PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Governor Chafee has submitted three Rhode Islanders — Theodore A. Platz, Seth S. Macinko, and Jason D. Jarvis — for nomination to the New England Fisheries Management Council.
Chafee made the announcement in a Wednesday news release. The names were submitted for consideration, said Eric Schwaab, assistant administrator for fisheries at the National Marine Fisheries Service.
According to the news release, Platz, who operates out of Newport, is the owner of three fishing vessels, and has been a commercial fisherman for 26 years. He is president of the Rhode Island Monkfish Association and of the Rhode Island Commercial Fisheries Center.
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