MICHAEL POTTS

24 Fairview Rd. | PO Box 2084
Montauk, NY. 11954
Mobile (631) 680-4800  | michaelpottsiv@gmail.com

 

SUMMARY

Accomplished Commercial and Charter Boat Captain with over four decades of knowledge and experience with commercial fishing, passenger charter vessels and vessel operations.

EXPERIENCE

BLUE FIN IV, INC ., Montauk, New York
President, Owner-Operator, Captain of the Blue Fin IV

  • Oversee operations of a 41′ commercial and charter vessel.
  • Maintain proper vessel records and logs, perform routine maintenance, inspections and testing of vital equipment.
  • Supervise all crew members to ensure safe, efficient operations.
  • Effectively communicated with passengers to provide a safety and emergency procedures.
  • Serve as Captain or C0-Captain on boat deliveries including 62′ Striker, Fort Lauderdale to St. Thomas, 36′ Rampage, Roanoke in Key West.
  • Service as Fishing Guide on 61′ Garlington, 55’Bertram, 52′ Hatteras, 38′ Topaz and other vessels.
  • Perform Deckhand duties and train crew.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • KING WAYNE, Montauk, New York | 7 Years | Winter season Captain of the 50′, 49 passenger charter boat
  • BLUE FIN IV, INC Montauk, New York | 9 Years | Seasonal Captain of the Blue Fin IV (Prior to becoming Owner Operator)
  • NEW YOUR OCEAN SCIENCE LABORATORY, Montauk, New York | Laboratory technician for Environmental Impact assessment of Shorcham nuclear power plant

LICENSES

USCG MERCHANT MARINER 100 TON MASTER OF NEAR COSTAL
Ref# 1961215, Ser # 000502902, 10th Issue.

NMFS VESSEL OPERATOR CARD | PERMIT #1003614

UNITED STATES CAPTAIN’S ASSOCIATION
USC/USCA/DATA random drug screening program.

NEW YORK STATE FOOD FISH LICENSE |#445

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Montauk Boatmen and Captains Association (MBCA) – Secretary 1973-2017
  • MBCA representative to Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council meetings.
  • MCA representative in National Marine Fisheries Service Workshops and Data Review Committee.
  • Featured in articles in Saltwater Sportsman, The Edge, Marlin, Big Game Fishing Annual, Outdoor Life, Boating, Outside, Offshore, New York Times, The Fisherman, NorEast Saltwater.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst, Massachusetts
Candidate for degree of Master of Regional Planning, Campus Physical Planning Committee, Advanced coastal ecology, Environmental administration, Grant proposals and funding.  Planning law, planning in the political environment, Economics, Fiscal planning and implementation.

FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Melbourne Florida
Relations Committee and Ecology Committee.  Advanced field ecology, Environmental statistics.  Biological statics, Legal environmental relationships.