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 The
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is the policy-making
organization for the management of fisheries in the exclusive economic
zone (EEZ, generally 3 to 200 miles offshore) around the Territory of
American Samoa, Territory of Guam, State of Hawaii, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands and US Pacific island possessions--an area of
nearly 1.5 million square miles. The Council is one of
eight regional councils in the United States, which were established
under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. This
act as amended is known as the
Magnuson-Stevens Act.
The
Western Pacific Council has 13 voting and 3 non-voting members. Half of
the members are appointed by the US Secretary
of Commerce to represent fishing and related community interests in
the region. The others are designated state, territorial and federal
officials with fishery management responsibilities.
The
main task of the Council is to protect fishery resources while maintaining
opportunities for domestic fishing at sustainable levels of effort and
yield. To accomplish this, the Council monitors fisheries within its
region and prepares and modifies fishery management plans as needed. The
regulations are enforced jointly by the National
Marine Fisheries Service, US
Coast Guard and deputized state and territorial agents. The Council
encourages cooperative fishery management among the island and
distant-water fishing nations throughout the the Pacific.
COUNCIL STAFF
1164 Bishop Street
Suite 1400
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
USA
Tel: (808) 522-8220
Fax: (808) 522-8226
email: firstname.lastname@noaa.gov
| Kitty Simonds |
Executive Director |
522-8220 |
| Kathy Cousins-Hopper |
NEPA / Protected Species Coordinator |
522-8167 |
| Paul Dalzell |
Senior Scientist / Pelagics Coordinator |
522-6042 |
| Charles Kaaiai |
Indigenous Coordinator |
522-8227 |
| Vera Keala |
Clerk Typist |
522-8169 |
| Kevin Kelly |
Fisheries Analyst |
522-8224 |
| Lucinda Knapman |
Fisheries Analyst |
522-5341 |
| Jarad Makaiau |
Habitat Coordinator |
522-8171 |
| Mark Mitsuyasu |
Fisheries Program Officer |
522-6040 |
| Grace Muotka |
Financial Assistant |
522-6041 |
| Ellen Reformina |
Administrative Assistant |
522-8220 |
Council Members
| Mr. Aitofele Sunia |
Attorney at Law |
011 (684) 633-5231 |
| Mr. Frank McCoy |
Harbor Refuse & Environmental Services inc. |
011 (684) 699-4741 |
| Dr. Judith Guthertz |
College of Business & Public Admin. |
(671) 735-2575 |
| Mr. Frank Farm Jr. |
hyperbaric Treatment Ctr. |
587-3425 |
| Mr. Bryan Ho |
|
541-9799 |
| Mr. Roy Morioka |
|
522-8220 |
| Thomas Webster |
F/V Havana |
247-0696 |
| Mr. Benny Pangelinan |
B.K.P. & Associates |
(670) 235-9318 |
| Mr. Gilbert Coloma-Agaran |
Hi Dept of Land and Natural Resources |
587-0400 |
| Ms. Isabel D.S.A. Lujan |
Guam Dept of Commerce |
(671) 475-0321 |
| Dr. Joaquin A. Tenorio |
CNMI Natural Resources |
(670) 322-9834 |
| Mr. Ray Tulafono |
AS Marine & Wildlife Resources |
011 (684) 633-4456 |
| Dr. Rebecca Lent |
Soutwest Region |
(562) 980-4005 |
| Mr. William Gibbons Fly |
US Dept. of State, Bureau of Oceans &
International Environment & Scientific Affairs |
(202) 647-3256 |
| RADM Ralph Utley |
USCG 14th District |
541-2051 |
| Ms. Barbra Maxfield |
US Fish and Wildlife Service |
541-2749 |
SCIENTIFIC AND STATISTICAL
COMMITTEE
(Indefinite Terms)
| Dr.
