THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, November 16, 1995 TAG: 9511160274
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: NAGS HEAD LENGTH: Short : 37 lines
Damon Tatem, owner of a Nags Head tackle shop, is the new chairman of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Advisory Committee.
Tatem, a representative of recreational anglers, also is active on various committees of North Carolina's Marine Fisheries Commission and the state's Moratorium Steering Committee.
Officials said that as chairman of the regional advisory committee,
Tatem will help the 2-year-old group ``advise the commission concerning carrying out its mission to promote the better utilization of the fisheries . promotion and protection of such fisheries'' and ``provide greater public input into the development and monitoring of fishery management plans under the commission's Interstate Fishery Management Program.''
Other Outer Banks residents who have been appointed to Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission advisory panels include:
Hatteras Island commercial fisherman William A. ``Bill'' Foster, bluefish advisory panel.
North Carolina Fisheries Association Executive Director Jerry Schill, striped bass advisory panel.
Nags Head recreational fisherman Wayne Lee, weakfish advisory panel.
Hatteras Island commercial fisherman Jeff Oden, weakfish advisory panel.
Wanchese commercial fish company executive Billy Carl Tillett, weakfish advisory panel.
For more information, call the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission at (202) 289-6400. by CNB