In addition to his continued service as a member of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council in Alaska, Seth Macinko gave a number of invited presentations in 2015. First up was an invitation to the symposium “Planet of the Ocean: Environment and Society on the Rest of the Planet,” January 30-31, organized by the Rosa Luxembourg Foundation’s Manhattan office. At the Symposium, he presented in the session entitled “Whose Oceans? Governance and Privatization” and he then moderated the session on “Overfishing and the End of Biodiversity” featuring presentations from Naseegh Jaffer (World Forum of Fisher Peoples) and Daniel Pauly (University of British Columbia).

Next, he was one of two non-Australians invited to present at the “Workshop on the Use of Bio-economics and Role of Government in Achieving Economic Objectives for Australian Fishery Managers,“ February 23-24, Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia. This workshop was organized by researchers at the University of Tasmania and featured practicing fishery managers from all of the state governments in Australia as well as managers for the Commonwealth. The workshop was followed by an invited seminar at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) at the University of Tasmania in Hobart.

In March, Seth presented a plenary address critical of the prevailing privatization agenda at the international conference on “Tenure and Fishing Rights 2015: A global forum on rights-based approaches for fisheries” co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the Kingdom of Cambodia, in Siam Reap, March 23-27.

The FAO event was followed by an invited presentation at the workshop on “Building the Future of Fisheries: Designs for Government, Market, and Community,” held at Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, April 3.

Immediately following final exams, Seth presented at Slow Fish 2015 in Genova, Italy, May 14-17, where he was the leadoff presenter in a session focused on Ocean Grabbing. He also participated in the daily roundtable discussions where this year’s version of the Slow Fish event drew the attendance of fishermen, academics, and NGOs from 22 countries and featured a special focus on the fisheries of the Mediterranean. In addition, Seth was a featured panelist in two sessions organized by the graduate students at the University of Gastronomic Sciences focused on fisheries and ocean conservation.