Roles of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Seats
All Seats
- Ability and willingness to communicate with the spectrum of users or stakeholders the seat represents
- nderstanding the links between the constituents and/or the uses the seat represents and the sanctuary resources
- Opportunity to chair or participate in advisory council working groups or subcommittees
Education – (K-12, home school, charter schools)
- Affiliation with elementary, junior high, or high school educational institutions or organizations in the sanctuary region
- Direct experience with Great Lakes education programs
Higher Education
- Affiliation with higher education institutions or organizations in the sanctuary region
- Direct experience with Great Lakes education programs
Tourism/Recreation
- Familiarity and affiliation with the travel/tourism industry in communities near the sanctuary
- Affiliation with organizations representing recreational users (including but not limited to recreational boating, kayaking, and swimming) within the sanctuary region
- Experience and/or knowledge regarding recreational uses of and activities within the sanctuary region
Business/Economic Development
- Familiarity and affiliation with business/economic development organizations, small business owners, or industry in communities near the sanctuary
- Understanding of the links between local business, sanctuary resources, and human activities
Maritime Industry/Business
- Familiarity and affiliation with Great Lakes related business and industries
Diving (including snorkeling)
- Affiliation with individual divers, diving organizations, dive charters, and other dive businesses within the sanctuary region
- Breadth of experience and knowledge regarding diving law, safety, and practices within the sanctuary region
Fishing (recreational, charter and/or commercial)
- Affiliation with individual fishers, fishing organizations, charters and/or businesses within the sanctuary region
- Breadth of experience and knowledge regarding fisheries law, policies, and practices within the sanctuary region
Citizen-at-Large
- Familiarity with communities close to the sanctuary
- Experience and/or knowledge regarding Great Lakes maritime heritage, particularly underwater cultural resource in the sanctuary region
- Experience and/or knowledge regarding public uses and activities within the sanctuary region
- Freedom to express views and cast votes without consideration of any expectations held by an employer or other organization with which the member is affiliated