A Network of Advisors

The Network Policy Council serves as the advisory body for our organization and, along with our staff, is responsible for developing the Network’s agenda and platform to achieve our goals of healthy oceans and productive fisheries. The council is composed of diverse individuals and organizations that represent a wide range of expertise with a vested interest in the future of our nation’s oceans.

Policy Council Members

Photo Credit: Daquella Manera

• Robert C. Vandermark, Executive Director
• Tom Sadler, Deputy Director
• Noah Oppenheim, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations
• Linda Behnken, Alaska Longline Fisherman’s Association*
• Eric Brazer, Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholder’s Alliance
• Bob Rees, The Association of Northwest Steelheaders
• Kevin Scribner, Forever Wild Seafood Club, Slow Food/Slow Fish USA
• Brandon Shuler, American Fly Fishing Trade Association, International Association of Fly Fishers*
• John McMurray, Recreational Angler Charter Captain
• Rick Gaffney, Hawaii Fishing & Boating Association
• Lyf Gildersleeve, Flying Fish Company — Sustainable Seafood
• Ken Hinman, Wild Oceans


Monkfish on a NOAA Research Boat

• Jason Dinneen, Alaska Marine Conservation Council
• Ecotrust
• Cynthia (Cyn) Sarthou, Gulf Restoration Network
• Peter Shelley, Conservation Law Foundation
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Meredith Moore, Ocean Conservancy

*Co-Chairs