About Us

Executive Committee

Members
Chair: Kathleen Castro
Representatives of fishermen's organizations: Michael Marchetti and Lanny Dellinger (RI); Bill Adler (MA); Patrice McCarron (ME)
Representatives of state agencies: Mark Gibson (RI); Carl Wilson (ME)
Researchers (retired) J. Stanley Cobb and Harlyn Halvorson
Sea Grant: Barry Costa-Pierce (RI); Nancy Balcom (CT); Paul Anderson (ME)
NMFS liaison: Terry Smith
Seafood Industry: George Williams (Darden)
URI: Richard Rhodes

Sub-Committees
Monitoring: Gibson, Wilson, Smith
ASMFC Liaison: Gibson, Balcom
Vision: Costa-Pierce, Williams, Anderson, McCarron, Adler and Marchetti
Research Priority: Balcom, Halvorson, Cobb
Synthesis: Castro, Cobb, Gibson, Wilson

Role
The principal role of the executive committee is to:

  • Develop the research RFP and participate in the selection of the proposals
  • Coordinate the at-sea monitoring program with the research program
  • Prepare and disseminate interim and final reports
  • Assist in the outreach program
  • Develop a long term funding plan
  • Communicate with congressional partners

Contact
For information, contact Kathleen Castro at (401) 874-5063 or kcastro@uri.edu.

 

 

University of Rhode Island Fisheries Center
East Farm Campus
Building 83
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881