John Garner

John Garner is a retired seafood executive with 50 years experience in the regulating, harvesting, processing and marketing of Alaska seafood.  During his career, John served in fisheries related government capacities as a Commissioner of the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission and as a Board member of the Alaska Board of Fisheries.  John was also heavily involved in the effort to rationalize the Bering Sea crab fisheries, which resulted in federal legislation to grant individual fishing and processing quotas. John is also a Board member and past President of SeaShare, the seafood community’s response for hunger relief (learn more at www.SeaShare.org). John is a graduate of the University Of Washington School Of Law and was admitted to practice in the State of Alaska.  He lived in Alaska for nearly 40 years and now residing in Seattle, Washington.