Officers and Representatives

Officers

The Commission elects a President and Vice-President in accordance with the Section VIII, Article 11 of the Convention and Rules of Procedure No. 14. Committee Chairpersons are selected in accordance with Rules of Procedure No. 15.

President:

Jamal Moss (USA)
Deputy Regional Administrator
Alaska Region (F/AK)
National Marine Fisheries Service

Vice President:

Vladimir Belyaev (Russia)
Director of Center for International Fishery Cooperation
Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO)

Chairpersons:

Committee on Scientific Research and Statistics (CSRS): Ju Kyoung Kim (Korea)
Committee on Enforcement (ENFO): Tetsuya Kawashima (Japan)
Committee on Finance and Administration (F&A): John Holmes (Canada)

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Representatives

Each Party nominates up to three Representatives in accordance with Article VIII, No.7 of the Convention. The current representatives are listed below:

Canada

Andrew Thomson
Regional Director, Science
Pacific Region
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

Japan

Tetsuya Kawashima
Counsellor
Resource Management Department
Fisheries Agency of Japan

Yasushi Nakamura
Director
Fishery Division
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Junichiro Okamoto
Executive Managing Director
Japan Overseas Fishing Association

Republic of Korea

Ilkang Na
Multilateral Fisheries Negotiator and Policy Officer
International Cooperation Division
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea (MOF)

Taehoon Won
Policy Officer
International Cooperation Division
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea (MOF)

Jong Kuk Choi
Scientist
Inland Aquatic Living Resources Center
East Sea Branch
Korea Fisheries Resources Agency (FIRA)

Russian Federation

Vladimir Belyaev
Director of Center for International Fishery Cooperation, Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries & Oceanography (VNIRO)

Kirill Kolonchin
Director
Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries & Oceanography (VNIRO)

United States

Richard Brenner
Supervisory Fishery Management Specialist
Alaska Regional Office, Sustainable Fisheries Division
National Marine Fisheries Service

Joseph Mentor, Jr.
Attorney
Mentor Law Group PLLC

Tommy Sheridan
Fisheries Consultant
Sheridan Consulting, LLC

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Points of Contact