Richard E. Brock
|
University
of Hawaii Sea Grant
|
(808) 956-2859
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Dr. Paul Callaghan
|
(CHAIR) University of Guam
|
(671) 789-1200
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Mr. Christopher Carr
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Washburn, Briscoe & McCarthy
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(415) 421-3200
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Dr. Charles Daxboeck
|
BioDax Consulting, Tahiti
|
(689) 41-24-39
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Dr. Richard B. Deriso
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Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
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(858) 546-7020
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Dr. Scott Eckert
|
Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute
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(619) 226-3872
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Dr. Chris Evans
|
Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources, AS, 011
|
(684) 633-4456
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Dr. W. John Hampton
|
South Pacific Commission, New
Caledonia
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(687) 26-20-00
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Mr. Walter Ikehara
|
Hawaii Division of Aquatic
Resources
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(808) 587-0096
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Dr. James D. Parrish
|
Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research
Unit
|
(808) 956-8350
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Dr. Sam G. Pooley
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NMFS Honolulu
Lab
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(808) 983-5320
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Dr. Craig J. Severance |
University of Hawaii,
Hilo
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(808) 974-7472
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Dr. John Sibert
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PFRP, SOEST/JIMAR, University of
Hawaii
|
(808) 956-4109
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Dr. Robert A. Skillman
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NMFS Honolulu Lab
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(808) 983-5345
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Mr. Michael Trianni
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Dept. of Natural Resources, CNMI
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(670) 664-6018
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2001-2002 ADVISORY PANEL
Jim Cook, Chair
Richard Shiroma, Vice Chair
(Sub-panel chairs are in bold)
Commercial Sub-panel
| American
Samoa
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|
| Afoa
Lutu
|
full time commercial/recreational/subsistence
|
| James
Anderson
|
full time commercial
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| Guam
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| Manny
Duenas
|
(chair)
subsistence
|
| David
Silva
|
part time commercial/recreational
|
| Hawaii
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| Minh
Dang
|
full time commercial
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| Clayton
Carvalho
|
full time commercial
|
| Sean
Martin
|
full time commercial
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| Richard
Tamashiro
|
full time commercial
|
| CNMI
|
|
| Warren
Dela Cruz
|
full time commercial
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|
Ramon Mafnas
|
recreational/subsistence
|
Recreational
Sub-panel
| American
Samoa
|
|
| Steven
Haleck
|
part time commercial
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| Louie
Denolfo
|
recreational/subsistence
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| Guam
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|
| Marie
Teresa O’Brien
|
recreational
|
| David
Silva
|
part time commercial/recreational
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| Hawaii
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| Tim
Hale
|
full time charter
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| Mike
House
|
recreational/charter
|
| William
Mossman
|
(chair)
commercial/recreational/subsistence
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| Gary
Beals
|
part time commercial/recreational
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| CNMI
|
|
| Gene
Weaver
|
recreational/charter
|
|
Pedro Itibus
|
recreational/charte |
Subsistence
Sub-panel
| American
Samoa |
|
| William
Sword
|
commercial/recreational |
| Henry
Sesepasara
|
(chair)
recreational/subsistence |
| Guam |
|
| Manny
Duenas
|
subsistence |
| James
Borja
|
part time commercial/recreational |
| Hawaii |
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| Jeffrey
Kaluhiwa
|
part time commercial |
| Robert
Luuwai
|
part time commercial/recreational/subsistence |
| James
Mawae
|
subsistence |
| Ryder
Kawehi
|
subsistence |
| CNMI |
|
| Pete
Tenorio
|
recreational/ commercial |
| Arnold
Palacios
|
recreational |
Ecosystem
& Habitat Sub-panel
| American
Samoa
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|
| Michael
Crook
|
recreational
|
| Fatima
Sauafea
|
dmwr/Biologist
|
| Guam
|
|
| Ione
Wolf
|
recreational
|
| James
Borja
|
part time commercial/recreational
|
| Hawaii
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|
| Henry
Okamoto
|
researcher
|
| Tony
Costa
|
part time commercial
|
| Terry
Donnelly
|
recreational/charter
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| Eric
Gilman
|
recreational
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| CNMI
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|
| John
Gourley
|
(chair)
environmental consultant
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|
Benigno Sablan
|
subsistence
|
Advisory
Panel Alternates
| American
Samoa
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|
| Jennifer
Aicher
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academic
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| Faamausili
Pola
|
commercial
|
| Guam
|
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| Anita
Borja-Williams
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academic
|
| Hawaii
|
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| Sean
Timoney
|
full time commercial
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| Thomas
Graham
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recreational/scientist
|
| CNMI
|
|
| William
McCue
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part time commercial/recreational
|
| Jesus Cabrera
|
subsistence
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PLAN
TEAMS
(Indefinite Terms)
| Crustaceans
|
|
|
| Mr.
