
Greater Atlantic Steering Committee
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Adam Nowalsky
Charter Captain & Former Mid-Atlantic Appointed Obligatory Member captadamnj@gmail.com
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Al Cottone
Gloucester Fisheries Commission
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Jamie Cournane
New England Fishery Management Council
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David Sikorski
Coastal Conservation Association Maryland
davidsikorski@ccamd.org -
Hank Soule
Sector Manager, New England
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Jason Didden
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
jdidden@mafmc.org -
Katie Almeida
The Town Dock, Point Judith RI
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Mary Beth Tooley
O’Hara Corporation
mbtooley@oharacorporation.com -
Mark Grant
NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Office
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Peter Hughes
Director of Sustainability, Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc., NJ
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Rick Bellavance
F/V Priority Too, Priority Fishing Charters
rickbellavance@gmail.com -
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 fishinoc@hotmail.com
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Scott Travers
Executive Director, Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association
travers@risaa.org -
Skip Feller
Rudee Tours & Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Sfeller3@verizon.net -
Terry Alexander
F/V Jocka, Maine
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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

Former Steering Committee Members
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Gary Shepherd
Formerly, NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fishery Science Center
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John Williamson
MREP Founder, Commercial Fisherman
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Mary Hudson
Maine Coast Fisherman’s Association
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Owen Nichols
Center for Coastal Studies