The Council’s Advisory Panel in Homer, Alaska
The Council is accepting nominations for its Scientific and Statistical Committee, and its Advisory Panel.
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) nominees should have areas of expertise in biology/stock assessment, marine mammals, statistics, fisheries/resource economics, sociology/anthropology, or other relevant disciplines and be federal employees, state employees, academicians, or independent experts not employed by advocacy or interest groups. SSC members serve one-year terms but may be reappointed. The SSC advises the Council on all aspects of the decision-making process, including stock assessments and annual specifications, protected species interactions, and adequacy of analyses supporting various management actions. Nominations, letters of interest, and a resume should be submitted to the Executive Director through our comment portal by November 29th at 12pm Alaska time.
The Advisory Panel (AP) is composed of representatives of the fishing industry and others interested in the management of the North Pacific fisheries, and provides advice from those perspectives. AP members generally serve for three-year terms, and may be reappointed for up to two subsequent consecutive terms. Members of the panel are expected to attend up to five meetings, four to five days in length, each year. Note that no seats on the Advisory Panel are designated to a particular stakeholder group or geographical area, and the Council encourages all interested stakeholders to apply. Of paramount importance, the Council will consider the demonstrated ability of the candidate to be objective and to consider all aspects of an issue.
There are seats available for appointment on the AP. Of these, six are held by existing AP members who are eligible to serve another term, and have indicated interest in doing so: Ruth Christiansen, Jeff Kauffman, Victoria O’Connell, Patrick O’Donnell, John Scoblic, and Sinclair Wilt. Two current AP members have terms that are expiring: Alexus Kwachka and Kurt Cochran, and the remaining seat is held by John Gruver, who was appointed to a one-year term only. Nominations, letters of interest, and a resume should be submitted to the Executive Director through our comment portal by November 29th at 12pm Alaska time. Letters of support are not required but will also be considered. Please note that the names of those who submit a nomination will be made public.
