Social Sustainability Advisory Group

Sustainable seafood comes from fisheries and aquaculture operations that minimize harmful environmental impacts, ensure good and fair working conditions, and support livelihoods and economic benefits throughout the entire supply chain.

The Social Sustainability Advisory Group helps the Aquarium explore ways to promote a human rights-based approach to sustainability. This group of academics, human rights professionals, seafood social equity professionals, economists, and others provides valuable strategic guidance and expertise as we continue to help transform how seafood is fished and farmed so that people and the planet can thrive for the long-term.

Current members

Social Sustainability Advisory Group co-chairs

• Birgitte Poulsen, Senior Fellow, Human Rights and Social Equity
• Wendy Norden, Programs Director, Global Ocean Conservation

Social Sustainability Advisory Group members

• Remia Aparri, Regional Director, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippines
• Kelley Bell, Division Director, Social responsibility, Fishwise, U.S.
• Dr. Simon Bush, Chair, Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, Netherlands
• Dr. Saraswati Raju Iyer, Head, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU), India
• Daniela Kalikoski, Fishery Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy
• Lucy Kimani, Deputy Director, Government Relations, Aquaculture Sector, Gatsby Africa, East Africa
• Froukje Kruijssen, Human Rights Programme Manager, ASC, The Netherlands
• Dave Little, Professor of Aquatic Resources and Development, Environment Research Group, University of Stirling, Scotland
• Gabrielle Lout, Social responsibility program Manager, Ocean Outcomes, U.S.
• Shilpa Nadhan, Director, Human Rights Policy, The Walt Disney Company, USA
• Serge Raemaekers, Co-Founder and Managing Director, ABALOBI, South Africa
• Ame Sagiv, Director, Forced Labor & Human Trafficking, Humanity United, USA
• James Sanchirico, Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California at Davis, USA
• Jenny Slafkosky, Vice President of Communications, Bon Appétit Management Company, U.S.
• Dr. Jess Sparks, Associate Director, Ecosystems and Environment Programme, Rights Lab, University of Nottingham University and Tufts University UK/USA
• Dinna Umengan, Executive Director, Tambuyog Development Center, Philippines
• Songlin Wang, Founder and President, Chengdao Marine Conservation Society, China
• Harry Yuli, Director, PT Atina, Indonesia