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111th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Legislative Hearing on H.R. 21

Thursday, June 18, 2009 | 10:00 AM 1324 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INSULAR AFFAIRS, WILDLIFE AND OCEANS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, June 18, 2009
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. "Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable Sam Farr
Member of Congress (D-CA)

Panel II

Monica Medina
Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States Department of Commerce

Margaret R. Caldwell
Executive Director
Center for Ocean Solutions

Kristen M. Fletcher
Executive Director
Coastal States Organization

Pietro Parravano
President, Institute for Fisheries Resources
Commissioner, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative

Christopher G. Mann
Senior Officer
Pew Environment Group
The Pew Charitable Trusts

James P. Ray, Ph.D.
President
Oceanic Environmental Solutions, LLC

James A. Donofrio
Executive Director
Recreational Fishing Alliance