John Williams

Focus

• Commercial fisheries
• Fisheries workforce development
• Working waterfronts
• Marine safety at sea

Education

• BS, wildlife and fisheries sciences, Texas A&M University, 1993
• MS, wildlife and fisheries sciences, Texas A&M University, 1995

Experience

• Commercial fisherman Copper River/Prince William Sound drift gillnet
• Commercial fisherman 3A halibut longline
• Dive salvage and spill response
• Dive research

Current projects

• Business of fishing—Alaska Sea Grant
• Marine safety at sea—Alaska Marine Safety Education Association
• Crew training and Alaska marine safety classes—Southcentral Alaska and statewide
• Alaska Young Fisherman’s Summit—Alaska Sea Grant