Thursday, December 13, 2012
Statement on Jane Lubchenco Resignation
I released the following statement regarding the announcement of
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Jane
Lubchenco’s decision to resign in February 2013:
“While Dr. Lubchenco’s departure will provide a welcome opportunity for NOAA
to have a different perspective in February, critical decisions will be made
between now and then that could do significant damage to our fishing families.
Hopefully she will use the time remaining in her tenure to change the current
course of devastating regulations, questionable science and persistent distrust
to create the chance for her successor to initiate a new era in fisheries
management.”
