To support the creation of the SeaBOS Secretariat as an independent non-profit organization and to help inform strategies to meet commitments and identify emerging issues in the field
To ensure the institutions, policies, governance and financing structures are in place to sustain the Bird's Head Seascape and its network of marine protected areas for many years to come
To execute a newly launched workforce freedom initiative, elevate its education reform initiatives, and host a variety of programming for its 50-state network of 66 state-based think tank affiliates
To ensure the enabling conditions are in place to scale the foundation's work in Mexico, moving to system-wide implementation of good fisheries management practices
Support for FisheryProgress.org and to increase the tools available to the seafood industry to manage their own sustainability programs through FishChoice.com
To continue to ensure the long-term sustainability of U.S. fisheries by educating national policy makers on the importance of the conservation principles in the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA); and to continue ongoing efforts to create successful recreational catch shares and other management approaches in the Gulf of Mexico
To engage a qualified recruiting agency in the hiring of an executive director through a national search and to supplement the selected candidate's salary over the subsequent three years
To implement targeted education campaigns and support landowner efforts to implement best management practices that improve water quality in the Upper Illinois River Watershed in Benton and Washington Counties
