Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council seeks applicants
The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applicants for the Sanctuary Advisory Council to fill 10 community voting seats and a non-voting Youth Seat, each having a member and alternate. The council ensures public participation in sanctuary management and provides advice to the sanctuary superintendent. Applications will be accepted through Jan. 30, 2024.
The advisory council consists of 10 community voting seats and 10 alternates representing a variety of local user groups and the general public. In addition, there are 12 non-voting seats representing federal, local, and state government entities, The Mariners’ Museum and Park, and a Youth Seat (age 14-17). Council representatives serve for a term of three years and meet four times each year in public sessions located at various locations in North Carolina, Virginia, or virtually.
WHAT: Sanctuary Advisory Council Seat Applications
DEADLINE: Monday Jan. 30, 2024
WHERE: Applications and instructions can be downloaded here: http://monitor.noaa.gov/advisory/news.html
The seats (member and alternate) include:
- Maritime Heritage & Archaeological Science
- Heritage Tourism (Virginia)
- Heritage Tourism (North Carolina)
- Education (K-12)
- Education (Higher Education)
- Recreational Diving
- Recreational/Commercial Fishing
- Ecological Sciences
- Military Community
- Cultural Engagement
- Youth Seat
To receive an application kit, or for further information, please contact Jessica Frayser, sanctuary advisory council coordinator, by email at Jessica.Frayser@noaa.gov.
Managed by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary was designated in 1975 to protect the wreck of the famed Civil War ironclad USS Monitor, which sank during a storm 16 miles off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in 1862. Join us on Facebook, Twitter.
