Council Seeks Applicants for Fishery Advisory Panels
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 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 and commercial fishermen, seafood dealers and processors, conservationists, scientists, and concerned citizens.
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 NC – 1 Commercial Seat
Protection AP GA – 1 Conservation Seat
Snapper Grouper AP NC – 1 Commercial Seat
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 can be obtained by contacting the Council office or online at
Advisory panel members will be selected during the next meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, scheduled for September 19-23, 2005 in Charleston, South Carolina. Applications must be received by August 25, 2005.
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, one of eight regional councils, conserves and manages fish stocks from three to 200 miles offshore of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and east Florida.
Council Seeks Applicants for Fishery Advisory Panels
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 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 and commercial fishermen, seafood dealers and processors, conservationists, scientists, and concerned citizens.
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 NC – 1 Commercial Seat
Protection AP GA – 1 Conservation Seat
Snapper Grouper AP NC – 1 Commercial Seat
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 can be obtained by contacting the Council office or online at
Advisory panel members will be selected during the next meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, scheduled for September 19-23, 2005 in Charleston, South Carolina. Applications must be received by August 25, 2005.
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, one of eight regional councils, conserves and manages fish stocks from three to 200 miles offshore of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and east Florida.