{"id":3325,"date":"2012-01-13T20:22:06","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T00:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2012-01-13T20:27:39","modified_gmt":"2012-01-14T00:27:39","slug":"obama-administration-considers-moving-noaa-to-department-of-interior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/2012\/01\/13\/obama-administration-considers-moving-noaa-to-department-of-interior\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Administration Considers Moving NOAA to Department of Interior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Obama Administration announced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaljournal.com\/whitehouse\/obama-seeking-approval-to-merge-six-agencies-20120113?mrefid=freehplead_1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>plans to consolidate<\/strong><\/a> parts of the federal government, which may include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/capital-weather-gang\/post\/white-house-proposes-moving-noaa-to-department-of-interior\/2012\/01\/13\/gIQAgVPlwP_blog.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>moving the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the Department of Interior<\/strong><\/a>. With responsibility for managing the largest sovereign ocean territory in the world, NOAA is a critically important agency.\u00a0 When considering moving NOAA to the U.S. Department of Interior, policy-makers should ensure that the agency\u2019s mission-critical functions, including management of the nation\u2019s fish stocks, are protected and strengthened.<\/p>\n<p>Such a reorganization could have huge implications for the people who work hard at sea catching the fish we like to eat.\u00a0 I hope we can have a vigorous debate that looks carefully at the costs and benefits of any plan to move NOAA to Interior and make sure that the public, the nation\u2019s fishermen, and the nation\u2019s fish resources would truly benefit from it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Obama Administration announced plans to consolidate parts of the federal government, which may include moving the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the Department of Interior. 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