Phil Kline
Senior Fisheries Policy Advisor for Oceana
Phil Kline is a senior Fisheries Policy advisor for Oceana. Prior to moving to DC, he spent 26 years as a commercial fisherman. For three years (1994-96), he served on the Groundfish Advisory Panel to the Pacific Fishery Management Council. He was also a founding board member of the Pacific Marine Conservation Council (PMCC), a nonprofit organization that provides support for conservation and fishing communities in Washington, Oregon and California, and served as its first president for two-and-a-half years (1997-99). In addition, he was a board member of the Humboldt Fishermens Marketing Association (1996-99), the regional affiliate of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations.
Podcast Date: 9/15/2006