The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) is requesting nominations of qualified candidates to fill one commercial fishery position on its Habitat Committee (HC). The successful candidate will serve out the remainder of the 2019-2021 Council advisory body term. To ensure consideration, nominations should be received at the Council office no later than 5 p.m. Pacific time, Monday, August 31, 2020.
The HC is charged with facilitating coordinated action on important habitat issues, working with key agency and public representatives to develop strategies to resolve habitat problems, recommending actions to achieve the Council’s habitat objectives, and assisting with actions which help meet the Essential Fish Habitat mandates of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
The HC consists of 16 members representing State and Federal agencies, California and Northwest Tribes, recreational and commercial fishing industries, and conservation interests. The successful candidate should have interest in habitat issues and/or expertise in strategic planning, experience with commercial fisheries, and sufficient knowledge of West Coast commercial fishing operations to represent varied industry perspectives.
Consult Council Operating Procedure 6 for additional information regarding HC composition and function.
Meeting frequency, travel expenses and stipends
The HC generally meets five times per year, generally in one- or two-day meetings in conjunction with each Council meeting (March, April, June, September, and November). HC members may also be asked to participate in meetings or workshops outside of Council meetings in support of habitat-related matters, as needed.
Advisory body members who are not Federal employees are reimbursed for travel, meal, and lodging expenses incurred while attending official meetings at the request of the Council as per the Council’s Travel Rules. Subject to appropriations, limited stipends may also be available to advisory body members who are not employees of a Federal, state, or tribal marine fishery management agency.
Nomination procedures
To submit a nomination and supporting documents, please fill out the Council’s online Advisory Body Nomination Form. The completed form will provide contact information and a brief summary of the nominee’s qualifications. The form provides an opportunity to upload supporting documents such as a nomination letter, curriculum vitae, etc.
Individuals may nominate themselves or be nominated by other individuals or organizations. The vacant positions are for the remainder of the three-year term that began on January 1, 2019 and will end December 31, 2021. The Council will review the nominations and may fill one or both positions at the September 2020 Council meeting. To ensure consideration, nominations should be received at the Council office no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday, August 31, 2020.
For additional information on the HC or the nomination process, please contact Jennifer Gilden or Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, Oregon 97220-1384; telephone: 503-820-2280.