Alfred “Bubba” Cook

Alfred “Bubba” Cook is policy director for Sharks Pacific and has spent more than 22 years in fisheries conservation and management, supporting conservation at a national and regional level through policy improvements, market tools and technological innovation. He served a leading role in securing human rights at sea before the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) through championing and securing passage of a regulatory measure to ensure the safety and security of fisheries observers in 2016, which served as a catalyst for an additional regulatory measure addressing the welfare of fishing crew serving on fishing vessels in 2024.