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February 10, 2016 - WASHINGTON – During a House Natural Resources Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee hearing today, U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) questioned Mr. Will Stelle, regional administrator of 
jeff denham officialthe National Marine Fisheries Service for the West Coast region, about the lack of action from the Administration as millions of California families suffer through a crippling drought.

“Our committee has offered a number of predation bills, including one of my own, all of which have been ignored by this Administration,” said Rep. Denham. “We’re pissed off. We’ve got people that are out of jobs. It’s affecting our entire communities, and it feels like the Administration continues to ignore the fact that we’re struggling through a record drought. Last month we pushed out 200,000 acre feet of water in pulse flows without addressing predation. 700,000 acres of farmland will go fallow this year. That’s 1,500 jobs that will be lost. In my community that’s 400,000 families – enough water for an entire year for 400,000 families.

“This administration continues to talk about social justice. Where is the social justice in our area? With the high unemployment, with communities that are being devastated, with the breadlines? This is no longer just a farming issue. This is no longer just an issue between northern California and southern California. This is a national issue in the breadbasket of the world where lives are being damaged and people are losing jobs. We have yet to see anything coming out of your office to address predation in our area.”

At the invitation of Rep. Denham, Mr. Doug Demko, president of FishBio, was also invited to testify as the committee examined the costly impacts of predation and conflicting federal statutes on native and endangered fish species. Rep. Denham has introduced legislation to establish a pilot program on the Stanislaus River to protect native salmon and steelhead fish populations. Rep. Denham’s legislation was passed by the House as recently as June of 2015. It has also been included in three California water bills the House has passed in the last two years.

More resources, including full testimony of Mr. Demko and Mr. Stelle and full video of the hearing can be found here. Video of Rep. Denham’s question can be viewed online here.

FishBio, with offices in Oakdale and Chico California and Vientiana, Laos, is a fisheries and environmental consulting company dedicated to advancing the research, monitoring and conservation of fishes around the world. With a group of scientists, engineers and technicians, FishBio conducts fish and wildlife studies, hydrological assessments and restoration projects.
Source: Congressman Jeff Denham