11/19/2019
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"Unfortunately, these measures weaken the science-based conservation standards and approach of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA)."
"I would urge the recreational sector to work with the MSA process, rather than weakening it by working around it!"
"In weakening the conservation standards and eliminating catch limits for private anglers, the bill ignores the precautionary principle for data-poor stocks."
"H.R. 2023, the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Act, seeks to create the flexibility necessary to effectively balance management of commercial and recreational fisheries."