hiː sˈɜːvd fɔːɹ nˌɪɹli θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz ɔnðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɐtlˈæntɪk stˈeɪts mɚɹˈiːn fˈɪʃɚɹiz kəmˈɪʃən, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti hˈɛlpt fˈɔːɹm ðə hˌaʊsɐtˈɑːnɪk ɹˈɪvɚɹ ˈɛstjuːˌɛɹi kəmˈɪʃən tə dɪvˈɛləp ðə ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃənəl ænd kəmˈɜːʃəl ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz ʌvðə lˈoʊɚ hˌaʊsɐtˈɑːnɪk ɹˈɪvɚ.
He served for nearly thirty years on the federal Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and in 1990 helped form the Housatonic River Estuary Commission to develop the recreational and commercial resources of the lower Housatonic River.