WFOA Manager Job Announcement 2022
Western Fishboat Owners Association 1967 – 2022
Western Fishboat Owners’ Association (WFOA), a non-profit association representing albacore troll-vessel owners and supporting businesses in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. It started by fishermen back in 1967 as a way to stabilize market prices for albacore tuna and has evolved over the years into a group representing fishermen in markets, pricing, management and regulation from the state levels to the international level. Our membership has been stable throughout those years as has the fishing and stocks we fish on with only a few seasons exceptions.
The Western Fishboat Owners’ Association (WFOA) management includes 16- 20 directors from 10 districts. The number of directors in each district is based on the total number of regular members in each district. The numbers are reapportioned each year prior to the annual general membership meeting. WFOA is based in Redding, California and hires office help and other staff as needed.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Western Fishboat Owners’ AssociationP.O. Box 992723
Redding, CA 96099
Phone: 530-229-1097
Mobile: 530-355-3151
Email: wfoa@charter.net
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS:
Regular & Associate Member / Vessel Owners
Supporting Member / Businesses
Supporting Member / Letter
Retired & Crewmember
OFFICERS / DIRECTORS / STAFF
Officers: President – Doug Fricke, Vice President – Karl Johnson, Secretary/Treasurer – Teresa Reeves
DIRECTORS 2022:
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vacant
PUGET SOUND
Karl Johnson
Jeremy Brown
Michael Brown
Bruce Samuelson
ASTORIA /WESTPORT
Louie Hill
Ed Bittner
Libie Cain
Doug Fricke
Ron Harper
COOS BAY / NEWPORT
Henry deRonden
Shawn Ryan
EUREKA / FORT BRAGG
Aaron Newman
SAN FRANCISCO / OAKLAND
Vacant
MOSS LANDING
Tom Hart
MORRO BAY
Wayne Moody
SAN DIEGO / SoCal / Hawaii
John LaGrange
Rob McAdam
NEW ZEALAND
Vacant
STAFF
Wayne Heikkila (Executive Director) Redding, California
Mike Conroy (Legal and Management Consultant) Los Angeles, California
The Original WFOA Board in 1967:
1967 Board of directors, Western Fishboat Owners’ Association
Seated left to right:
Verne Gramling, Doug Brinton, Harry Larsen, Mike Tyler, Bob Insinger (Manager), Ray Wadsworth.
Standing front, left to right:
Paul Hawkins, Chet White, Dick Cramer, Currt Olsen, Leon Cordileone, Leif Reinholdtsen, Ted Jacobsen.
Standing back, left to right:
Bill Winchell, J.V. Shaw, Virgil Smith, Frank LaGamma, Sandy Munro, Herb Gale, Joe Tarantino, Bill Hansen, Arnold Reinholdtsen.