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Alaska senators demand NOAA surveys, ask nominee to sign Oscar Dyson contract to avoid missed fish assessments
Summary
Senators from Alaska and others warned that NOAA staffing and contracting issues are preventing critical fisheries surveys. They urged nominee Paul DeBarr to ensure staffing and contract approvals so vessels such as the Oscar Dyson can conduct stock assessments needed for fisheries management and opening seasons.
Senators pressed Paul DeBarr during his confirmation hearing to ensure NOAA has the staffing and contracts needed to complete fisheries stock assessments and other core functions.
Sen. Maria Cantwell warned about staff reductions at NOAA and said those cuts were ‘‘already impacting NOAA's core functions including reduced and suspended weather balloon launches at many of our weather forecast offices,’’ noting consequences for wildfire season. She asked the nominee to be…
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