The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Announces Appointments to Advisory Panels and Science Committees

April 19, 2013   The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Announces Appointments to Advisory Panels and Science Committees     The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council this week, selected members to serve on its various advisory panels and science committees. Below is the list of Advisory Panel appointees.  Ad Hoc Artificial Substrate Advisory Panel Bret Allain, Louisiana James Ballard, Mississippi Erik Broussard, Mississippi David Dale, Florida Glenn Delaney, D.C. Jon Dodrill, Florida Ted Falgout, Louisiana William Gala, California Drew Hunger, Texas George Huye, Louisiana Arie Kaller, Louisiana Craig Newton, Alabama Douglas Peter, Louisiana Todd Phillips, Texas Sonny Schindler, Mississippi Greg Stunz, Texas Bruce Tackett, D.C. Troy Williamson, Texas    Ad Private Recreational Data Collection Advisory Panel F.J. Eicke, Mississippi Paul Giordiano, Florida Bo Gorham, Florida Scott Green, Florida Megan Robillard, Texas Ed Sapp, Florida Gary Smith, Mississippi Jason Whitaker, Florida Troy Williamson, Texas    Coastal Migratory Pelagics Advisory Panel  Martin Fisher, Florida Patrick Fitzmorris, Louisiana James Franks, Mississippi Scott Hickman, Texas Gary Jarvis, Florida Chris Jenkins, Louisiana Mike Jennings, Texas David Krebs, Florida Tom Marvel, Florida Mike Nugent, Texas Edward Presley, Texas Kelty Readenour, Louisiana Rene (Richard) Rice, Louisiana James Robinson, Texas Jerry Rouyea, Louisiana Edward Swindell, Louisiana Edward Walker, Florida Donald Waters, Florida Mike Whitfield, Florida Jack Wilhite, Alabama Troy Williamson, Texas Robert Woithe, Florida Bob Zales, Florida    Data Collection Advisory Panel Pam Anderson, Florida Patrick Bennett, Florida Lee Bouchelle, Florida Lon Brown, Texas Bob Bryant, Florida Shane Cantrell, Texas Brittany Chudzik, Mississippi Dean Cox, Florida Thomas Cuba, Florida Jason DeLaCruz, Florida Suzanne Delaune, Louisiana F.J. Eicke, Mississippi Jack Ferrera, Florida Troy Frady, Alabama Brad Gorst, Florida Chad Hanson, Florida Matt Hill, Mississippi Tracy Redding, Alabama Mike Rowell, Alabama Sonny Schindler, Mississippi Bob Spaeth, Florida Bobby Terrebonne, Louisiana Elbert Whorton, Texas Debra Wilhite, Alabama Robert Woithe, Florida    Outreach and Education Advisory Panel Richard Abrams, Florida Kim Amendola, Florida Mike Colby, Florida F.J. Eicke, Mississippi Jack Ferrera, Florida Bob Gill, Florida William Mahan, Florida Art Morris, Texas David Rainer, Alabama Tracy Redding, Alabama Lauren Thompson, Mississippi Mandy Tumlin, Louisiana    Red Drum Advisory Panel Tom Becker, Mississippi Jeff Chambliss, Alabama Brad Fuller, Florida Peter Gerica, Louisiana Scott Green, Florida Read Hendon, Mississippi Jeff Miller, Florida Burt Moritz, Texas Frank Rawlings, Mississippi Edward Swindell, Louisiana    Red Snapper Advisory Panel Tom Adams, Florida F.J. Eicke, Mississippi George Eller, Florida Patrick Fitzmorris, Louisiana Troy Frady, Alabama Gary Graham, Texas George Huye, Louisiana Mike Nugent, Texas Gary Smith, Mississippi TJ Tate, Florida Bobby Terrebonne, Louisiana Mike Thierry, Alabama David Walker, Alabama Donald Waters, Florida Monty Weeks, Texas Troy Williamson, Texas    Reef Fish Advisory Panel Ralph Allen, Florida Pam Anderson, Florida Patrick Bennett, Florida Buddy Bradham, Florida Venny Cable, Alabama Jim Clements, Florida Jason DeLaCruz, Florida James Eliason, Florida Libby Fetherston, Florida Martin Fisher, Florida Bob Gill, Florida Scott Hickman, Texas George Huye, Louisiana Gary Jarvis, Florida Chris Jenkins, Louisiana Fred Lifton, Florida Ed Sapp, Florida Bob Spaeth, Florida TJ Tate, Florida Bill Tucker, Florida Tom Turke, Florida