Mike Gawel |
Guam EPA |
(671) 475-1649 |
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Mr. Kurt E. Kawamoto
|
NMFS Honolulu Lab |
(808) 983-5326 |
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Ms. Jo-Anne Kushima
|
Hawaii Division of Aquatic
Resources |
(808) 587-0095 |
|
Mr. D. Richard Phillips
|
Phillips Sales Co., Inc. |
(808) 591-2441 |
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Dr. Jeffrey J. Polovina |
(CHAIR) NMFS
Honolulu Lab |
(808) 983-5390 |
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Mr. Stu Simmons
|
Seafood Connection |
(808) 591-8550 |
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Mr. Michael S. Trianni
|
CNMI Division of Fish &
Wildlife |
(670) 664-6018 |
| Bottomfish & Seamount Groundfish
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|
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| Mr. Fini Aitaoto |
Am. Samoa Marine & Wildlife
Resources |
(684) 633-4456 |
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Mr. Tom Flores |
Guam Div. of Aquatic & Wildlife
Resources |
(671) 735-3958 |
|
Mr. Donald Heacock
|
Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources,
Kauai |
(808) 245-5250, (808)
274-3344 |
|
Mr. Walter Ikehara |
Hawaii Division of Aquatic
Resources |
(808) 587-0096 |
|
Mr. Kurt E. Kawamoto
|
NMFS Honolulu Lab |
(808) 983-5326 |
|
Mr. Robert B. Moffitt |
(CHAIR) NMFS Honolulu Lab
|
(808) 983-5373 |
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Mr. Michael S. Trianni
|
CNMI Division of Fish & Wildlife |
(670) 664-6018 |
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Pelagics
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| Mr.
Keith Bigelow
|
Secretariat of the Pacific
Community |
(687) 26-0192
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| Dr.
Christofer H. Boggs
|
(CHAIR) NMFS Honolulu Lab |
(808) 983-5370
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| Mr.
Jay Gutierrez
|
Guam Div. of Aquatic & Wildlife
Resources
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(671)735-3958
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| Mr.
Walter N. Ikehara
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Hawaii Division of Aquatic
Resources
|
(808) 587-0096
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| Mr.
Russell Y. Ito
|
NMFS Honolulu Lab
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(808) 983-5324
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| Dr.
Pierre Kleiber
|
NMFS Honolulu Lab
|
(808) 983-5399
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| Mr.
Elliot Lutali
|
Am. Samoa DWMR, 011
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(684) 633-4456
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| Mr.
Floyd R. Masaga
|
CNMI Division of Fish &
Wildlife
|
(670) 664-6026
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| Dr.
John Sibert
|
SOEST/JIMAR, Univ. of HI
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(202) 861-2363
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| Dr.
Robert A. Skillman
|
NMFS Honolulu Lab
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(808) 983-5345
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| Precious
Corals
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| Dr.
Richard W. Grigg |
(CHAIR) Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology |
(808) 956-7186 |
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Dr. James Maragos
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East-West Center |
(808) 541-1201 |
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Mr. Carl Marsh
|
Maui Divers of Hawaii |
(808) 943-8356 |
|
Mr. Francis Oishi |
Hawaii Division of Aquatic
Resources |
(808) 587-0094 |
|
Mr. Frank Parrish |
NMFS Honolulu Lab |
(808) 983-5391
|
| Coral
Reef Ecosystem Plan Team
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|
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| Dr.
