Congratulations to recent SMEA grads and students Sara Brostrom, Haley Kennard and Marisa Nixon who were all awarded Marc Hershman Marine Policy Fellowships! Hershman fellows are teamed with mentors in state government or an NGO host office in Olympia, Tacoma or Seattle, working on ocean and coastal science and management issues for one year. This year’s host offices are The Nature Conservancy, Makah Office of Tribal Affairs and Washington State Departments of Ecology and Health.

The fellowship honors Marc Hershman, who was a leader in the study of ocean and coastal policy, and served on the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy from 2001-2004. Professor Hershman was also a former Director of the University of Washington School of Marine Affairs (now School of Marine and Environmental Affairs).