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Bluefin Tuna Presentation - Answer-- ISSUE: restrictions on pelagic longline fishing have been eased - CONFLICT: commercial fishing vs. protection of tuna - STAKEHOLDERS: environmental groups, fishing industry, offshore fish farming - POLICY STATUS: Trump has rolled-back restrictions Recovering America's Wildlife Act Presentation - Answer-- ISSUE: 5% of necessary funding is received, no mandatory funds - CONFLICT: resource allocation, nat res vs. all else - STAKEHOLDERS: wildlife society, dept. of wildlife and fisheries - POLICY PROCESS: policy adoption - COURSE OF ACTION: approve $1.4 billion of funding per state annually for preservation and conservation Coastal Sandmining Presentation - Answer-- ISSUES: Trump passed sandmining laws that violate Administrative Procedure Act (people had no say) - CONFLICT: protection vs. sandmining, Trump vs. Dept. of Interior - STAKEHOLDERS: Nat'l Audubon Society, coastal populations of people and animals - POLICY PROCESS: formulation Statutory Laws - Answer-- often vague, especially at federal level - states' law more specific (Napoleonic code in LA) - local law very exact - agencies must "fill in specifics" (regulatory law) - in USC (50 titles) Regulatory Laws - Answer-- federal or provincial statutes meant to protect the public welfare - has public input interval- published in federal register Endangered or Threatened Requirements - Answer-a) destruction of habitat b) overutilization c) disease/predation d) inadequacy of current regulatory protections e) other natural or manmade factors affecting continued existence - must be supported by declining populations Federal Court System - Answer-1) district court: 94, factual issues, clean water act 2) Court of Appeals: 12, application, statutory law interpreted as legislators intended 3) Supreme Court: 1, interpretation and intent of legislators Two Types of Law - Answer-statutory and regulatory Who makes statutory law? - Answer-legislative branch Who makes regulatory law? - Answer-executive branch Cole Garret - Answer-- wildlife and fisheries general counsel - writes policy - rules and regulations Commission of Wildlife and Fisheries - Answer-- constitutional body of 7 people serving 6 year terms - control and supervise state wildlife State Legislative process - Answer-- bill goes to house floor after making it through committee - sent back to house for amendments after approval- governor can veto, sign, or sit idle (eventually enacts itself) - same party gov and legislature work well, "on same team", JBE is democratic, more difficult General Sessions - Answer-- even years - no tax bills/laws - general subject matter Fiscal Sessions - Answer-- odd years - tax bills, pass with 2/3 vote - max 5 bills passed from each legislator HB-143 - Answer-- executive branch agencies sunset every 4 years - Cole Garret must remind legislature of departments importance - legislature evaluates need and importance of WF dept HCR-71 - Answer-- 1 year suspension of commercial fee collection (COVID) - no alcohol tax for Fred's HB-35 - Answer-- limitation of liability for donating diseased meat of feral hogs to food bank - food bank not found liable HB-159 - Answer-- allows nighttime hunting of outlaw quadrupeds at any time of year - unpermitted take allowed on private property - wild hogs extremely disruptive NEPA - Answer-- National Environmental Policy Act - many countries model after it - prevents harmful projects from beginningTrump Construction Rollback Presentation - Answer-- ISSUE: new rules added to NEPA, less frequent environmental studies, no more examination of climate change - STAKEHOLDERS: oil and gas, landowners, construction companies, environmentalists - CONFLICT: environmental protection vs. increased infrastructure - POLICY PROCESS: evaluation -ALT ACTION: leave policy as is - EFFECTIVENESS: many countries model after NEPA, prevents harmful projects from beginning Washington Salmon Management Presentation - Answer-- ISSUE: pollution restricted salmon from spawning in bay, Willapa Bay Salmon Mngmt Policy goal of improving hatchery habitat - CONFLICT: proper resource allocation for sufficient conservation - POLICY PROCESS: evaluation - STAKEHOLDERS: WBGA, tribal councils - IMPACTS: goal of enhancing conservation and implementing hatchery reform Outlaw Quadrupeds Presentation - Answer-- ISSUE: invasive species (feral hogs, armadillos, coyotes), damage land, infect waterways, kill native species - STAKEHOLDERS: LDWF, Whitetails of Louisiana, farmer ($53 million in damages), private landowners - POLICY PROCESS: implementation - CONFLICT: opportunistic hunting vs. permit application (philosophical disagreements) - BENEFITS: more opportunistic hunting, decreased feral hogs Jim Bergan - Answer-- freshwater and wetland conservation director - The Nature Conservancy Non-Governmental Organization - Answer-- no participation in gov't - private and voluntary, non-profit - tax exempt - charitable missionThe Nature Conservancy - Answer-- TNC - 4 star charitable navigator rating - over 1 million members - 119 million acres - shared agenda conservation (work with agencies) The Nature Conservancy Iconic Places - Answer-- Atchafalaya Basin - Pearl River The Nature Conservancy Strategies - Answer-- carbon sequestration (planting trees) - especially in LA delta Gulf Fish Farming Presentation - Answer-ISSUE - aquaculture in gulf could be detrimental CONFLICT - economic growth vs. natural resources STAKEHOLDERS - NOAA - commercial gulf fisherman - NMFS - Stronger America Through Seafood - EPA PROCESS - formulation PROS - cost efficient - minimal land area CONS - herbicides in the water - non-native species ALTERNATIVES- high current to prevent algae buildup - grow low food chain fish Great American Outdoors Act - Answer-ISSUE - maintenance needed in many national parks CONFLICT - allocation of resources STAKEHOLDERS - state gov'ts - park visitors - people that rely on federal land for water, grazing, timber, etc. PROCESS - implementation ALTERNATIVES - routine maintenance - private company outsourcing