On Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 6841 (Rep. Levin), To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience Program, and for other purposes; H.R. 7925 (Rep. D’Esposito), “Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act”; H.R. 8704 (Rep. Carter of GA),To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species; and H.R. 8705 (Rep. Graves of LA), “Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2024.”
Witnesses are by invitation only.
Witnesses and Testimony
Panel I
Members of Congress
Panel II Dr. Evan Howell Director
National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and Technology
NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Spring, MD (All bills)
Ms. Martha Guyas Southeast Fisheries Policy Director
American Sportfishing Association
Tallahassee, FL (H.R. 8705)
Mr. Jeff Strong Chair of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas Board of Directors, and President of Strong’s Marine
Mattituck, NY (H.R. 7925 and H.R. 8704)
Dr. Jessica Redfern Associate Vice President for Ocean Conservation Science, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium
Boston, MA [Minority Witness] (H.R. 8704)
