Regional Fishery Management Council 2013 appointments released SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [Seafoodnews] - June 21, 2013 - North Pacific Council The North Pacific Council includes members from Alaska and Washington. The appointees for 2013 fill obligatory seats for Alaska. Obligatory seats: *Duncan S. Fields (Alaska) David B. Long (Alaska) New England Council The New England Council includes members from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. The appointees for 2013 fill an obligatory seat for New Hampshire and two at-large seats. Obligatory seat: Ellen D. Goethel (New Hampshire) At-large seats: Michael P. Sissenwine (Massachusetts) *Francis “Frank” W. Blount, Jr. (Rhode Island) Pacific Council The Pacific Council includes members from California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The appointees for 2013 fill an obligatory seat for Idaho and one at-large seat. Obligatory seat: *Herbert “Herb” A. Pollard, II (Idaho) At-large seat: *Danny “Dan” L. Wolford (California) Mid-Atlantic Council The Mid-Atlantic Council includes members from the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The appointees for 2013 fill an obligatory seat for Delaware and three at-large seats. Obligatory seat: *Lee G. Anderson (Delaware) At-large seats: *Richard “Rick” B. Robins, Jr. (Virginia) *Stephen E. Linhard (Maryland) Jeffery “Jeff” H. Kaelin (New Jersey) South Atlantic Council The South Atlantic Council includes members from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The appointees for 2013 fill obligatory seats for North Carolina and South Carolina. Obligatory seats: Jack H. Cox, Jr. (North Carolina) Christopher “Chris” C. Conklin (South Carolina) Caribbean Council The Caribbean Council includes members from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The appointee for 2013 fills an at large seat. At-large seat: Louis A. “Tony” Blanchard (U.S. Virgin Islands) Gulf Council The Gulf Council includes members from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The appointees for 2013 fill obligatory seats for Texas and Mississippi and one at-large seat. Obligatory seats: *Douglass “Doug” W. Boyd (Texas) Leann N. Bosarge (Mississippi) At-large seat: Roy O. Williams (Florida) Western Pacific Council The Western Pacific Council includes members from American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. There is one appointee filling an obligatory seat for American Samoa that has been vacant since 2012 and two appointees for 2013 filling two at-large seats. Obligatory seat: **Claire T. Poumele (American Samoa) At-large seats: *William A. Sword (American Samoa) *Julie A. K. Leialoha (Hawaii) *Reappointment **This appointment fills the 2012 vacant seat and expires in 2015.
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