“When I did that white paper I just had this feeling the industry needed to be more involved in finding solutions to some of these problems that are related to sustainability, illegal fishing, under reporting, gear conflicts. There’s no end to issues.”

In the ensuing years since the paper, Johnson has maintained his consultancy business but shifted the focus of his work toward sustainability and other issues that address the ability of seafood companies to continue to supply fish and shellfish to consumers.

“I’ve