Seafood Marketing Advisory Committee
About the Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission
The Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission assists in:
- Promoting increased consumption and distribution of Maryland seafood
- Seeking effective methods to reduce cost and improve the quality and marketability of Maryland seafood.
- Overseeing the use of the $20 surcharge fee, which is collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources from commercial fishing and seafood processing licenses and conveyed to the Maryland Department of Agriculture for seafood marketing purposes
Vision & mission
A prosperous seafood industry that provides high quality seafood products commercially caught, grown, processed, or sold in the state of Maryland while maintaining sustainable resources and contributing to employment and economic development.
Statutory authority
Annotated Code of Maryland, Section 10-1001 and 10-1002 and “Subtitle 10, Seafood Marketing and Aquaculture Products Marketing Program.”
Members
The Commission is comprised of 13 members: five represent the seafood packers; two represent licensed Maryland watermen; 1 represents the retail food industry; one represents the aquaculture industry; two represent consumers; one represents the Secretary of Natural Resources; and one represents the Secretary of Agriculture.
- Stephanie Pazzaglia, Chair
- Stephan Abel, Chair-Elect
- Kyle Gilbert
- Laura Moreno-Davis
- Frederick Sieling
- Stephen Howard
- Jason Ruth
- George O'Donnell
- Dan Worrell, Vice-Chair
- Brook Hayden
Meetings
Meeting schedule
- Thursday, February 19, 2026, 3-5 p.m.
- Thursday, May 21, 2026, 3-5 p.m.
Meeting minutes
- October 23, 2025 - DOCX - 22.02 KB
- May 15, 2025 - DOCX - 21.39 KB
- February 28, 2025 - PDF - 96.46 KB
- October 24, 2024 - DOCX - 22.02 KB
- May 16, 2024 - PDF - 130.18 KB
- February 22, 2024 - PDF - 140.38 KB
Contact
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401