Greater Atlantic Steering Committee

  • Adam Nowalsky

    Charter Captain & Former Mid-Atlantic Appointed Obligatory Member

  • Al Cottone

    Gloucester Fisheries Commission

  • Jamie Cournane

    Jamie Cournane

    New England Fishery Management Council

  • David Sikorski

    Coastal Conservation Association Maryland

  • Hank Soule

    Sector Manager, New England

  • Jason Didden

    Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

  • Katie Almeida

    The Town Dock, Point Judith RI

  • Mary Beth Tooley

    O’Hara Corporation

  • Peter Hughes

    Director of Sustainability, Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc., NJ

  • Rick Bellavance

    F/V Priority Too, Priority Fishing Charters

  • Robert Ruhle

    F/V Darana R
    Wanchese, NC

  • Russell Brown

    NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
    russell.brown@noaa.gov

  • Scott Lenox

    Owner, Fish in OC & Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

  • Scott Travers

    Executive Director, Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association

  • Skip Feller

    Rudee Tours & Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

  • Terry Alexander

    F/V Jocka, Maine

  • Tom Nies

    Former Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council

Program Staff

MREP Greater Atlantic is facilitated and managed by Program Manager, Sophie Swetz, who gathers input from these regional leaders to organize and run the workshop.

Contact Sophie:
(207) 772-2321 Ext. 8104
sswetz@gmri.org

Please note that Sophie is in EST.

Former Steering Committee Members

  • Gary Shepherd

    Formerly, NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fishery Science Center

  • John Williamson

    MREP Founder, Commercial Fisherman

  • Mary Hudson

    Maine Coast Fisherman’s Association

  • Owen Nichols

    Center for Coastal Studies

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