Rockport commercial fisherman Bill Lee met for about 40 minutes with Dale Jones, the director of law enforcement for fisheries, at the Silver Spring, Md., headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the parent agency of the National Marine Fisheries Service.
James Balsiger, NMFS’ acting administrator, who facilitated the meeting, was present for most of the time that Lee spent in Jones’ office. Richard Mannix, a NMFS lawyer, was also present for the meeting.