THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, July 17, 1996 TAG: 9607170323
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: RALEIGH LENGTH: 28 lines
Curtis Donaldson, who has been a member of the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission for three years, resigned from the 17-member regulatory body Tuesday.
A manufacturing manager from Weldon, N.C., Donaldson was appointed to represent recreational fishing interests on the state body, which makes rules regarding fishing. But commercial watermen also have praised Donaldson for his fair and even-handed decisions regarding fisheries policies.
``I decided to step down because I've been accepted to the executive MBA program at Wake Forest University,'' Donaldson said Tuesday from his Tarboro business, Narricot Industries, which produces tractor-trailer tie-downs and slings for ship haul-outs.
Donaldson estimates that he spent 10 to 12 hours a week on fisheries business.
Although he said it had nothing to do with his decision to step down from the state fisheries board, Donaldson expressed dissatisfaction with the way the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries - which carries out fisheries policies - is being run.
``I'm very frustrated with the inefficiencies and lack of credibility in the Division of Marine Fisheries - and with the director,'' Donaldson said. by CNB