The Council
The Council is composed of 15 members; 11 voting and 4 non-voting. Seven of the voting members are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce upon the recommendation of the governors of Alaska and Washington. The governors must submit three names for each vacancy occurring on the Council and may indicate a preferred choice.
The Governor of Alaska nominates candidates for five seats, the Governor of Washington two seats. Each member is appointed to a three-year term and may be reappointed, but may not exceed three consecutive terms. There are four mandatory voting members; they are the leading fisheries officials from the states of Alaska, Washington and Oregon and the Alaska Regional Director for the National Marine Fisheries Service.
The four non-voting members are the Executive Director of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, the Area Director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Commander of the 17th Coast Guard District, and a representative from the U.S. State Department. From the voting membership, the Council elects a Chairman and Vice-Chairman to serve one-year terms.
Related Documents
- Minutes from the Council meetings
- A listing of Council Terms of Office (pdf)
- Financial Disclosure forms
- Statement of Organization Practices and Procedures (DRAFT Council SOPPs, Revised April 2012)
Council Members
Standing, left to right: Bill Tweit, John Henderschedt, Dan Hull, Dave Benson, Roy Hyder, Jim Balsiger, Capt. Greg Sanial, and Sam Cotten. Seated, left to right: Dave Hanson, Ed Dersham, Eric Olson, Duncan Fields, Denny Lassuy, and Cora Campbell.
Contacts
IMPORTANT NOTE: The following information is provided as a public service and is intended for general communication purposes. If you wish to submit comments for inclusion in the Council family notebooks, they must be mailed, faxed, or emailed to npfmc.comments@noaa.gov and must be received by the deadline date noticed in that meeting's agenda.
| Name | Address | Phone/Fax | E-mail Address | |
| Voting | Jim Balsiger Alternate: Glenn Merrill |
NOAA Fisheries PO Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802 |
907-586-7221 Fax: 907-586-7249 |
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| Voting | Cora Campbell |
Alaska Dept of Fish & Game PO Box 115526 Juneau, AK 99811-5526 |
907-465-4100 Fax: 907- 465-2332 |
dfg.commissioner@alaska.gov |
| Voting | Sam Cotten | PO Box 296 Eagle River, AK 99577 |
907-696-2581 | samc.er@gci.net |
| Voting | Craig Cross | Aleutian Spray Fisheries 5470 Shilshole Ave NW, Ste 300 Seattle, WA 98107 | 206-784-5000 Fax: 206-784-5500 | craigc@starboats.com |
| Voting | Ed Dersham | 3712 Sycamore Loop Anchorage, AK 99504 |
907-299-2916 | dershamed@gmail.com |
| Voting | Duncan Fields | Shoreside Consulting 4022 Cliffside Rd. Kodiak, AK 99615 |
907-486-8835 Fax: 907-486-8836 |
dfields@ptialaska.net |
| Dave Hanson | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission 205 SE Spokane St. Ste 100 Portland, OR 97202 |
503-595-3100 Fax: 503-595-3232 |
dhanson@psmfc.org | |
| Voting | John Henderschedt (Vice Chairman) |
Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum 4005 20th Ave. W. #115 Seattle, WA 98199 |
206-390-0273 |
john.henderschedt@duke.edu |
| Voting | Dan Hull | 19300 Villages Scenic Pkwy Anchorage, AK 99516 |
907-632-8862 | dnhull@alaska.net |
| Voting | Roy Hyder Alternate for Roy EIicker |
Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife 3899 SW Eureka Lane Madras, OR 97741 |
541-546-3097 |
hyderrh@bendbroadband.com |
| Doug McBride Alternate for Geoff Haskett |
US Fish & Wildlife Service 605 W. 4th Ave, Rm G-61, Anchorage, AK 99501 |
907-271-2871 Fax: 907-271-2786 |
doug_mcbride@fws.gov | |
| Lisa Lindeman |
NOAA General Counsel PO Box 21668 |
907-586-7414 Fax: 907-586-7263 |
lisa.lindeman@noaa.gov
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| Voting | Eric Olson (Chairman) |
Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Assn. 1016 W. 6th Ave, #301 Anchorage, AK 99501 |
907-644-0326 Fax: 907-644-0327 |
eolson@gci.net |
| RADM Tom Ostebo Alternate: CAPT Phillip Thorne |
17th Coast Guard District, MPO PO Box 25517 Juneau, AK 99802 |
907-463-2283 Fax: 907-463-2216 |
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| Nicole Ricci | Office of Marine Conservation Bureau of Oceans & Int'l Environ. & Scientific Affairs, Dept. of State, Room 7820 Washington, DC 20520 |
202-647-3941 Fax: 202-736-7350 |
riccinm@state.gov | |
| Voting | Bill Tweit Alternate for Phil Anderson |
Washington Dept of Fish & Wildlife 600 Capitol Way N Olympia, WA 98501-1091 |
360-902-2723 Fax: 360-902-2207 |
tweitwmt@dfw.wa.gov |