Staff and Consultants

Anne Mosness is a commercial fisher from Alaska and the Western Regional Organizer for IATP's Reforming Factory Fish Farming Campaign, based in Bellingham, Washington. Her role in the salmon industry has given her an appreciation for restoring and maintaining the balance of nature and the importance of access to affordable, nutritious, and safe foods. She is a past president and current board member of the Women's Maritime Association and a regular commentator on marine conservation issues for radio and print media. She was recently selected as one of the W.K, Kellogg Foundation's Food and Society Policy Fellows.

Dr. Michael Skladany is a senior associate for IATP's Fish and Marine Conservation Program. Michael has more than 25 years of applied development and interdisciplinary academic training in aquaculture, economics, and sociology. From breeding and farming fish in rural Thailand to the recent completion of his doctoral dissertation on transgenic fish, he brings a social scientific perspective to the production and consumption of aquatic organisms. 

Mark Ritchie is President of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and has 25 years of experience in the sustainable farming and organic food industry, ranging from poultry and fresh produce production, wholesaling and retailing, to policy analysis and public education. During the last decade Mark has focused on linking leaders in the farming community here in the United States with their counterparts in other countries.

Ben Belton comes to IATP from the UK where he trained as a sociologist. He coordinates the U.S. Salmon Network and has overseen much of Fish and Marine Conservation program research and policy work on open ocean aquaculture. His social science perspective on aquaculture issues complements more common ecology based approaches.