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FLORIDA: New fisheries law chief knows Keys |
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Bruce Buckson, who worked enforcing natural-resources laws in the Florida Keys early in his career, has been named director of the Office of Law Enforcement for the National Marine Fisheries Service. In his new role at NOAA Fisheries, Buckson will direct more than 200 employees, including special agents and enforcement officers, who work out of national headquarters, six divisional offices and 52 field offices throughout the United States and U.S. territories. He’s received numerous awards in his career for contributions to fisheries conservation and advocacy for consistency in fisheries enforcement, including the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Guy Bradley Leadership and Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is named for a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was shot to death on July 8, 1905, while trying to arrest a poacher who was killing egrets for their feathers in the Everglades. Bradley was the second Florida Keys deputy killed in the line of duty, and the first wildlife officer in the U.S. to die while enforcing the law.
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
