John Henderschedt, the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, will be leaving his position at the end of January to return to work in the private sector.
In his position at NOAA, Henderschedt manages international fisheries and conservation engagement with regional fisheries management organizations. He also works to ensure U.S. adherence to multilateral conservation agreements, including the administration of fishing- and seafood-related agreements addressing illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, marine mammal protections, and other internationally-focused statutory authorities, in addition to delivery of NOAA’s Seafood Inspection Program services.
In an email, Henderschedt referred SeafoodSource to NOAA spokesperson Kate Brogan, who confirmed Henderschedt will be leaving NOAA by 31 January to work in the private sector.
“We greatly appreciate the leadership John has shown as Director of the Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection,” Brogan said. “He has led and accomplished many positive changes in his tenure at NOAA.”
As reported by SeafoodNews, Henderschedt wrote in an email to colleagues he will be returning to Phoenix Processor Limited Partnership, who also does business as Premier Pacific Seafoods. The Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based company owns and operates two at-sea processing ships, the Ocean Phoenix and the Excellence, serving the North Pacific pollock and hake fisheries.
“I will be joining the company for which I previously worked, now as its Vice President and COO, overseeing Alaska pollock and Pacific whiting harvesting and processing operations,” Henderschedt wrote, according to SeafoodNews.
Henderschedt previously worked as a vice president of Phoenix Processor Limited Partnership between 2001 and 2011.
Before beginning his job at NOAA, Henderschedt worked as executive director of the Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability Forum, which provides professional development and networking for members of the regional fishery management council members and staff and NOAA Fisheries managers.
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