocacy organization that promotes healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems and opposes practices that threaten ocean life and human wellbeing. Ocean Conservancy has emerged as a powerful voice to advocate for the protection of our ocean that is essential to all life and supplies much of the food we eat, water we drink, and air we breathe. Through its programs, Ocean Conservancy provides leadership to champion the protection of special places, restoration of sustainable fisheries, reduction of human impacts on ocean ecosystems, and comprehensive management of our nation's ocean resources and ecosystems. For more information see: www.oceanconservancy.org.
FISH CONSERVATION PROGRAM:
Ocean Conservancy's Fish Conservation Program is a dynamic, multi-faceted initiative focused on achieving sustainable fisheries in our nation's waters with an emphasis on the Gulf of Mexico. Ocean Conservancy has played a key leadership role in transitioning our nation's fisheries towards a sustainable future. Past accomplishments include securing significant improvements to our nation's fisheries management laws in 1996 and 2007 as well as the establishment of the first science based rebuilding plan for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. We will continue this leadership role by ensuring the development and implementation of laws and policies consistent with sustainable fisheries in partnership with fishery stakeholders in the Gulf of Mexico region.
The British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil disaster threatens the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, its fisheries and a way of life for fishing communities. In addition to the longstanding threats facing regional fisheries, the Fish Conservation Program works with Ocean Conservancy's Gulf Restoration Program team to ensure that regional management policies address new threats posed by this disaster and support the full restoration of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. The Policy Manager will work in concert with our team of professionals to ensure that national laws and policies are consistent with sustainable fisheries, that regional management policies and decisions continue to transition fisheries to long term sustainability, and that a full restoration of the Gulf of Mexico is achieved. OC envisions a healthy and productive Gulf of Mexico that supports resilient ocean ecosystems and coastal communities.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Policy Manager leads the development and implementation of Ocean Conservancy's sustainable fisheries initiatives in the Gulf of Mexico. This position is responsible for, in coordination with the Deputy Director of Fish Conservation, developing, communicating and advocating organizational positions and priorities that lead to sustainable fish populations and fishing communities. The Policy Manager will work with a team of Ocean Conservancy experts, state and federal government officials, the news media, non-governmental organization colleagues, the academic community, industry groups and other stakeholders in the region to achieve these goals. This position will also work with our team of proven oil spill response and restoration leaders to achieve meaningful and lasting ecologic and economic restoration in the Gulf. Finally, The Policy Manager will be responsible for the management of work plans and budgets supervise fish conservation program staff to ensure our sustainable fisheries goals are achieved
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