Jack Cox has been a commercial fisherman and involved in seafood industry for more than three decades. In 1996 he opened his own seafood wholesale company, acting as a broker for five snapper grouper boats. In 2005, he became a co-owner of Blue Ocean Seafood, a retail seafood market and member of the Carteret Catch Program promoting sustainable seafood. Jack has been actively involved in fisheries management, serving on the NC Marine Fisheries Commission and the Marine Fisheries Advisory Board for Carteret County. He has also been involved in fisheries at the federal level, serving on the Council's Limited Access Privilege Program Workgroup in 2007-2008 and more recently, the Marine Protected Area Workgroup this past year. Jack continues to be an avid diver and fisherman, exploring the local waters off the Crystal Coast as well as Costa Rica and Panama.