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Seafood Industry Leaders Support Buoy Gear More than 100 businesses across the seafood supply chain call for
authorization of deep-set buoy gear
November4,2015
DorothyLowman,Chair
PacificFisheryManagementCouncil
1100NEAmbassadorPlace,#101
Portland,Oregon97220
REAgendaItemG.2:SwordfishManagementPolicyConnections;authorizationofdeepsetbuoygearDearChairLowmanandCouncilMembers:
MoreandmoreAmericansareaskingforsustainable,locallysourcedseafoodwhentheydineout.As
commercialfishermen,seafoodprocessors,distributors,chefs,restauranteursandothersalongthe
supplychain,wetakeprideinourabilitytoprovidelocalseafoodtoourcustomers.Wearealways
lookingforinnovativewaystosellthefreshestproductpossible,andthatoftenmeanstellingastorya
storythatseparatesthegoodfishfromthebad.
That’swhyweareexcitedaboutanemerginginnovationinthedomesticswordfishfishery:deep-set
buoygear.Thisgeartypeisactivelytendedandminimizesinteractionswithnon-targetedspeciessuch
asseaturtlesanddolphins.
Deep-setbuoygearhasbenefitsinadditiontolessbycatch.Fishermenareabletoland,bleedandput
thefishonicequickly,soswordfishcaughtwithbuoygearisofthehighestquality.Thismeansahigher
pricetoinnovativeWestCoastfishermenandatastierproductforconsumers.
TheCouncilisnowconsideringtransitioningbuoygearfromanexperimentalgeartoafederally
authorizedgearundertheHighlyMigratorySpeciesFisheryManagementPlan.Collectivelywe
recommendthattheCouncilmakeauthorizationofbuoygearapriorityandinitiatethisprocessearlyin
2016toexpeditetheauthorizationofbuoygearassoonaspossible.
Weallshareintheresponsibilityofmakingourfisheriesmoresustainable.Deep-setbuoygearisastep
inthatdirection.Thecommercialmarketandmanyinthefishingfleetarereadytomakethisgeartypea
viablealternativeonthewater.Workingtogether,wecandeliverasustainablycaughtandhigher
qualityproducttoourcustomers.
Sincerely,
SantaMonicaSeafoodAnthonyCigliano
President
RanchoDominguez,CA
BonAppetitManagementCompanyMaisieGanzler
VicePresident,Strategy
PaloAlto,CA
King’sSeafoodCompanySamKing
ChiefExecutiveOfficer
Orange,CA
FishWiseTobiasAguirre
ExecutiveDirector
SantaCruz,CA
TrueFoodKitchenArikMarkus
ExecutiveBrandChef
Phoenix,AZ(7CAlocations)
FishChoiceKristinSherwood
DirectorofStrategicPartnerships
FortCollins,CO
BorderGrillRestaurantsMarySueMilliken
Chef&Owner
LosAngeles,CA(3CAlocations)
WaterGrillMarkAugarten
VicePresident-Operations
LosAngeles,CA(3CAlocations)
SeacoreSeafoodIncSalBattaglia
VicePresident
Woodbridge,ON,Canada
SeattleFishCompanyDerekFigueroa
ChiefOperatingOfficer
Denver,CO
ChefsCollaborativeAlishaFowler
ProgramsDirector
Boston,MA
Fisherman’sDepotTyBertrand
GeneralManager
Toronto,ON,Canada
ProvidenceMichaelCimarusti
Co-Owner&Chef
LosAngeles,CA
nopaLaurenceJossel
Chef
SanFrancisco,CA
SaltyGirlSeafood,Inc.LauraJohnson
Co-Founder
SantaBarbara,CA
HayesStreetGrillPatriciaUnterman
Owner
SanFrancisco,CA
SardineFactoryRestaurantBertCutino
Co-Founder&COO
Monterey,CA
BluewaterGrillAlbertSerrano
Chef
Coronado,CA
SameDaySeafood,IncGaryRoot
President
Sausalito,CA
Pier46SeafoodCompanyEricGonzales
Owner
Templeton,CA
Scoma’sIncJaySchimmel
ChiefOperatingOfficer
SanFrancisco,CA
Pier23CaféMacLeibert
GeneralManager
SanFrancisco,CA
HarneySushiDustinSummerville
President
SanDiego,CA
KitchenMafiosoRicardoHeredia
Chef&Owner
SanDiego,CA
HyattRegencyMontereySteveJohnson
