Ross Butler

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ABOUT ROSS BUTLER

As VP Operations for Ocean Fleet services, I manage a fleet of USA fishing vessels as well as a fleet of Aquaculture support vessels.Past career positions include:CEO of Cooke Seafood USA, Wanchese Fish Company and their subsidiaries.Senior Vice President, Cooke Aquaculture Inc.Vice President Ground fish Operations at Ocean Choice International, Vice President of Newfoundland Operations at Cooke Aquaculture Inc,Vice President, Processing Operations Cooke Aquaculture Inc. Vice President of Atlantic Operations at Fishery Products International Ltd.Current Member of the Board of Directors of Newfound Resources Ltd. of Newfoundland and Labrador. This is a Shrimp fishing company based at St. John\'s NL Canada. Website link: Current Member of Marine Institute Industrial Advisory Board. MI is one of the premier Marine Industries training and research institutes in the world. Website Link: Current Member of PrimeFish.eu Strategic Advisory Board Website: project is developing an innovative market orientated prediction toolbox. It allows to strengthen the economic sustainability and competitiveness of European Seafood on Local and Global markets. Past member of the Board of Directors for The North Carolina Fisheries Association.Website link : Chairman of Culmarex, Cooke Aquaculture\'s Spanish operations.Past Member of the Board of Directors of The Canadian Center for Fisheries Innovation and past Member of their executive committee of the Board of Directors where I also served as Chair of the Aquaculture Committee for several years. Website link: and founding Chairman of The Bay of Fundy Business Council, A non profit Marine Industry Business growth oriented organization with membership from both the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia sides of the Bay Of Fundy. See website link: http://bofbc.ca/ Member and past member of a variety of non-profit organizations.