SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES, WILDLIFE AND OCEANS 
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, April 26, 2007
10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• H.R. 21 (Farr), To establish a national policy for our oceans, to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a national and regional ocean governance structure, and for other purposes. "Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Honorable Sam Farr (CA-17)

Honorable Thomas H. Allen (ME-1)

Panel II

Mr. Jack Dunnigan
NOAA Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management
U.S. Department of Commerce

Ms. Kathleen Leyden
Chair
Coastal States Organization Regional Ocean Governance Workgroup and Director
Maine Coastal Program

Panel III

Dr. Andrew A. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Professor of Natural Resources
University of New Hampshire

Ms. Sarah Chasis
Senior Attorney
Natural Resources Defense Council

Mr. Zeke Grader
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Association

Mr. Dave Benton
Executive Director
Marine Conservation Alliance