NMFS Seeks Nominations for Marine Mammal Scientific Review Groups
As required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce has established three independent regional scientific review groups to provide advice on a range of marine mammal science and management issues. The U.S. National Marine Fisheries service has conducted a membership review of the Alaska, Atlantic, and Pacific SRGs, and is soliciting nominations for new members to fill vacancies and gaps in expertise. Nominees should possess demonstrable expertise in the areas specified in NMFS’ notice of these vacancies, be able to conduct thorough scientific reviews of marine mammal science, and be able to fulfill the necessary time commitments associated with a thorough review of documents and to attend one annual meeting. Nominations must be received by NMFS by October 31, 2016.