National Fisheries Conservation Center
Protecting Seafood at the Source
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
NFCC works to protect healthy oceans and fisheries through collaborative problem-solving. Climate change, particularly the effects of carbon pollution, are causing many negative consequences to our oceans, including acidification, warming, harmful algal blooms, lack of oxygen in the water, and species shift. Our Global Ocean Health program specifically focuses on adaptation and remediation of these changing ocean conditions.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Coastal Planning for a Changing Sea
This conservation project will educate decision makers to catalyze planning for sea level rise (SLR) and ocean acidification (OA), including the transition from farmlands to salt marsh. Phase I seeks to measurably advance self-organized community planning initiatives to enhance resilience on our changing coast by: 1) highlighting and removing “blind spots” (data gaps) that prevent effective planning for these climate-related changes, 2) providing visual products for decision-support, 3) sharing this work with our community-based collaborators who are engaged in key planning processes, and 4) aligning this effort with national initiatives to anticipate and plan for SLR (e.g. the Risky Business Project, TNC's Coastal Resilience project, and others). This project has been focused in Washington state so far.
Global Ocean Health program
Focused primarily on ocean acidification (OA), the Global Ocean Health program is a program of the National Fisheries Conservation Center. The program’s mission is to protect seafood supplies, coastal communities and marine ecosystems from ocean acidification and related impacts by enabling people and businesses that depend on these resources to confront the causes and consequences of this devastating, pollution-induced threat.
Our strategy is based on a simple axiom: Those who earn a living from healthy seas can exert a powerful influence for policies to protect them. We do not lobby. Instead, we help resource-dependent people acquire the skill and knowledge to shape stronger policy themselves. As advocates for stronger science, adaptation measures, and pollution controls, fishermen and seafood growers command attention, often on both sides of the political aisle. They bring “on-the-water credibility” and economic relevance to the table.
Few seafood producers or other resource stakeholders have the technical or policy skills to grapple effectively with acidification on their own. To help them confront this challenge, we provide scientific and strategic support. We organize training, technical and policy guidance, and sometimes funding to enable them to reliably document impacts of acidification and to become sure-footed champions of their own cause.
Where we work
External reviews

Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of individuals in the target audience that expresses intent to adopt (or continue) desired behavior
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Work status and occupations
Related Program
Global Ocean Health program
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To help stakeholders and coastal communities fight, adapt to, and mitigate the effects of ocean acidifiation, sea level rise, and ocean warming.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The most compelling narratives come from those on the front lines. We give them the tools they need to tell their stories to policy and decision-makers, with a solid grouding of the science behind it.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have all worked in the marine field for decades (collectively, over 100 years). We have established relationships with fishermen and seafood companies and associations who will not speak to other organizations they consider to be "environmental." We've earned their respect and carry a lot of credibility with this key audience.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We've made incredible progress. Please see the Accomplishments section at globaloceanhealth.org to learn more.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Community meetings/Town halls, Constituent (client or resident, etc.) advisory committees,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We started holding an annual seafood feast fundraiser where our supporters and those interested in learning more can come and have a great time while learning about our current programs and enjoying the bounty of the ocean.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board, Our funders,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback,
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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National Fisheries Conservation Center
Board of directorsas of 5/14/2021
Brad Warren
Suzanne Iudicello Martley
Iudicello & Assoc Consulting
Mark Gleason
ioCurrents
Brad Warren
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Martin Hall
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
Brad Matsen
Independent Writer & Photographer
Thane Tiensen
Landye Bennett Blumstein
Terry Williams
Tulalip Tribes
Samuel Chen
Hudson Valley Fish Farms
Jessica Hathaway
National Fisherman
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? GuideStar partnered on this section with CHANGE Philanthropy and Equity in the Center.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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