Fishing community advocate, long-time partner to CLF, receives honorary degree.

• Position: Conservation Law Foundation partner, Angela Sanfilippo receives Doctor of Humane Letters Honorary Degree

Angela Sanfilippo began her career as an advocate for fishing and fishing families in 1977 when she answered a call from the Gloucester fishing community to translate important materials from English to Italian for Gloucester fishermen. Since then, for nearly four decades, Sanfilippo has been a leading force behind local, national and global efforts to sustain the economies and safety of commercial fishing. Serving for 32 years as President of the Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association, she was recently awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters Honorary Degree from Salem State College in recognition of her decades-long leadership in the Gloucester and Massachusetts' fishing communities and of her efforts to protect the ocean environment.

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"I have known Angela since 1978 when we joined hands to fight the threat that oil and gas development presented to the fishermen of Gloucester and the region" said CLF's Peter Shelley, who was a legal intern at CLF at that time. "She has brought a resolve and intelligence to her fisheries advocacy that we can all learn from and be inspired by. Like any partnership, we have fought and disagreed over some issues over the years--particularly around fisheries management issues--but there has never been any disagreement over the importance of her voice for fishermen or the respect...