SUBCOMMITTEE ON INSULAR AFFAIRS, OCEANS AND WILDLIFE
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
10:00 a.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 2055 (M. Thompson), To establish a Salmon Stronghold Partnership program to protect wild Pacific salmon, and for other purposes. "Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009"
- H.R. 2565 (Kind), To conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United States through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation, to improve the quality of life for the people of the United States, and for other purposes. "National Fish Habitat Conservation Act"
WITNESS & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
The Honorable Mike Thompson (H.R. 2055)
Member of Congress (D-CA)
Panel II
James Balsiger, Ph.D.
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
National Marine Fisheries Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States Department of Commerce
Gary Frazer
Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Department of the Interior
Sara LaBorde
Special Assistant to the Director
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Chair, Salmon Stronghold Partnership
Eric Schwaab
Deputy Secretary
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Jack Williams, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Trout Unlimited
Thomas Weseloh
North Coast Manager
California Trout
