Reports

National Ocean Policy Study Hearing

Webcast, video and presentations of Senate Commerce Committee's National Ocean Policy Study Subcommittee (April 6, 2006)

April 12, 2006

National Ocean Policy Study Hearing

Thursday, April 6 2006

The United States lags behind other nations in using offshore aquaculture facilities to supplement its domestic seafood production. On April 6, the Senate Commerce Committee's National Ocean Policy Study Subcommittee held a hearing to examine current proposals to regulate offshore aquaculture operations, discuss research in this field being conducted off the coasts of New England and Hawaii, and explore the impacts that expanded aquaculture operations would have on fishermen, seafood processors, and consumers.
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Opening Remarks:

The Honorable Ted Stevens Chariman -- Senate Commerce Committee, U.S. Senator (R-AK)

Panel 1:

Bill Hogarth Director, National Marine Fisheries Service



Dr. Richard Langan Director, University of New Hampshire Open Ocean Aquaculture Program



Randy Cates President, Cates International, Inc.



Mark Vinsel Executive Director, United Fishermen of Alaska



Dr. Rebecca Goldburg Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense



Sebastian Belle Executive Director, Maine Aquaculture Association