date:Jun 06, 2014
on, D.C., if you arent at the table, youre on the menu.
First up for the group is lobbying on Capitol Hill, particularly ensuring that commercial fishermen are fairly represented in the Magnuson Stevenson Act reauthorization. In the Senate draft of the bill reauthorizing MSA from Senator Mark Begich (D-AK), the bill proposes re-allocating fish stocks every five years.
That would create a lot of economic uncertainty for fishermen, Brett Veerhusen (pictured), executive director of SHA, told Seaf