[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 27, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1415]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF CHURCHILL GRIMES

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 27, 2011

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of Churchill 
``Church'' Bragaw Grimes, who on August 31 retires as the Fisheries 
Ecology Division Director of the Southwest Fisheries Science Center in 
Santa Cruz, California. The Fisheries Ecology Division of the Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center provides research focused on Pacific Coast 
groundfish and Pacific Salmon. Results of their research help to manage 
fisheries as well as threatened and endangered species in the area. 
Churchill has made very important contributions to resource 
conservation and management as the Director of the Fisheries Ecology 
Division.
  Church has been active in the field of fishery science and management 
for over 40 years. He received both his B.S. and M.S. in biology from 
the East Carolina University at Greenville, North Carolina and his 
Ph.D. in Marine Sciences from University of North Carolina at Chapel 
Hill. In 1977 he became the Assistant Professor of Marine Fisheries at 
Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey and was promoted to 
Associate Professor in 1983. The following year he joined the National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) as a Fishery Ecologist in Panama City, 
Florida. He has since been with the NMFS serving as Chief (acting) 
Resource Survey Division in Pascagoula, Mississippi; Leader, Fishery 
Ecology Investigations and Laboratory Director in Panama City; and 
Laboratory Director and Fisheries Ecology Division Director in Santa 
Cruz.
  Some of Church's many contributions to the field of fishery science 
and management are his countless publications from his many years of 
``hands on'' research in the lab and at sea. He has received numerous 
honors and awards including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Bronze Medal in 1996 and again in 2006.
  Mr. Speaker, I know I speak for the whole House as I commend 
Churchill ``Church'' Bragaw Grimes for all he has done and all he will 
undoubtedly continue to do. I extend my most sincere thanks and warmest 
wishes for his success and much happiness in his retirement.

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