THE OFFICE OF THE SOUTHEAST REGIONAL COUNSEL The Office of the Southeast Regional Counsel (GCSE) is co-located with the Southeast Region of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in St. Petersburg, Florida. GCSE provides legal advice and assistance on issues related to the administration of NOAA programs in the eight coastal states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, the inland states of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Tennessee, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. GCSE has four attorneys, two paralegals, two support staff. The Southeast Regional Counsel is B. Michael McLemore. The Southeast Deputy General Counsel is Monica Smit-Brunello. Contact Information: The Office of the Southeast Regional Counsel 263-13th Ave. S., Suite 177 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Telephone: 727/824-5370 Fax: 727/824-5376