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Who is the Portage Bay Shellfish Protection Advisory Committee?

The Portage Bay Shellfish Protection Advisory Committee (AC) is a diverse group of individuals and local governments/agencies with one common goal: restoring the water quality in the Portage Bay watershed.  Members of the advisory committee must have a direct interest in the Shellfish Protection District.

The AC functions in an advisory capacity, helping to identify possible pollution sources and making recommendations as to courses of action to be taken to correct these problems. The implementing agencies associated with the shellfish district deal with initiating corrective action and deal with outreach/regulatory/enforcement issues associated with water quality concerns.

Advisory Committee

Dorie Belisle

Albert deBoer
Jon DeJong

Harlan James
Fred Likkel

David Nock

Bastian Scholten

Robert Vanweerdhuizen

Agency Support

George Boggs - Whatcom Conservation District
Kyle Dodd -Whatcom County Department of Health
Mak Kaufman - Department of Ecology- Bellingham Office

Steve Hood - Department of Ecology- Bellingham Office

Kurt Niemeyer - Washington State Department of Agriculture
Carl Weimer - Whatcom County Council
Erika Stroebel - Whatcom County Public Works

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Last updated 6/16/10