Council Members
Voting Members
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council is composed of seven voting members appointed by the US Secretary of Commerce. (At least one shall be appointed from Puerto Rico and USVI.) The remaining voting members shall be: the principal local government official or designee with marine fishery management responsibilities and expertise in each of the two local governments, as appointed by the governor of Puerto Rico and USVI; the Regional Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service for the Southeast Region or designee.
Appointed Obligatory Members
James Kreglo (USVI)
Roberto Sabater (PR)
Appointed At-Large Voting Members
Carlos Farchette (USVI)
CFMC Chair
Vanessa Ramírez (PR)
CMFC Vice-Chair
Council Members Federal Government
Andrew Strelcheck
Acting Regional Administrator, NMFS-SERO
María del Mar López-Mercer
Designee
NMFS-SERO
Council Members PR
Waldemar Quiles Pérez
Secretary, PR-DNER
Dr. Ricardo López-Ortiz
PR-DNER Fisheries Research Laboratory
Non-Voting Members
The CFMC has three non-voting members, they are: the Southeast Regional Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service or designee; the Commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District or designee; and a representative of the US Department of State or designee.
Rear Admiral Douglas M. Schofield
Commander 7th USCG District
Director, Homeland Security Task Force
Southeast Commander
(305) 415-6800
Edwin Muñiz
Field Supervisor
USFWS Caribbean Field Office
Deidre Wagner-Kramer
Office of Marine Conservation
Bureau of Oceans and Int’l Environmental Scientific Affairs
US Department of State
(202) 637-3228
Legal Advisor
Katherine Zamboni
NOAA Office of Legal Counsel
SERO