date:Jun 06, 2014
oodSource. There were a lot of new provisions put into place in the draft Senate bill. We feel the draft needs to limit the scope of the actso we can continue harvesting going forward.
In addition, SHA will push for additional funding for stock assessments. We need to hold scientists and others accountable, and we are in support of NOAA and NMFS being allocated more funding, Veerhusen said.
At the same time, all fishermen should be held to strict annual catch limits, according to Veerhusen. We