RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Three coastal North Carolina residents have been appointed to the Marine Fisheries Commission.

The three were appointed to three-year terms by Gov. Pat McCrory. They are:

-- Janet W. Rose (Currituck County) - Rose is the widow of previous Marine Fisheries Commission chair Paul Rose. She is a real estate broker/agent at Remax Alpha Realty and runs Paul Rose Seafood.  

-- Richard D. Smith (Pitt County) - Smith is the President of Independent Leaf Tobacco Co., Inc. He has served on numerous boards and commissions including the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, The Tobacco Foundation of NCSU and the NCSU Advisory Board to the Commissioner.  

Keith D. Rhodes (New Hanover County) - Rhodes owns a restaurant in Wilmington called Catch. The Wilmington native has been voted the city's best chef for three consecutive years and appeared on the TV show Top Chef.  

The commission manages, restores, develops, cultivates, conserves, protects and regulates the marine and estuarine resources within its jurisdiction. The commission also implements laws relating to coastal fisheries, coastal fishing, shellfish, crustaceans and other marine and estuarine resources enacted by the General Assembly.