President of Nuu-chah-nulth Seafood Development Corporation, current Chairman of the Maa-nulth Fisheries Committee, former Huu-ay-aht Director of Lands & Natural Resources and International Pacific Halibut Commissioner.
Larry Johnson has been integral to the successful integration of First Nations and Western Resource Management Systems and brings a unique perspective to fisheries management issues. Larry participated in the First Nations Fisheries Council’s (FNFC) Aquaculture Coordinating Committee and is a member of the DFO’s Indigenous Multi-stakeholder Advisory Board on aquaculture. A personal understanding of Indigenous fisheries and actively involved with Treaty Nations, recreational and commercial fisheries has enabled Larry to bring a unique perspective to fisheries management and aquaculture development. Larry is flexible, versatile, poised and competent with a demonstrated ability to easily transcend cultural differences.