Testimony / Comments

1/24/12 Comments to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council on its Scoping Document concerning Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 3. Our comments focus specifically on proposals to expand three Coral Habitat Areas of Concern (Oculina Bank, Stetson-Miami Terrace, and Cape Lookout)

8/8/11 Comments to NMFS on Scoping Document for Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement to Reduce Incidental Bycatch and Mortality of Sea Turtles in the Southeastern U.S. Shrimp Fishery

5/19/11 Written Statement to U.S. Senate on Duty Evasion

5/2/11 Comments to USTR re: China’s request for consultations concerning shrimp antidumping measures

4/20/11 Comments Supporting Proposed Changes to Trade Regulations

4/11/11 Comments to NMFS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Proposed Designation of Nine Distinct Population Segments of Loggerhead Sea Turtles and Their Proposed Listing as Endangered or Threatened

3/21/11 Comments on Calculating Labor Wage Rates

2/18/11 Comments Objecting to Proposed Changes to How the U.S. Calculates Antidumping Duties

2/16/11 Comments to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility

2/1/11 Testimony before the ITC in Sunset Review

1/31/11 Comments on Methodology for Respondent Selection in AD Proceedings

1/31/11 Comments on Criteria for Establishing Non-Market Economy AD Rates

10/13/10 Comments to NMFS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Proposed Rule to List Nine Distinct Segment Populations of Loggerhead Sea Turtles as Endangered or Threatened

9/14/10 Comments on the Proposed Rule Listing Nine Distinct Population Segments of Loggerhead Sea Turtles as Endangered or Threatened

9/2/10 SSA Letter to Senators re: FDA & Imported Seafood Safety

6/10/10 Testimony to Congress on Federal Assistance Needed by the U.S. Shrimp Industry due to the BP Oil Spill

6/3/10 Comments to Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement in a Secure Environment

6/1/10 Comments to Customs on a Proposed Revision of Existing Collection of Information Related to CDSOA Distribution

5/5/10 Letter to NOAA and EPA about Dispersants

4/20/10 Comments to Commerce on Retrospective vs. Prospective AD System

8/1/09 Comments to the Food and Drug Administration re Economically Motivated Adulteration

7/24/09 Comments to NOAA Fisheries on the Fisheries Management Plan for Offshore Marine Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico

7/24/09 Comments to the National Marine Fisheries Service on Final Amendment 7 to the FMP for the Shrimp Fishery in the South Atlantic Region and accompanying Final Environmental Assessment, and on Proposed Rule to Implement Amendment 7 to the FMP for the Shrimp Fishery in the South Atlantic Region

3/16/09 Comments on the Pre-draft Amendment 3 to the Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (Blacknose Shark)

3/11/09 Comments to the U.S. Trade Representative re Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement

2/11/09 Comments to U.S. Customs and Border Protection re Enhanced Bonding

11/14/08 Scoping Comments to National Marine Fisheries Service on Amendment 3 to the Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (Blacknose Shark)

10/23/08 Comments to U.S. Customs and Border Protection re Uniform Rules of Origin for Imported Merchandise

6/11/08 Submission of Testimony on the Use of Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Production of Goods Internationally

4/25/08 Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission regarding the impact of China’s fishing practices and Chinese fish farms on the Gulf Coast shrimp industry

2/26/08 Testimony before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations regarding Import Food Safety

10/4/07 Testimony before the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Trade regarding Import Food Safety

10/1/07 Comments to the Interagency Working Group on Import Safety

8/2/07 Testimony before the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade in support of legislation to preserve the integrity of our nation’s trade remedy laws

5/3/06Testimony before the House Committee on Resource on the American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act

5/3/06 Testimony before the House Committee on Resource on the American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act