Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6034, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 510, Pt. C, §3, is further amended to read:

1. Appointment; composition. The Commercial Fishing Safety Council, referred to in this section as "the council" and established by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 57-E, consists of 17 members, 15 of whom are appointed by the Governor commissioner as follows:

A. One member who is a license holder under this Part and a member of the Lobster Advisory Council, recommended by the chair of the Lobster Advisory Council;

B. One member who is a license holder under this Part and a member of the Marine Resources Advisory Council, recommended by the chair of the Marine Resources Advisory Council;

C. One member who is a license holder under this Part and a member of the Sea Urchin Zone Council, recommended by the chair of the Sea Urchin Zone Council;

D. Five members who are license holders under this Part and who each represent a different commercial marine harvesting activity than the other members of the council, recommended by commercial marine harvesting and aquaculture interests activities;

E. An educator experienced in community-based adult education and volunteer safety training;

F. An expert in fishing industry risk analysis and occupational health;

G. An expert in marine safety equipment;

H. A representative of the marine insurance industry;

I. A marine surveyor;

J. A spouse or domestic partner of a license holder under this Part; and

K. A member of the public.

The chair of the Marine Resources Advisory Council and the chair of the Marine Recreational Fishing Advisory Council are ex officio members of the council. The composition of the council must reflect a geographic distribution along the coast of the