Hearings

Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Oversight of Fisheries Management Successes and Challenges

August 23, 2017
01:00 PM

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a hearing titled “Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Oversight of Fisheries Management Successes and Challenges” at 1:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time (AKST) on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. The first hearing in the series examining our nation’s fishery laws will be held on August 1, 2017.

Panel I:

-  Dan Hull, Chair, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Anchorage, AK
-  Sam Cotten, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Juneau, AK
-  Reed Morisky, Member, Alaska Board of Fisheries, Juneau, AK
-  Spud Woodward, Director, Coastal Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Brunswick, GA

Panel II:

-  Glenn Reed, President, Pacific Seafood Processors Association, Seattle, WA
-  Ben Speciale, President, Yamaha Marine Group, Kennesaw, GA
-  Linda Behnken, President, Halibut Coalition; Executive Director, Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association, Sitka, AK
-  Ragnar Alstrom, Executive Director, Yukon Delta Fisheries, Anchorage, AK
-  Ben Stevens, Director, Hunting & Fishing Task Force, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fairbanks, AK

Panel III:

-  Shannon Carroll, Deputy Director, Alaska Marine Conservation Council, Anchorage, AK
-  Julie Bonney, Executive Director, Alaska Groundfish Data Bank, Kodiak, AK
-  Lori Swanson, Executive Director. Marine Conservation Alliance, Juneau, AK
-  Duncan Fields, Gulf of Alaska Coastal Communities Coalition, Anchorage, AK
-  Liz Ogilvie, Chief Marketing Officer, American Sportfishing Association, Alexandria, VA


Hearing Details:

Wednesday, August 23, 2017
1:00 p.m. AKST
Full Committee
Kenai Peninsula College
156 College Road
Soldotna, AK 99669

Witness testimony will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov. 

Testimony

  • Dan Hull

    Chair
    North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Anchorage, AK
    Download Testimony (476.08 KB)

  • Sam Cotten

    Commissioner
    Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Juneau, AK
    Download Testimony (160.20 KB)

  • Reed Morisky

    Member
    Alaska Board of Fisheries, Juneau, AK
    Download Testimony (132.20 KB)

  • Spud Woodward

    Director
    Coastal Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Brunswick, GA
    Download Testimony (341.26 KB)

Witness Panel 2

  • Glenn Reed

    President
    Pacific Seafood Processors Association, Seattle, WA
    Download Testimony (68.66 KB)

  • Ben Speciale

    President
    Yamaha Marine Group, Kennesaw, GA
    Download Testimony (156.45 KB)

  • Linda Behnken

    President
    Halibut Coalition
    Download Testimony (432.09 KB)

  • Ragnar Alstrom

    Executive Director
    Yukon Delta Fisheries, Anchorage, AK
    Download Testimony (83.10 KB)

  • Ben Stevens

    Director
    Hunting & Fishing Task Force, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fairbanks, AK
    Download Testimony (61.77 KB)

Witness Panel 3

  • Shannon Carroll

    Director
    Alaska Marine Conservation Council, Anchorage, AK
    Download Testimony (717.22 KB)

  • Julie Bonney

    Executive Director
    Alaska Groundfish Data Bank, Kodiak, AK
    Download Testimony (130.57 KB)

  • Duncan Fields

    Gulf of Alaska Coastal Communities Coalition, Anchorage, AK
    Download Testimony (637.76 KB)

  • Liz Ogilvie

    Chief Marketing Officer
    American Sportfishing Association, Alexandria, VA
    Download Testimony (171.14 KB)

  • Lori Swanson

    Executive Director
    Marine Conservation Alliance, Juneau, AK
    Download Testimony (350.86 KB)