ExecutiveChef
Monterey,CA
Michael’sonMainMichaelClark
ExecutiveChef
Soquel,CA
PassionfishCynthiaWalter
VicePresident
PacificGrove,CA
Samuels&SonSeafoodCo.JosephLasprogata
VicePresident
Philadelphia,PA
BasilSeasonalDiningSoerkePeters
Chef&Owner
Carmel-By-The-Sea,CA
JsixRestaurantChristianGraves
Chef
SanDiego,CA
SeafoodDepotGinoCelester
Manager
Vaughan,ON,Canada
PiersideKitchen+BarBobakNayebdadash
Partner
SanClemente,CA
CrownPrince,Inc.AndreaLinton
Manager
CityofIndustry,CA
LagunaCliffsResort&SpaGregHeneghan
SousChef
DanaPoint,CA
IronsideFishandOysterRestaurantJasonMcLeod
Chef&Partner
SanDiego,CA
OceanaBeachClubMikeReidy
Chef
SantaMonica,CA
RealBarandBistroJeffreyEick
ExecutiveChef
SolanaBeach,CA
St.RegisRajDixit
ExecutiveChef
MissionViejo,CA
BeverlyWilshireHotel-aFourSeasonsHotelThomasBellec
ExecutiveChef
BeverlyHills,CA
PacificRegentGaryWhite
ExecutiveChef
Bellevue,WA
BullTacoDavidVolk
Chef
Oceanside,CA(3CAlocations)
StehlyFarmsMarketCraigMadden
ExecutiveChef
SanDiego,CA
George’sattheCoveGeorgeHauer
President
LaJolla,CA
TilthMariaHines
Chef&Owner
Seattle,WA
GoldenBeetleMariaHines
Chef&Owner
Seattle,WA
PortlandHomeChefBrittanyBaldwin
Chef&Owner
Scappoose,OR
AgrodolceMariaHines
Chef&Owner
Seattle,WA
StonehillTavernHallieUntalan
ChefdePartie
MonarchBeach,Ca
Wally’sDesertTurtleMichaelBotello
Owner
RanchoMirage,CA
PoseidonontheBeachMouradJamal
ExecutiveChef
DelMar,CA
SushiKappoTamuraTaichiKitamura
Owner&Chef
Seattle,WA
EdibleSeattleAlexCorcoran
Publisher
Seattle,WA
RestaurantPicco&PizzeriaPiccoJaredRogers
ExecutiveChef
Larkspur,CA
OneMarketMarkDommen
Chef&Partner
SanFrancisco,CA
GalaxyTacoGeorgeHauer
President
LaJolla,CA
CaféMareAndreaMura
Co-Owner
SantaCruz,CA
BaciRistorantePhilipD’Amato
Manager
SanDiego,CA
TheFishHopperRestaurantMoTabib
Chef
Monterey,CA
TheAdmiralRistyWayneJudah
Owner
RanchoPalosVerdes,CA
Humphrey’sNicolasBour
Chef
SanDiego,CA
BrooklynGirlEateryMichaelMcGeath
Owner
SanDiego,CA
Parkers’LighthouseDavidMaskello
GeneralManager
LongBeach,CA
QueensviewSteakhouseDavidMaskello
GeneralManager
LongBeach,CA
FlyingFishCompanyLyfGildersleeve
Owner
Portland,OR
Diane’sMarketKitchenDianeLavonne
Owner&Chef
Seattle,WA
LarkRestaurantJohnSundstrom
Chef&Owner
Seattle,WA
ThatBrownGirlCooks!KristiBrown
Chef
Seattle,WA
RockerOysterfeller’sKitchen+SaloonBrandonGuenther
Owner
ValleyFord,CA
FireflyCateringBrandonGuenther
Owner
ValleyFord,CA
UnionRestaurant;BruceKalman
Chef&Co-Owner
Pasadena,CA
Knead&CoPastaBar+MarketBruceKalman
Chef&Co-Owner
Pasadena,CA
TwoLocalGirlsCorinneKinczel
Co-Owner
Oakland,CA
HigginsRestaurant&BarGregHiggins
Owner/ExecutiveChef
Portland,OR
IndigenousStephenPhelps
Chef&Owner
Sarasota,CA
MozzarellaCompanyPaulaLambert
Founder
Dallas,TX
ChefKirstenHellePersonalChefServicesKirstenHelle
Chef&Owner
Sammamish,WA
SudaMoL’Esperance
ExecutiveChef
SantaCruz,CA
CraveRobinLeventhal
Owner&Chef
Seattle,WA
SweetOrganicLoveAnnaliseBrolaski
Chef&Owner
CarlsbadCA
AboveAllCateringShahanMouradyan
ExecutiveChef
Anaheim,CA
ChefKirstenHellePersonalChefServiesKirstenHelle
Chef&Owner
Sammamish,WA
MarriottCoronadoIslandResort&SpaMichaelPoompan
ExecutiveChef
Coronado,CA
4thSt.BistroNatalieSellers
Chef&Owner
Reno,NV
DiningOutJoshDinar
Co-Founder
Denver,CO
PIKSustainableLLCWilliamGermain
Founder
Denver,CO
TownHospitalityGroup:TownKaimuki,KaimukiSuperette,MudHenWaterEdKenney
