Promoted as head of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation's Commission's (FWC) Division of Marine Fisheries on August 1, 2003, Mark Robson serves as the Commission's representative on the South Atlantic Council.  He serves as the agency's liaison to several federal agencies, including the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils.

The FWC's Division of Marine Fisheries is involved in various programs and projects including: artificial reef development and deployment, monitoring marine fish populations, developing harvest regulations, public information and outreach, monitoring commercial and recreational catch quotas, and issuance of seafood dealers and commercial fishing licenses.

Before assuming his current position, Robson served as the FWC's South Region Director for five years with administrative oversight for 10 counties, including Palm Beach, Broward, Dade, Monroe, Hendry, Colier, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, Martin and Glades. As South Region Director, Mr. Robson helped coordinate several major agency issues, including the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, Biscayne National Park Fishery Management Plan, marine life feeding, Everglades restoration and Lake Okeechobee.

Robson has spent his entire professional career with the agency, beginning as a wildlife biologist in the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area (WMA) east of Naples and later as lead biologist at the J.W. Corbett WMA. Robson became the first South Region nongame wildlife biologist in 1985 and spearheaded the first attempts to systematically monitor and manage a variesty of species not normally hunted. These species account for 97% of all wildlife.

He earned a bachelor's degree in wildlife management from the University of Maine and a master's in wildlife ecology from the University of Florida. Robson has published a number of articles in professional journals and is a member and past-president of the Florida Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Before moving to Tallahasse, Mark and his wife, Joani lived in Lake Worth, Florida.