Committee On

Oversight & Government Reform

Will NOAA’s New Leadership Address Serious Problems In Fishery Law Enforcement?

March 2, 2010

Witnesses

Panel 1
Mr. Todd Zinser (testimony)
Inspector General
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Commerce

Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D. (testimony)
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmostpheric Administration

Mr. Dale Jones
Director
Office for Law Enforcement, NOAA Fisheries Service

Panel 2
Mr. Stephen Ouellette (testimony)
Attorney

Mr. Richard Burgess (testimony)
Gloucester-based fisherman

Mr. Jim Kendall (testimony)
New Bedford Seafood Consulting
Former scallop fisherman, Former two-term New England Fishery Council Member