White House Says it Would Veto Don Young's Current MSA Reauthorization Proposal
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - May 21, 2015
Just days after Alaskan Congressman Don Young's legislative proposal HR 1335 to amend and reauthorize the Magnuson Stevens Act garnered support from a comprehensive group of industry participants, the White House issued a statement saying it would veto the current bill if it made to President Obama's desk.
According to the White House its position on Magnuson is that the law in its current form "provides the flexibility needed to effectively manage the Nation's marine commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries. In contrast, H.R. 1335 would undermine the use of science-based actions to end and prevent overfishing."
Earlier this month Seafood News Editor John Sackton also took issue with Young's draft proposal, saying the "revisions create conditions for massive destabilization of US fisheries."
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