The influential federal panel that helps shape ocean fishing policies across more than a million square miles of the U.S.-controlled Pacific waters is seeking its first new executive director in more than 40 years.
That search, announced in a job posting last week by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, signals the end of Kitty Simonds’ reign there. The controversial Wespac executive director will step down after wielding considerable influence across the Pacific region in that role since 1983…