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Senator Scott Brown: NOAA Administrator Lubchenco Should Be Fired |
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Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) stood alongside
fishermen at a press conference in Gloucester—home of the oldest fishing
port in America— and called on President Obama to fire Jane Lubchenco,
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Senator Brown issued the following statement after the press conference:
“Just a few weeks ago, Administrator Lubchenco told us at a hearing in Boston that the fishing industry is on the rebound. That incredible statement demonstrated a total lack of understanding of the situation in Gloucester, New Bedford, and across New England. I hoped that she would stick around to get the real facts from the fishermen and scientists assembled to testify after her. Instead, she left early. “The stonewalling of Congressional oversight in hearings and unresponsiveness to official inquiries is unacceptable. Most troubling, however, is Administrator Lubchenco’s continued support for the catch-share management system that is decimating our fleet. “Fishermen need the support of NOAA so they can stay in business, earn an honest living, and catch the food that so many of us in the Bay State and across the nation enjoy. Instead, what they have found is an unaccountable Washington agency that has appointed itself as judge, jury and executioner of our fishing communities. That attitude of indifference starts with Administrator Lubchenco. It's time for Administrator Lubchenco to go.” |
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MELISSA WOOD, NATIONAL FISHERMEN: Meting out the meager
May 22, 2012 - Listening to the New England Council's Groundfish Advisory Panel talk about how that industry is going to pay for monitoring costs is kind of like trying to figure out how to pay your bills when you've just lost your job. Though monitoring is important keeping costs down is critical. As Panel Member Gary Libby pointed out, "If we had 100 percent monitoring we probably wouldn't have an industry."
