The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design and NOAA Fisheries have announced the placement of Catherine Ross into the fourth AICAD/NOAA Fisheries Art + Science Fellowship.
The 2023 Fellowship will focus on imagining ways to identify and engage recreational and subsistence fishing communities affected by federal fisheries management. The work seeks to ensure that those sometimes-overlooked communities have a voice in the decision-making process, and help the agency allocate its services in equitable ways.
That goal aligns with a national Equity and Environmental Justice Strategy that NOAA Fisheries adopted earlier this year. The strategy seeks to ensure that West Coast communities have equal access to the sustainable fisheries, safe seafood, and healthy ecosystems NOAA Fisheries strives for.
The artist will be conducting field research and interviews in the Long Beach area during August 2023 and welcomes any input or feedback from the community. Please see contact form on site.
