Shark Advocate Sonja Fordham, director of shark conservation, Ocean Conservancy
Sonja Fordham is the director of the shark conservation program at Ocean Conservancy and policy director at the Shark Alliance. She is a long-time advocate for science-based policies for sharks and rays in the United States and internationally, specifically those seeking an end to overfishing, shark-finning and habitat destruction. Fordham is deputy chair of the IUCN (World Conservation Union) Shark Specialist Group and serves on the board of directors for the American Elasmobranch Society (the world's largest professional society of shark and ray scientists). Fordham has authored and co-authored numerous reports on shark fisheries management. She received an Environmental Hero Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce in 2000, a Fishery Achievement Award from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council in 2004, and the Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Award from the Shark Research Institute in 2007. * Visit the Ocean Conservancy.* Learn more about shark conservation. |
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