Advisory Panels

Advisory Panel Members are recreational and commercial fishermen, charter boat operators, buyers, sellers and consumers with knowledgeable about a particular fishery.

Ad Hoc
Aquaculture

Jesse Chappell

Dennis Henderson

Joe Hendrix

Robert Romaire

Ed Swindell

Richard Wallace

Paul Zajicek

Council Rep.: Bob Shipp

Staff Rep.: Carrie Simmons

 Ad Hoc Data Collection

Patrick Bennett

Glen Brooks

Suzanne Delaune

Troy Frady

Brad Gorst

Chad Hanson

Matt Hill

Gary Jarvis

Camp Matens

Michael Miglini

Tracy Redding

Bobby Terrebonne

Elbert Whorton

Bob Zales, II

Council Rep.: Harlon Pearce

Staff Rep.: John Froeschke

 Ad Hoc Mackerel LAPP

Scott Hickman

Mike Jennings

David Krebs

Tom Marvel, Jr.

Michael Miglini

George Niles

Kelty Readenour

Gary Smith (FL)

Donald Waters

Troy Williamson

Council Rep.: Myron Fischer

Staff Rep.: Richard Leard/Assane Diagne

 Ad Hoc Reef Fish LAPP

Bill Bird

Randy Boggs

Benjamin Fairey

Elizabeth Fetherston

Martin Fisher

Troy Frady

Scott Hickman

Gary Jarvis

David Krebs

Edwin Lamberth

Donald Leal

Julie Morris

Mike Nugent

TJ Tate

Bill Tucker

Richard Wallace, Ph.D.

Troy Williamson

Chair: Steve Bortone

Vice Chair: Julie Morris

Council Rep.: Bob Gill

Staff Rep.: Assane Diagne

Coastal Migratory
Pelagics

Patrick Fitzmorris

Ben Harvard

Read Hendon

Wiley Horton

Chris Jenkins

Glenn Martin

Tom Marvel, Jr.

George Niles

Mike Nugent

Ed Presley

Gene Proulx

Richard Rice

James Robinson III

Gary Smith (FL)

Edward Swindell

Edward Walker

Donald Waters

Michael Whitfield

Jack Wilhite

Bob Zales, II

Council Rep.: Myron Fischer

Staff Rep.: Rick Leard

Coral

Mark Berrigan

Billy Causey

Henry Feddern

Ken Heck

John Talbott

Martin Moe, Jr.

Council Rep.: Bill Teehan

Staff Rep.: Carrie Simmons

Ad Hoc Headboat

Tom Becker

Randy Boggs

Evonn Caraway

Cliff Cox

Chad Haggert

Mary Ann Heimann

Scott Hickman

Michael Miglini

Ed Schroeder

Steve Tomeny

John Williams

Council Rep.:

Staff Rep.: Assane Diagne

Florida/Alabama
Habitat Protection

Carl Ferraro

Roy Lewis, III

Robert McMichael

Gary Parsons

William Sierke, Jr.

LaDon Swann

David Yeager

Council Rep.: Doug BOyd

Staff Rep.: Jeff Rester

Mississippi/Louisiana
Habitat Protection

Richard Hartman

Bethlyn McCloskey

David Richard

Cynthia M. Sarthou

Pete Umbdenstock

Heather Warner-Finley

Charles Wilson

Council Rep.: Doug Boyd

Staff Rep.: Jeff Rester

Texas Habitat Protection

Bill Baker

John Blaha

Ronnie Luster

Nathan Kuhn

Russell Miget

Robert Spain

Rusty Swafford

Elbert Whorton

Council Rep.: Doug Boyd

Staff Rep.: Jeff Rester

Law Enforcement

Cpt. Scott Bannon

Cpt. Rob Beaton

Col. Walter Chataginer, Chair*

Nicholas Chavez, SAC

LCDR Carmen DeGeorge

Tracy Dunn, DSAC

James Gale, SAC

Robert Goodrich

Lt. Col. Jeff Mayne

Karen Raine

Hal Robbins, NMFS

* Designee for Walter Chataginer - Donald Armes

Council Rep.: Kay Williams

Staff Rep.: Rick Leard

Outreach & Education

Richard Abrams

Kim Amendola, NMFS

Dewey Baylock

Bill Blome

Michael Colby

Heather Fox

William Mahan

Art Morris

David Rainer

Tracy Redding

Lauren Thompson

Danica Williams

Council Rep.: Bob Gill

Staff Rep.: Charlene Ponce

Red Drum

Tom Becker

Jeff Chambliss

Scott Floyd

Peter Gerica

Scott Green

Read Hendon

Edward Holder

Howard Mason, Jr.

