Rodney Avila is a retired, fourth-generation, commercial fisherman who fished for 47 years. He started fishing with his dad when he was just nine years old and has been a part of the fishing industry ever since, helping his sons and grandsons find their footing on fishing boats. After retiring, he served as a liaison for the New Bedford Fisherman’s Family Assistance Program and spent 12 years on the Fisheries Management Committee. Always in search of an adventure, Rodney has also nurtured a second passion: motorcycles. Having ridden in all 50 states on a motorcycle, Rodney now only has 53,000 miles left to go before he has covered one million miles on a motorcycle. In his most recent phase of retirement, Rodney joined Ørsted as a liaison between the fisheries and the offshore wind companies.
