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Scientists at WHOI contribute to the discussion of public policy issues at the state, national, and international levels. A selection of their activities in 2004 is given here.

Don Anderson
Testimony on reauthorization of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act, U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

Bob Beardsley
Outfall Monitoring Science Advisory Panel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Ken Brink
Member, Science Advisory Panel, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy

Bill Curry
Testimony on Impacts of Climate Change and State’s Actions, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

Ruth Curry
Briefings on Oceans, Climate Change, and Human Health for members of Congress and Staff, sponsored by U.S. House of Representatives Oceans Caucus and Science and Resources Committees and U.S. Senate Committees on Commerce, Science and Transportation and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Briefings on Extreme Weather Events, Climate Instability and Abrupt Climate Change and Their Implications for Human Health for Congressional Staff, sponsored by U.S. House of Representatives Science Committee, Senator Olympia Snowe’s Office, and the Environmental Energy Study Institute

Bob Gagosian
Member, Science Advisory Panel, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy

Darlene Ketten
Member, Advisory Board, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Member, Advisory Panels on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles for U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

Briefing on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals for Assistant Secretary of the Navy Donald Schregardus

Testimony on Marine Mammal Protection Act for U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Armed Services Committees

Ann Mulligan
Science Advisory Council, Massachusetts Military Reservation

Chris Reddy
Testimony on Oil Spills, Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture, Massachusetts Legislature

Andy Solow
Member, Science Advisory Panel, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy

Testimony on the Preliminary Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, U.S. House of Representatives Science Committee

Member, Science Advisory Panel, Massachusetts Executive Office of the Environment

Chair, Outfall Monitoring Science Advisory Panel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Peter Tyack
Federal Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals, U.S. Marine Mammal Commission

Briefing on Marine Mammal Protection Act for U.S. House of Representatives Resources Committee Staff

Bob Weller
Testimony on Ocean Observations, U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans