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

• H.R. 1769 (Baird): To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered Columbia Salmon, and for other purposes (Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act)

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1769

When:
Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1

Honorable Brian Baird, D-WA, Member of Congress
Honorable Doc Hastings, R-WA, Member of Congress

Panel 2
Bob Lohn, Regional Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Region, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John E. Reynolds, III, Ph.D., Chairman, Marine Mammal Commission
Sharon Young, Marine Issues Field Director, Humane Society of the United States

Panel 3
Honorable Fidelia Andy, Tribal Council Member, Yakama Nation; Chairman, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Guy Norman, Regional Director, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Robin Brown, Marine Mammal Research Program Leader, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Opening Statement
Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo