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Science Committees

Committees & Panels Advisory Panels Scientific & Statistical Committees

Scientific & Statistical Committee Members are Economists, biologists, sociologists and natural resource attorneys who are knowledgeable about the technical aspects of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico.

Socioeconomic Scientific & Statistical Committee Members are Sociologists and economists who advise the Council of the social and economic impacts of fishery management measures.

• Standing SSC
• Special Coral SSC
• Ecosystem SSC
• Special Mackerel SSC
• Special Red Drum SSC
• Special Reef Fish SSC
• Special Shrimp SSC
• Socioeconomic SSC
• Special Spiny Lobster/Stone Crab SSC
• SMZ Monitoring Team

SSC Membership Information

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Membership List Updated: 6/1/09

Standing SSC Luiz Barbieri Harry Blanchet Benjamin Blount Shannon Cass-Calay Douglas Gregory Read Hendon Walter Keithly Kai Lorenzen William Patterson Joe Powers Sean Powers Greg Stunz John Ward	Special Coral SSC Thomas Cuba Richard Dodge Judith Lang Richard Ruzicka George Schmahl	Ecosystem SSC Cameron Ainsworth Joan Browder Columbus Brown Bridgette Froeschke Stephen Holiman Behzad Mahmoudi Steve Murawski Ernst Peebles Ken Rose James Simons Carl Walters Priscilla Weeks Wei Wu David Yoskowitz	Special Mackerel SSC Jason Adriance Ernst Peebles Aaron Podey G. Erick Porche
Special Red Drum SSC Jason Adriance Mike Buchanan Jessica McCawley James Tolan	Special Reef Fish SSC Jason Adriance Barbara Dorf Bill Lindberg John Mareska	Special Shrimp SSC Martin Bourgeois Traci Floyd Wade Griffin Leslie Hartman Karen Meador James Nance William Sharp	Socioeconomic SSC Lee Anderson Wade Griffin Stephen Holiman Stephen Holland Steve Jacob Mike Jepson Sherry Larkin Alexander Miller Ebenezer Ogunyinka Kurt Schnier John Ward David Yoskowitz
Special Spiny Lobster/Stone Crab SSC Theresa Bert Rene Buesa John Hunt Tom Matthews William Sharp	SMZ Monitoring Team Mike Buchanan Jan Culbertson Jon Dodrill Mike Piccirilli Pete Sheridan Mark Sramek		Back to Top

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.