Mike Hirshfield

Mike has worked at Oceana since 2001 in a variety of roles, currently as Senior Advisor. In that capacity, he is responsible for providing strategic guidance and organizational troubleshooting, among other duties. Until May of 2019, he was Chief Scientist and Strategy Officer, working to identify strategic opportunities for Oceana expansion into new countries, in addition to establishing offices in those countries, including Brazil, Canada, the Philippines and Mexico. As Chief Scientist since 2001, he was responsible for ensuring that Oceana’s policy advocacy is solidly based on the latest scientific information. From 2004 until 2013, he was Senior Vice President, North America, responsible for overseeing Oceana’s advocacy campaigns and activities in North America.

He has broad experience in a variety of scientific, technical and policy areas, including marine biology and policy, fisheries management, ecosystem-based management, nutrient and toxics pollution, and estuarine ecology.