Alaska’s Rep. Don Young Introduces House Version of the American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act
On Tuesday May 11, Alaska Congressman Don Young introduced the American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act, legislation to direct NOAA to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee with the goal of keeping fishing communities healthy and viable through local collaboration, data collection, and expanded research investments.
The bill is a companion to SB S497, also called the American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act, which establishes the Committee to assist in the awarding of fisheries research and development grants. A bipartisan bill introduced by Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan...
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