October 22, 2001

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE AND OCEANS

FIELD HEARING

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND

OVERSIGHT HEARING ON CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RESTORATION, MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH

PANEL I

Mr. Scott B. Gudes
Acting Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere/Administrator
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce

Mr. Eric Schwaab
Director
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Fisheries Service

Colonel David Hansen
District Director, Norfolk District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

PANEL II

Dr. Mark Luckenbach
Director
Wachapreague Lab

Dr. Susan Roberts
National Academy of Sciences
Ocean Studies Board

Mr. Tom Grasso
Director
U.S. Marine Conservation Program
World Wildlife Fund

PANEL III

Mr. Charlie Frentz
Oyster Recovery Project

Mr. Sherman Baynard
Past Chairman
Maryland Coastal Conservation Association

Mr. Mike F. Hirshfield
Vice President of Resource Protection
Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Ms. Karen Oertel
President
Harris Crab House

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