Council Elects Rick Bellavance and Daniel Salerno as Chair and Vice Chair for 2024-2025; Welcomes Bill Lucey and Ted Platz

September 24, 2024 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:

The New England Fishery Management Council opened its September 24-26, 2024 meeting in Gloucester, Massachusetts by holding its annual election of officers after first congratulating three reappointed Council members and welcoming two new ones to the table. The recently announced appointments were for:

• Geoff Smith of Maine, who was reappointed to serve a second three-year term on the Council;

• Togue Brawn of Maine, who also was reappointed to serve a second term;

• Mike Pierdinock of Massachusetts, who was reappointed to serve a second term;

• Bill Lucey of Connecticut, who was appointed to his first term on the Council; and

• Ted Platz of Rhode Island, who was appointed to his first term.

Each New England state receives one obligatory seat on the Council, and the other appointments are for at large seats. Togue is filling an at-large seat, while the other four appointees are filling obligatory seats for their respective states. The new terms run from August 11, 2024 through August 10, 2027.