Bill Nelson

Thank you for calling it pirate fishing.

One of the reasons why we passed, 2 years ago, the Restore Act for the Gulf of Mexico is to give--it will not help you in the Alaskan waters, but it clearly will for the Gulf--provide money so that NOAA can do the updates in the research…

In some fisheries we can. In some--in many fisheries we cannot.

Well--now, we're talking about U.S. waters. So, why--well what--what other tools do you need?

Now, we want to reaffirm again that aging with HIV, some people think that just because they are older, they are not going to get HIV.

So, our work for a cure should take into account the fact that any such drug or vaccine will miss half an epidemic if it is not tested and proven effective for the elderly population.

We urge Congress to enact legislation requiring the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) river system to be managed so that the Apalachicola River and Bay will receive the freshwater flows they need.

Now, we are running out of options.

United States Senators from Florida Honorable Marco Rubio and Honorable Bill Nelson will hold a congressional field hearing to examine the lack of freshwater flow down to Apalachicola Bay.

We welcome Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Bill Nelson as our champions

Senators Nelson and Rubio expressed their concern for the natural and human resources in Franklin County.

I believe there is the case for that, Senator. That is probably one of the next lawsuits on the horizon

The problem is not just the holding back of the water at Lake Lanier and that flow south, although that is the major problem.

I urge Congress to instruct the U.S.

Does this exceptional amount of water consumption in the Flint Basin, does that suggest that the state of Florida should be considering a lawsuit

And what is it in the existing law that they think suggests that the upstream water supply takes primacy over the water supply for downriver users?

And I think until the Congress changes the law so it is ultimately clear to them that they have to meet these flows down here, they are not going to--there is not the tool in the bag for them to do that right now.

So, in your opinion, there is no wiggle room for the Corps as they develop the water control policy?

The Freshwater Flows legislation is strongly supported by the Apalachicola Riverkeeper, Seafood Management Assistance Resource and Recovery Team (SMARRT), National Wildlife Federation, Florida Wildlife Federation, and many others.

But we are not going to help this bay do anything, back to the same subject, without this freshwater.

Is that just since last August that 60 have left?

We are going to insist that you do.

This is a dire situation which has been going on for years.

When you have the unanimous elected officials, both Federal and State, of two states that are requesting of you to update this Water Control Manual so that adequate flows are flowing south, what is it going to take for you all to get it…

Would oysters in Apalachicola be considered an endangered species?