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NOAA Fisheries Announces 2021 Regional Fishery Management Council Appointments

June 28, 2021 — NOAA Fisheries announced 2021 regional fishery management council appointments on June 28. The Administration broke down the appointments by region. Find the full list of appointments below.

New England Council

2021 appointees will fill four obligatory seats for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island and one at-large seat:

Mark Alexander (Connecticut), Geoffrey Smith (Maine), Michael Pierdinock (Massachusetts) and Eric Reid (Rhode Island) *.

The At-large seat will belong to Kristin ‘Togue’ Brawn (Maine).

Read the full story at Seafood News

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