Manager: WWF Sustainable Fisheries Programme
(incorporating SASSI and the Responsible Fisheries Programme)
Samantha developed and managed the WWF Responsible Fisheries Programme since its inception in February 2007, an initiative of WWF South Africa, which aims to facilitate the implementation of an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries management (EAF) in Southern Africa.
In 2009 the RFP merged with its sister programme SASSI (Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative) to form the new WWF Sustainable Fisheries, a portfolio which she now manages.
Prior to joining WWF South Africa, Samantha managed BirdLife International’s Southern African Seabird Programme from April 2003 until February 2007. The programme focused on the by catch of seabirds, turtles and sharks in longline and trawl fisheries in South Africa, Namibia and Angola.
This experience gave Samantha practical experience in the implementation of ecosystem principles at the level of resource managers, fishers, fisheries support programmes (e.g. the observer programme), and the public. Samantha received a BSC honours degree in Marine biology with distinction from the University of Cape Town in December 2003 and completed her doctorate in February 2008.
Samantha developed and managed the WWF Responsible Fisheries Programme since its inception in February 2007, an initiative of WWF South Africa, which aims to facilitate the implementation of an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries management (EAF) in Southern Africa.
In 2009 the RFP merged with its sister programme SASSI (Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative) to form the new WWF Sustainable Fisheries, a portfolio which she now manages.
Prior to joining WWF South Africa, Samantha managed BirdLife International’s Southern African Seabird Programme from April 2003 until February 2007. The programme focused on the by catch of seabirds, turtles and sharks in longline and trawl fisheries in South Africa, Namibia and Angola.
This experience gave Samantha practical experience in the implementation of ecosystem principles at the level of resource managers, fishers, fisheries support programmes (e.g. the observer programme), and the public. Samantha received a BSC honours degree in Marine biology with distinction from the University of Cape Town in December 2003 and completed her doctorate in February 2008.