Priscilla Brooks
Vice President, Ocean Conservation | CLF Massachusetts | She/Her
Priscilla Brooks is CLF’s Vice President for Ocean Conservation, which focuses on protecting marine habitat and wildlife and building healthy fishing communities. Before joining CLF in 1994, she performed extensive research on seafood marketing and trade, as well as aquaculture economics. In addition, she has worked on recreational fishing boats and research vessels in waters from Labrador to the Caribbean. Priscilla holds a BS from Cornell University as well as an MS and PhD in environmental and resource economics from the University of Rhode Island.
Recent Posts
Jul 29 2022
Summers in New England bring an abundance of marine wildlife to our waters, making it a top destination to see aquatic life. Just a few miles off Massachusetts coast, a special place stands out for attracting over one million visitors to go on whale watching trips every year: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Here, pods…
Sep 15 2021
From surface to seafloor, the canyons and seamounts off New England’s coast are spectacular. The canyons cut thousands of meters below the sea’s surface, while the seamounts rise like mountains from the ocean floor. Together, they provide a home for all sorts of marine life, from the ancient deep-sea corals that grow in shades of…
Mar 9 2021
Common sense and science appear to have returned to United States environmental policy. In a flurry of executive orders during his first month in office, President Biden committed to pausing oil and gas leasing on federal lands and offshore areas, rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, reviewing the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink national monuments, and pledging to…
Sep 8 2020
From surface to seafloor, the canyons and seamounts off New England’s coast are spectacular. The canyons cut thousands of meters below the sea’s surface, while the seamounts rise like mountains from the ocean floor. Together, they provide a home for all sorts of marine life, from the ancient deep-sea corals that grow in shades of…
Jun 5 2020
With our country is engulfed in anger over police brutality towards Black Americans – and with COVID-19 infections still raging nationwide – President Trump could have spent this afternoon leading a national dialogue on how we collectively heal from centuries of systemic racism. Instead, he used the crises as cover to decimate protections for the…
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