Ashley Apel

Responsible for managing seafood business partnerships at Conservation International, Ashley focuses on engaging industry and corporate partners as they improve their seafood purchasing policies, supply chain engagement, and integration of human rights due diligence into their social responsibility programs. Prior to joining CI, Ashley was the Director of Agriculture and Seafood Producer Services at Fair Trade USA where she helped guide farmers, fishermen, and processors toward Fair Trade Certification, protecting fundamental human rights and ensuring safe working conditions and sustainable production practices. Before starting the seafood certification program at FairTrade, Ashley worked on rights-based management policies and stock assessment science for data-limited fisheries at Environmental Defense Fund. She holds a Master of Environmental Science And Management from the Bren School at UCSB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies and sociology from Whitman College.