Oceans
Meet Our Experts
Pamela Baker - Senior Policy Advisor, Gulf Oceans Program
Works with coastal communities to develop market-based solutions for improving fishery management and aquaculture practices in the Gulf of Mexico, focusing mainly on reef and shrimp fisheries.
Jeff Barger - Regional Fisheries Project Coordinator
Works to advance innovative, market-based strategies to improve recreational fisheries management throughout the Gulf of Mexico region.
Kate Bonzon - Program Manager, Oceans Enterprise
Works with stakeholders to create sustainable fisheries and fishing communities along the West Coast of the U.S. and nationally.
Denise Choy Stetten - Latin America & Caribbean Program Manager
Provides support and oversight to a team of staff and consultants working to create transformational change in Cuba, Belize and Mexico.
Kate Culzoni - Economist
Eileen Dougherty - Fisheries Policy Specialist
Coordinates the limited access privilege program projects (LAPPs, or catch shares) in the Southeast Region.
Scott Edwards - Director of Latin America & Caribbean
Joined Environmental Defense Fund in January 2007 after seven years at the National Parks Conservation Association.
Larry Epstein - Mesoamerican Reef Program Manager
Project work is focused on using market-based tools and economic incentives to encourage fishermen to use sustainable fishing strategies.
David H. Festa - Vice President/West Coast
Timothy Fitzgerald - Scientist
Rod M. Fujita - Scientist
A leader in the theory and practice of sustainable fisheries that align conservation with the business of fishing, Rod Fujita has extensive experience working with fishing communities, regulators, and business leaders in the US, Mexico, Canada and internationally.
Sarah Hagedorn Bowman - Scientist
Jake Kritzer - Senior Scientist
Serves as the principle scientific advisor to the Environmental Defense Fund Oceans team in New England working to reform management of important regional fisheries through catch shares, such as the iconic and historical fishery for cod, haddock, flounder and other groundfish.
Amanda Leland - National Policy Director
Sally McGee - New England Fisheries Policy Director
Builds coalitions with the fishing industries, government and other groups in support of sustainable marine fisheries that align conservation with the business of fishing.
Dave McKinney - Senior Conservation Manager, Gulf of Mexico Oceans Program
Michelle Owen - Recreational Fisheries Specialist
Heather Paffe - Director, Gulf and Southeast Oceans Program
Douglas N. Rader - Chief Oceans Scientist
Advises the leadership of our national organization on the scientific aspects of policies and programs affecting oceans.
Diane Regas - Vice President
Johanna Thomas - Director of fisheries projects for the Pacific Ocean program
Manages our Oceans program's efforts to implement individual fishing quotas and other market-based solutions in the Pacific region.
Daniel Whittle - Senior Attorney and Director of the Cuba Program
Directs EDF's work to advance conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems in Cuba.
Julie Wormser - New England Regional Director, Oceans Program
