Michael Pentony has been appointed regional administrator for NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
The office has responsibility for managing approximately 100,000 square miles of the Northwest Atlantic, the large marine ecosystem from Maine to Cape Hatteras and the Great Lakes. As administrator, Mr Pentony will also oversee critical aspects of international fisheries conservation and management in the region.
I am extremely pleased to announce this appointment,” said NOAA Fisheries’ director Chris Oliver. “Michael’s deep experience in every aspect of sustainable fisheries management, both commercial and recreational, positions him perfectly for this job. He is going to hit the ground running.”
Long-term employee
Mr Pentony has been with the agency since 2002 and has extensive experience leading the development and implementation of the fishery management plans and regulations established by the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.
In his role as the region’s lead for sustainable fisheries management, he oversaw all aspects of 14 management plans targeting 42 species valued at nearly US$1.6bn annually. Prior to taking the assistant regional administrator position in 2014, Mr Pentony served for 12 years as a team supervisor in the sustainable fisheries division.
He will assume his new duties on 22 January and succeeds John Bullard who had been in the position since 2012.
