November 20, 2025
Call for applications!
You can help us fill the seats of our advisory council!
National marine sanctuary advisory councils are community-based, volunteer advisory groups established to provide advice and recommendations to NOAA on issues including management, science, service, and stewardship. The sanctuary advisory council brings members of a community together to provide advice to NOAA and to serve as a liaison to their community.
The sanctuary is accepting applications for the following seats:
- Citizen-At-Large (3 Primary, 2 Alternate) - 3-year term
- Conservation (1 Primary, 2 Alternate) - 3-year term
- Diving (1 Primary, 1 Alternate) - 3-year term
- Education (2 Primary) - 3-year term
- Marine Transportation (1 Primary) - 3-year term
- Maritime Heritage (1 Alternate) - 3-year term
- Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing (1 Primary) - 3 year term
- Recreational Fishing (1 Alternate) - 3-year term
- Research (1 Primary, 1 Alternate) - 3-year term
- Whale Watch (1 Alternate) - 3-year term
- Youth (1 Primary, 1 Alternate) (non-voting) - 2-year term
The application period opens November 20th, 2025
Completed applications are due by January 20th, 2026
Applications received or postmarked after January 20th will not be considered.
Applications can be downloaded by clicking the links below. Applicants accepted as Advisory Council members should expect to serve a 3-year term and Youth 2-year term. The advisory council consists of 36 primary and alternate members representing a variety of public interest groups. It also includes 9 seats representing other federal and state government agencies.
Please contact laura.howes@noaa.gov, or tel: 781-205-0354 with any questions about the Stellwagen Bank NMS Advisory Council and recruitment.
For more information about the Office of National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Councils, please visit: sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/
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