Council Seek Advisory Panel Applicants – Applications Due February 6, 2006
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is seeking applicants to serve on its advisory panels to provide information and guidance in the development and implementation of federal fishery management plans. The Council has 15 separate advisory panels composed of individuals who are engaged in the harvest of, or are knowledgeable and interested in the conservation and management of the fishery or group of fishes to be managed. Members include recreational, charter/for-hire, and commercial fishermen, seafood dealers and processors, conservationists, scientists, and concerned citizens. “Advisory panels provide the Council with grass-roots information regarding a broad range of management issues,” stated Council Chairman, Dr. Louis Daniel. “AP members are a key component to the fishery management process and I encourage area fishermen and others to become more involved.”
Advisory panel members are appointed by the Council and serve for a three-year period, based on the frequency of meetings. As those appointments expire, members currently serving on the AP can reapply for their positions. These seats also become open to new applicants. AP members generally meet no more than once or twice each year and are compensated for travel and per diem expenses for all meetings. Applications are now being solicited for the following positions:
Habitat & Environmental Protection AP
NC Representatives: 1 Conservation, 1 Recreational, and 1 Commercial Seat
King and Spanish Mackerel AP
NC Representative: 1 Commercial Seat
SC Representatives: 2 Recreational Seats
FL Representatives: 1 Charter and 1 Recreational Seat
Law Enforcement AP
2 Open Seats
Shrimp AP
SC Representative: 1 Commercial
Snapper Grouper AP
NC Representative: 1 Commercial Seat
SC Representative: 2 Commercial Seats (Wreckfish Subpanel)
FL Representatives: 2 Commercial, 1 Commercial/Diver,
2 Charter, and 1 Recreational Seat
The Council is also seeking representatives from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the Calico Scallop, Rock Shrimp, and Shrimp Advisory Panels.
If you are interested in serving as a member on the Council’s advisory panels, please submit an application to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699.
Applications may also be obtained by contacting the Council office by calling 843/571-4366 (toll free 866/SAFMC-10) or email ki*********@***mc.net.
Advisory panel members will be selected during the next meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, scheduled for February 27 – March 3, 2006 in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Applications must be received by February 6, 2006.
Council Seek Advisory Panel Applicants – Applications Due February 6, 2006
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is seeking applicants to serve on its advisory panels to provide information and guidance in the development and implementation of federal fishery management plans. The Council has 15 separate advisory panels composed of individuals who are engaged in the harvest of, or are knowledgeable and interested in the conservation and management of the fishery or group of fishes to be managed. Members include recreational, charter/for-hire, and commercial fishermen, seafood dealers and processors, conservationists, scientists, and concerned citizens. “Advisory panels provide the Council with grass-roots information regarding a broad range of management issues,” stated Council Chairman, Dr. Louis Daniel. “AP members are a key component to the fishery management process and I encourage area fishermen and others to become more involved.”
Advisory panel members are appointed by the Council and serve for a three-year period, based on the frequency of meetings. As those appointments expire, members currently serving on the AP can reapply for their positions. These seats also become open to new applicants. AP members generally meet no more than once or twice each year and are compensated for travel and per diem expenses for all meetings. Applications are now being solicited for the following positions:
Habitat & Environmental Protection AP
NC Representatives: 1 Conservation, 1 Recreational, and 1 Commercial Seat
King and Spanish Mackerel AP
NC Representative: 1 Commercial Seat
SC Representatives: 2 Recreational Seats
FL Representatives: 1 Charter and 1 Recreational Seat
Law Enforcement AP
2 Open Seats
Shrimp AP
SC Representative: 1 Commercial
Snapper Grouper AP
NC Representative: 1 Commercial Seat
SC Representative: 2 Commercial Seats (Wreckfish Subpanel)
FL Representatives: 2 Commercial, 1 Commercial/Diver,
2 Charter, and 1 Recreational Seat
The Council is also seeking representatives from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the Calico Scallop, Rock Shrimp, and Shrimp Advisory Panels.
If you are interested in serving as a member on the Council’s advisory panels, please submit an application to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699.
Applications may also be obtained by contacting the Council office by calling 843/571-4366 (toll free 866/SAFMC-10) or email ki*********@***mc.net.
Advisory panel members will be selected during the next meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, scheduled for February 27 – March 3, 2006 in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Applications must be received by February 6, 2006.