Environment DEC
From the November 2007 issue
DEC Names New Head of Bureau of Marine Resources
Jim Gilmore's accomplishments at DEC include establishing or enhancing urban fisheries and marine habitat
James Gilmore, an experienced natural resources manager, has been named the Department of Environmental Conservation's new Chief of the Bureau of Marine Resources in the Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources. He has more than 30 years of extensive environmental experience both with DEC and in the private sector.
Since 1994, Gilmore served as natural resources supervisor in DEC's Region 2, which includes the five-county area that makes up New York City. Prior to that, he was the regional marine resources manager and a marine resources specialist in DEC's Stony Brook Office. Among Gilmore's notable accomplishments was the creation of comprehensive DEC natural resources programs in New York City and the establishment of a team to guide the management of state lands.
