Longtime fisheries expert to head Fisheries Forum

JOHN HENDERSCHEDT, a longtime fisheries expert, has recently joined the Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability Forum (Fisheries Forum) as its first executive director.

The Fisheries Forum is a partnership among four of the nation’s leading academic and policy institutions: Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment, Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, the Center for Ocean Solutions and the Environmental Defense Fund. The forum provides professional development, continuing education and networking opportunities for members of the regional fishery management councils.

Since his appointment to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council in 2008, Henderschedt has participated in many of the events that Fisheries Forum organizes for regional fishery management council members.

“Fisheries Forum has had a significant and positive influence on how I perceive my role as a council member. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to play a part in the future of the Fisheries Forum program,” Henderschedt said of his new post. As executive director, he will work with Fisheries Forum staff and its partner institutions on both program and organizational development.

Prior to taking on his new role, Henderschedt served as vice president of Phoenix Processor LP in Seattle. He has 25 years of experience in the Alaska fishing industry with responsibilities related to vessel operations, government affairs and safety management. His involvement in North Pacific fisheries began with his work as a joint-venture representative on Russian fishing vessels in the mid-’80s.