The President today announced his intention to designate Robert Eisner to be Chairman of the Marine Mammal Commission. He would succeed William Evans.
Since December 12, 1984, Dr. Eisner has been a member of this Commission. He currently is professor of marine science, Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska in Fairbanks, a position he has held since 1973.
Dr. Eisner graduated from New York University (B.A., 1950), the University of Washington (M.S., 1955), and the University of Alaska (Ph.D., 1959). He is married, has three children, and resides in Ester, AK. Dr. Elsner was born June 3, 1920, in Boston, MA.
Ronald Reagan, Designation of Robert Eisner as Chairman of the Marine Mammal Commission Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/254287