Are there better alternatives than essentially shutting down ocean commercial activity along the entire East Coast to co...
The issue is not should these whales be protected, but rather are NOAA's proposed changes rooted in science and in pract...
If NOAA's proposed changes are adopted, it will endanger pilots and pilot boat crews.
Without an adequate safety deviation clause, men and women will be unnecessarily put in dangerous situations that can th...
Safety is of paramount importance to my operation.
According to NOAA's own data, there has never been a right whale strike by a pilot boat.
I view this issue as one where we don't have to pick a side, boats versus whales.
Without well managed and productive oceans, I don't have a job.
I am committed to being an active partner in conservation management and have a vested interest in the health and future...
These women and men are the most skilled mariners in the world, and they know best the challenges of handling large comm...
NOAA's proposal would also threaten safe navigation of large vessels in narrow offshore channels.
Pilot boats must approach large moving ships at speeds sufficient to provide a stable platform for the transfer.
we are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.
We know where our challenges are, and anything to be done on a timely basis that you could make a determination.
We have made some inroads on permitting in the bill that we hopefully, for our debt ceiling, will pass tonight.
This Committee has an awful lot more to do on permitting.
Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.
