CHARLES WITEK

CHARLES WITEK lives on the South Shore of Long Island, New York.  He is an avid saltwater angler who although spends most of his time on local water, has fished up and down the coast of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, as well as in the Caribbean.  Charles served as a bluefin tuna technical advisor to the U.S. delegation of International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), has held a seat on the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and has testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, with respect to federal fisheries laws.  In addition to serving on New York’s Marine Resources Advisory Council, Charles represents New York’s anglers on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Winter Flounder and Coastal Sharks Advisory Panels.  Charles is also a freelance outdoor writer, who served two terms as President of the New York State Outdoor Writers’ Association and is currently on their Board of Directors.  He is also an attorney who provides advice on saltwater fisheries conservation policy, politics, legislation and related matters.  Charles can be reached at CT@NativeFishCoalition.org