Contact: Gordon Helm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
7/19/96
Commerce Secretary Michael Kantor announced today the appointment of 21 members to eight regional fishery management councils that work in partnership with the federal government to manage the nation's marine fishery resources.
The councils, established by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, prepare fishery management plans for marine fish stocks in their respective geographical areas of responsibility. The management plans are submitted for review by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service, and approved by the Secretary of Commerce.
Each year about one-third of the 69 voting members appointed to obligatory and at-large seats complete their terms. Selections are made to replace outgoing members from candidates nominated by the governors of the affected states. Council members are appointed to three-year terms and may serve no more than three consecutive terms (in some cases, appointments also are made to complete unexpired terms).
The councils represent diverse fisheries interests and are composed of members whose combined knowledge and experience represent a balance of commercial and recreational fisheries interests for each geographical area concerned.
New England Council -- The New England Council includes members from the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The 1996 appointees are:
At-large seats
o Joseph M. Brancaleone * o Mario Costa
Magnolia, Mass. Plymouth, Mass.
o Patten D. White o John C. Williamson
Executive Director Kennebunk, Maine
Maine Lobstermen's Assn.
York, MaineMid-Atlantic Council -- The Mid-Atlantic Council includes members from the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. The 1996 appointees are:
Obligatory seats
o Anthony D. DiLernia * o Ricks E. Savage *
Associate Professor Wallace and Associates
of Vessel Operations Salisbury, Md.
The City University of N.Y.
Brooklyn, N.Y. o Alan D. Weiss *
President
Blue Water Fishing Tackle Co.
King of Prussia, Penn.
At-large seat
o Robert J. "Dusty" Rhodes *
Conservation Editor
The Fisherman Magazine
Southampton, N.J.South Atlantic Council -- The South Atlantic Council includes members from the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The 1996 appointees are:
At-large seats
o Benjamin C. Hartig III * o Marsha E. Hass, President
Jupiter, Fla. Marsh Grass Charters, Inc.
Charleston, S.C.Gulf of Mexico Council -- The Gulf of Mexico Council includes members from the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The 1996 appointees are:
At-large seats
o Maumus F. Claverie, Jr. o Felicia Coleman
Attorney Research Faculty
New Orleans, La. Florida State Univ.
Tallahassee, Fla.
o Pete Aparicio
Victoria, Texas
Caribbean Council -- The Caribbean Council includes members
from the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The
1996 appointee is:
Obligatory seat
o Ricardo-Cotte Santana *
Lajas, Puerto Rico Pacific Council -- The Pacific Council includes members from the states of California, Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The 1996 appointees are:
Obligatory seat
o James H. Lone *
Seattle, Wash.
At-large seat
o Ralph H. Brown
Vice President
Fishermen's Marketing Assn.
Brookings, Ore.
North Pacific Council -- The North Pacific Council includes
members from the states of Alaska and Washington. The 1996 appointees
are:
Obligatory seats
o Walter T. Pereyra * o Harold R. Samuelsen, Jr. *
President Natural Resource
ProFish International, Inc. Program Coordinator
Seattle, Wash. Bristol Bay Native Assn.
Dillingham, AlaskaWestern Pacific Council -- The Western Pacific Council includes members from the state of Hawaii, the American-flagged Pacific islands of American Samoa and Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. The 1996 appointees are:
At-large seats
o Frank P. Farm, Jr. o Roy N. Morioka
Director NORTEL
University of Hawaii's Honolulu, Hawaii
Hyperbaric Treatment Center
Honolulu, HawaiiIn addition, the following individual has been appointed to fill the long-vacant obligatory seat on the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands:
Obligatory seat
o Arnold I. Palacios
Director
Division of Fish and Wildife
Department of Natural Resources
Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands
Saipan, MPNote: * indicates the individual is being reappointed.
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