vermonster
01-10-2007, 02:30 PM
N.H. CANDIDATES SOUGHT FOR NEW ENGLAND FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
DURHAM, N.H. -- The State of New Hampshire has been notified by the
National Marine Fisheries Service of a vacancy for the seat obligated
to the State of New Hampshire and two vacancies of the New England
Fishery Management Council's at-large seats.
To assist in filling these vacancies, the New Hampshire Fish and Game
Department's Marine Fisheries Division will host a candidates'
interview night on Tuesday, February 6, at 7:00 p.m., at the Urban
Forestry Center in Portsmouth, N.H. Potential candidates must be
prepared to present their qualifications at the session. Interested
candidates should contact John Nelson, Chief of Marine Fisheries for
the N.H. Fish and Game Department, at (603) 868-1095.
Candidates will be interviewed by the Marine Advisory Board and
representatives of the New Hampshire Commercial Fishermen Association
and Coastal Conservation Association - New Hampshire. The public is
also invited to attend the session and will be provided an
opportunity to ask questions of any candidate.
The process of filling council seats requires the governor of each
New England state to submit names to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce
for consideration. The State of New Hampshire uses a public process
to recommend individuals for the Governor to consider for submission.
The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) is one of eight
regional councils established by federal regulation in 1976. NEFMC is
charged with conserving and managing fishery resources from three to
200 miles off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut.
DURHAM, N.H. -- The State of New Hampshire has been notified by the
National Marine Fisheries Service of a vacancy for the seat obligated
to the State of New Hampshire and two vacancies of the New England
Fishery Management Council's at-large seats.
To assist in filling these vacancies, the New Hampshire Fish and Game
Department's Marine Fisheries Division will host a candidates'
interview night on Tuesday, February 6, at 7:00 p.m., at the Urban
Forestry Center in Portsmouth, N.H. Potential candidates must be
prepared to present their qualifications at the session. Interested
candidates should contact John Nelson, Chief of Marine Fisheries for
the N.H. Fish and Game Department, at (603) 868-1095.
Candidates will be interviewed by the Marine Advisory Board and
representatives of the New Hampshire Commercial Fishermen Association
and Coastal Conservation Association - New Hampshire. The public is
also invited to attend the session and will be provided an
opportunity to ask questions of any candidate.
The process of filling council seats requires the governor of each
New England state to submit names to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce
for consideration. The State of New Hampshire uses a public process
to recommend individuals for the Governor to consider for submission.
The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) is one of eight
regional councils established by federal regulation in 1976. NEFMC is
charged with conserving and managing fishery resources from three to
200 miles off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut.