SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND OCEANS
AND
SUBCOMMITTEE ON COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, September 29, 2005
10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• S. 362 (Inouye), A bill to establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help identify, determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in coordination with non-Federal entities, and for other purposes. "The Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Mr. Timothy R.E. Keeney
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce


RADM Tom Gilmour
Assistant Commandant
Marine Safety and Environmental Protection
United States Coast Guard

Panel II

Mr. Kurt J. Nagle
President and Chief Executive Office
American Association of Port Authorities

Mr. Joseph J. Cox
President
Chamber of Shipping of America

Mr. Dave Benton
Executive Director
Marine Conservation Alliance

Ms. Monita W. Fontaine, Esq.
National Marine Manufacturers Association 

Dr. Jennifer Samson
Principal Scientist
Clean Ocean Action