Commerce Extended Red Snapper Season Knowing it Would Lead to Overfishing, Memos Reveal
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [USA TODAY] by Ledyard King - October 9, 2017
WASHINGTON — Internal memos show top Trump administration officials knew extending the recreational fishing season in the Gulf of Mexico from three to 42 days this summer would lead to significant overfishing
But they did it anyway.
In memos released in response to a lawsuit, Commerce Department officials defended the move by saying that keeping the three-day season would be “devastating” to the recreational marine industry and the communities whose economies are tied to it.
And extending the time would also help solve a long-running ...
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