Council Contacts

New England Fishery Management Council

Maine • Massachusetts • Rhode Island • New Hampshire • Connecticut

Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director
50 Water St., Mill 2 • Newburyport, MA 01950
(978) 465-0492 • Fax (978) 465-3116

Learn more about the New England Council.

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

New York • New Jersey • Delaware • Pennsylvania • Maryland • Virginia • North Carolina

Christopher M. Moore, Executive Director
800 North State St., Suite 201 • Dover, DE 19901-3910
(302) 674-2331 or (877) 446-2362 • Fax (302) 674-5399

Learn more about the Mid-Atlantic Council.

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia • Florida

John Carmichael, Executive Director
4055 Faber Place Dr., Suite 201 • N. Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 571‐4366 or (866) 723-6210 • Fax (843) 769-4520

Learn more about the South Atlantic Council.

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

Texas • Louisiana • Mississippi • Alabama • Florida

Carrie Simmons, Executive Director
2203 North Lois Ave., Suite 1100 • Tampa, FL 33607
(813) 348‐1630 or (888) 833-1844 • Fax (813) 348-1711

Learn more about the Gulf of Mexico Council.

Caribbean Fishery Management Council

U.S. Virgin Islands • Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Miguel A. Rolón, Executive Director
270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401 • San Juan, PR 00918-1920
(787) 766-5926 • Fax (787) 766-6239

Learn more about the Caribbean Council.

Pacific Fishery Management Council

California • Washington • Oregon • Idaho

Merrick Burden, Executive Director
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101 • Portland, OR 97220
(503) 820‐2280 or (866) 806-7204 • Fax (503) 820-2299

Learn more about the Pacific Council.

North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Alaska • Washington • Oregon

David Witherell, Executive Director
605 West 4th Ave., Suite 306 • Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 271-2809 • Fax (907) 271-2817

Learn more about the North Pacific Council.

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council

Hawaii • American Samoa • Guam • Northern Mariana Islands

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director
1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400 • Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 522-8220 • Fax (808) 522-8226

Learn more about the Western Pacific Council.

More Information

To find more about the regional fishery management councils, visit their collective website.