Chef&Owner
Honolulu,HI
Neesvigs/EmpireFishMattCretzmeyer
SalesConsultant
Minneapolis,MN
Local121NancyMiller
Proprietor
Providence,RI
World-EatsJudithKlinger
Founder
NewYork,NY
TheVillageTeaRoom,Restaurant&BakeShopAgnesDevereux
Owner
NewYork,NY
TheMarketPlaceRestaurantWilliamDissen
ExecutiveChef&Owner
Asheville,NC
TheMarylandClubCurtisEargle
ExecutiveChef
Baltimore,MD
DinetteSonjaFinn
Chef&Owner
Pittsburgh,PA
KRestaurantKevinFonzo
Chef&Owner
Orlando,FL
SpoonfulKitchenandCateringSusanQuillio
Owner
Schaghticoke,NY
WaterfrontAleHouseRalphYedinak
Chef&Partner
NewYork,NY
MakanGeorgeYu
Co-Owner&ExecutiveChef
Decatur,GA
EcofishHenryLovejoy
President
Dover,NH
PeppersFineCateringJohnLawrence
Chef&Co-Owner
Northborough,MA
CoastalProvisionsDanielLewis
Chef&Co-Founder
SouthernShores,NC
ImagineFoodMaximeBilet
Founder&CEO
Seattle,WA
TheKitchenKyleMendenhall
ExecutiveChef
Boulder,CO
BarryJarvis
Publisher,EdibleTulsa
Tulsa,OK
KathleenBauer
GoodStuffNW
Portland,OR
KatherineAlford
FoodNetwork
NewYork,NY
ChefNathanLyon
LosAngeles,CA
KarenJurgensen
ChefInstructor
SeattleCulinaryAcademy
Seattle,WA
BrandieRoberts
CulinarySupportManager
BaumanCollege
Berkeley,CA
GenevieveDoll
CulinaryProgramDirector
BaumanCollege
Berkeley,CA
KirstenWalker
ExecutiveChef
TenderGreens
WoodlandHills,CA
RuthReichl
Principal
RuthReichlPublishing
NewYork,NY
JasonConnolly
SousChef
Pamplemousse
SanDiego,CA
StephanieHsu
SolidGround
Seattle,WA
DidiWilson
AmericanFarmlandTrust
Sacramento,CA
JonRowley
JonRowley&Associates
Seattle,WA
JesseLeadbetter
Founder
Freshlist
Charlotte,NorthCarolina
ToddKnoll
JordanVineyards&Winery
Heraldsburg,CA
LoganKock
ChiefSustainabilityOfficer
SantaMonicaSeafood
DavidLitle
SeniorVicePresidentofSales
SantaMonicaSeafood
PatrickGlennon
VicePresidentofBusinessDevelopment
SantaMonicaSeafood
JohnCigliano
VicePresidentofSales
SantaMonicaSeafood
CindyDuncan
VicePresidentofSales
SantaMonicaSeafood
GennaroCigliano
VicePresidentofSales
SantaMonicaSeafood
JamesChandler
VicePresidentofSales
SantaMonicaSeafood
MichelleTryon
CorporateAdministrationManager
SantaMonicaSeafood
TommyCriger
RegionalManager
SantaMonicaSeafood
SueWatson
SeniorAccountExecutive
SantaMonicaSeafood
GwilymWilliams
SalesExecutive
SantaMonicaSeafood
JudyNishikuni
AccountExecutive
SantaMonicaSeafood
ChadParsells
AccountExecutive
SantaMonicaSeafood
JeffUnkel
SalesRepresentative
SantaMonicaSeafood
RichardThackerson
SalesRepresentative
SantaMonicaSeafood
SamuelCisneros
CustomerServiceRepresentative
SantaMonicaSeafood
RosalynTroeung
MarketingAssistant
SantaMonicaSeafood
ToddWhite
VicePresidentofSales
SantaMonicaSeafood
KathleenHanson
VicePresidentofSales
SantaMonicaSeafood
LisaHogan
RegionalVicePresidentofSales
SantaMonicaSeafood
JayGallagher
RegionalVicePresidentofSales
SantaMonicaSeafood
OssTostado
CustomerServiceSeafoodSpecialist
SantaMonicaSeafood
BenChandler
AccountExecutive
SantaMonicaSeafood
RigoBojorquez
AccountExecutive
SantaMonicaSeafood
BrianSullivan
SalesExecutive
SantaMonicaSeafood
DeborahPettit
SalesRepresentative
SantaMonicaSeafood
JohnPrincipato
SalesRepresentative
SantaMonicaSeafood
BrendaMiramontes
CustomerServiceRepresentative
SantaMonicaSeafood
MelindaLiddicote
AccountExecutive
SantaMonicaSeafood
KatieRemine
CustomerService
SantaMonicaSeafood
ChristinaCigliano
AccountExecutive
SantaMonicaSeafood