West Coast Senators Cosponsor Young Fishermen’s Development Act
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] June 12, 2017
Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ed Markey (D-MA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) all signed on to cosponsor the Young Fishermen’s Development Act, a bill that wants to launch the first coordinated, nationwide effort to train, educate and assist the next generation of commercial fishermen.
The Young Fishermen’s bill was first proposed in April by U.S. Reps. Don Young (R-AK) and Seth Moulton (D-MA). If approved the bill grants of up to $200,000 (totaling $2 million annually) through NOAA’s Sea Grant Program in order to recruit younger people into commercial fishing sectors across the US...
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