Jeff Angers, president of the Center for Coastal Conservation, testified before Congress this week on behalf of the many marine industry groups at a hearing titled, “NOAA’s Fishery Science: Is the Lack of Basic Science Costing Jobs?”
The hearing was held by the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, and was conducted to determine how NOAA's fishery research affects jobs and the coastal economy.
Angers testified on behalf of the National Marine Manufacturers Association, the American Sportfishing Association, the Coastal Conservation Association, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, the International Game Fish Association and The Billfish Foundation.
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