Global Fisheries, Seafood Sourcing, and Sustainability

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Jessica McCluney has been closely involved in fisheries and seafood for the past 15 years from serving as a federal observer aboard Alaskan fishing vessels to publishing research on the socioeconomic sustainability of global tuna fisheries, to corporate sustainability and procurement at two large North American seafood companies, to starting her own business as a direct-to-consumer Seattle seafood supplier. Jess remains an independent contractor in the corporate seafood sustainability landscape with both the private sector and NGOs, as well as public universities.

Jessica holds a Masters in Marine Management from Dalhousie Univeristy and has worked onsite with harvesters, processors, fishery managers, and research institutions across 6 continents in her career span.

Reach her at mccluney@mccluneyconsulting.com to discuss how your organization will benefit.
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CONSULTING

Strategic direction for relevant sustainability initiatives.

CONTRACTING

Develop programs that help you achieve your policy goals.

OUTREACH

Information management training and external messaging.

FAQ

Absolutely.  I'm well versed in MSC, ASC, RFM, BAP, and Fair Trade standards as well as FishWise, OceanWise, and WWF recommendations from MBAQ assessments. Reach out for more targeted help.
Yes I can.  I have experience successfully resurrecting inactive or failing FIPs, as well as beginning new ones.  Contact me to discuss the fisheries that need to meet your sustainability requirements. 
The right type of engagement goes a long way. Aside from coordinating social audits required by various customers, I have also represented companies and participated in international social/labor initiatives. Let's definitely connect if you're daunted by the current discourse.
I have worked countless hours with seafood companies' IT personnel to design, jerry-rig, or bridge software systems in order to have the correct sustainability attributes track out the door.  Reach out to relay your specific technical challenges.
Onsite: Alaska & US West Coast, US Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Canada, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Bali, Maluka), Thailand, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Seychelles, Ecuador, Mexico, Argentina
Offsite: Vietnam, India, China, Russia, Peru, Turkey, Chile, Norway
Species:  tuna (all),  mahi, wahoo, swordfish/billfish, shark, farmed vannemei shrimp, wild white/brown/blue shrimp, wild red shrimp, whitefish/groundfish, salmon (all), opilio/king crabs (all commercial), farmed branzino, squid (loligo, market, arrow)
Contact me to assess the risk in your supply chain.
I do.  I am based in Seattle, Washington in the US. Let's connect to work through the logistics.

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Testimonials

As soon as I met Jess, I knew she’d be a rising star in the seafood industry. She is sharp, inquisitive, and honest, and brings an open mind and a spirited perspective to any debate. Her science background combined with her at-sea experience and seafood industry expertise gives her a unique set of skills that would be valuable to any organization. I thoroughly enjoyed working with someone with such enthusiasm and professionalism, and I genuinely hope our paths cross again.

Kathryn Novak: Director, Buyer Engagement at Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

I worked very closely with Jessica and found her knowledge and work ethic to be very high. The work she performed was of immeasurable value to achieving project goals. I highly recommend her for her skills in developing and coordinating projects to reach successful outcomes. Her knowledge and experience in the seafood industry is uncommonly robust and would be a solid plus for any prospective employer.

Phil Gibson: CEO at Resiliensea Group, Inc.

Jess is adept at communicating about complex sustainability issues with diverse audiences in ways that build cross-sector engagement. As FishWise's main point person for her company, she was reliable and efficient in managing requests and answering questions from FishWise on behalf of our major retailer partners. She is friendly and approachable, but also willing to have the tough conversations.

Kathleen Mullen-Ley: Project Director at FishWise

Jess has been a great resource for unbiased, honest information about highly complex issues like sustainability, supply chain management, and bycatch. I find her understanding of the various complex issues to be years beyond her age and experience. She has a natural understanding of how things in the various fisheries work and more importantly how they could and should work.

Craig Caryl: Co-Founder at SmartCSM

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