The National Fish Habitat Partnership is seeking candidates to join the Board! Join our efforts to protect, restore, and enhance fish habitat nationwide by submitting your application by January 16, 2024!
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The National Fish Habitat Partnership Board (Board) is seeking nominations from organizations or individuals whose work and interests include fisheries and aquatic habitat conservation to fill vacant seats on the Board. The Board views the diversity of its members and their respective organizations as critical to our conservation mission to protect, restore, and enhance our country’s fish and aquatic communities through a network of partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the American people. We are seeking representatives from a variety of sectors, as outlined in the 2020 America’s Conservation Enhancement Act (ACE Act) Section 203(b)(5), to help the Board implement the vision and requirements of the ACE Act and the National Fish Habitat Action Plan.
The Board is soliciting nominations for four seats representing different sectors, as listed below.
Representative Seat(s)
1. Corporate Industry/ Term Limit: 3 Years
• Term Expiration Date: February 7, 2027
2. Marine Recreational Anglers / Term Limit: 3 Years
• Term Expiration Date: February 7, 2027
3. A Representative from any of the following (i-vi)/ Term Limit: 3 Years
• Term Expiration Date: February 7, 2027
– (i) the recreational sportfishing industry;
– (ii) the commercial fishing industry;
– (iii) marine recreational anglers;
– (iv) freshwater recreational anglers;
– (v) habitat conservation organizations; and
– (vi) science-based fishery organizations;
4. Local Government Representative involved in fish habitat/ Term Limit: 3 Years
• Term Expiration: February 7, 2027