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GLFC in Brief
Our Mission | Commissioners | Secretariat | Contact Us
U.S. Advisors | Canadian Advisors | Former members
Our Mission
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission was established by the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between Canada and the United States in 1955.
The Commission has two major responsibilities:
- To develop coordinated programs of research on the Great Lakes, and, on the basis of the findings, to recommend measures which will permit the maximum sustained productivity of stocks of fish of common concern; and
- To formulate and implement a program to eradicate or minimize sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes.
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission is made up of eight Commissioners (four appointed from each the United States and Canada) and one U.S. Alternate Commissioner. Commissioners of the United States are appointed by the President for six-year terms. Commissioners of Canada are appointed by the Privy Council and serve at the Council's pleasure.
| Canada | United States |
| Peter Wallace | Michael Hansen, Chair |
| Robert G. Lambe, Vice-Chair | William James |
| Robert Hecky | William Taylor |
| Wendy Watson-Wright | David Ullrich |
| Thomas Strickland |
Biographical sketches of commissioners
The Commission executes its management responsibilities with a Secretariat staff located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Secretariat serves as the primary interface between the Commission and those with whom the Commission interacts, directs program and business management efforts, and provides decision support on a wide range of issues.
The following is a list of secretariat staff:
| Ms. Emily Beeton | Administrative Assistant |
| Mr. Dale Burkett | Sea Lamprey Control Program Director |
| Dr. John Dettmers | Senior Fisheries Biologist |
| Mr. Randy Eshenroder | Science Advisor |
| Dr. Marc Gaden | Communications Director & Legislative Liaison |
| Dr. Chris Goddard | Executive Secretary |
| Mr. Gary Isbell | Senior Fisheries Manager |
| Dr. Charles Krueger | Science Director |
| Ms. Laura Klotz | Program Assistant |
| Mr. Ted Lawrence | Communications & Policy Associate |
| Ms. Sean Martineau | Accounting and Information Systems Manager |
| Mr. Scott Miehls | Research Associate - Sea Lamprey research |
| Ms. Dawn Raymond | Program Assistant |
| Ms. Sarah Seegert | Research Associate - Fisheries |
| Dr. Michael Siefkes | Sea Lamprey Program Specialist |
| Mr. Bruce Swart | Chief Financial Officer |
| Mr. Hao Zhuang | Web Developer |
U.S. Advisors
The Great Lakes Fisheries Act of 1956 authorized the
appointment of advisors to the U.S. Section of the
Commission "to examine and be heard on all proposed
recommendations, programs, and activities relating to [the
lake they represent]." The U.S. Section appoints advisors
from each lake from a list provided by the Great Lakes
state governors. Due consideration is given to interests
of state agencies, the commercial fish industry, sport
fishermen, and the public-at-large.
- List of Advisors
- Duties of Advisors
- Advisor Resolutions
Canadian Advisors
The
Department of Fisheries and Oceans has authorized the appointment of advisors to the
Canadian Section of the Commission to examine and be heard on all proposed
recommendations, programs, and activities relating to the fishery.
- List of Advisors
- Duties of Advisors
- News Release, Feb. 5, 1999: "Great Lakes Fishery Commission Expands Canadian Committee of Advisors"
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Commissioner |
Years |
Affiliation |
W. J. K. Harkness |
1956-1960 |
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests |
A. O. Blackhurst |
1956-1969 |
Ontario Council of Commercial Fisheries |
L.A. Pritchard |
1956-1971 |
Conservation and Development Service, Dept. of Fisheries |
J.R. Dymond |
1960-1965 |
University of Toronto |
C.H.D. Clarke |
1966-1972 |
Province of Ontario |
E.W. Burridge |
1967-1977 |
Department of Fisheries and the Environment, Canada |
F. E. J. Fry |
1969-1980 |
University of Toronto |
C. J. Kerswill |
1971-1978 |
Department of Environment, Canada |
Kenneth Loftus |
1972-1984 |
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
Murray G. Johnson |
1978-1982 |
Department of Fisheries and Environment, Canada |
H. Douglas Johnston |
1979-1982 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Henry A. Regier |
1980-1989 |
University of Toronto |
Gary C. Vernon |
1982-1984 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Patrick Chamut |
1982-1986 |
Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
Ward Faulkner |
1986 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Aimee Lefebvre-Anglin |
1986-1987 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Arthur Holder |
1986-1989 |
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
Pierre Asselin |
1987-1990 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Paul Sutherland |
1987-1995 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
George Whitney |
1988-1991 |
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
David Good |
1990-1991 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
F. W. H Beamish |
1990-2004 |
University of Guelph |
Gail L. Beggs |
1991-1996 |
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
Cheryl A. Fraser |
1993-1997 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
G. Burton Ayles |
1995-2000 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Marie Tobin |
1997-1998 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
David Balsillie |
1997-2000 |
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
Ray T. Pierce |
1998-2005 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
John C. Davis |
2000- |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Peter Wallace |
2001- |
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
Robert Hecky |
2004- |
University of Waterloo |
Wendy Watson Wright |
2005- |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
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Commissioner |
Years |
Affiliation |
John L. Farley |
1956-1956 |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Lester P. Voigt |
1956-1978 |
Wisconsin Conservation Department |
Claude VerDuin |
1956-1988 |
Midwest Federation, Fisheries Council ( Michigan) |
D. L. McKernan |
1957-1967 |
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, USFWS |
Clarence F. Pautzke |
1967-1969 |
Department of the Interior |
W. Mason Lawrence |
1968-1988 |
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
C.H. Meacham |
1969-1970 |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Nathaniel P. Reed |
1971-1977 |
Department of the Interior |
Frank R. Lockard |
1978-1981 |
Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources |
Robert Herbst |
1978-1981 |
Department of the Interior |
G. R. Arnett |
1981-1982 |
Department of the Interior |
William P. Horn |
1982-1989 |
Department of the Interior |
James Ridenour |
1983-1989 |
Indiana DNR |
Becky Norton Dunlop |
1988-1989 |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
James M. Cady |
1988-1994 |
Minnesota |
Charles C. Krueger |
1988-1998 |
Cornell University |
Charles K. Dutcher* |
1989-1990 |
Office of Presidential Personnel for HR and Congressional/Political Affairs |
Constance Harriman |
1989-1991 |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Robert L. Athey * |
1990-1992 |
Jack C. Nicklaus Devlmpt . Corp.( Illinois) |
Carroll D. Besadny |
1990-1996 |
Wisconsin DNR |
John Michael Hayden |
1991-1993 |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Harry L. Whiteley * |
1992-1994 |
Harry H. Whiteley Associates |
Bob Davison |
1994-1996 |
Department of the Interior |
David Dempsey * |
1994-2001 |
Michigan Environmental Council |
Bernard J. Hansen |
1994-2006 |
Alderman, City of Chicago |
Don Barry |
1997-1998 |
Department of the Interior |
Joseph Day |
1997-2001 |
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council |
Jamie Rappaport Clark |
1998-2001 |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Roy A. Stein |
1999-2004 |
Ohio State University |
Gerry A. Barnhart |
2002- |
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
William W. Taylor * |
2002- |
Michigan State University |
H. Craig Manson |
2002-2005 |
Department of the Interior |
Mike Hansen |
2004- |
University of Wisconsin |
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Great Lakes Fishery Commission
2100 Commonwealth Blvd, Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Tel: 734-662-3209
Fax: 734-741-2010
Email: info@glfc.org (For general information)
Email: webmaster@glfc.org (For web related issues)
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