Gil Radonski

Mr. Radonski has a wealth of experience in fishery matters in both the political and scientific arenas. Including a three-year term on the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council, three terms on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC), which advises the Secretary of Commerce on marine fishery issues. He was also charter member of the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council which advises the Secretary of Interior on recreational fishery issues. In addition to serving as an advisor to the U. S. Delegation to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and the North American Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) he has written extensively on fishery management and research issues.

Mr. Radonski has traveled throughout the United States, Japan, Canada, Europe, United Kingdom, the Azores, the Caribbean, Russia, and Australia in his professional capacity. He has experience in policy development and implementation, strategic planning, and has extensive public speaking experience and has written for both technical and lay audiences on fishery science, the environment and conservation.

As chief executive officer of a national fishery conservation organization, he established contact with and access to industry leaders, government officials, many prominent outdoor writers, and the leadership of the conservation/environmental community. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Natural Resources Council of America (seventy-plus national environmental/conservation organizations) serving a term as its Chairman. He is currently Vice-Chairman of the United States – Central and Eastern European Environmental Foundation.

In 1994, Mr. Radonski retired to Cape Carteret, North Carolina. He is a Certified Fishery Scientist by the American Fisheries Society and a Fellow in the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists.

If you’d like to contact Gil Radonski, he can be reached at gcrgmr@mail.clis.com.