November 19, 2019 — The following was released by The Office of Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA):
Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) Chair of the House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, announced today that he will be hosting the next stop on his listening tour on Friday, November 22, at 1:45p.m. in Seattle, Washington. This is the third stop on a nationwide listening tour on federal fisheries management designed to engage diverse perspectives, interests, and needs of individuals who have a stake in the management of federal ocean and fisheries resources. The event is free and open to the public and press.
Members of the press interested in attending should submit their RSVP to Mary Hurrell at mary.hurrell@mail.house.gov.
WHO: Congressman Jared Huffman, fisheries and oceans experts
WHAT: Discussion on federal fisheries management
WHEN: Friday, November 22, 2019 @ 1:45p.m. – 3:45p.m. PST
WHERE: Seattle Aquarium, 1483 Alaskan Way, Pier 59, Seattle, WA 98101-2015
Representative Huffman’s panel discussion with experts and stakeholders will include a detailed, technical examination of current and future challenges in federal fisheries management and will explore potential solutions. Guests will be able to submit written questions during the roundtable and provide public comments at its conclusion.
The ideas Huffman receives from this listening tour, and from other stakeholder outreach that is already underway, will inform his introduction of a reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the primary law governing fisheries management in U.S. federal waters.
More detail on Huffman’s listening tour, which was first announced in July, can be found here.