F. One sea urchin processor who holds a current wholesale seafood license with a sea urchin processor's permit and whose processing operation is located in Zone 2; Two individuals whose base of operation is located in Zone 2 and who hold either a current sea urchin processor's permit or a current sea urchin buyer's permit;

G. One sea urchin buyer who holds a current wholesale seafood license with a sea urchin buyer's permit and whose base of operation is located in Zone 1;

H. One sea urchin buyer who holds a current wholesale seafood license with a sea urchin buyer's permit and whose base of operation is located in Zone 2;

I. Two scientists who have expertise in marine resources management; and

J. One sea urchin harvester who holds a current boat tender's license.

In making appointments under paragraphs A, B, C and D, the commissioner shall select members to ensure a geographic distribution of representation from each zone.

Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §6749-X, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 685, §11, is further amended to read:

B. Research projects and grants funded by the Sea Urchin Research Fund under section 6749-R.__The council may seek advice from scientists who have expertise in marine resource management in determining the research needs for the sea urchin fishery;

Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §6749-Z, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 595, §5, is amended to read:

3. Conditions for authorization. The commissioner shall authorize zone change requests for a zone if the number of licenses issued for that zone in the previous calendar year is less than the number of licenses issued for that zone in the year before the previous calendar year. The total number of authorized change requests for a zone during a licensing year may not exceed the number by which the number of licenses issued for that zone in the previous calendar year is less than the number of licenses issued for that zone in the year before the previous calendar year Zone 1 during a licensing year must equal the total