David Walker, Alabama Mike Whtifield, Florida Bob Zales, Florida    Shrimp Advisory Panel Steve Bosarge, Mississippi Jack Carinhas, Texas Kimberly Chauvin, Louisiana Julius Collins, Texas Glenn Delaney, D.C. Gary Graham, Texas Dennis Henderson, Florida Harris Lasseigne, Texas Harley Londrie, Texas Alan Matherne, Louisiana Thomas Schultz, Mississippi John Williams, Florida    Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel Robert Gaitanis, Florida Bill Kelly, Florida Joshua Nicklaus, Florida Jerry Sansom, Florida Simon Stafford, Florida    The Council disbanded the Ad Hoc 5-Year Red Snapper IFQ Review Panel; Ad Hoc Aquaculture Advisory Panel; Ad Hoc Commercial Reef Fish IFQ Advisory Panel; Ad Hoc Headboat Advisory Panel; and the Ad Hoc Reef Fish LAPP Advisory Panel.  The Mackerel LAPP Advisory Panel was merged with the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Advisory Panel, and the Ad Hoc Review Panel for Red Drum was merged with the Special Red Drum Scientific and Statistical Committee. The Council will re-recruit for the Coral Advisory Panel, and chose not to populate the three Habitat Protection Advisory Panels and the SEDAR NGO panel pending more discussion.    The Council also made appointments to its Science Committees; however, chose not to populate the SEDAR Workshop Pool pending further discussion and coordination among staff from the South Atlantic and Gulf Councils. The Council will re-recruit for the Special Coral and Special Mackerel SSCs.   Scientific & Statistical Committee member appointments are as follows:   Standing SSC Luiz Barbieri, Florida Harry Blanchet, Louisiana Benjamin Blount, D.C. Shannon Cass-Calay, Florida Bob Gill, Florida Read Hendon, Mississippi Walter Keithly, Louisiana Kai Lorenzen, Florida William Patterson, Alabama Sean Powers, Alabama Greg Stunz, Texas Jim Tolan, Texas John Ward, Virginia Elbert Whorton, Texas Ecosystem SSC Cameron Ainsworth, Florida Joan Browder, Florida Columbus Brown, Georgia Bridgette Froeschke, Florida Stephen Holiman, Florida Tristan Kimbrell, Louisiana Behzad Mahmoudi, Florida Alan Matherne, Louisiana Michael Schirripa, Florida James Simons, Texas Glenn Thomas, Louisiana Wei Wu, Mississippi David Yoskowitz, Texas Socioeconomic SSC Lee Anderson, Delaware Matthew Freeman, Mississippi Brat Gentner, Maryland Stephen Holiman, Florida Stephen Holland, Florida Steve Jacob, Pennsylvania Mike Jepson, Florida Walter Keithly, Louisiana Sherry Larkin, Florida Alexander Miller, Mississippi Ebenezer Ogunyinka, Louisiana Kenneth Roberts, Louisiana Kurt Schnier, Georgia John Ward, Virginia David Yoskowitz, Texas Special Red Drum SSC Jason Adriance, Louisiana Mark Fisher, Texas Matt Hill, Mississippi Susan Lowerre-Barbieri, Florida Jim Tolan, Texas Ken Rose, Louisiana Elbert Whorton, Texas Special Reef Fish SSC Jason Adriance, Louisiana Erik Broussard, Mississippi Robert Ellis, Florida John Mareska, Alabama Brooke Shipley-Lozano, Texas Special Shrimp SSC Martin Bourgeois, Louisiana Traci Floyd, Mississippi Ryan Gandy, Florida Leslie Hartman, Texas Alan Matherne, Louisiana James Nance, Texas Special Spiny Lobster SSC Rene Buesa, Florida Ryan Gandy, Florida John Hunt, Florida Tom Matthews, Florida About Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional Fishery Management Councils established by the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. The Council prepares fishery management plans, which are designed to manage fishery resources within the 200-mile limit of the Gulf of Mexico.        The Gulf Council has an APP for that - Download it for free!           iPhone         Droid Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Charlene Ponce Public Information Officer 888-833-1844 ext. 229

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