The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold an oversight and legislative hearing on the following:
The implementation of the 2006 amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act related to Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing; and
H.R. 5741(Bordallo), To amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks. (The Shark Conservation Act of 2008)
Subject: House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
Oversight Hearing on the implementation of the Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing provisions of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and a Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5741, The Shark Conservation Act of 2008
When: Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Witnesses: Panel 1 David A. Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science, United States Department of State Rebecca Lent, Ph.D, Director, Office of International Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce
Captain Michael Giglio, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement, United States Coast Guard
Panel 2 Shelley Clarke, Ph.D, Visiting Researcher, Division of Biology, Imperial College London Chuck Fox, Senior Officer, Pew Environment Group Robert Hayes, General Counsel, Coastal Conservation Association
Stetson Tinkham, Director, International Affairs, National Fisheries Institute
