Members of the public who are interested in serving on Government committees looking into fishing and the marine environment, are being encouraged to attend a special organisational meeting.

The meeting is slated for Thursday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Bermuda Industrial Union.

Interested participants will be assembled to work on a number of task forces geared to address concerns raised by the Green Paper on the Marine Environment & Fishing in Bermuda.

Each task force will attempt to resolve issues relating to commercial fisheries, environmental impacts, resource management, recreational fisheries and a number of other topics related to the Green Paper.

According to the Director of Agriculture & Fisheries, John Barnes, it is anticipated that each group will be chaired by a member of the Marine Resources Board and will have access to technical officers from the Fisheries division.