Ryan Orgera - Oceana Canada

Ryan Orgera

Director, Coalition for Fisheries Transparency

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Ryan Orgera

Based in Ottawa, Ryan is an environmental social scientist with more than a decade in conservation. He has served as a marine policy fellow in the United States Senate, CEO of a regional conservancy, and a global advocate for greater transparency in fisheries management. An expert in ocean governance, Ryan specializes in multilateral treaty bodies, such as Regional Fisheries Management Organizations and United Nations forums. He has directed campaigns at every level, from local to global, on issues ranging from shark conservation and water quality to accountability in management systems. Ryan primarily focuses on advancing the goals of the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency.

FEATURED CAMPAIGN

Protect Canada’s Forage Fish  

Oceana Canada is working to safeguard forage fish and rebuild abundant schools of capelin, herring, mackerel, and sardines. A thriving ocean is one filled with these small fish. Forage fish fuel ecosystems and are foundational to Canada’s Ocean Comeback. They are an essential link in the food web, supporting ocean health, coastal tourism, and valuable fisheries — including lobster and crab.

Little Being, Big Foundation: Where Rebuilding Ocean Abundance Begins, Oceana Canada’s new report, provides the first national assessment of Canada’s 16 major forage fish stocks. It also brings forward the voices of people whose livelihoods, cultures, and communities depend on these little fish. The findings are clear: most forage fish are not healthy and lack adequate protection. 
 

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CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS

Stop Plastic Pollution

Restore Capelin Abundance

Protect North Atlantic Right Whales

Rebuild Ocean Abundance

Protect Marine Habitat

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Oceana Canada operates in many regions across Canada. From coast to coast to coast, we acknowledge the ancestral and unceded territory of all the Inuit, Métis, and First Nations communities that call this land home, and we strive for our work to be done in a spirit of collaboration and reconciliation.

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