Commissioners
Patten D. White is a commissioner on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and a commercial lobsterman from York, Maine. He is the former Executive Director of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association and previously served as a member of the New England Fisheries Management Council. Mr. White’s current positions in fishing industry organizations also include member of Commercial Fishermen of America, Advisory Board of the Northeast Consortium, and founder and President of the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation. Mr. White served as a volunteer in the Peace Corps Fisheries Group, Togo, West Africa; a founding partner of the York River Lobster Company; a director of the Associated Fisheries of Maine; a member of the Lobster Advisory Committee to the Maine Department of Marine Resources; and on the board of directors of the International Lobster Congress. He has been a long-time champion of broad participation in fishery management, decision making at the local level, and an ecosystem approach to marine policy decisions. Mr. White has lived in seaside communities all of his life and has been lobstering since the age of 18. He was a member of the Pew Oceans Commission prior to joining the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative.
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