Secretary of Commerce Appoints Seven New Committee Members to NOAA's Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

External Affairs March 1, 2012    Secretary of Commerce John Bryson has announced the appointment of seven new advisors to NOAA's Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, bringing the group's membership to the full complement of 21. The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, or MAFAC, advises 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 to evaluate and recommend priorities and needed changes in national programs and policies, including the periodic reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act. The members represent a wide spectrum of fishing, environmental, academic, state, tribal, consumer, and other related national interests, and ensure the nation's living marine resource policies and programs meet the needs of these stakeholders. The new members are: Julie Bonney, Kodiak, Alaska Richen (Dick) M. Brame, Wilmington, North Carolina Michele Longo Eder, Newport, Oregon Elizabeth (Liz) Hamilton, Oregon City, Oregon Micah McCarty, Neah Bay, Washington Robert Rheault, Wakefield, Rhode Island Pamela Yochem, San Diego, California  Learn more about MAFAC on its website, or contact MAFAC's Federal Designated Officer and Director of the NOAA Fisheries Service Office of Policy, Dr. Mark Holliday, at (301) 427-8004 or mark.holliday@noaa.gov.

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