05/22/2023
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"Fish stocks are shifting, ecosystems are changing, and how we manage fish needs to change as well."
"I'm going to continue reaching out to my friend, Congressman Young, and to his team, in hopes that we can come together on a bipartisan bill."
"The law doesn't say there can be no bycatch; it says 'minimize bycatch.'"
"Removing the qualifier 'to the extent practicable' from National Standard 9 is a much-needed change, which will reorient the MSA toward the original intent of reducing bycatch."