The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), held an oversight hearing on "A Community Perspective on Catch Shares ."
WITNESSES:
Panel 1:
Captain David T. Goethel
Fishing Vessel Ellen Diane
Julian Magras
Chairman of the Board
St. Thomas Fishermen's Association
Captain Wayne Moody
Fishing Vessel Capriccio
Jefferson Angers
President
Center for Coastal Conservation
Panel 2:
James Donofrio
Executive Director
Recreational Fishing Alliance
Bob Dooley
President
United Catcher Boats
Brian Rothschild, Ph.D.
Montgomery Charter Professor of Marine Science and Technology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Captain Terry Arnold Alexander
Fishing Vessels Jocka and Rachel T
Opening Statement:
Chairwoman Madeleine Bordallo