Services
Fathom specializes in finding science-based common ground between industry, environmentalists, and policy makers
Legal Support & Analysis
Fathom provides clients with an understanding of legal considerations, barriers, and opportunities
Recent Work
Identification of legal issues related to private permit buyback
Identification of opportunities for and limitations of co-management
Assisting in development of collective enforcement agreements
Co-authoring guide to California’s Marine Life Management Act
Policy & Legislative Change
Fathom works with agencies and stakeholders to pursue broadly supported regulation and statutory change at the state and federal level
Recent Work
Helping to initiate efforts leading to trap limits for both the dungeness crab and spiny lobster fisheries
Assisting with effort to re-configure closed areas in the west coast groundfish fishery
Drafting California’s Master Plan for Fisheries
Project Management
Fathom works to help expand the capacity of organizations by managing teams, projects, or project elements
Recent Work
Helping to direct and manage the Resources Legacy Fund’s California fisheries portfolio
Working with agencies to scope and design effective public processes
Management of fishery-specific reform efforts
Coordinating a group of NGOs focused on electronic monitoring and reporting
Fundraising
Fathom works with clients to identify potential sources of funding, develop successful proposals, and manage reporting requirements
Recent Work
Helping to develop successful proposals to:
Saltonstall-Kennedy Program
Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
NOAA National Observer Program
Ocean Protection Council
SeaPact
Philanthropic foundations
Fishery Improvement Projects
Fathom works with fishermen, NGOs, and funders to help achieve specific outcomes aimed at improving the sustainability profile of fisheries
Recent Work
Working with groundfish trawlers to develop and implement low-impact trawl gear that reduces impacts to the seafloor, bycatch, and fuel consumption at the same time
