NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is recruiting for 18 openings on the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. The council ensures public participation in the management of the sanctuary by acting as a liaison between the Florida Keys community and sanctuary leadership. Council members serve three-year terms and provide advice about sanctuary operations and projects, while striving to represent the diverse user groups that make up the sanctuary community. Members provide expertise on both the local community and sanctuary resources, strengthen connections with the community, and help build increased stewardship for sanctuary resources.
The council is currently accepting applications for the following seats:
- Boating industry (primary and alternate)
- Citizen at large: Upper Keys (primary and alternate)
- Conservation & environment: seat 1 (alternate)
- Conservation & environment: seat 2 (alternate)
- Diving: Upper Keys (primary)
- Fishing: charter flats (alternate)
- Fishing: charter sport (primary and alternate)
- Fishing: commercial shell/scale (alternate)
- Research & monitoring (primary and alternate)
- South Florida ecosystem restoration (primary)
- Submerged cultural resources (alternate)
- Tourism: Upper Keys (primary and alternate)
- Tourism: Lower Keys (primary)
Applications not received or postmarked by Feb. 15 will not be considered. An application kit is at floridakeys.noaa.gov/sac/recruitment.html. More information is available via email to elizabeth.trueblood@noaa.gov.
