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Wes Townsend

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August 20, 2024 by Mary Sabo.
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Anna Beckwith

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August 13, 2024 by Mary Sabo.
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Jim Gilmore

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August 12, 2024 by Mary Sabo.
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Greg Hueth

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August 12, 2024 by Mary Sabo.
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Skip Feller

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August 11, 2024 by Mary Sabo.
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Robert Ruhle

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August 1, 2023 by Shelley Spedden.
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Paul Risi

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August 11, 2020 by Mary Sabo.
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Michelle Duval

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August 11, 2020 by Mary Sabo.
  • August 11, 2020
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Earl "Sonny" Gwin

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October 23, 2017 by Mary Sabo.
  • October 23, 2017
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Ken Neill

At Large (1st term)
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October 2, 2017 by Mary Sabo.
  • October 2, 2017
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Scott Lenox

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Posted in Appointed Member and tagged with Maryland.

October 1, 2017 by Mary Sabo.
  • October 1, 2017
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Peter Hughes

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August 22, 2016 by Mary Sabo.
  • August 22, 2016
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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is one of eight fishery management councils responsible for the management of marine fisheries in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone. The council develops management plans for twelve species of fish and species off the coast of the Mid-Atlantic region.

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