The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 21 (Farr): To establish a national policy for our oceans, to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a national and regional ocean governance structure, and for other purposes. "Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act"

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 21

When:
Thursday, June 18, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1

The Honorable Sam Farr
Member of Congress (D-CA)

Panel 2

Monica Medina
Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States Department of Commerce

Kristen M. Fletcher
Executive Director
Coastal States Organization

Panel 3

Margaret R. Caldwell
Executive Director
Center for Ocean Solutions

Pietro Parravano
President, Institute for Fisheries Resources
Commissioner, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative

Christopher G. Mann
Senior Officer
Pew Environment Group
The Pew Charitable Trusts

James P. Ray, Ph.D.
President
Oceanic Environmental Solutions, LLC

James A. Donofrio
Executive Director
Recreational Fishing Alliance

Opening Statement:
Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo