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Testimonies & Briefings

Hearing on Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of a Commercial Vessel

June 12, 2008

Christopher Reddy, Associate Scientist Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Department Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution June 12, 2008 Introduction Good morning Chairperson Johnson, Ranking Member Boozman and members of the Subcommittee.  Thank…

The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act: H.R. 4174

June 5, 2008

Scott Doney, Senior Scientist Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Department Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution June 5, 2008 Introduction Good morning Chairman Lampson, Ranking Member Inglis and members of the Subcommittee.  Thank…

Carbon Sequestration in the Deep Sea: Navigating the Knowns and Unknowns

November 13, 2007

November 13, 2007 When: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 from 11:30 to 12:30 pm Where: HC – 8 Capitol Building Speakers: Dr. James Barry, Senior Scientist, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute…

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Briefing to the Senate Commerce Committee on Harmful Algae Bloom

October 9, 2007

October 9, 2007 Don Anderson briefed the Senate Commerce Committee on Harmful Algae Blooms in general, and ) about a new program to move into more applied research on HAB…

Effects of Climate Change and Ocean Acidification on Living Marine Resources

May 10, 2007

Scott Doney, Senior Scientist Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Department Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution May 10, 2007 Introduction Good morning Madame Chair, Ranking Member Snowe and members of the Subcommittee. Thank…

Independent Panel Recommends Strong, Clear Guidelines for Development of Marine Aquaculture in the United States

January 8, 2007

WHOI Convenes Task Force of Business, Environmental, and Scientific Leaders January 8, 2007 Congress should enact legislation to ensure that strong environmental standards are in place to regulate the siting…

Caught in the Middle of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

March 29, 2006

A law designed to protect animals sometimes hinders research that could help them March 29, 2006 Conservation biologist Peter Tyack and acoustics expert Peter Stein were preparing to test a…

Joyce, Evans Give Testimony on Oceans to Congress

August 26, 2005

August 26, 2005 WHOI scientists Rob Evans and Terry Joyce testified June 8 before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, chaired by Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.) in a continuing effort…

Interactions Between the Seafloor and the Oceans: From the Coastlines to Mid-Ocean Ridges

June 8, 2005

Rob. L. Evans June 8, 2005 A common perception is that the seafloor is an isolated, static and unchanging desert—a place that has little bearing on our lives at the…

Testimony to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

May 6, 2004

May 6, 2004 My name is William Curry. I am director of the Ocean and Climate Change Institute of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and a Senior Scientist in…