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111th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Oversight Hearing on "Ocean Science and Data Limits in a Time of Crisis: Do NOAA and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Have the Resources to Respond?"

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | 10:00 AM 1324 Longworth House Office Building

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INSULAR AFFAIRS, OCEANS AND WILDLIFE
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
10:00 a.m.

OVERSIGHT HEARING ON:

  • "Ocean Science and Data Limits in a Time of Crisis: Do NOAA and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have the Resources to Respond?"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

David Kennedy
Acting Assistant Administrator
National Ocean Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Honorable Marcia McNutt, Ph.D.
Director
U.S. Geological Survey

Jonathan A. Coddington, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Research and Collections
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution

Merv Fingas, Ph.D
Committee on Oil in the Sea
National Research Council

Panel II

Chris Reddy, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist
Director, Coastal Ocean Institute
Woods Hole, MA

Robert H. Weisberg, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Marine Science
University of South Florida
St. Petersburg, FL

Valerie Ann Lee
President
Environment International Ltd.
Seattle, WA

Denise J. Reed, Ph.D.
Interim Director, Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences
Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Christopher D’Elia, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean
School of the Coast and Environment
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA

Other Hearings in the Series:

  • Hearing - Full Committee Oversight Hearing on "Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion" held on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

  • Hearing - Full Committee Oversight Hearing on "Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion" held on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

  • Hearing - Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Oversight Hearing on "Our Natural Resources at Risk: The Short and Long Term Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill" held on Thursday, June 10, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

  • Hearing - Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing on "The Deepwater Horizon Incident: Are the Minerals Management Service Regulations Doing The Job?" held on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

  • Hearing - Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Oversight Hearing on "State Planning for Offshore Energy Development: Standards for Preparedness" held on Thursday, June 24, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in 1324 Longworth House Office Building.