Support the PFRP

Funding for the PFRP comes through congressional earmarks. The PFRP did not fund projects in 2007 and 2008 and funding for FY 2011 was reduced by almost 90%. The prospects for FY2012 are extremely grim. The current turmoil over earmarks in Congress and general restrictions on the federal budget raise the possibility of the program's elimination entirely.

Congress needs to know that the PFRP plays a unique and valuable role in providing scientific support for the managements of fisheries for highly migratory species.

Please contact members of your congressional delegation. Contact information for the Hawaii delegation is listed below. Or find your house representatives at: http://www.house.gov/writerep/
and your senators at: http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index.cfm
Mahalo nui loa!

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Senator Daniel K. Inouye
722 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510-1102
Tel: (202) 224-3934
Fax: (202) 224-6747
e-mail available at: http://inouye.senate.gov

Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa
U.S. House of Representatives
238 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Tel: (202) 225-2726
Fax: (202) 225-0688
email available at: http://hanabusa.house.gov/

Senator Daniel K. Akaka
Senator Daniel K. Akaka
141 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C.20510-1103
Tel: (202) 224-6361
Fax: (202) 224-2126
e-mail available at: http://akaka.senate.gov

Congresswoman Mazie Hirono
U.S. House of Representatives
1410 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Tel: (202) 225-4906
Fax: (202) 225-4987
e-mail available at: http://hirono.house.gov/

Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans

Guam District Office
Suite 107
120 Father Duenas Avenue
Hagatna, Guam 96910
Tel: (671) 477-4272
Fax: (671) 477-2587

Washington, D.C. office
427 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515-5301
Tel: (202) 225-1188
Fax: (202) 226-0341
Web site: http://www.house.gov/bordallo/