WASHINGTON — 12 March 2013 — On Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Committee will hold the first of several hearings on the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The expected witness list as released by the committee is below, and you can watch the hearing live (10:00 AM ET) at http://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=322259
PANEL I
– Bob Jones, Executive Director, Southeastern Fisheries Association
– Dr. Robert Shipp, Chair and Professor, Department of Marine Sciences – University of South Alabama
– Robert Dooley, President, United Catcher Boats
– John Pappalardo, Chief Executive Officer, Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association
– Captain Keith Logan, Charterboat Captain, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
– Bob Gill, Co-owner, Shrimp Landing, Florida
– Joseph Plesha, Chief Legal Officer, Trident Seafoods Corporation
PANEL II
– Sam Rauch, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, NOAA, Department of Commerce
Watch the hearing live at 10:00 AM ET on Wednesday, March 13, 2013