Eric Schwaab new NMFS chief
Eric Schwaab new NMFS chief
By Al Ristori
February 12, 2010, 4:15PM
Eric Schwaab, former deputy chief of the Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, has been elevated to head of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The surprise choice doesn't have the scientific degrees possessed by the last two NMFS chiefs, and commercial fishing leaders generally weren't happy with the choice. They had been backing marine scientist Brian Rothschild for the $150,000 a year position. New Jersey ASMFC Commissioner Tom Fote knows Schwaab, and is pleased he got the job. Brad Burns, president of the internet striped bass gamefish organization, Stripers Forever, noted that Schwaab is highly thought of in recreational fishing circles.
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