Gov Meyer Looking for Nominees for Seat on Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council

January 24, 2025/Mari Lou

Candidates interested in being nominated for Delaware’s seat on the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (MAFMC) should complete and submit a nomination application kit. Candidates will be nominated by Governor Matt Meyer. You must be a Delaware resident and in the application kit – outline your fisheries background, experience and ability to serve as a council member. The Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council is responsible for managing fisheries in Mid-Atlantic federal waters extending from three to 200 miles offshore from New York through North Carolina.

Click here for the Nomination Application Kit from NOAA.   Or contact the DNREC Fisheries Section at 302-739-9914.  Applications should be submitted to DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife Fisheries Section by March 3, 2025

Additional information from DNREC:

MAFMC members must be prepared to attend six MAFMC meetings a year during a three-year term, with each meeting typically lasting four days. Council members are compensated by the MAFMC for all travel expenses for transportation, hotel and meals, and receive a stipend of $ 575.60 per meeting day.

According to NOAA’s website, nominees’ eligibility for the position is based, in part, on their occupation or other related experience, scientific expertise, or training, and they must be knowledgeable and experienced in one or more of the following areas related to the fishery resources within Mid-Atlantic federal waters:

  • Commercial fishing, aquaculture, or the processing or marketing of fish, fish products, or fishing equipment;
  • Fishing for pleasure, relaxation, or consumption, or experience in any business supporting fishing;
  • Leadership in a state, regional, or national organization whose members participate in a fishery in the Council’s area of authority;
  • The management and conservation of natural resources, including related interactions with industry, government bodies, academic institutions, and public agencies;
  • Representing consumers of fish or fish products through participation in local, state, or national organizations, or performing other activities specifically related to the education or protection of consumers of marine resources; or
  • Teaching, journalism, writing, consulting, practicing law, or researching matters related to fisheries, fishery management, and marine resource conservation.

 

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