Cecilia Blasco

Cecilia Blasco is the Director of the Mexican NGO SmartFish. She joined the organization in 2016 and leads a committed, multi-disciplinary team that is unlocking market incentives for sustainably caught seafood in Mexico. SmartFish incubates small-scale fisher co-ops to improve their fishing, handling, processing, and business practices to produce premium quality seafood that is independently verifiable as sustainable or improving. In 2022, SmartFish was awarded the Ocean Innovation Challenge recognition by UNDP.

Cecilia has over 20 years of experience working on solutions to address environmental degradation and enhance community well-being, and serves on the Board of the Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions. She has a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a BA in Geography from Dartmouth College. Cecilia enjoys spending time in Mexico’s exceptional natural landscapes and paddle boarding in La Paz Bay with her dogs.