Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel
The advisory panel consists of representatives of commercial and recreational fishing interests, the scientific community, and the environmental community.
Background
NOAA Fisheries consults with, and considers the comments of the Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel (HMS AP) when preparing and implementing fishery management plans or amendments for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks.
The members of the HMS AP represent commercial and recreational fishing interests, the scientific community, and the environmental community who are knowledgeable about Atlantic HMS and/or Atlantic HMS fisheries. HMS AP Members serve three-year terms, with approximately one-third of the total HMS AP members' terms expiring on December 31 of each year.
Advisory Panel Members
The persons listed below were appointed by NOAA Fisheries for the specific terms indicated.
| Name | Sector | Association | Term | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Kneebone | Academic | New England Aquarium | 1/1/25-12/31/27 | [email protected] |
| Nadya Mamoozadeh | Academic | North Carolina State University | 1/1/24-12/31/26 | [email protected] |
Daniel Coffey | Academic | Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies | 1/1/25-12/31/27 | |
Camrin Braun | Academic | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 1/1/25-12/31/27 | |
| Martin Scanlon | Commercial | Blue Water Fishermen’s Association | 1/1/24-12/31/26 | [email protected] |
| David Appolonia | Commercial | F/V Blitzen | 1/1/24-12/31/26 | [email protected] |
| Chinh Nguyen | Commercial | F/V St. Joseph & Peter | 1/1/23-12/31/25 | [email protected] |
| Matt Huth | Commercial | Fresh Catch Seafood | 1/1/23-12/31/25 | [email protected] |
| Al Mercier | Commercial | 1/1/23-12/31/25 | [email protected] | |
Steve Getto | Commercial | American Bluefin Tuna Association | 1/1/25-12/31/27 | |
Alan Weiss | Commercial | Blue Water Fishing Tackle Co. | 1/1/25-12/31/27 | |
| Spencer Bode | Commercial | F/V Titan, Seafreeze Ltd. | 1/1/24-12/31/26 | [email protected] |
| David Schalit | Commercial | American Bluefin Tuna Association | 1/1/24-12/31/26 | [email protected] |
| Scott Vaeth | Commercial | Miss Shell Seafood, Inc., Grey Ghost Fishing | 1/1/24-12/31/26 | [email protected] |
James Hull | Commercial | Hull Seafood | 1/1/25-12/31/27 | |
Robert Zales | Commercial | Southeast Fisheries Association | 1/1/25-12/31/27 | |
| John Bohorquez | Environmental | Stony Brook University | 1/1/23-12/31/25 | [email protected] |
| Jackson Martinez | Environmental | Environmental Defense Fund | 1/1/23-12/31/25 | [email protected] |
Raimundo Espinoza | Environmental | Conservación ConCiencia Inc. | 1/1/25-12/31/27 | |
| Esther Wozniak | Environmental | The Pew Charitable Trusts | 1/1/24-12/31/26 | [email protected] |
| Peter Chaibongsai | Recreational | The Billfish Foundation | 1/1/24-12/31/26 | [email protected] |
| John DePersenaire | Recreational | Viking Yacht Company | 1/1/24-12/31/26 | [email protected] |
| Bob Humphrey | Recreational | Sport-Ventures Charters and Casco Bay Bluefin Bonanza | 1/1/23-12/31/25 | [email protected] |
| Evan Hipsley | Recreational | International Gamefish Tournament Observers | 1/1/23 - 12/31/25 | [email protected] |
| Bruce Pohlot | Recreational | IGFA | 1/1/23-12/31/25 | [email protected] |
| Eric Jacobsen | Recreational | American Sportfishing Association | 1/1/23-12/31/25 | [email protected] |
| Martha Guyas | Recreational | ASA Fishing | 1/1/23-12/31/25 | [email protected] |
| Charles Witek | Recreational | 1/1/24-12/31/26 | [email protected] | |
Patrick Kearney | Recreational | Reel Tight Charters | 1/1/25-12/31/27 | |
Stephen Weitzen | Recreational | Weitzens | 1/1/25-12/31/27 | |
Willy Goldsmith | Recreational | Pelagic Strategies | 1/1/25-12/31/27 | |
| Stephen Rhodes | Recreational | F/V Legacy | 1/1/25-12/31/27 | [email protected] |
| Carlos Farchette | Council Rep | Caribbean Fishery Management Council | N/A | [email protected] |
| Kesley Banks | Council Rep | Gulf Council | N/A | [email protected] |
| Tim Griner | Council Rep | South Atlantic Fishery Management Council | N/A | [email protected] |
| Scott Lenox | Council Rep | Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council | N/A | [email protected] |
| Michael Pierdinock | Council Rep | New England Fishery Management Council | N/A | [email protected] |
| David Donaldson | Commission Rep | Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission | N/A | [email protected] |
| Caitlin Starks | Commission Rep | Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission | N/A | [email protected] |
| Gregory Skomal | State Rep | Massachusetts Marine Fisheries | N/A | [email protected] |
| Amy Dukes | State Rep | South Carolina Department of Natural Resources | N/A | [email protected] |
| Marcus Drymon | State Rep | Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant - State Rep for Alabama | N/A | [email protected] |
| Angel Willey | State Rep | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | N/A | [email protected] |
| Jason Adriance | State Rep | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | N/A | [email protected] |
| Perry Trial | State Rep | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | N/A | [email protected] |
| Christine Kittle | State Rep | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | N/A | [email protected] |
| Kevin Aman | State Rep | North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries | N/A | [email protected] |
| Carolyn Belcher | State Rep | Georgia Department of Natural Resources | N/A | [email protected] |
| Greg Hinks | State Rep | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | N/A | [email protected] |
| Yamitza Rodriguez Ferrer | State Rep | Puerto Rico DNER/Recreational and Sport Fisheries Division | N/A | [email protected] |
| Matt Davis | State Rep | Maine Department of Marine Resource | N/A | [email protected] |
| Walter Golet | ICCAT Advisory Committee | University of Maine School of Marine Sciences and Gulf of Maine Research Institute | N/A | [email protected] |
Note: The terms of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Advisory Committee, the regional fishery management councils, state agencies, and fisheries commissions do not expire and assignment and substitution of these Advisory Panel (AP) representatives is at their discretion of the respective agencies.
Meetings
NOAA Fisheries holds periodic meetings of the Atlantic HMS Advisory Panel to consider alternatives for the conservation and management of highly migratory species. Below are links to agendas and materials from upcoming and past meetings.
Upcoming Meetings
2025
Past Meetings
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
- September 6-7
- May 9-11
For information about past meetings not listed here, please contact [email protected].