Modern Fish Act (S. 1520) Passes Senate and House; All Stakeholders Happy with This Bill
The Modern Fish Act, a law that updates many regulations around recreational fishing, has passed both the Senate and the House, and is expected to be signed by President Trump.
The bill was welcomed by all stakeholders, both environmental, commercial, and recreational organizations praising the legislation.
It certainly did not start out with such universal praise. The initial law would have targeted IFQ programs in the Gulf, would have upended council authority over recreational fisheries, and would have imposed new restrictions on the regional fisheries management councils.
But due to a huge amount of work, the final bill is balanced among all competing interests, and keeps the primacy of fisheries science...
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