B. Chris Brewster, U.S. Lifesaving Association, San Diego, CA
George H. Burgess, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Merry Camhi, Ocean Wildlife Campaign, National Audubon Society, Islip, NY
Enric Cortes, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Panama City, FL
Roy Williams, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, FL
Sonja Fordham, The Ocean Conservancy, Washington, DC
Randy R. Honebrink, Division of Aquatic Resources, Honolulu, HI
Robert H. Hueter, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL
Kevin Lollar, Ft. Myers News-Press, Ft. Myers, FL
John Musick, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, Gloucester Point, VA
Rich Novak, Florida Sea Grant Program, Punta Gorda, FL
Alex Peabody, California State Parks, Santa Cruz, CA
Eric Sander, Florida Marine Research Institute, South Daytona, FL
Margo Schulze-Haugen, Highly Migratory Species Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, Washington, DC
Colin Simfendorfer, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL
Franklin F. Snelson, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Joseph Wooden, Volusia County Beach Patrol, Daytona Beach, FL