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THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL FOR FISHERIES The Office of General Counsel for Fisheries (GCF) provides legal counsel to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the federal agency responsible for managing and sustaining most living marine resources and their habitat in U.S. waters. GCF lawyers work on substantive and procedural laws relating to living marine resources, including the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.  GCF has three divisions: Protected Resources and Habitat, Sustainable Fisheries, and Finance and Management. Within these divisions, there are sixteen attorneys, one paralegal and two support staff. Adam Issenberg is the Assistant General Counsel for Fisheries. He is supported by three Deputy Assistant General Counsels: Karl Gleaves (Protected Resources and Habitat), Caroline Park (Sustainable Fisheries), and Leila Afzal (Finance and Management). Contact Information: The Office of General Counsel for Fisheries 1315 East-West Highway SSMC-3, Room 15115 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Telephone: 301/713-2231 Fax: 301/713-0658