After more than five decades of serving at the helm of the Southeastern Fisheries Association, Executive Director Bob Jones has announced his retirement at the end of 2018, ending a career that started as boy growing up on the Florida waters and evolving into serving as one of the fishing industry’s strongest advocates.
The grandson of a gillnet fisherman from Titusville, as a teenager in St. Augustine Jones worked on a shrimp boat, as well as a live bait fisherman. He later honed his fishing industry expertise by traveling the southeast states meeting with fishermen and wholesalers.
Founded in 1952, the associations mission is to defend protect and enhance the commercial fishing industry in the southeastern United States. It represents harvesters, packers, processors, distributors and restaurants that are committed to preserving fishery resources, fishermen and communities. Jones’ interaction with seafood industry stakeholders has been the foundation for the positive impact the organization has had on the commercial fishing culture, as well as seafood production in the United States.
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