URGENT!! CALL TO ACTION We Need to Fill the Phone Lines Fax

URGENT!! CALL TO ACTION We Need to Fill the Phone Lines Fax now URGENT!!

Capt. Bob Zales has decided to put in his name for the upcoming vacancy on the Gulf Council . For any of you that do not know Bob personally I hope you will get to at one of the upcoming meetings. Please fax now!! The deadline is Tuesday morning! We have been waiting for someone like Bob to get a seat on the council NOW is the time. Please help Fax a note to the number below Sample note

As a fisherman and resident of Florida I would appreciate Capt. Bob Zales of Panama City,Fl to be appointed to fill the upcoming vacancy on the GMFMC. As you can see from his resume above he is by far the most qualified of the candidates.

Florida Governor's Appointments Office, attn: Ms Jamila Jackson - Program Analyst

The Capitol Building, 7th Floor, Suite 705

Tallahassee FL 32399-0001

850-921-0733 fax

Robert Franklin Zales, II

Post Office Box 4335 Panama City, Florida 32401

Phone (850) 814-8001 Fax (850) 763-3558

e-mail: bobzales@att.net

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1991 - present Owner, Bob Zales Charters in Panama City, Florida.

Responsible for all aspects of business operations.

September 1985 Charter boat operator, Zodiac Charter Fleet in Panama City, Florida.

to 1991 Responsibilities include boat and passenger safety, maintenance, and marketing the services offered by the company.

1974 - 1985 Various positions, Petrol Marine Company.

I was employed as a captain, personnel manager, and operations manager. Responsibilities varied with the different jobs I held. My responsibilities ranged from all aspects of being responsible for boat operation to being responsible for all aspects of company operation.

1971 -1974 Captain, various charter fishing vessels in Panama City, Florida.

Between semesters in college, I operated several vessels. My responsibilities included boat and passenger safety, complete maintenance of vessels, and acting liaison between chartering passengers and vessel owners.

1966 - 1971 Deckhand, various charter fishing vessels in Panama City, Florida.

During summers, I was employed as a deckhand on several vessels. My responsibilities included handling of all tackle and supplies, routine maintenance of the vessels, and rendering personal services to chartering passengers. During this time, I acquired various boat handling skills required for obtaining my first Coast Guard license.

EDUCATION

1985 Sea School; Mobile, Alabama; Radar certificate

1978 American Society for Personnel Administration; Houma, Louisiana; Certificate

1977 Young Memorial Vocational-Technical School; Morgan City, Louisiana; Radar certificate

1974 H. E. Evans Memorial Maritime School; Chauvin, Louisiana; 100 ton Ocean Operator Certificate

1972 - 1973 University of Alabama; Birmingham, Alabama

1971 - 1972 University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Alabama

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

1989 to present U.S. Coast Guard License, Master, 500 gross tons upon oceans

2009 to present U.S. Coast Guard License, Master of Offshore Supply Vessels, 3000 gross tons (ITC tonnage)

1981 American Heart Association; Instructor's Certificate, CPR

1978 to present U.S. Maritime Administration; Certificate for Radar Observer

1975 to present Merchant Mariner Document

1974 to present U.S. Coast Guard License, 100 ton Ocean Operator

1974 to present 3rd Class Radio Operator's License

1971 U.S. Coast Guard License to operate vessels of 15 gross tons or less carrying not more than six passengers

ORGANIZATIONS

2011 Billfish Technical Advisor, ICCAT Advisory Committee

2010 Florida Gulf Oil Spill Economic Recovery Task Force, Member

2008 to present Executive Director, Conservation Cooperative of Gulf Fishermen

2007 to present Member, NMFS MRIP For-Hire Work Group

2006 - 2009 Vice Chairman, Marine Protected Area Federal Advisory Committee

2003 - 2009 Member, Marine Protected Area Federal Advisory Committee

2003-2005 Member, Atlantic Billfish Advisory Panel

2001 to present Member of the Board of Directors, Florida Guides Association

2001 to 2007 Swordfish Technical Advisor, ICCAT Advisory Committee

1998 to present Founding member; Vice President; Gulfwide Association of Finfish Fishermen (GAFF)

1998 to present Florida Commercial Fishery Representative on Commercial/Recreational Advisory Panel;

Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

1999 to 2001 Appointed Member & Chairman, Ad-Hoc Charter/Headboat Advisory Panel; GMFMC

1997 to 2000 Member, Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel

1997 to 2000 Member, Atlantic Billfish Advisory Panel

1997 to 1999 Member, East Coast IFQ Advisory Panel

1996 to present Member, The Billfish Foundation

1995 to present Appointed Member, Chairman 1995-2002 & 2005-Present, Reef Fish Advisory Panel;

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

1994 to present Member, Arizona Chemical Citizen Advisory Council

1993 - 1994 Member, Florida Marine Fisheries Commission Advisory Committee

1993 - 1995 Appointed Member, Ad-Hoc Red Snapper Advisory Panel; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

1991 to present Member, National Association of Charterboat Operators; Member-Board of Directors,

1997-present; President, 1999-present

1991 - 1995 Appointed Member, Billfish Advisory Panel; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

1989 to present Appointed Member, Vice Chairman, Chairman till 2002, and currently Vice Chairman of the Mackerel Advisory Panel; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

1987 to present Member, Panama City Boatmen Association, President, 1996-present; Sec/Trea, 1987

1985 - present Member, Bay County Chamber of Commerce

1985 - 1989 Member, Visitor and Convention Bureau of Panama City Beach

1976 - 1983 Member, American Society for Personnel Administration

1975 - 1983 Member, Personnel Management Association of South Central Louisiana;

1979, President; 1978 - 1979, Vice President

1973 to present Member, International Game Fish Association

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

1998 The Billfish Foundation, Captain of the Year Conservation Award

1992 Mote Marine Lab, Top Amberjack Tagger

1991 AFTCO Top Captain, Most Amberjack Tagged

1982 Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Service; Southeast Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Council

1980 Certificate for the Study of U.S. Coast Guard Regulations

1973 Certificate of Appreciation; Southeast Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service

1969 Certificate of Scuba diving

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

May 26 2006 Publication: CHARTER BOAT FLEET in PERIL: Losses to the Gulf of Mexico Charter Fleet From Hurricane Storms of 2005, Bobbi M. Walker, Robert F. Zales, II, Betty W. Rockstall

Nov. 13-15 2003 Presentation: “Bycatch (Regulatory Discards) in Recreational Fisheries”, Managing Our Nations Fisheries, Past, Present, and Future, Washington, DC

Feb. 24 2003 Presentation: “Impacts From the Recreational For-Hire Fleet to the United States (Platforms providing the opportunity for anglers to fish recreationally), The Sportfish Leadership Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Jan. 15 2001 Presentation: “Artificial Reefs, Creating habitat for continued enhancement and sustainability of our renewable marine resources, GMFMC meeting, Galveston, Texas.

Jan. 1998 Gulf Coast Report: “Red Snapper Listed as “Overfished.“ Makin’ Waves, volume 1, issue 1.

Jan. 27 1998 Presentation: “Recreational Perspective of IFQ’s,” East Coast IFQ Advisory Panel Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Feb. 29 1996 Presentation: “The Importance of Accurate Survey Information: A Charter Fishing Industry Perspective,” New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Captain Keith Logan
Deep Sea Fishing Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
http://www.NorthMyrtleBeachFishingCharters.com
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