Tim Adams
|
Marine Resources Division SPC, |
(687) 26-2000
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| Dr.
Charles Birkeland
|
|
(808) 956-8678 or 956-8350
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| Ms.
Nancy Daschbach
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Coastal Management Program, 011
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(684) 633-7354
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| Dr.
Edward DeMartini
|
NMFS Honolulu Lab
|
(808) 983-5376
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| Dr.
Alan Friedlander
|
Oceanic Institute
|
(808) 259-3165
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| Mr.
Dave Gulko
|
Hawaii Division of Aquatic
Resources
|
(808) 587-0318
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| Dr.
Cynthia Hunter
|
Waikiki Aquarium
|
(808) 923-9741
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| Dr.
James Maragos
|
US Fish & Wildlife
Service
|
(808) 541-1201
|
| Ms.
Katharine Miller
|
CNMI, Division Fish & Wildlife
Resources
|
(670) 664-6025
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| Mr.
Mike Molina
|
US Fish & Wildlife
Service
|
(808) 541-3441
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| Mr.
Todd Pitlik
|
Division of Aquatic & Wildlife Resources
Fishery
|
(671)
735-3955/56
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| Dr.
Jeffrey Walters
|
Hawaii Division of Aquatic
Resources
|
(808) 587-0106
|
| Exofficio
Members of All Plan Teams |
|
|
| Mr.
Dave Hamm
|
WPacFIN, HNL Lab
|
(808) 983-5330
|
| Dr.
Sam Pooley
|
Fishery Monitoring & Economics
Program
HNL Lab
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(808) 983-5320
|
BOTTOMFISH
ADVISORY REVIEW BOARD
(Indefinite Terms)
[Dane Johnson, William Strickland
Co-Chairs]
Note:
O = vessel owner
C = vessel captain
| Ho'omalu
Zone Fishermen |
Vessel or Organization |
Selection
|
| Dane Johnson (O/C)
(Co-CHAIR)
|
F/V Island Girl |
Primary
|
| William Strickland (C)
(Co-CHAIR)
|
F/V Fortuna
|
Primary
|
| Mau
Zone or Main Hawaiian Islands Fishermen
|
|
|
| William K. Choy
(O/C)
|
F/V Mokulehua
|
Primary
|
| David Kalthoff (C)
|
F/V Aikane 49
|
Alternate
|
| Steve Wheeler (C)
|
F/V Aikane 49
|
Alternate
|
| Hawaii
Fish Marketers & Processors
|
|
|
| Bruce Johnson
|
Fresh Island Fish
|
Primary
|
| Don K.C. Leong
|
Wing Sing Seafood, Inc.
|
Primary
|
| Glen Tanoue
|
Tropic Fish & Vegetable Center
|
Alternate
|
| State
of Hawaii
|
|
|
| Gary Moniz
|
Division of Conservation &
Resources Enforcement
|
Primary
|
| William Devick
|
Division of Aquatic
Resources
|
Primary
|
| National
Marine Fisheries Service
|
|
|
| Alvin Z. Katekaru
|
Pacific Island Area Office
|
|
| Samuel G. Pooley
|
Honolulu Laboratory
|
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PELAGICS
REVIEW BOARD
[Frank
P, Farm, Jr., Chair]
| Mike
DeRego
|
Charterboat
|
F/V Maggie Joe
|
| Frank
P, Farm, Jr. (CHAIR) |
Troller
|
F/V Carla Ann, Mary Kay II
|
| Jed
Inouye
|
Processor/Wholesaler
|
Seafood Hawaii
|
| Sean
Martin
|
Longline/Fleet Support
|
F/V Finback
|
| April
Romero
|
Processor/Longline
|
F/V Lea Lea,
Iolani
|
| Gerald
Y. Shimabukuro
|
Longline
|
F/V Ahi
|
|
Rick White
|
Troller
|
F/V Kanani Kea
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