Burt Moritz

Frank Rawlings

James Sibley

Edward Swindell

James Williams

Ron Young

Council Rep.: Harlon Pearce

Staff Rep.: Karen Burns

Ad Hoc Review Panel for Red Drum

Harry Blanchet

Mike Buchanan

Guy Davenport

Mark Fisher

Jessica McCawley

Mike Murphy

Ken Rose

Elbert Whorton

Council Rep.: Harlon Pearce

Staff Rep.: Karen Burns

Red Snapper

Ben Fairey

Patrick Fitzmorris

Gary Graham

Richard Legnon

Herbert Malone

Mike Nugent

Gary Parsons

Devlin Roussel

Gary Smith (MS)

TJ Tate

Bobby Terrebonne

Mike Thierry

David Walker

Donny Waters

Monty Weeks

Council Rep.: Bob Gill

Staff Rep.: Steven Atran/Carrie Simmons

Reef Fish

Ralph Allen

Patrick Bennett

James Clements

Jason DeLaCruz

Ben Fairey

Elizabeth Fetherston

Martin Fisher, Chair

Martin Fisher

Chris Jenkins

Brad Kenyon

Fred Lifton

Gus Loyal

Mike Rowell

Ed Sapp

Gary Smith (MS)

Robert Spaeth

TJ Tate

James Taylor

Bill Tucker

Tom Turke

David Walker

Mike Whitfield

Bob Zales II, Vice Chair

Council Rep.: Bob Gill

Staff Rep.: Steven Atran/Carrie Simmons

SEDAR NGO

Tristan Armer

Pam Baker

Dewey Blaylock

Marianne Cufone

Chris Dorsett

Claudia Freiss

Chad Hanson

Judy Jamison

Russell Nelson

Samantha Port-Minner

Aaron Viles

Shrimp

Wilma Anderson

Pete Barber

Vernon Bates, Jr.

Steve Bosarge

Steven Charpentier

Kimberly Chauvin

Julius Collins

Glenn Delaney

Ivo Goga

Gary Graham

Dennis Henderson

Harris Lasseigne, Jr.

Trey Pearson

Patrick Riley

Thomas Shultz, Jr.

Russell Stewart

John Williams

Walter Zimmerman

Council Rep.: Corky Perret

Staff Rep.: Rick Leard

Spiny Lobster

Robert Gaitanis

Bill Kelly

Jerry Sansom

Ed Sapp

Simon Stafford

Rick Superstein

Council Rep.: Bill Teehan

Staff Rep.: Carrie Simmons

Stone Crab

Tim Daniels

Gary Graves

Bill Kelly

Robert Robinson

Simon Stafford

Council Rep.: Bill Teehan

Staff Rep.: Carrie Simmons

VMS

Glen Brooks, Vice Chair

Jason DeLaCruz

Brad Gorst

Gary Jarvis

Michael Kelly

Brad Kenyon

Bart Niquet

Tracy Redding, Chair

John Schmidt

Robert Spaeth

Russell Stewart

Elbert Whorton

Council Rep.: Harlon Pearce

Staff Rep.: John Froeschke

Ad Hoc 5-Year Red Snapper IFQ Review Panel

Pam Baker

Glen Bryant

Phil Horn

Gary Jarvis

David Krebs

Michael Miglini

Ken Roberts

Bill Tucker

David Walker

Donald Waters

Mike Whitfield

Troy Williamson

Jim Zurbrick

Council Rep.: Bob Gill

Staff Rep.: Assane Diagne

Ad Hoc Commercial Reef Fish IFQ

Seema Balwani

Gary Jarvis

David Krebs

TJ Tate

Bill Tucker

David Walker

Donald Waters

Council Rep.: Bob Gill

Staff Rep.: Assane Diagne

Ad Hoc Private Recreational Data Collection

Ken Creel

F.J. Eicke

Paul Giordano

Bo Gorham

Scott Greene

Megan Robillard

Ed Sapp

Gary Smith

David Sowell

Ray Weldon

Jason Whitaker

Troy Williamson

Council Rep.: Harlon Pearce

Staff Rep.: John Froeschke

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Persons are ineligible for membership on any committee or panel if that person has been convicted of a felony offense or is determined to have violated any federal or state marine resource law or regulation within the previous five years. In addition, persons are ineligible for membership on any scientific committee (SSC, SAP, or SEP) if that person directly receives funding from an association that lobbies the Council on fishery issues.