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111th Congress Hearing Archives

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"

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

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

OVERSIGHT HEARING ON:

  • "Our Natural Resources at Risk: The Short and Long Term Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

David Westerholm
Director
Office of Response and Restoration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Jane Lyder
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
Department of the Interior

Robert J. Barham
Secretary
Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries

Timothy J. Ragen, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Marine Mammal Commission

Panel II

Brenda Dardar Robichaux
Principal Chief
United Houma Nation
Golden Meadow, LA

Aaron Viles
Campaign Director
Gulf Restoration Network
New Orleans, LA

Michael Fry, Ph.D.
Director for Conservation Advocacy
American Bird Conservancy
Washington, DC

Carys Mitchelmore, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Solomons, MD

David Cresson
Executive Director and CEO
Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA

Panel III

John Williams
Executive Director
Southern Shrimp Alliance
Tarpon Springs, FL

Ryan Lambert
Cajun Fishing Adventures
Luling, LA

Joanne McDonough
Nature Tourism Specialist
Gulf Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau
Orange Beach, AL

Anne Rolfes
Executive Director
Louisiana Bucket Brigade
New Orleans, LA

Mike Voisin
CEO
Motivatit Seafoods
Houma, 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 "Ocean Science and Data Limits in a Time of Crisis: Do NOAA and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have the Resources to Respond?" held on Tuesday, June 15, 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 Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.