Back in April we showed you a letter U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, sent to President Obama urging seafood industry protections in light of Japan's tsunami and nuclear crisis.
Begich has now received a reply from Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, who details some recent federal efforts.
Showing posts with label Locke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Locke. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Former SoCal power exec to head Commerce
The White House today announced President Obama will nominate John Bryson as commerce secretary.
If confirmed, the former CEO of Southern California electric power company Edison International will succeed Gary Locke, the former Washington state governor now in line to become ambassador to China.
The commerce secretary, of course, is a highly relevant position for fish folk, as the Commerce Department includes such agencies as the National Marine Fisheries Service and the National Weather Service.
If confirmed, the former CEO of Southern California electric power company Edison International will succeed Gary Locke, the former Washington state governor now in line to become ambassador to China.
The commerce secretary, of course, is a highly relevant position for fish folk, as the Commerce Department includes such agencies as the National Marine Fisheries Service and the National Weather Service.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Commerce Secretary Locke to take foreign post
National news outlets are reporting that U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, the former governor of Washington, is President Obama's pick to take a new post as ambassador to China.
Born in Seattle, Locke is Chinese-American.
The National Marine Fisheries Service is among the many agencies within the Commerce Department.
Born in Seattle, Locke is Chinese-American.
The National Marine Fisheries Service is among the many agencies within the Commerce Department.
Friday, May 14, 2010
A few million for Yukon salmon failure?
The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday included $5 million in a spending bill as disaster relief for the poor Chinook salmon runs on the Yukon River in 2008 and 2009.
Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, had asked the committee leadership for up to $10.8 million "for assistance to residents of the Yukon River drainage."
This potential aid outlay follows up Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's disaster declaration back in January.
Just how the $5 million would be divvied up, assuming that's the amount the full Congress ultimately appropriates, remains an open question.
Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, had asked the committee leadership for up to $10.8 million "for assistance to residents of the Yukon River drainage."
This potential aid outlay follows up Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's disaster declaration back in January.
Just how the $5 million would be divvied up, assuming that's the amount the full Congress ultimately appropriates, remains an open question.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Feds wrap up stock surveys, OK Arctic fishing ban
Here are two important announcements today from the National Marine Fisheries Service.
First, researchers have completed this year's surveys of eastern Bering Sea fish and crab stocks. The annual surveys are important for setting commercial catch limits.
Second, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has approved a temporary no-fishing policy for warming Arctic Ocean waters. Approval of the widely hailed fishing ban was considered largely a formality.
First, researchers have completed this year's surveys of eastern Bering Sea fish and crab stocks. The annual surveys are important for setting commercial catch limits.
Second, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has approved a temporary no-fishing policy for warming Arctic Ocean waters. Approval of the widely hailed fishing ban was considered largely a formality.
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