The President today announced his intention to nominate William W. Fox, Jr., to be a member of the Marine Mammal Commission for the term expiring May 13, 1989. He would succeed Karen Pryor.
Mr. Fox is currently a professor of biology and living resources and the director of the Cooperative Institute for Marine & Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami. Prior to this he served as Director of the Southeast Fisheries Center at the National Marine Fisheries Service, 1978-1982.
Mr. Fox graduated from the University of Miami (B.S., 1967; M.S., 1970) and the University of Washington (Ph.D., 1972). He was born July 18, 1945, in San Diego, CA. Mr. Fox is married, has two children, and resides in Miami, FL.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of William W. Fox, Jr., To Be a Member of the Marine Mammal Commission Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/252768