Senate asks NOAA's Lubchenco to testify on use of forfeiture fund
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NEW BEDFORD — NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco will be on the congressional griddle again next month if she accepts an invitation to testify before a Senate panel about the use of the fisheries asset forfeiture fund.
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NOAA chief called in new probe
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May 18, 2011 -
The same day she apologized to the fishing industry in Gloucester for
law enforcement excesses, NOAA chief administrator Jane Lubchenco was
called to testify before a U.S. Senate subcommittee investigating the
use of fines by her agency and funds appropriated to help operate
fisheries as catch share commodity markets.
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Senator Reed Joins RI Fishermen, Scientists to Support Collaborative Fisheries Research
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POINT JUDITH, RI - May 16, 2011 - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined local fishermen, officials from the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation (CFRF), and the captain, crew, and researchers of the Darana R to discuss collaborative fisheries research and the latest efforts to collect more accurate fisheries data along the northeastern United States.
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Numerous lawmakers write to NOAA opposing an Endangered Species Act listing for bluefin tuna
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Several New England lawmakers are raising serious concerns about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s debating on whether or not to list Atlantic bluefin tuna under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Senator Snowe notes, “A decision to list bluefin under ESA would serve to punish U.S. fishermen, would reduce the U.S.’s leverage at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICAAT), and may also have a negative impact on the conservation status of this highly mobile resource.”
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NOAA Assistant Administrator Eric Schwaab clarifies education requirement for new OLE Director
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NOAA Assistant Administrator Eric Schwaab has responded to a request from Congressmen Jones, Frank, & Tierney to explain the status of finding a permanent Director of Law Enforcement and to explain why a reposting of the job did not contain an educational requirement.
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