NMFS Releases Final North Pacific, Pacific Council Appointments
With no explanation as to why the National Marine Fisheries Service and Department of Commerce delayed announcing Council appointments to both the North Pacific and Pacific Fishery Management Councils, NMFS updated its web page with the final list of Council appointments today.
Two seats in particular were hotly contested and garnered a lot of interest: The Washington obligatory seat currently held by Ann Vanderhoeven on the North Pacific Council, and the at-large seat currently held by Phil Anderson on the Pacific Council. Anderson reached his term limit and could not ...
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