Pacific Coast Federation's Zeke Grader to Retire After 40 Year Career
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by Lee Crockett - July 2, 2015
Crockett is Director of Federal Fisheries Policy for The Pew Charitable Trusts
On one side: fish. On the other side: fishermen. In the middle: Zeke Grader.
For more than four decades, the California-based fishing advocate has worked to find common ground between taking care of the environment and looking out for the needs of family fishermen. Armed with passion and determination, the law school graduate and former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant is a recognized leader in the shaping of fishing and environmental rules that affect millions of people nationwide.
For 40 years, Zeke served as executive director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA), the largest trade group of commercial fishermen on the West Coast.
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