{"id":57,"date":"2008-12-20T09:16:01","date_gmt":"2008-12-20T16:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/envirobeat.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2008-12-20T09:16:01","modified_gmt":"2008-12-20T16:16:01","slug":"obamas-under-secretary-of-commerce-for-oceans-and-atmosphere-marine-biologist-jane-lubchenco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/envirobeat.com\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"Obama’s Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere: Marine Biologist Jane Lubchenco"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Select Committee Oceans Hearing:<\/p>\n

“Americans told us they wanted:
\nsafe seafood, healthy seafood, number one,
\nnumber two clean beaches,
\nnumber three, abundant wildlife,
\nnumber four stable fisheries -no more of this boom and bust and closures,
\nand fifth, vibrant coastal communities.
\nNow I think that\u2019s a really nice summary and synthesis of the way Americans think about oceans. And I think that they truly understand that they appreciate them, they want these things. What they don’t understand is that all of those things depend on healthy, productive, and resilient ecosystems and that’s not what we\u2019re seeing now, we’re seeing serious degradation and disruption and depletion, and climate change is going to exacerbate that very, very seriously.” ~ Jane Lubchenco<\/p>\n