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Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
Next Meeting:
March 2017 - Tentative
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NEWS: Nominations sought for open positions on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee -- accepted through February 6, 2017.
(Dec. 23, 2017) NOAA Fisheries is seeking nominations to fill vacancies on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC) coming next spring due to term limits. MAFAC advises the Secretary of Commerce on all living marine resource matters that are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce. The Committee draws on its members’ expertise and other sources to evaluate and make recommendations to the Secretary and NOAA on the development and implementation of Department regulations, policies, and programs critical to the mission and goals of the NOAA Fisheries Service.
MAFAC members represent a wide spectrum of fisheries, protected resources, marine habitat, environmental, academic, tribal, seafood, consumer, and other related national interests. Membership is balanced geographically, ethnically, and on the basis of gender, in addition to the range of expertise and interests listed. Nominees should possess demonstrable expertise in one of these fields and be able to fulfill the time commitments required for two annual meetings and between-meeting subcommittee work. Individuals serve for a term of three years for no more than two consecutive terms, if re-appointed.
A MAFAC member cannot be a Federal employee, a member of a Regional Fishery Management Council, a registered Federal lobbyist, or a State employee. Membership is voluntary, and except for reimbursable travel and related expenses, service is without pay. The committee functions solely as an advisory body (complying fully with the Federal Advisory Committee Act) which reports to the Secretary.
Full nomination instructions and guidelines are detailed in the Federal Register notice.
For more information please contact Heidi Lovett, heidi.lovett@noaa.gov.
NEWS: Announcing Appointments to the new Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force
(December 2, 2016) The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC) and NOAA Fisheries are pleased to announce the establishment of the new Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force (CBP Task Force), a special task force organized under MAFAC. Today, we are formally inviting 20 individuals who represent a variety of regional stakeholder interests to serve alongside Columbia Basin sovereigns as part of this important partnership. Read More.......
The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC) was established under a federal charter by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) on February 17, 1971, to advise the Secretary of Commerce on all living marine resource matters that are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce. MAFAC members draw on their expertise and other appropriate sources, such as the National Marine Fisheries Service, to assist in: setting national living marine resources policies; developing and implementing Departmental initiatives and programs; evaluating and recommending needed changes during reauthorization processes for the Magnuson-Stevens, the Endangered Species, and the Marine Mammal Protection Acts; and assessing other areas of primary interest to the Secretary and relevant to the mission and goals of the NOAA Fisheries Service. The members represent a wide spectrum of fisheries, habitat, and protected resource interests,as well as environmental, academic, State, Tribal, consumer, and other related national interests.
MAFAC advice is derived from public deliberations of the Committee and is typically conveyed in meeting summaries, written findings and recommendations, and formal reports transmitted to NMFS, NOAA and the Department. Issues for Committee deliberation are derived from matters that the Secretary, or his designee, brings to the Committee, and those topics affecting living marine resource stewardship that are of growing concern identified by the Committee. The Committee functions solely as an advisory body (complying fully with the Federal Advisory Committee Act) and is available to the Secretary on an ongoing basis as a source of expertise to be consulted in the development of fisheries policy, and generally meets twice a year.
For more information please contact: Executive Director, MAFAC.
NEWS Archive
October 26, 2016 - MAFAC Launches Survey to Assess Climate Information Needs of Stakeholders
July 22, 2016 - Nominations sought for the new Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee. Applications accepted through September 6, 2016.
April 21, 2016 - Secretary of Commerce Appoints New Committee Member to NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
November 12, 2015 - Secretary of Commerce Appoints Four New Committee Members to NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
June 4, 2015 - Nominations sought for open positions on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee. Nominations accepted through July 20, 2015.
January 26, 2015 - Announcing Appointments to MAFAC's NEW Climate and Marine Resources Task Force and Aquaculture Task Force
October 20, 2014 - Secretary of Commerce Appoints Four New Committee Members to NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
October 16, 2014 - Nominations sought for two new Task Forces of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee. Applications accepted through November 17, 2014.
May 2014 - Nominations sought for open positions on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee. Nominations accepted through July 7, 2014.
May 2014 - NOAA Announces 17 Appointments to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee's Recreational Fisheries Working Group
March 2014 - MAFAC Seafood Certification Recommendations -Open for Public Comment
April 2013- New MAFAC Member from Hawaii Appointed
February 2013 - NOAA Announces 9 New Appointments to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee's Recreational Fisheries Working Group
January 2013 - MAFAC Seeking to Fill One Vacancy
August 2012 - Secretary of Commerce Appoints Two New Committee Members to NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Reappoints Four Members
March 2012 - Secretary of Commerce Appoints 7 New Advisors to NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
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Meeting Summaries
December 2016
Teleconference
November 2016
Silver Spring, Maryland
June 2016
Teleconference & in Silver Spring, Maryland
April 2016
Portland, Oregon
February 2016
Teleconference & in Silver Spring, Maryland
November 2015
Teleconference & in Silver Spring, Maryland
October 2015
Silver Spring, Maryland
April 2015
San Diego, California
October 2014
Silver Spring, Maryland
September 2014
Silver Spring, Maryland
June 2014
Silver Spring, Maryland
December 2013
Silver Spring, Maryland
May 2013
Washington, DC
January 2013
Teleconference
October 2012
Silver Spring, Maryland
August 2012
Teleconference
May 2012
Seattle, Washington
February 2012
Teleconference
October 2011
Washington, DC
June 2011
Teleconference
May 2011
Key West, Florida
March 2011
Teleconference
October 2010
Annapolis, Maryland
August 2010
Teleconference
June 2010
Juneau, Alaska
February 2010
Honolulu, Hawaii
November 2009
Silver Spring, Maryland
August 2009
Teleconference
May 2009
Monterey, California
November 2008
New Orleans, Louisiana
July 2008
New York, New York
December 2007
St. Pete Beach, Florida
June 2007
Washington, D.C.
July 2006
Seattle, Washington
February 2006
Dania Beach, Florida
June 2005
Washington, DC
January 2005
Honolulu, Hawaii
August 2004
Juneau, Alaska
December 2003
New York, New York
May 2003
San Diego, California
January 2003
Washington, D.C.
May 2002
Portland, Maine
November 2001
U.S. Virgin Islands
April 2001
Orange Beach, Alabama
November 2000
East Elmhurst, New York
April 2000
Charleston, South Carolina
October 1999
Washington, D.C
March 1999
La Jolla, California
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