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Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies
Pages 155-162

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... Committee on the Introduction of Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, Committee to Review Individual Fishing Quotas, and Committee on the Evaluation of the Sea Grant Program Review Process. He is currently a member of the Ocean Studies Board.
From page 158...
... From 1999 until her retirement in June 2006, she was s ­ tationed on the Fourteenth District staff in Honolulu, first as Chief of the Marine Response Branch and then ultimately as Chief of Prevention. She developed and implemented a model framework with Hawaii Sea Grant; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; The Ocean Con­ servancy; the U.S.
From page 159...
... He may be best known for his contributions to the major reduction in the incidental kill of dolphins in tuna purse seining during the 1970s; for his leadership in the movement to identify and control marine debris pollution during the mid1980s to mid-1990s; for his role in the investigation and ultimate interna­ tional ban on high seas large-scale driftnet fishing in the mid-1990s; and, finally, for his guidance and steady management of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research programs supporting marine resource management in Alaska since the late 1990s. Today, he is still con­ sidered one of the world's experts on the marine debris issue.
From page 160...
... Kathy Metcalf is the Director of Maritime Affairs for the Chamber of Shipping of America, a maritime trade association which represents a significant number of U.S.-based companies that own, operate, or charter oceangoing tankers, container ships, and other merchant vessels engaged in both the domestic and international trades. She has held this posi­ tion since 1997 and, in her capacity, represents maritime interests before Congress, federal and state agencies, and in international forums.
From page 161...
... She participated in two marine debris removal cruises and led The Ocean Conservancy's effort to determine the source of debris col­ lected from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. STAFF Susan Park is a program officer with the Ocean Studies Board.
From page 162...
... She has worked on several reports with the National Academies, including Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods, Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems, A Review of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy, and Genetically Engineered Organisms, Wildlife, and Habitat: A Workshop Summary. Prior to joining the Ocean Studies Board, Susan spent time working on aquatic invasive species management with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management and the Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel.


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