THE OFFICE OF THE NORTHEAST REGIONAL COUNSEL The Office of the Northeast Regional Counsel (GCNE) is co-located with the Northeast Region of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in Gloucester, Massachusetts. GCNE provides legal advice and assistance on issues related to the administration of NOAA programs in the eastern coastal states of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina; and the inland western states of Vermont, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia. The office is staffed by five attorneys, two paralegals, and one support staff. The Northeast Regional Counsel is Joel G. MacDonald. Contact Information: The Office of the Northeast Regional Counsel Northeast Regional Office One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA. 01930 Telephone: 978/281-9211 Fax: 978/281-9389