Retired as Regional Director General of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) for Newfoundland and Labrador, Kevin Anderson assumed the position as Head, School of Fisheries at the Fisheries and Marine Institute in May 2020.
Mr. Anderson began his career as a high school teacher and principal in coastal Labrador before joining DFO as a fishery officer in 1991.
He held a variety of positions with the department, including negotiator for the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement signed in 2005; Director of Conservation and Protection; and Regional Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture Management.
He also served as senior advisor on Indigenous relations for Fisheries & Oceans, Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard and served as Interlocutor for the transformation of the Fresh Water Fish Marketing Corporation.
Mr. Anderson taught graduate-level courses in fisheries policy resource management as a part-time instructor at the Marine Institute from 1999 to 2020. He also served as a member of the institute’s industry advisory committee.
He holds a B.Ed. and BA from Memorial University, along with an M.Sc. in marine policy from the London School of Economics.