[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] we will reconvene and i recognize the senator from alaska. Thank you for all that you do , chairman. To give thanks for the shoreline mapping we are seeing coming out of the department. Your support for this mapping on the shoreline and near shore is appreciated. We recognize the value of the president s memorandum on mapping. To thank you for the departments recent work on the disaster funds for the two fisheries disasters we have een. Its important and there is more in that pipeline. When we first met some years back i promised you that you were going to think of fishing when you visited with me and im not going to disappoint you today. I look through my seven priorities here for the department of commerce, six of those relate to fisheries or to our oceans. So let me begin with funding for fi
Senator moran the committee will reconvene, i recognize the senator from alaska. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, thank you for all that you d do. I want to give a special thanks for the shoreline mapping that we are seeing coming out of the department. Senator mruczkowski your support for this mapping on the senator murkowski your support for this mapping is wonderful. I want to thank you for the departments recent work on the disaster funds for the two fisheries disasters we have een. Its important and there is more in that pipeline. When we first met some years back i promised you that you were going to think of fishing when you visited with me and im not going to disappoint you today. I look through my seven priorities here for the department of commerce, six of those relate to fisheries or to our oceans. So let me begin with funding for fisheries surveys. You know the significance of the fisheries in my state. We rely on annual surveys conducted by regional Science Centers
We have a quorum. Commissioners, before you, we have the minutes of november 12. Are there any additions or corrections . I would like to move the item. Second. Is there any Public Comment on this item . All those in favor. Aye. Opposed . The motion carries. Next item. Item 4 is general Public Comment. Members of the public may address the commission on matters that are within the commissions jurisdiction and are not on todays agenda. Mr. Decosta. Commissioners, today i want to give you my subjective opinion on some very important matters linked to the river. So any way you look at it, you have to go back years, thousands of years, to the tribes that preserved and protected and performed their sacred rituals. Very important when we talk about cultural competency. We talk about cultural competency, equity and resiliency but we dont know the meaning of those words. If we did, we would be more serious. So at times, there are some individuals, and im one of those, i like to talk about thos
We have a quorum. Commissioners, before you, we have the minutes of november 12. Are there any additions or corrections . I would like to move the item. Second. Is there any Public Comment on this item . All those in favor. Aye. Opposed . The motion carries. Next item. Item 4 is general Public Comment. Members of the public may address the commission on matters that are within the commissions jurisdiction and are not on todays agenda. Mr. Decosta. Commissioners, today i want to give you my subjective opinion on some very important matters linked to the river. So any way you look at it, you have to go back years, thousands of years, to the tribes that preserved and protected and performed their sacred rituals. Very important when we talk about cultural competency. We talk about cultural competency, equity and resiliency but we dont know the meaning of those words. If we did, we would be more serious. So at times, there are some individuals, and im one of those, i like to talk about thos
[roll call] we have a quorum. Commissioners, before you, we have the minutes of november 12. Are there any additions or corrections . I would like to move the item. Second. Is there any Public Comment on this item . All those in favor. Aye. Opposed . The motion carries. Next item. Item 4 is general Public Comment. Members of the public may address the commission on matters that are within the commissions jurisdiction and are not on todays agenda. Mr. Decosta. Commissioners, today i want to give you my subjective opinion on some very important matters linked to the river. So any way you look at it, you have to go back years, thousands of years, to the tribes that preserved and protected and performed their sacred rituals. Very important when we talk about cultural competency. We talk about cultural competency, equity and resiliency but we dont know the meaning of those words. If we did, we would be more serious. So at times, there are some individuals, and im one of those, i like to tal