Rhode Island Congressional Delegation Introduces Bill To Add Two Seats to Mid Atlantic Council
On Friday, March 28, 2025, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo introduced the Rhode Island Fishermen’s Fairness Act in both the Senate and the House. The legislation requested the addition of two voting seats on the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC).
If passed into law, Rhode Island fishermen would have a voice and voting power on the Council, which manages some of the most important fish stocks for the state’s commercial fishing industry – chief among them...
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