Rob Bishop: “I believe we are in the midst of a paradigm shift when it comes to the management of our Federal lands.”

The current system protects biodiversity over 100 percent of the Economic Zone of the United States through the councils.

This hearing, as far as understanding truth of what went on, and coming up with a good history, is going to be invalid.

The Magnuson-Stevens Act is not just for the conservation and management of fishery resources, but also to assure that our citizens benefit from employment, food supply, and revenue which could be generated from these resources.

Both states and the Federal Government should play key roles in managing fisheries.