COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES
New Bedford, MA
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
9:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• H.R. 4940 (Frank), To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. "Fishery Management Amendments of 2006"
• H.R. 5018 (Pombo), To reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and Management Act. "American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Dr. Steven Murawski
Director
Scientific Programs
Chief Science Advisor
National Marine Fisheries Service

Panel II

Ms. Debra Shrader
President
Shore Support, Inc.

Mr. David Bergeron
Coordinator
Massachusetts Fishermen's Partnership

Mr. Chris Wright
Scallop Boat Captain

Dr. Andrew Rosenberg
Institute for Study of Earth, Oceans & Space
University of New Hampshire

Dr. Brian Rothschild
Dean
School for Marine Science and Technology
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

Ms. Jackie Odell
Executive Director
Northeast Seafood Coalition