Katrina Poremba

Fishery Policy Analyst @Noaa Fisheries

Honolulu, HI, US

Provides analytic expertise for international efforts to conserve and manage living marine resources and their habitats in the western and central Pacific Ocean and for U.S. domestic implementation of those efforts. Supports U.S. interests in the conservation and management of living marine resources and their habitats, especially in cases of migratory/transboundary fish stocks and protected species with the aim of adopting advantageous fisheries agreements with other countries and effective conservation and management measures in regional fishery management organizations (RFMOs). Implements the terms of fisheries agreements with other countries and conservation and management measures adopted by RFMOs, particularly through the preparation of regulations and supporting analyses as needed under applicable statutes and mandates. Maintains up-to-date information on emerging environmental science, analytical techniques, and other bodies of knowledge. Provides administrative and logistical support, such as administrative and technical support to advisory bodies, project management, meeting arrangements, budgeting, procurements, and grants.

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Master's degree, Conservation Biology

Humboldt State University

2 Bachelors Degrees, Marine Biology and Zoology

Boise State University

AP Biology

Oregon State University

Graduate Thesis Support

US Coast Guard Academy

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Deakin University

Year abroad as undergraduate, Marine Biology and Zoology