Dr. Wilf Swartz’ research focuses on the role of public policies in shaping the socioeconomic outcomes of coastal communities. His initial focus was on the role of seafood trade policies and on the fisheries subsidies’ impacts on sustainability. The latter research resulted in Wilf working for the World Trade Organization during its failed negotiations on the global rules on fisheries subsidies as a part of the Doha Round in 2011. Over the past several years, Wilf’s interests have included private governance measures and their roles in shaping the seafood supply chains, including the role of sustainability certifications and Corporate Social Responsibility. Currently, his work centered around economic security and social safety nets in fishing communities from Atlantic Canada to the coasts of Japan.

Wilf’s true loves are boxing, cooking and Shiba Ryotaro.