Appointment of Three United States Commissioners of the Council and the Commissions of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be United States Commissioners on the Council and the Commissions of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization. These are new positions.

Richard A. Buck has been chairman of the Restoration of Atlantic Salmon in America, Inc., since 1973. Previously he was chairman of the Committee on the Atlantic Salmon Emergency (CASE) in 1969-1973. He graduated from Yale University in 1932. He is married, has two children, and resides in Dublin, N.H. He was born October 21, 1909.

Frank Eberle Carlton has been serving as president of the National Coalition for Marine Conservation, Inc., since 1973. He was commissioner of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in 1973-1980. He graduated from Emory University (A.B., 1958; M.D., 1961). He is married, has four children, and resides in Savannah, Ga. He was born October 31, 1933.

Allen Eric Peterson, Jr., is regional director, Northeast Region, for the National Marine Fisheries Service in Gloucester, Mass. Previously he was director of marine fisheries for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1976-1979. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (B.S., 1962; M.S., 1964). He is married, has two children, and resides in Sandwich, Mass. He was born March 6, 1940.