On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining Barriers to Access in Federal Waters: A Closer Look at the Marine Sanctuary and Monument System.”

Witnesses are by invitation only.

Witnesses and Testimony

PANEL I 

Ms. Jainey Bavishi
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Washington, DC

PANEL II 

Ms. Florence Kargi
Regional Affairs Manager
Coastal Villages Region Fund
Anchorage, AK 

Mr. Bill Gibbons-Fly
Executive Director
American Tunaboat Association
Annapolis, MD 

Mr. Eric Reid
Chair
New England Fishery Management Council
North Kingstown, RI 

Mr. William Johnson Aila
Native Hawaiian Fisherman
Waianae, HI