« Feds get serious about ‘excluder devices’ | Main | Outdoors: Bill to give red drum, spotted seatrout and striped bass game-fish status still alive as part of study »

June 26, 2011

USA. Legislation introduced to stop unwarranted Fisheries Closures

The Fisheries Science Improvement Act will help ensure  science is the primary driver of federal fisheries management decisions

Take Action: Ask Congress to Make Federal Fisheries Management Decisions Based on Science

The Fisheries Science Improvement Act (H.R. 2034), introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) on June 23, 2011, with the support of a bi-partisan group of 18 other Members of Congress, seeks to ensure that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is required to set catch limits based on data, not on guesstimates.

This legislation will guide federal fisheries management towards a more science-based approach and prevent NOAA Fisheries from setting arbitrary and overly-restrictive catch levels on numerous important recreational fisheries.

Read more

Posted at 06:18 PM in Legislation |

|

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00e54fda08c4883401538f74edfd970b

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference USA. Legislation introduced to stop unwarranted Fisheries Closures:

Comments

Feed You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

The comments to this entry are closed.

Bookmark and Share

Hatteras Connection

  • Hatteras Connection is a community-based project dedicated to sustainable economic development and environmental stewardship, and working to ensure a future for new generations of watermen on Hatteras Island.