Lee Crockett – National Geographic Blog

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Profile: Lee Crockett joined The Pew Charitable Trusts in June 2007 as director of Federal Fisheries Policy. As Ddirector, U.S. Oceans, he led Pew’s efforts to establish policies to end overfishing and promote ecosystem-based fisheries management in the United States under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the federal law that governs ocean fish management. As director, Crockett oversees all of Pew’s U.S. fisheries campaigns. These include efforts in the Northeast, South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Caribbean, and the Pacific. Before joining Pew, Crockett was executive director of the Marine Fish Conservation Network, the largest national coalition dedicated exclusively to promoting the sustainable management of ocean fish. Under his leadership, the campaign helped efforts to reauthorize and strengthen the MSA. Previously, he was a fishery biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service, leading agency efforts to protect essential fish habitat. He also served as a staff member of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, working on a variety of fisheries, environmental and boating safety issues. Crockett holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in biological oceanography from the University of Connecticut. Before college, he served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He’s also an avid angler who enjoys fishing the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.

Posts

Ancient Deep Sea Corals Need Protection From Modern Threats, January 4, 2017 in Changing Planet
With New Fish Rule, NOAA Lets the Big One Get Away, December 27, 2016 in Changing Planet
Marine Scientist Follows Hot Fish as They Move to Cooler Waters, November 30, 2016 in Changing Planet
First U.S. Atlantic Ocean Marine National Monument Is Safe Haven for Sharks, Whales, Corals, and Other Marine Life, September 15, 2016 in Changing Planet
What Drives a California Woman to Save Starving Sea Lions? The answer may help scientists save our seas., August 2, 2016 in Changing Planet
One Man’s Passion: Catching Fish in the Act of Spawning and Sharing Their Secrets, July 6, 2016 in Wildlife
Heavy Lift: New England UPS Driver Rescued Tons of Fish, One Net at a Time, March 11, 2016 in Changing Planet
Can Congress Deliver Happy Days for Fish, Fishermen?, December 28, 2015 in Changing Planet
A coffin for cod? The downward spiral of the fish that built New England, November 17, 2015 in Changing Planet
Why Is Managing Fish in the World’s Oceans Like an Episode of ‘I Love Lucy’?, September 18, 2015 in Changing Planet
Going to the mat for fish and fishermen, June 29, 2015 in Changing Planet
Tracking Fish Oil Supplements to the Source, April 28, 2015 in Changing Planet
Fisherman Finds a Way to Help Sea Animals Avoid Needless Death on Hooks, April 13, 2015 in Changing Planet
The Small Town Boy Who Charted a New Course for Our Oceans, February 18, 2015 in Changing Planet
What’s happened to all the striped bass?, January 15, 2015 in Changing Planet

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