H.R. 200 introduced by Congressman Don Young (R-AK), the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, would substantially improve fisheries management and help bring better balance for fisheries conservation and access.
Don Young advocates for a bill to improve fisheries management.
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Mr. Young's bill continues that management style while providing for more flexibility and transparency in the law.
When the tribe asked Congressman Don Young to cosponsor the bill years ago, he looked me in the eye and said, so the landowners get resolved, the tribe still has to prove its case, are you sure that is what you want? I said, yes, sir, it…
Although I have long supported the goal of fighting IUU fishing in foreign fisheries and leveling the playing field for U.S. seafood producers, SIMP is not up to the task. This program should be reformed, not expanded.
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