Department of Commerce Announces 2024 Appointments to the Regional Fishery Management Councils

The Secretary of Commerce appoints 22 new and returning members of the regional fishery management councils.

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A school of silvery Pacific bluefin tuna swim underwater, lit from above. Pacific bluefin tuna swim underwater. Credit: Adobe Stock
Necropsy team working on da stranded humpback whale The necropsy team works on different sections of the humpback whale stranded on the Oregon Coast. Credit: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region/MMHSRP, taken under NOAA Fisheries permit #24359
A loggerhead turtle swims through bright blue water. The surface is barely visible at the top of the frame. A loggerhead sea turtle swimming in a deep blue open ocean. Credit: Adobe Stock
NOAA Enforcement Officers and children holding a crevalle jack NOAA Enforcement Officers and children with a crevalle jack, NOAA Fisheries
People along a stream bank working together to dig holes and plant plants. Near Talkeetna, Alaska, volunteers are hard at work planting native trees and shrubs to improve shoreline habitat for fish on Montana Creek, a popular trout and salmon-fishing stream. Credit: Trout Unlimited Alaska