I think it's actually critical that we have ships forward deployed.

the Attorney General of the United States shall cross-designate, for example, you for Mann Act violations.

We've got to do a better job, all of us--the Navy, the Marines, the Army, the Congress.

this week, we are debating the National Defense Authorization Act of 2018. It is very important, and Members of both sides have contributed to this very important legislation we pass every year. It funds our military and authorizes its…

we obviously value the Alaska wild salmon, it's the best salmon on the planet

As we go through the process, though, I also think it is important to remember and to acknowledge the success of MSA as we examine the problems and the progress it has helped to make toward sustainably managing our fisheries.

Flexibility for the rebuilding timeframe as well as flexibility in the development of annual catch limits...

I think that what we need to do is...provide the Councils with more flexibility.

That's remarkable. One salmon run. That's the biggest salmon run in the world.

But in Nushagak, where I predominantly fished this year, we had foregone harvests...

Ecosystem-based approaches that take into account the whole system can help us foresee and be prepared for the environmental factors that can significantly impact our fisheries.

Let's take a page out of Theodore Roosevelt's conservation ethos and do the hard things now so we can reap the benefits for generations to come.

I think that's an unfair advantage, and I don't think it would get them or us anywhere.

we're going to continue, from this Committee's perspective, to continue to monitor those kind of situations

I'm very honored. Thank you.

Federal fisheries policies do not reflect the depth and breadth of the recreational fishing industry and the need for more public access for anglers.

Alaska is the superpower of seafood. Almost 60 percent of all the seafood harvested in the United States comes from the waters of Alaska.

One of the concerns that I share I believe with you and many others in the region are the number of permits issued to non-Alaskans.

It is hard to know how to sustainably manage fisheries in the face of climate change, changing ocean conditions, and disasters, both natural and manmade.

I certainly think that's the intent of the Act, and I certainly support that.

It's the great Alaskan wild salmon.

Why would you penalize U.S. fishermen for something that's happening somewhere else?

Rather than press for the one-sided and potentially harmful changes embodied in S. 1520, we ask this Subcommittee to work with the commercial fishing and seafood industries.

the values inherent to the Magnuson-Stevens Act that allows our Bristol Bay salmon to be successful.

What we're asking for is this Subcommittee to have very, very direct and clear intent to be added to the Magnuson-Stevens Act.