Manager, Communications

The Manager, Communications is a new position, funded by a three-year grant received from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, to address sustainability, public trust, and domestic product availability related market issues.  The objective is to raise the profile and improve the reputation of the sector and to increase domestic consumption of Canadian fish and seafood.

Reporting to the FCC President, the Manager, Communications will develop and implement a sector strategy as per the project scope.  The issues include, but are not limited to, sustainable fisheries management, marine conservation, species at risk, climate change, marine litter, illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, nutrition, food safety, mislabeling, and more.

The Manager, Communications will work with other FCC staff and members to gather information and conduct analysis as needed to produce communications materials and disseminate as per the strategy and work plan once developed.