Rep. Don Young Denies He is Unwinding Legacy of Ted Stevens in His Magnuson Re-authorization
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Alaska Dispatch News] By Don Young - April 14, 2015 -
The April 8 opinion piece by Stosh Anderson, "Don Young seeks to unwind 'Alaska Model' for fisheries in Magnuson-Stevens Act," fails to represent the facts of the legislation I introduced to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA).
The issue, which was clearly ignored in Stosh Anderson’s commentary, is the application of the “Alaska Model” to the nation’s seven other regional fisheries councils, which was done in 2006 through amendments to the MSA. While the premise of the reform was good, the “Alaska Model” has not worked in other areas of the country as well as envisioned -- for a number of reasons....
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