Merit McCrea is the SAC Fisheries Science Coordinator. Growing up within the California charter boat industry, he is a veteran Southern California commercial passenger vessel captain/owner and served on the SAC Board of Directors from 1988 to 2001. He currently writes for Western Outdoor News as their SoCal Saltwater Editor. Merit is a member of the Dr. Milton Love Lab research team and co-author at the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute. He also serves on the Groundfish Advisory sub-Panel of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council, the Santa Barbara Harbor Commission, and the CCA-Cal State Board.