Dr. Kathryn Sullivan
Keynote Remarks at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit – As Delivered
New Orleans, LA
February 9, 2015
I’m really delighted to be here with all of you. It’s my first time attending such a summit. I really appreciate and value the opportunity to get to know you better and hear more about your perspectives, so thanks very much. As Dawn alluded to in her introduction, I’ve had some prior chances to learn a good bit and see the kind of change that’s occurred in fisheries and fisheries management over the past 25 years. My stint as NOAA Chief Scientist gave me a good opportunity to take a close look at the science underlying this field and the challenges that we face here. And then, several years later, I had my first exposure to the opportunities and challenges of aquaculture when I headed up the aquaculture panel on the PEW Oceans Commission. So I am delighted to be here today, and I’d like to talk about a couple of things: about building resiliency in our oceans and our fishing communities; about building healthy and sustainable fisheries to support societal, economic, and ecological resilience; the steps we’re taking to combat illegal fishing and seafood fraud and level the playing field for U.S. fishermen; and the role that aquaculture can play and needs to play in our collective future…
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