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Next Meeting:
November 10-12, 2009
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Silver Spring, MD
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| NEWS: Commerce Appoints Marine Fisheries Advisors to National Committee /New Members from Maine, Washington, Florida, California and the District |
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The Department of Commerce has appointed six new federal advisors charged with counseling the Secretary of Commerce and NOAA on policies and laws that govern national saltwater fishing regulations and protect habitat, marine mammals, and other ocean life. The six new members, and one reappointed member, are part of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee. The new members include: Terry Alexander (Maine), Anthony Chatwin (DC), Paul Clampitt (Washington), Pamela Dana (Florida), Ken Franke (California), and Keith Rizzardi (Florida). John (Randy) Cates of Hawaii was reappointed for a second term. For more information, read the full media advisory release. |
The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC) advises
the Secretary of Commerce on all living marine resource
matters that are the responsibility of the Department
of Commerce. MAFAC members will draw on their expertise
and other appropriate sources, such as the National Marine
Fisheries Service, to evaluate and recommend priorities
and needed changes in national programs which includes
the ongoing reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens,
the Endangered Species and the Marine Mammal Protection
Acts. The members represent a wide spectrum of fisheries
interests, environmental, academic, state, tribal, consumer
and other related national interests.
The committee functions solely as an advisory body (complying
fully with the Federal Advisory Committee Act) who reports
to the Secretary. The Under Secretary for Oceans and
Atmosphere is the designated chair of the Committee.
For more information
contact:
Executive
Director, MAFAC
MAFAC Releases Vision 2020
In response to a request from the Director of NOAA Fisheries, MAFAC has released a report on the desired future state of U.S. marine fisheries. This report describes current trends and their impacts on marine fisheries, gives MAFAC's findings based on those trends, and details recommendations regarding fulfillment of MAFAC's vision of the future of marine fisheries.
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Meeting Summaries
November 2009
Silver Spring, MD
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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