Richard Wong

Designated Official, State of Delaware

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
Division of Fish & Wildlife

Mr. Richard Wong is the designated State official for the Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife to the Council. He serves as designee to Mr. Pat Emory, Director of the Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife.

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Chris Batsavage

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Designated Official, State of North Carolina

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Marine Fisheries

Chris Batsavage serves as the Special Assistant for Councils for the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) and has served as North Carolina’s Designated Official on the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council since 2012.  He also serves as the North Carolina’s Administrative Proxy on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.  Chris began his career at NCDMF in 1998 as a Fisheries Technician at the Wanchese, NC Field Office.  As a Fisheries Biologist, he was the lead biologist for southern flounder, and he represented NCDMF on the ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass, and the Spiny Dogfish technical committees as well as the MAFMC monitoring committees for these species. 

He received his B.S. in Forestry and Wildlife from Virginia Tech, and his M.S. in Biology from East Carolina University.  Chris grew up in Leesburg, VA before attending college.  He lives in Morehead City, NC with his wife, Tina, and son, Sheldon. 

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Joseph Cimino

Designated Official, State of New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Joe Cimino directs the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Marine Resources Administration, which includes the bureaus of marine fisheries and marine habitat and shellfisheries. He represents the NJDEP at various inter- and intra-state meetings, including the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council and the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Shellfisheries Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. He directs the research and monitoring programs of the Administration to ensure they provide the information necessary for sound management of marine and shellfish resources. Joe started his marine fisheries career as a seasonal technician for New York State DEC’s Hudson River Fisheries Unit, he then spent two years with North Carolina’s Division of Marine Fisheries. During his 14 years with the VA Marine Resources Commission, he held various roles, ultimately finishing his time there as the Deputy Chief of Fisheries. Joe has degrees from SUNY Cobleskill and Plattsburgh in Fisheries and Wildlife Technology and Environmental Science, respectively.

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