Atlantic Groundfish Council Names New Director of Fisheries Management and Science
The Atlantic Groundfish Council (AGC) announced that Vanessa Byrne will be its Director of Fisheries Management and Science.
AGC said that Byrne has been interested in fishery sustainability since childhood when she witnessed the cod moratorium impacts as she grew up in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Byrne also served as an independent at-sea observer on commercial fishing vessels fishing off the coast of Nova Scotia.
Working alongside Nova Scotian harvesters provided her with a tremendous appreciation for the hard work and dedication of fishers who take...
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