Team Members
Gillnet Industry
- Jamie Hayward, Elliot, ME (Alternate: Dan Salerno)
- Todd Sutton, Newport, RI
- Jackie Odell, Gloucester, MA (Alternate: Phil Lynch)
- Douglas Feeney, Chatham, MA
- William McCann, Wareham, MA
- Ernie Bowden, Jr., Chincoteague, VA
- Bill Van Druten, Frisco, NC
- Sonny Gwin, Berlin, MD
- Leonard Voss, Smyrna, DE
- Rick Marks, Arlington, VA (Alternate: Chris Rainone)
- Greg DiDomenico, Fairfax, VA
State Fishery Resource Managers
- Somers Smott, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
- Meghan Rickard, New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation (Alternate: Lisa Bonacci)
- Cheri Patterson, New Hampshire Fish and Game Dept. (Alternate: Renee Zobel)
- Erin Wilkinson, Maine Dept. of Marine Resources (Alternate: Meredith Mendelson)
- Scott Olszewski, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries
- Michael Greco, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Erin Burke, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
- Stacy VanMorter, New Jersey Division of Fish, Game, and Wildlife
- Angel Willey, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
- Barbie Byrd, North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (Alternate: Casey Knight)
Federal Resource Managers
- Kristy Long, NOAA Fisheries, Headquarters
- David Wiley, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- Dennis Heinemann, Marine Mammal Commission
- Colleen Coogan, NOAA Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region
Fishery Management Organizations
- Robin Frede, New England Fishery Management Council
- Karson Coutre, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
- Toni Kerns, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Academic/Scientific Groups
- Bill McLellan, University of North Carolina-Wilmington
- Tara M. Cox, Savannah State University
- Sue Barco, Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center (Alternate: Alex Costidis)
- Damon Gannon, University of Georgia Marine Institute
Gear Research
- Ron Smolowitz, Coonamessett Farm
- Pingguo He, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Conservation/Environmental Groups
- Kristen Monsell, Center for Biological Diversity (Alternate: Sarah Uhlemann)
- Regina Asmutis-Silvia, Whale and Dolphin Conservation
- Jane Davenport, Defenders of Wildlife
More Information
Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan
Contact: Jennifer Goebel, Greater Atlantic Region, Marine Mammal Specialist, (978) 281-9175