[CINC] Sanctuary Advisory Council seeks new members

[Clare Fritzsche]

/Announcing open seats on the Sanctuary Advisory Council:  /

NOAA's Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applications 
for thirteen positions on its advisory council.  The open seats are:  
*Business Member and  Alternate, Commercial Fishing Member and 
Alternate, Conservation Member and Alternate, Non-consumptive recreation 
Member and Alternate, two Public-at-large Members, Research Member and 
Alternate, and Tourism Member. *

Candidates will be selected based on their expertise and experience in 
relation to the seat for which they are applying, community and 
professional affiliations, views regarding the protection and management 
of marine resources, and availability to attend meetings.  _Sanctuary 
advisory council member application packages are available at the 
sanctuary's Web site, http://channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/news.html. 
Completed applications should be submitted to Danielle.lipski at noaa.gov 
by October 24th. 
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The advisory council has played a vital role in advising the sanctuary 
and NOAA on critical issues and is currently focused on the protection 
of large cetaceans in the Santa Barbara Channel and climate change. The 
advisory council meets bi-monthly in public sessions in Ventura and 
Santa Barbara counties and ensures public participation in sanctuary 
management.

The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council was 
established in December 1998 to assure continued public participation in 
the management of the sanctuary. The advisory council's  21 voting 
members represent a variety of local user groups, as well as the general 
public, plus 10 local, state and federal government jurisdictions.

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary was designated in 1980 to 
protect marine resources surrounding San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, 
Anacapa, and Santa Barbara Islands. The sanctuary spans about 1,300 
square miles extending from island shorelines to six miles offshore and 
encompasses a rich diversity of marine life, habitats, and historic and 
cultural resources.


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Dani Lipski
Research Specialist
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
113 Harbor Way, Suite 150
Santa Barbara, CA  93109-2315
805-966-7107 x422 (phone)
805-568-1582 (fax)
danielle.lipski at noaa.gov
http://channelislands.noaa.gov/

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