| TALLAHASSEE – The
State of Florida today announced appointments to
the Florida Oceans and Coastal Council.
Established by House Bill 1855 in the last
legislative session, the Council will develop
priorities for ocean and coastal research and
establish a statewide ocean research plan. The
group will also coordinate public and private
ocean research for more effective coastal
management.
Co-chaired by Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) Secretary Colleen Castille and
Executive Director of the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Ken
Haddad, the council is made up of fifteen voting
members and three non-voting members. DEP
Secretary Castille, FWC Director Haddad and the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
(DACS) Commissioner Charles Bronson each appoint
five members to the council. Secretary Castille,
Director Haddad and Commissioner Bronson are the
non-voting members.
DEP Appointees:
- Dr. Karl Havens – Chair of the
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic
Sciences, University of Florida.
- Dr. Thomas D. Waite – Dean of the
College of Engineering, Florida Institute of
Technology.
- Dr. John C. Ogden – Director of the
Florida Institute of Oceanography and
Professor of Biology, University of South
Florida.
- Dr. Thomas N. Lee – Research Professor
of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography at
the Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami.
- Dr. Lisa Robbins – Chief Scientist,
United States Geological Survey Center for
Coastal and Watershed Studies.
FWC Appointees
- Billy Causey – Superintendent, Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
- Dr. James Cato – Director, Florida Sea
Grant.
- Dr. Shirley Pomponi – President and
Chief Executive Officer, Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institution.
- Dr. Jerome Lorenz – Research Director,
National Audubon Society’s Tavernier Science
Center.
- Dr. R. Grant Gilmore – Senior Aquatic
Scientist, Dynamac Corporation.
DACS Appointees:
- Jane Davis – Aquarium Director, The
Living Seas at Walt Disney World’s Epcot®.
- Dr. Ernest Estevez – Director, Mote
Marine Laboratory’s Center for Coastal
Ecology.
- Rob Kramer – President, International
Game Fish Association.
- Jerry Sansom – Executive Director,
Organized Fishermen of Florida.
- Jody Thomas – Director, The Nature
Conservatory’s South Florida Region.
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