Shannon Arnold

Shannon Arnold is the Associate Director for Marine Programs at the Ecology Action Centre, a member-based environmental charity based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Shannon has 15 years of experience advocating for improved fisheries management and opportunities for sustainable ocean livelihoods in Canada and Asia. She leads research on elasmobranch fishing and trade measure enforcement while supporting community-led management and bycatch reduction. Shannon advises the Canadian government with respect to Regional Fishery Management Organization negotiations as well as through numerous domestic fisheries management committees. She has been participating in ICCAT meetings since 2010.