Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced the 2021 Regional Fishery Management Council (RFMC) appointments. The appointments included Thomas Roller of North Carolina to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council…
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced the 2021 Regional Fishery Management Council (RFMC) appointments. The appointments included Thomas Roller of North Carolina to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
Captain Tom Roller has extensive experience with state and regional fisheries advisory bodies as well as a strong understanding of the region’s fishing community. He is the owner and operator of Waterdog Guide Service and has for the past 17 years been a full-time nearshore and inshore fly fishing and light tackle guide operating along the Crystal Coast of North Carolina.
He is currently serving as a field tester for the South Atlantic Council for-hire electronic logbook and as a member of the Council’s Cobia/Mackerel Advisory Panel. He was also appointed to the newly formed Citizen Science Advisory Panel as a member of the Education/Outreach Action Team. He is a longtime participant in North Carolina’s state management process and was reappointed last year to a second three-year term on the NC Marine Fisheries Commission.
“Appointees to the stakeholder-driven regional fishery management councils play a vital role in managing our nation’s fisheries,” said Chris Horton, senior director of fisheries policy for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation. “We congratulate those who were successful in this round, and we look forward to working with them to ensure we have healthy and abundant marine fisheries, as well as access to those fisheries.”
